Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-01-08 | Page 4 | Local News

this from an eastern paper la Is all right with one or two little exceptions somo some of via tho esteemed anglish states men and editn ird do not understand wh why tho the united states should make such a sues fuss over a little old swamp alamp tho the littie old swamp la Is in ice ci as c i largo as tho the imperial state of 0 now nosy york and glistens with gold cold why brigl easland aels to grab it it belongs to venezuela 1 l hose territory comes under tho the protection p I 1 an of the 1 do doctrine a trine va why h Y tho he united states will not allow angland nd to grab it it Is true that the little old swamp la Is telco as largo large as the imperial state 0 at now new york it la Is not true that it glistens with gold bold it glistens ella tens more w with ith monkeys and paro aad d boa COO constrictors anil and vipers and centipedes and tarantulas and lizards and there lt ia a n luding sheet ot of rn malaria alaria above it all which to la sufficient to sal eap tile the llo life ot of a strong man in six els hours and vi hat ought to bo be understood by the w whole hole world Is that eliat while the united states might go co to war on account ot of the venezuelan matter it would tie be for the principle behind the controversy and not tor for tile territory itself