THE NW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 146520 ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS 1903 LONDON: WERTHEIMER, LEA AND CO., PRINTERS, CIRCUS PLACE, LONDON WALL. INDEX.-1896-1897. Admiralty Waste and Jobbery, 22 African Annexation, 34, 58, 135 60 Arbitration, Fred. Harrison on, 16 Arbitration, Limits of, 184 Alaska Boundary, 201 151, 201, 226, 259, 297, 310 285 Great Britain and Colombia, Great Britain and Germany, 148 Christmas Pastimes, 332 45, 191, 237, 257, 284, 308, 333 Conference, Origin of, 136 Congress, Free Church, 41, 45 Conquered, The," 334 German Battle by Tariff, 65 Consul, Incidents in Life of a, 171 German Consuls Compared, 26 Costa Rica Packet Arbitration, Courtney, Mr., 39, 200 Danish Peace Society, 109 Darby, Dr. W. E., Letters of, 145 Dardanelles, Passage of, 144 Denmark, King of, 325 174 25 German Emperor, 189, 203, 217, 299, 311 German Military Officers, 157 Gladstone, Mr. W. E., 2, 117, 141, Glasgow Peace Society, 31, 55, 132 235, 241, 298, 300 Hamilton, Lord George, M.P., 133 India, An Example, 215 Drummond Castle, Wreck of, 86, Indian Policy, 303, 305 95 Dufferin, Marquis of, 85 Durham, Bishop of, 13, 215, 235 Eastern Crisis, 225, 228 International Law Congress, 147 Ecclesiastical Patronage of Mili- Johannesburg, Plea from, 244, 254 tarism, 26 Evolution and War, 277 Faure, President, 187, 207, 225, 237, 286, 298 France and England, Trade be- Journalists, Pacific, 14 Jubilee Celebration, 258, 281 Kafirs, The, 56, 215 Labouchere, Mr., M.P., 21, 27, 45, LEADING ARTICLES. The Monroe Doctrine and Vene- The Press and Patriotism, 18 Italian and British Jingoism, 48 Partisanship, 214 Passive Resistance (Dr. A.Wallace), Pax Britannica, 286 The War Spirit, 116 All men are equal, 231 Political Asylum, British, 287 61 Port Royal Pastor, 307 "Peace and the Peace Society," Professional Alarmists, 162 221 Peace with Honour, 266 325 Peace Society, Address to German PEACE SOCIETY, Annual Meeting, PEACE SOCIETY, Annual Mem- PEACE SOCIETY, Annual Meeting PEACE SOCIETY, Autumnal Meet- Morley, Mr. John, M.P., 27, 84, 98, PEACE SOCIETIES, English and 127 Moscheles, Mr. F., 54, 197 National Debt, Reduction of, 53, 58, 135, 159 National Union of Teachers, 59 American, 160, 163 PEACE SUNDAY, 3, 14, 17, 144, 149, 325 Peace Treaty, Text of, 300 118 Pease, Sir J. W., Bart., M.P., 14. Pease, Mr. Arthur, M.P. 257 Pulitzer, Deputation to Mr., 85, 87 Quarrelsome Neighbour, How to Queen, Friends' Address to the, 273 Queen chosen Arbitrator, 27 Red Man in America, 287 Salisbury, Lord, 43, 99, 104, 117, War, More Deadly, 209 Senate, Vote in American, 242 War, Privateering and Contra- War, The Dogs of, 283 AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. 146520 ASTOR, LENOX AND TILBEN FOUNDATIONS. 1000. "Put up thy sword into his place for all they who take the sword shall perish with the sword."-MATT. xxvi. 52. "They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."-ISAIAH ii. 4. No. 557. NEW SERIES. JANUARY 1st, 1896. [PRICE 1d. CURRENT NOTES. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE. Universal surprise and regret have been felt in this country, at the nature and tone of President Cleveland's message to the American Senate, in reference to the Venezuela dispute. Hitherto Mr. Cleveland has been regarded as one of the wisest and most pacific of American statesmen. But in this instance he appears to have been strangely led astray; for he not only manifests ignorance of the actual circumstances of the dispute between England and Venezuela, but his message is lamentably lacking in that calm and conciliatory spirit which characterises Lord Salisbury's despatches to the American Government on Venezuela question. the AMERICAN FEELING TOWARDS ENGLAND. Notwithstanding the unfortunate circumstance that President Cleveland's defiant message was received with loud applause and clapping of hands by both parties in the American Senate, and that it elicited wild expressions of delight on the part of the Jingo and Irish sections of the population of the United States, there are, happily, many indications that the more thoughtful and intelligent portion of the people are profoundly averse to the idea of a war with Great Britain. war would be one of the most frightful conflicts in history, and especially wicked and criminal if permitted to arise out of such a petty ground of dispute as that furnished by the difficulties in Venezuela. BRITISH FEELING TOWARD AMERICA. Such a It has been very gratifying to observe, in the journals of every party in Great Britain, an absence of hasty anger at the American threats of war, and a sense of deep sorrow that the Government of a sister nation, one so closely connected with ourselves by the ties of lineage and race, should have so easily forgotten the claims of those relations, to say nothing of national dignity and Christian responsibility. Englishmen generally are astounded at President Cleveland's bellicose threats, and can scarcely believe that he was not actuated by electoral and private influences in this matter. THE FRIENDS OF PEACE. The friends of Peace, on both sides of the Atlantic, will heartily unite their efforts and their prayers in behalf of amicable relations between Great Britain and the United States. In former years, when there was some danger of war, most valuable assistance in the direction of Peace was rendered by the collateral action of many good men and women in each of the two countries concerned. And during the next few months, there may be much need for similar fraternal efforts towards a common object. THE BLIND CHAPLAIN OF U.S. SENATE. Just after the issue of President Cleveland's message, the Rev. William Melburn, the blind chaplain of the