Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1895. VENEZUELA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5212, 23 December 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1895. VENEZUELA.

Ox the top of the map of South America, is a big lump of a Republic, painted green, called Venezuela-; and to the right of itjsasmfill territory, painted red, palled ■> British Guiana," A question of a boundary Hue botween these two tropical i«d President Olevoland regions, im, ■ witkhosto menace Great Bntaiu . tilities. President Cleveland, the Democratic Chief of tho United States, is now entering upon the final year of his term, aud is supposed to be courting popularity by the stand he has taken in the Venozuela question, He may mean little by his attitude towards England, but even if he means much, it does not follow that he will bo supported by his Cabinet, and by the people of America. Venezuela is a happy land where,.for two or three years past, there lias beon continuous lighting and perpetual revolution. Tlie best fighting man gets the Presidency and holJs it till another soldier politician turns up and drives him out, There is an American Minister nt Caracas, the capital of the republic, who no doubt regulates its affairs to a certain extent. From its proquinIquity to North America, Venezuela [possesses a commercial value to the United States, and we do not suppose Great Britain envies the President possession of a single acre of its torrid soil or a single soul of its volcanic population, If the President wants' to rake some of British Guiana into Venezuela there is an obvious objection on the part of England, This objection appears to

have been advanced.by Lord Salis- ( kvy, and to bave been supported by \ • %i;op.ean fowers generally, Pro- ' siil.en'it pleyeland seems fp have com- ( mitted a blunder, and already Nov? ] York is up in arms tp denounce ! policy, which is jp. J a, _din _ ••"•nial interests in jurious to comraw. ( fading | the States. A majority 01 ■>.. Americans, even under the strain of | j, much graver questions than this L

paltry Venezuela squabble, lias] always been friendly to England, and it is to be regretted that a distinguished person like President Cleveland should have tjone out of his way to stir up bad feeling between the last two nation! on God's earth who ought to quarrel. Tlio breeze will probably blow over, and wo devoutly hope that at the Presidential election next year, tlio bellicobo Cleveland will find himself in a minority,