New-York tribune., 1895-12-18
SOUTHERN DIPLOMATS JUBlLANI.

THEY HAD BEEN DEsrONDENT SINCE THE CO
PINTO AFFAIR. But NOW THEY REJOICE.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE diplomatic representa-
,ives OF American Republics in Washington were
highly elatei over the Presidents message and
nearly all of them cabed copous extracts OF the
document to their respective Governments. Ever
since the Corinto affair they have been somewhat
despondent over the supposed ndispositon OF the
United States to resist foreign aggressions on the
American Continent but to-day they could not iiio
language adequate to express their admiration FOR
President Clevelands forcibe dtterances, part.cu-
1arlv in regard 10 the possible resort to other COM
petitions than those 'in the arts OF peace.
None of the American Ministers or Charges dAf-
faires. however consented TO speak authoritativey
for their Governments in the absence OF instruc-
tions nor would any Of them be led into public
Interview on the subject. one WHO has had perhaps
Oited staes than most of his colleagues in the
Diplomatic corps said that. while he was gratlnt 10
see that the United States had finally taken llrIn
stand on the Monroe Doctrine, it would be unwIse
to consider it established in the CODE Or OF na%OnS %
be compelled 10 recognize It's force hereafter; IL
was not by any means sure that rs effect would De
made retroactive as its application TO he Nene-
zuelan matter certainly would be- ASIDE from ms
he hoped and in this ne believed an Amerscahr - re
land would be forced, by war Il necessary TO give
up the territory she had stolen from kenezued hio @
ecut!ve TO furnish arms ard men to drive out the
Another representative of "a Government that has
n dispute with Great britain to matter OF land
grabbing differing only in degree with that OF
Venezuela declared that If the United states was
sincere in this matter and supported fresldeht
Cleveand's suggestion for a boundary commission
beyond Engand's influence. IL would result III lhai
greatest desdcratum, alliance both Tor peace anu
war of the most progressive American republics
The boundary question in Alaska he SAID, couid
then he as quickly settled as that in Nenezuela ana
the rapid encroachments of Belize on ooth Mrxlco
and Guatemala would be terminated ana the tue 10
the territory of Brazil now claimed by French ana
british Guiana would be determined. with the DULL
doing power Of Great Britain nullihed he believed
her commercial supremacy would disappear ana that
trade would flow North and South lines instead OF
East and West.
Another OF tho South American representatives
was disposed view of the attitude of the United
States in past years and the peculiar political con-
ditons now existing in this country, 10 await the
sober second thought of the people in regard to
the message He thought he should like to hear
what Senator Sherman (the new chairman or For
eicn Rclations) said about the readiness OF the
United States to go to war about Venezuela Where
its interests We're small, compared with what
they were presumed to be in Nicaragua ana cuba.
His opinion was 'hat Great Britain would not re-
cede behind the Schomburgk Ene in the British
Guiana claim. and that the United States would not
resort to force in the attempt to compel her to 90
so. He thought. however that Lord salisbury would
PROMPTLY concede the remainder of the Venezuelan
contention Including control Of the Orinocos mouth,
and that the United States would secure Nenezuelas
acquiescence In that boundary.