The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MOANING, SEPT. 9. 1893
Lord John Russelrs Despatch.-The Monroe
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Lord John Russeiis Despatch.-The Monroe
Doctrine.
Thus far we have considered the extraordinary and
nsdmissibe character and extent OF the British pre'cn'
sion forbid the n,erposilion OF the United States IN
the event Of Cuban revolution and Cuban appeal 10
for aid against qasnl seryiis insutsctioa sn-
horized and insigsted by Spain and n this come
we have considered the logical effect Of Lord John Rus
sells iwoold sdisioa: Fns, that the alleged right Of
OF British interference n the Cuban question is based
upon and OF course measured by. the British interest in
that question and, secondly, that such alleged Bsitsh
in crest in that question beyond dispute, INN
Div inferior both 10 kind and degree 10 the interest OF the
United States On these posnls,es we have inferred,
and We think concusvely that tho right Of the United
States TO exclude such outside interference in Cubsn
question between Spain and the United States !, iT-
measurabIy stronger and clearer than the alleged right
Of France and Great Britain thus TO interfere. Such
bess The state OF The case in view OF the British sdms
,ors, aud the legitimate inference from then i remains
10 conclude what we have at present 10 say upon bic
ordshs despatch by considering its doctrine in the light
Of our own established policy
The British despatch specially mentions us inpert-
omes to Merte and 81 iisadfy States Of The present. an-
,rbunea of pou.r. as .yiving her Majesty an nteret
in this (the Cuban) question whiA her 1AJesy e'nnd
jsrego" The in,eres, OF Great Britain in maintaining
se present di,ibstion Of poU1 on this continent is thus
alleged as the foundation Of her right 10 interfere in TIE
Cuban question as between the United States and
Spain.
The first and obvious remark upon this British preien.
sion thus grounded a that il is presented upon strange
OCCASION and very late in the day. Five conspicuous
eventsal within the present century. and three OF them
Of comparatively recently occurrence--have materially
changed the distribution Of power this continent
these events are the transfer OF the Louisiana territory
the United States; the acquisition of Florida the
establishment OF The independence OF the Spanish Amer
can colonies the revolution and annexation OF Texas
and the acquisition OF California and New Mexico.
The Louisiana question was question between the
United States and France. Great Britain did no, Pre-
Tend 10 any right 10 interfere in that question. The
Florida question question between US and Spain
looked the exclusion, Of its Incidents OF all
British influence in all that region GfeaiI Britain adj
vanced no public pretension Of right interfere in
and covert or unauthorized interference in il by her
former subjecs Arbuthnot and Ambrister, met WELL
merted and well-remembered rebuke and reirbuton.
The Spanish American colony question was ques-
ton between Spain and those colonies. In that ques
cn, at one stage OF il. there what may be con-
sidered indirect interpolation by the United States
Great Britain only failed assert for hersel such
right Of interference in il. but she proclaimed that
Evcpsa~ pour had riyM 10 interfere between Spain and
her revol,ed colonies and offered 10 join prevent
ing such interference In the way. Great Britain put
forward public preensoa be pesen, or to be heard
in the councils. either at Austin Washington. which
decreed the annexation Of Texas. She claimed no seal
IL. A. IL
Of Guadalupe HidaIgo. Whatever she Gid in these mat
tiers done cautiously usder cover Ii is said that her
admiral the Pacific had secret instructions as to
California. is alleged that. either with OF without
authority, Captain Elliott Intrigued in Texas But
nowhere and At no time, and in no manner did
British pretenson OF right to interfere in any Of
these great distributions Of power" on this continent
hold up its bead and face the light OF day Yet surely
these events were Of quite equsl importance with
Cuban question Ito Mexico and other friendly States
II. through such events. her Ms-sys inieres cosld
be srsseas and the British prelenaon OF right of i'm
reference sumber them in judgment BY much bet.
ter and much stronger obligation may Us sefy
continue while the United States and Spain mutually con-
sdsr between themselves the true policy TO be purrued
in The event that the Cuban people shall cry for help
against the horrors Of serve war; consequent, on the
establishment OF assertion Of their right TO be free!
For it 10 easy to the ar-sghied and well reasoned
views in which Great Britain practically adopted the
{" hands-of" policy in the affairs OF this continent
upon The great occasions TO which we have referred
Being 10 well versed in HISTORY as. according 10 Lord
jobs Russell, 10 be made little nervous by Mr. Ever
ers pertinent reference to the OF revolution and
the seven years war. the British statesmen OF hose
days had doubtless noticed The gsexr1iieai fact that
there 10 hemisphere OF the East - we'll ~ OF
the West and rss Of intr~oisl policy Of yse,roes
sprotea in both. They knew tina, Holland had posses.
.ions in the East INDIES Great Britain has in the West
The British statesmen OF that day that il ihs ilsyf-
e~ts prirsips was maintained by Great Britain, and
pushed from the eastern hcmsphere into the western il
nigh, with Just squal reason any momea, come back
again in the shape Of rartiie convention PROPOSED
by the United States and Holland 10 Great Britain gear
anything that no further eongsss shosd be made by either
Of the parties 10 India Those statesmen doubtless looked
with apprehension upon principle OF interference which,
in the even, Of the rejection by Gree, Britain Of such
convention, must. es,abshed opsn vide The door for
The United States 10 declare that any British
in the affairs Of Ava would be objectionable % "a
formal annexaon." and that the United States mus, q
once resume their entire liberty" and hold themselves
IRE" to seize Burmah either sngy OF in conjunction
With other powers." ~ TO them may seem it, In
view of these obvious nierences from the British prsen-
sion OF nlsfsrsacs in the Cuban question. conclude
that ii would have been pruden, in Lord John Russell
he had IL.