Senate, in opening the proceedings of that House, referred to the horrors of war, and made an invocation against the shedding of blood by the two great English-speaking peoples. His prayer, which was received with the deepest attention, continued as follows:-"Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be saved from imbruing our hands in each others' blood. Let the spirit of justice and magnanimity prevail among the rulers of both nations and among the kindred people of the two lands." On the motion of Mr. Mitchell, the Senate directed that the invocation be inscribed in full on the record-an unusual mark of respect. The chaplain received the congratulations and thanks of many of the Senators. The excellent example thus set cannot but have influenced, in the direction of peace, very many other Ministers of the Gospel on both sides of the Atlantic. OPINIONS OF UNITED STATES JURISTS. The opinions of legal authorities, on the Continent of Europe and even in the United States, are mostly adverse to the President's view. Professor Beale, of the Harvard Law School, Instructor in International Law, declares that in no sense can the Monroe doctrine be held part of international law. Professor Thayer, of the same school, is surprised by the President's allusion to war, and thinks that the Message will give aid and comfort to the Jingoes. The Evening Post has collected a number of interesting opinions from eminent authorities, including Professor Hyde, of Bowdoin College, and Professor Woolsey, who holds the Chair of International Law in the Yale Law School. Both oppose the The New York World received the following cablegram from Mr. Gladstone in reply to a request for a statement by him on the situation created by President Cleveland's Message :-"Hawarden.-I dare not interfere. Only common sense is required. I cannot say more with advantage.-GLADSTONE." The Times New York correspondent states that this cablegram has completed the conversion of Mr. Chauncey Depew, and, as the number of Mr. Gladstone's American admirers has always been large, it may be expected to convert many others who were not, like Mr. Depew, slightly uncertain which way things were going, but rampant Jingoes. CAUSES OF U.S. JINGOISM. The New York correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette remarks :-" What our Southern folk call the 'blood-thirst' has shown marked signs of a vigorous revival, to a degree not noticeable since 1861-1865. The word Jingo' has been transplanted, and applied to a new party composed of a number of men in both the old parties, and to a great body of influential newspapers. These men and newspapers have been carrying a drawn sword on their shoulders and hunting for a fight, more and more plainly. For two years, Napoleonic reminiscence, in the magazines, has given place to a revival of interest in George Washington. The national flag is now ordered to be displayed on all school-houses; tales of American heroism are in demand, and patriotism, which we used to say was missing, has bounded into strength and activity, in proportion as our new navy has been swelled by more vessels, and vessels of more and more formidable types." CONTINENTAL OPINION. The chief journals of the Continent, like those of Great Britain, express their astonishment at the extraordinary message of President Cleveland, who, hitherto, had enjoyed a European reputation for administrative wisdom. THE MONROE DOCTRINE. In another column will be found some remarks on the Monroe Doctrine, in connection with existing political relations. A PRACTICAL PROPOSAL. Mr. J. Wrigley, of Kensington, makes the following proposal in reference to the American demands upon England :-" Before angry words are uttered and written, let an offer be made by this country to the United States to refer to Arbitration the question whether the demands in Mr. Olney's despatch are, or are not, in accordance with International Law. It might also be conceded that if the decision be against us, no objection shall be raised to the whole Venezuelan boundary question being referred to Arbitration. In the event of its being in our favour, a settlement with Venezuela would probably, without much difficulty, be made. With the known and declared views of the United States Government on Arbitration, this offer should be cordially accepted." "FIN DE SIÈCLE IDIOTS." The Austrian journal, Neue Freie Presse, of Vienna, says that a war betwen England and the United States would be a piece of hostile folly, and the combatants would be fin de siècle idiots. ARMENIA.-CHEAP CRUSADERS. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, alluding to the reverend and other gentlemen who want to send out other men to die in fighting with the Turks for Armenia, remarks:-"There is a kind of crusading spirit abroad, to some extent, at the present moment-a spirit in which there is a good deal that is noble, at least when those who preach it are willing to go to the crusade themselves. In this matter we must be guided by the dictates of reason and common-sense. We must consider what it is possible for this country to do. We must have regard to those risks in the situation which any one who reads the newspapers can see. When the path of duty is clear to us, we will not fear to tread it, but we must tread it by the light and guidance of common-sense, or the remedy applied will be worse than the disease. THE "TIMES" AND THE PEACE SOCIETY. In another column will be found a letter from Dr. Darby, which recently appeared in the Times, in reference to the Peace Society and the Armenians. SUBSTITUTING ONE MASSACRE FOR ANOTHER. Perhaps the best and briefest condemnation of the bellicose pro-Armenian agitation which has lately been. |