Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1895 — PULSE of the ORESS [ARTICLE]

PULSE of the ORESS

Venezuela., and Monroe Doctrine. The English press seems disposed tfc ridicule the Monroe doctrine. But England may soon learn that it is no laughing matter. —Boston Globe. The question now for Great Britain to consider is whether it shall be a Dunraven fluke, an arbitration of the bound< ary dispute or ironclads and coffee.— Washington Times. The Sf. James’ Gazette wants to know “what the blessed Monroe doctrine is?*’’ When it actually finds out it will probably use a “harder” adjective to describe it.— New York Journal. If, however, there be genuine ignorance on this subject among intelligent Englishmen, we are inclined to believe that they stand in the way of receiving a tuple instruction on this point in the near future. —Mail and Express. > Though there is no indication that our diplomats have done anything in particular the people have prepared an ultimatum and are ready to enforce it. It is that England shall never control the mouth of the Orinoco or any other American river 'south of the Canadian line.—New Yorii 'World. To Americans generally it seems plainly evident that the British Government's claim rests on a small foundation; and if the British Government should send an army to invade Venezuela, the justice and propriety of the Monroe doctrine would be brought in question.—Boston Advertiser.

Recognition of Cuba. The United States by good rights ought to recognize the Cuban belligerents. - South Bend Tribune. AR they ask for is munitions of war and such encouragement as Spain made haste to give the Southern Confederacy in 1861, and we hope they will get what This country should instantly recognize the Cuban patriots and take measures ta protect them against a horde of outcast* Who,TmrestrntTred-,~Tnlght-turn-euba mtoan Armenia. This is Spain’s crowning disgrace.—Albany State. This state of affairs is not likely to strengthen the Spanish position in Cuba, and will eventually cause our government to permit this country to become a recruiting ground for insurgent armies which will soon crash the power of Spain on the island.—Scranton Times.’ Spanish efforts to prevent the recognition of Cuba indicate a belief that such action would involve something more than moral support. What the oppressors do not want is a pretty good thing for Uncle Sam to do, and the Cubans will appreciate it when it is done.—Pittsburg Dispatch. Keir Hardie, Socialist. J. Keir Hardie has come to this country to preach socialism. He will soon! i find out that lie cannot get a congregation.—Cincinnati Tribune. Keir Hardie says he has come to this country to learn. This nails down the lie according to which the object of his visit was to talk.—Milwaukee Sentinel. James Keir Hardie, the British socialist, says that Chicago is responsible for his visit to America, and Chicago har j apologized to the rest of (he country.— Fond du Lac Commonwealth. Keir Hardie is disappointed with New York. Judging from the limited amount of space accorded Iveir’s doings and sayings by the newspapers New York is also disappointed with Mr. Jxeir Hardie.— Pittsburg Dispatch. The presence of Keir Hardie “in our midst” is one of the picturesque excrescences of the labor movement in this country and in England. The time has gope by when any talkative person as an apostle of labor or a champion of the workingman is received seriously.— New York Mail and Express. . .

China’s Latest IHsgrace. There is some comfort in the reflection that China will be compelled to pay a heavy indemnity.—Baltimore News. The outrages upon the missionaries cannot be condoned. Some means should b* found for teaching the barbarians a salutary lesson.—Philadelphia Ledger. In China, as every one knows, such on* 1 breaks never come without the encouragement and direction of the “literati,” or educated class.—Philadelphia Press. The Ku Cheng murders remind us that China is still a barbarous blot on nineteenth century civilization. Tear down the walls and let iu the light!—Boston Journal. The lopping off of a few Celestial bends and payment of a money indemnity are but sorry satisfaction for barbarities such as those inflicted on the hapless Christians in Ku York Herald. The policyjof the Chinese Government of late has seen to strike terror into the hearts of foreigners and prevent them from makingVse of the concessions guaranteed by tlurpeace treaty.—Philadelphia Inquirer. This Chinese people, which lacks courage to fight men in battle but can murder and burn sleeping women and children, ought to be wiped out or taught a lesson that will start it in the ways of civilization.—Louisville Commercial.

What Peary Accomplished. Though he returns without laurels from his Arctic explorations, he has evidently left no effort untried to accomplish what ho undertook to do.—Boston Herald. Peary says he will make no more Arctic explorations. A wise decision. He has accomplished nothing, and should retirs from the field. —St Louis Globe-Demo* crat. * Peary’s disappointment over the -.in* satisfactory termination of the exposition is unconcealed, but all admit that he is not responsible for the failure.—Oraml Rapids (Mich.) Herald. It will require a reading of the detailed story to understand what these explorers went through, but not many will understand why they were willing to go through it, and to go again.—Tert-e Haute (lnd.) Express. But Lieutenant Peary In what he represents is magnificent. If you stop to diink how many of the great and usoful discoveries in the history of the world hav? been incidentally made by fervid explorers of the unknown who sought either tbe impossible or the useless, you get a* idea of the value of the spirit which is ia Peary.—Detroit Tribune. i ' k V- _