New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12
MAINTAINING THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

MAINTAINING THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
rrr Dr Ir>srFs SCHEME AND MR.. CRAPO's JOITT
RESOLUTION CONSIDERED by TIE HOUSE COM
MiTEE oN FOREIGN RELATIONS.
WAsuINGTON, Jan. ia hearing took
place To-day before the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs on the subject generally, Of the proposed Pan
ana ship canal and especially in regard = the Joint
resolution introduced in the House December - by
Rpprcsrntaive CrapO OF Massachusetts declaring that
the construction such canal under the auspices OF
and through charter from any European Government
is hostile to the established policy OF the United states
is IN violation OF spirit and declarations of the Mon
roe and cannot be santioned or asented 10 by
the United states Government
BIS les the members Of the committee there wero
prcent Of those interested the discussion Represent
atiyc Cr,po the author Of the Joint resolution Senior
Jercz the Nicdragan Mirister, Captain Eads ana his
counsel Nj A. Thorodik" Rec, Editor Of The North
nfiicGr he ri'r Animal AGimen' captain Fbeips ahl
Mr. Kic,. wa the ar,t speaker. lie read extract
from letter from Gentleman IN France referring to
irc sulsidl ng the French press TO the extent Of
$1,000 III f"gor " hr De Lessons fceine ana eta ed
t1Gt Mr.. Noye. the AmrrcaI nihsiet while lelt II
rry without I9atTuctOne on The subject. ha1 III his
private capsc,ty. denounced the scheme He dr R'cel
| though II time that ile views u me American
| Government we're officially made known.
Mr. Rlcr in tho Of his rOmarkS, said he had "a
Gently h., ~ France, and S syMpatiies had been ca
listed by the and nItlence win whch the IDEAS
OF Am.rican Interests and American tateIis3snee @
were met lie regarded the Crepo resolution as III
tended for more ac:ive than previous declara
t"ns ri IKE P"t @ na1s an ns s a. We Tie United
sates OF America, propose to saeSusrd the interests
and to c0Dir0i the commerce Of cur own state Ayone
oggnmng ms control portion OF IT, Goes 80 at his
own peril" n such a resolution were passed and ceLl-
,n,ni,atrd 10 thr Frcnch Government. II would then
nryoye on TIA. 10 define officially its present
and future attude toward the PansTis project, aud
pcrhaps in Difference to friendly Qwer come restrain
Ing influence might he aTpbed calculated 10 discourage
lie rnrpriae e: de LssscPs He believed II was time
| ati"n were forced .pon the French public, winch
! h.d been kept III singular Ignorance mem. +,
| nh. I,,i~, al
form ,tInn as TO what M. De Lesscps wOal. do In the
, NJ the United States protesting against lis scheme
Mr. Rice replied that lie has always understood NJ. DE
L@ssepss position 10 be mat the matter WAS entlIty
ouisd" the province Of the Unlled States sue mat No
| Mr.. CrapO explained the views which had induced
hiu 10 Offer his resolution. II the Amo.can Govern:
IN, nj rhoril rOw foreigners to construct ana ccntTO
az n'croceane canal it would lind itself perhaps ~
ew years IN ne same position 70 %nSa zen ez sne
and would have purchase cCatroHng Interest n H.
Mr. RICE (o the COnmittee asked whether the clay
ton BIiver Treaty nterfered with the ability OF the
American Government TO aasTme control Oh acy inter-
| oceanic camel that might BE- built ,.,. .. ...
| treaty stIpuatcd that neither shculd acquire
ony dominion or control over any interooeanc cana In
W. H., IeSsens scheme was that II being csrried
I2r%aI orneht o1ag9 whereby tie French Goyernmeni
had acq oiref assumed doEnl9n or oonro4 over Tue
project; aud he asked whether the Amer,c1n Govern
cnt ond be assuming dominion or control III the same
sense by ohuteItug corporation 70 build an inter.
| oeSard oeSa,tU by tSe Clayton -Bulwer Treaty.
| Hr CTspO repl ed that general principles the Clay
| ton Rnlyer Jrea y ought 10 bB abrUgated.
SenOr Jerez. the Ncaraguan Minister, being called
unou by the chairman to express any views he wished 70
nTesen said through interpreter that e was not hls
province TO express any otcinl opinion on tue suect
| mt flat he had no obsctOn TO give his personal
| oninions He had always believed the policy OF the
United states Government IN regard 70 the nter0ceane
canal TO be lust and right. That policy had been wei
expressed In tho two messages OF President Hayes
was geographical question: because the opening OF IN
can would be merely an extension of tue
coast line OF the United States In hs opinion there
| fore Mr.. Crapo's tSsoution was right ana proper;
| Admiral AInmen Captain Phelps and Mr.. Eads gave
their views briefly but IN the same general direction
| and Mr. Webb excused himself from presenting his
on account OF want CT preparation. but said DC
would ry aud be present at tue next meeting OF th'
| committee on the subject. -
| The chairman said the committee world be very giac
t have hs views Us representative OF American com
merce and further hearing OF Tie matter "as post
| poned until Tuesday next