, 1880-12-14
rncinc, Ia now really ownc1 1,y American citi.
zens, mud that they can gyo tho United Htatcs Il

"a rtlorEn CONsI iEit.srtoS."
say 5000 900. h,,t nccnr.1lnH to tho clNin,s nf tho
Government which nude thIs cOnccssfSa, It long
snce lalsetl by rGNstm Ut Noncompliance WITH
It's terms. These rcl,.irrt tho construction ut
ru,tls whlct, hnyU nuycr been htIilt, asu
tho establishment NJ lines of Htcnlnors
WHICH to mt yct exist. Tho limit Of tln.o With
IN which these things wcro 10 bo donu hns long
sincc 1,nsscd. 1)c l,csscps' scheme .nny hnvo n
lnhl,y connected with It, mid tho alleged dispatch
flot1i 1'ars thut money Inns hccn sent tn tntll,cnco
to American press would look 0ntEuts Of It.
Nnw tint The l1llla1na Company fas 0pcnc1 tts
subscriptions tn nil rnrts of tho country. nnd
secured the services TT 0nu uf President llnyes
Cabinet us one Of Its n1n officers, tho necessity
ri II lobl,y IL proceed Is not HI apparent. Tho
feeling IN Congress i,as chnnRci fsuin tho first
partial hurrlh with which tho Presidents liF9ii.
sounding wurlis nbout tho Munrnc doctrine wur1,
grcetetlto something nluro practical. 1t ia cvl'
Icnt TINT utr whulo navy woukl bo
FDw!RE.Ess II, ct,SrESD
with tho f1rst-enss forclgi, Powers over The r4n'
aua question:. IT tho 1antcr WIS to be tfnnlly sic.
ot'e'lby tho test or arms. 1t IS we'll understood
That tho sailing nrt,utI In pond liko Hampton
llults III l,0ll,ny dress at shirs n1 ngn, for tho
amusement ut select company Ut pxeurs(unlstat
iatt!o thng md practically enforcing tho MnnrNc
tloctrin6 Mt tho mouth 0f tho cannon Is quite
anothcr. Practical members niv ntso asking
Whit difference It would 1rakr. In caso nf war.
II tho United States ha! obtntnei co:itsul in tho
outant. unless al'c hca 1'crsclf constantly in u
GuHltion Ur armed preparation to hold II
Hratns. nsl coinors. Ttcse salno prnct!cnl ,ne,l
nru talkng Ut distances. ntld rcnchlHg tho cnll-
nus!on thut tho talk bnsctl upon tho idea thAt
FuliaI1ttl Ia Just Mt our doors, In military or
1,Rvnl Sense, Ia Mi husnbtIg. When war shfps
At,tl transports nro oucu 'ondcd md dispatched
On tho occiln, Il rCyMgo OF thrco or fciir dnys
mnrt Or less II MI element Of comparatively lit
t,D consequence, and war oyGr u cannl OH the
lsthnus woud bo In ivory scns0
\ ronE1Gs MAR.
Tho fcc1lng Is inst increasing that to f1l1n,innto
tito MonruD toutrtne, unless thor0 Is a liked and
fully understood purrDse 10 cnforce 1t, II nossl-
bic, liH,[.lst po Lpsscps, tho moment no bct,ins
netlInl work. Is something u 9t,0tl deal Worse
thHn chtll's ptay. mid very light klnd OF ohAif
to feed pract!cn! Americans With On tho nttor
llntsd. tho feeling Ia that II there Is purpose to
Interfere III cnsc dc f.csscps proceeds without
arranging for full control of tho ca1al by tho
United States, then thoso dealing with
this subject should iirst pause 10ny
enough 10 consider tho Circet npnn thu
present condition Ut onr credit, t,post tho price
Ut our l'oI,is. upon tho check upua fusstor ro-
funding, Hsld npnil the yhst ncrpaso 6f tho pn!.-
liz aluLt which oyun first preparation 10 un.
1ertAke tito enforcement OF tho Monroe dnc-
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shores nttcr tho preparations necessary to n
start wuro completed. Tho cuutrlll lolnt for tho
people TO constt1ur taw In rcXarl to this matter
In that a powerful tuhby Is trying TO ACCOMPLISH
Its purpose by working tho cchoes With loul
tulk nbollt tho Monroe ductrlnu.
NIL. THOMPSON
Ia already commencing work earnestly for his
f'nnhnn CAnal schcnle, nnd rst uf nll, Is c,l-
.lenyorfng to mako 1t nppear TINT tho 1o I,es-
1Iro{nrf n, n TIM MHntfIN
d0ctrlne.
NIL, TIIoN13ON SAID TO-DAY
TINT, II It dill, he would bo tho lust Acrican to
hnvo anything tn au with II; and, In connection
With tho Dc Lcssops sohcna, tho question Of tho
absorption Of tho slightest portion Ut terrltory
of Central American State by u
European Power, to, for one. would hD
willing to iltlvo tho cntiro armed forces
Of tho untctl Suites used to prevent It. But tho
construction of II cannl upon this continent by
forcIgn capitalists, hc unMs. ls as Legitimate as
the construction Of railroads By foreign capital.
Mr. Thompson nlso tlu1ictl III toto ...
TIE HESRATtDSAL RElUNT SENT FROM NEW rOnK
Of III Interview Il. tint city butwcon him nIl.l
Gen. Grnnt, according to which Gen. urnnt e1l-
dcnvortal 10 re'nnnstrato with him for having
tgrpctl tO assist tho ne Lcsaops prutu1t. Afr.
THOMPSON, said TINT thero wis not word nf
truth In tho story, and that ho only cnsual!y met
(ctl. Grailt.
.MEAkw1tILt,
tho advocates OF tho Monroo DOCTRINE anil
tho friends Ut tho Nicaragua rnllte hnvu c0lN.
meuccl II cDunrcr, movement, by tho Introduce
ton Of Il resolution. which wns referred to tho
Foreign Affairs Committoo In tho House, ro-
atIlrtnluE In Il very radical manner. tho Frinot-
pies OF tho Mnnr>o doctrine, and lcno1,ncing
any attempt OF n foreign Government, oven ln-
directly, to control or suporvisu my inter-
occAl,l1 c9naI between tho Atlantic aud pAclilo