Show I TKLXIC IT A JOKE I Germans Always Had Queer Ideas of humor BERLIN Dec lSA representative of the Associated Press Mad an interview inter-view on the subject of President Cleve lands message on the Venezuelan question with a high governmental official of-ficial He said Europe has never acquiesced in the Monroe doctrine President Clevelands throtened interference in a quarrel between be-tween two other nation is not seriously serious-ly interpreted here Threats will show England tire dangers of isolation Count Von Kaniitz the agrarian lea er and the author of the famous grain monopoly scheme remarked The Unite States seems to be spoiling for a fight She might get her hands funHerr Herr Richter the Peoples party leader said I suppose it is an election elec-tion trick of President Cleveland But it is doubtful if England will back down Herr Von Putitlcaemer said The whole thing looks like an American practical joke Herr Von Koeller who recently resigned re-signed the portfolio of the Pussian ministry of the interior made the following fol-lowing statement Germany does not see any reason for taking sides in this question qUftonA A Definition Needed Herr Schlodie a member of the reichstag reich-stag said I Is time to bring about an international definition of the oft quoted Monroe doctrine and the present pres-ent occasion might accomplish i The Berlin Post during the course of an editorial published today said We must not forget that a presidential election campaign is near in America The means resorted to on such occasions occa-sions cannot be too drastic The Vossische Zeitung intimates that The presidents demands are such as to attract the attention of other the attenton oer powers pow-ers besides Great Britain The National Zeitung alluding to the Venezuelan question says that President Cleveland demands that Great Britain should submit all her claims on Venezuela t arbitration at the same time declares that the disputed dis-puted territory belongs to Venezuela Inasmuch a America claims to act as tune sole arbitrator in the matter the presidents demand for arbitration is a mere farce likewise is the proposed committee of inquiry Continuing the National Zeitung expresses ex-presses doubt whether the message was intended to be taken seriously adding in any case President Cleve lands tone was influenced by the situation situ-ation in the far east and Turkey In conclusion the National Zeitung points to tttie isolation of England Our Great Surprise The Koetitesche Zeitung says President Presi-dent Cleveland to our great surprise has allowed himself to be hurried into taking steps which would have been thought impossible He Was thereby diminished di-minished the credit of his second administration ad-ministration in the eyes of history and prepared for his country troubles with England merely in order to catch a few votes for the Democrats Lord Salisburys reply to Mr Olneys dis piatch is a dignified utterance I is natural that all European powers Waving Iatural ing possessions in South America should support England but the matter mat-ter also affects the powers not thus directly di-rectly concerned The question is whether tflis unbounded pretensions of the United States are to be admitted and any European civilization of the American continent replaced by American recognizing absolutely By can civilization recogizing Ibso lutely the undefined Monroe doctrine the Americans would be encouraged to advance other inadmissable demands upon any European power Great Britain a like fullest moral and material ma-terial right to bravely stand her ground and ately to commenced continue the against struggle her so passion |