New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-29
A DREAM OF FOREIGN POLICY
THE VISIONARY OUTLINE GIVEN BY A
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
STATEMENTS THAT SHOW THEIR OWN ABB
sURDITY-A MIscHIEvoUs HINT OF IN
TEMPERANCE WITH CHILL.
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Washington May os.-The newspapers ''silly season
in washington has opened earlier usual, and the
hashish eaters are unusually busy. one OF then inc
other day awoke from nap which must have lasted
since January least and announced that the fres
dent and Secretary Blaine, between them, had turned
tbe State Department over to General Foster. Another
one aroused himself from overdose OF indian ncmp
the next night and tried TO sarte miteh numper OIL
newspaper readers by declaring that Secretary biaho
had lost his wits and incapable OF sustaned men'
| exertion on the same night still another ono oe
sought the protection Of policeman from an assaue
which he thought medltated by one OF 'he Dro@o
eo,res Of the Lafayette statue. Monday nght the
fourth ono awoke and his visions are recorded III tne
" ALWAYS fair washington Post' OF yesterday his
| seems TO be- an aggravated case. His dream must
have been confused one. The dreamer says;
at Is an open secret' that the plans OF PRESIDENT
Harrison and Mr. Blaine have had quite an
range and there is no doubt that they Will soon DC
| dIscloseds In order 10 show that "doubt' can
exist as TO what the plans this dreamer Is Wiling
| 10 think that no harm will be done by allowing ue
public to have a limited knowledge of them,' ana
| therefore he vouchsafcs the following informauon'
"A few of the projects under consideration are wen
understood in Washington and they are now In snch
condition that no harm be done by limited puoo
knowledge of them. Some Of the minor measures aro
| IN render the strongest possible moral support 10
venezuea I'm her resistance TO the encroacbmcnts Oh
British Guiana to strengthen further our hom upon
the Sandwich Islands, and to take active interest," III
the Republic of Liberia. establishing line OF seseis
to Monrovia and strengthening the black hepuoho
| that by means Of her growth and without ourselves
coonznq any territory we may penetrate better than
anv other nation into the heart Of Africa, and secure
our share of trade with the interior OF toat ooneh.
The Administration has also determined that the civil
war I'm Chill shall come to an end. Mr. blame mas d.
all times been resolutc on this point, ana mas poon
watching for an opportunity when we could intervene
without offending either side and cause peace TO be
| made II will be remembered how earnest Mr.. Blaine
WAS TO use the good Offices of the United States to ter
inmate the war between Chilli and Peru, ana now IN.
| donant he was because Mr. Freinghuysen frustra'eo
| Mr. Trescott's mission"
is safe to say that before long, the United States
Will perform it's evident duty by an active Intervention
in the Gillian civil war, and, without doing lhIusuce
IN or arousng animosity from either President Bal
maceda or the nsurgent Government, will secure peace
to tho distracted Republic. IL we are ever 10 oAeU
| ourselves to promote peace and CIVIL ofuer III .o
| Western Hemisphere, the President ana Mr. DION"
| believe that now is the time. To what eA'eii' ma.
gone the more important and far more dlhcui' anu
delicate business OF reaching an UNDERSTANDING wiz"
| France and Russia contemplating their ao W uo
Tinted States In certain possible emergencies, iho
POST cannot learn with precision out IL Is oieay
seen by the Administration that while the American
policy can never be to maintain standing armies anu
navies az large as those of the European powers yet
| that tle present cOnuluODS dS lCePO'S enN S"'NS
States and those powers cannot always commune as
| thew now are Italy becomes angry because two on
her alleged citizens massacred ana the assassh aio
not instantly punished, and she threatens us unoecom
ngly Hordes foreigners pour into our seapofus 20
| become permanent residents and we are not likely
TO adopt any policy Of prohibiting immigration HOW
many other European nations, large or smaii VIII d.
some time threaten us In like manner
| England which behaves generously toward little
bankrupt Portugal, acts most ungenerousy toward inc
United States perhaps not from hatred but rom an
intense feeling Of inevitable and perpetual commercial
rivalry she undermines US in the Sandwich Islands
crowds into Central America against our Monroe
policy; excltes irritation against us in Canada and
refuses TO allow effect to perfect and satisfactory
arrangement made with her consent, with Newfound-
land More than all, she most un1ustinaoly thrusts
herself into the seal fisheries of Bering Sea- In which,
when Russia owned them, England never made the
slightest claim to participate, and when Mr.. Blaine
vigorously ressts she coolly proposes that while the
question is being settled both America and Canada
shall cease to kill seals In those waters The PreSi
dent and Mr. Blaine not to be credited with
ordinary dlscernment and courage II they have not
| contemplated O French and Russian arrangement.
No formal treaty for offence and defence Is TO be no
gotated for under no circumstances now imaginable
would the United States take part In European war;
But such a treaty, binding US to do this Is not neces
sary An understanding is to be reached on various
points ana oro OF them will DO such rs to give us, In
! case a conflict with any European nation should De-
come unavoidable the active assistance OF the armies
and naves of France and Russia, our TRADITIONAL ana
natural allies"
After all this the hashisheater Of The POST quietly
drops the remark that his means Of Information con-
corning the extent OF the negotiations above limited at
| are meagreo Now try to imagine what he would
have limited att II his of Information had not
been what he modestly calls "meagre." But he con-
tinues-the hashish apparently having taken new
hold That the negotiations referred to include tie
| purchase by the United States from France OF the
latters fishery rights the shores Of Labrador ana
Newfoundland or any financial assistance of Russia
by the United States, is not The arrangement
may halt on these points, because no money can be
promised by the Administration without the consent
Of the Senate and House. But that oral conferences
are going forward between the Administration and
the proper representatives of France and Russia there
Is longer any for keeping secret and that
the whole facts Will soon become public we nave 10
doubt" -
That part Of the dream relating to triple alliance
Of the war into Africa via an unborn steamship line
between the United States and Liberia to dnerche
dismissed without comment. The paragraph about
Chill, however, seems 10 be born Of mischief, and II
may be as well TO say that the Administration has
never entertained a thought Of interfering with the
domestic troubles or concerns Of Chill, or any other
South American Central American republic, unless
asked to do by the Government thereof, and then
only to the extent OF acting as peacemaker Inat
1t, Will uphold the Monroe doctrine, there can be no
doubt The planting of new European colonies on THIS
continent will not be permitted, but there was no
need to assert as matter Of news, thing which
IS so we'll known and understood The Government
of the United states of course. is willing and ready
to do all it properly do TO aid in the settlement OF
the dispute the Venezuela boundary 1t should
also exert its influence and forbid further territorial
encroachments by what IS called British Honduras
territorial Government which has grown out OF sim,
pie concession allowing British subjects to cut wood
! and timber-it would not Initiate new policy, but
simply enforce one which has been maintained for
more than two generations.
AS for Great Britain, 1t is pretty certain that she viii
not attempt TO carry out any arrogant policy against
the United States either In Central America or Behring
Sea until she has decided 10 sacrifice Canada. Her
statesmen well that the United states is
power whose will Is TO be law on this side OF the
Atlantic.
| A COURT MARTIAL FOR COMMANDER LYON.
Washington, May 28-Following close upon the