Show ENGLAND NEARS THE LIMIT the greed for territory terri tiry that bae has been a canker at Ua Ea glanda glAnds heart through the centuries centar iea la fit with her still there is yet no contentment in her government h household while bile there fa Is an inch of unclaimed country on which to plant her stand ard or an unprotected commonwealth commonweal tl that might be conquered without mud much risk of a dangerous international broil there is not a nook or cornel corner ot of the wide earth that can hope ta to evade her watch if any of the weaker governments shoula happen to leave their bay bats awn twenty four hours bours later they would be liable to find a email small army of british regulars quartered on their thi if to the true spirit of her oper operations atlow if it not a literal statement of facts it wag was only a few days ago that a statement came from por tui tila africia to the effect that england hid had encroached upon them and harrasser harra ased then them burden ing in thi the mother country with annoy t a anca n chand and despensa in protecting the boundaries bonn dries till between the boube menace of bankruptcy aad and revolution it had wrung from her concessions of all that was worth having in her colonies this statement of tha recent angla por imbroglio em broglio WAS wi a surprise to no one it was perfectly clear from the beginning that whatever portugal gil did england would carry off the liona lions share of the spills of war or the tribute tributes of peace as the case might be hiving from portugal au all the bloam thare there wo in her tho the greit great bully hai now turns its attention ta to venezuela the squeezing has hai been going on down there for a long time but it la Is only recently that the little camma wealth has wrought herself u uj to the pitch of desperation to make roar about it of course al tha the protests peaceable or hostile ho atile that vanez il ca en cai i offer oter f will not in any dabrae check the encroachments encroach ments of the invader it is a trick of the british not to do any mora conquering tha than ia Is bit to circle the weaker biwer roaul with ith a girdle K ardle ot of freebooters an I 1 and absorb till there is nothing left bit a scrap which it then leaves aa as a testimony to the jealous powers that it has not disturbed the national identity at all bat but lal lial simply been endeavoring like a true philanthropist to keep the peace its maneuvers on the borders of venezuela Vene Venez ziela lela cannot be mistaken it let alone in its impudent encroachments encroach ments the crowding performance perform anca will go on just as gg in the portugal colonies till all there will be left of venezuela will be a pretense the united states has laid down the law to 10 the crowned LL governments on this subject a long time ago the doctrine which the people as well as the government of the united states have adopted bays says that the peace and security of this and other republics of america would be imperiled by any farther acquisition of american territory by the imperial powers power of europe that while they may apt rpt not be deprived of their present holdings they shall not be permitted to add to them this octivine is old enough to k keep and it there is any disposition in this country to waive any part of it we dont know of the fact there is no need of the united states going to war with england on this or any other dispute england shows no inclination to have it that way but she knectle neede to be informed thai that in her maneuvers with venezuela elie she is dealing not simply aim ply with that helpless commonwealth but with every republic on the continent that while the united states doss does not want Venc venezuela zuela tor for tribute we have an intense interest in her as a tree free ally and will take great pleasure in turning our guns on her enemies when any occasion justifies it |