The herald., 1895-12-19
English Editors Assume to
Ridicule MOnrOeism
GERMANY ALSO DlSSENTS
The American Congress Makes No
Abatement OF Demand
Governors Of Stntes Express Their Approval
Of the Presidents Recommendation to
Enforce the Monroe Doctrine

WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-President Cleve-
land had many callers today from senators
and representatives who came to congrat-
ulate him upon the attitude he had assum-
ed in his message. The kilograms, which
began to come in yesterday, commencing
his course, were supplemented today by
many letters. Secretary Olney had his
share of the callers.
Although there is nowhere a suggestion
of any abatement of our claims, and, in
deed. it is generally recognized that the
President has left no avenue for retreat, it
is still confidently believed here that the
difficulty can and will be settled peace
ably. This belief is based upon the eX-
pectation that Great Britain will re-estab-
lish diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
As the revolution in that country has been
quelled and the internal peace Lord Sails
bury demanded as q condition to resump.
ton of negotiations, is restored, he will |
treat the subject, it is believed, and as he
practically promised in his last note, in a
more compliant spirit than the British
government has exhibited heretofore in the
negotiations, and thus speedily reach an
agreement satisfactory to Great Britain
and Venezuela, and so, as q natural re.
suit, acceptable to the United States. In
this way Great Britain would avoid any
concession Of the right of {. third party TO
interpose, and likewise escape an admis-
sion of the acceptability or applicability of
the Monroe doctrine.
1t is entirely probable that Great Britain
will abstain from presenting any evidence
in support of her title, to the proposed
commission, for by so doing she would ad.
init our right to interpose, which is the
vital point in the controversy.
Ono source of present danger, it is con-
ceded, lies with the Venezuelans them
selves, as it is feared that, carried away
oy enthusiasm. they may be led to attack
the British outposts on the Uruan.
Lord Salisbury's responses TO Secretary
Olney's arguments are not regarded in offi-
cial circles in Washington as being
weighty or logically strong. The parallel
he seeks to draw between the Alaskan
boundary question and the Venezuelan
boundary controversy utterly fails, it is
said when viewed in the light of the defini-
ton of the Alaskan boundary given in the
Russian treaty Of cession. AS for his OBJ
lection to the induction of the Monros doc
trine into International law and the Ak.
ing of new International law, as Speaker
Reed once remarked of parliamentary law,
sis not an exact sciences" that it is made
and amended from time to time by nations
able to support their views, and that the
United States has as much right to ap-
ply this doctrine to American affairs as
had some of the European powers by COM
bination to regulate affairs in Europe and
force their views upon oriental nations.
1t is improbable that Secretary Olney
will make response to Lord Salisbury's
notes at this time beyond a mereformal ac-
knowledgement of their receipt, and the
president will probably await the action of
congress on his suggestion looking to a
Commission before proceeding further in
the matter.
As the North Atlantic squadron corres-
pop's to the British channel squadron in