New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-29
MONROE DOCTRINE NOT LAW
SENATOR HILL WOULD NOT INTERFERE
BETWEEN ENGLAND AND NICARAGUA.
HE THINKS THE UNITED STATES HAS no SUI
FICIENT JUSTIFICATION FOR OPPOSING Bf
FORCE ENGLAND's ATTEMPT TO COL
1FrT THE INDEMNITY.

today that he was gratelul 10 Inc Tribune 4oi
It's commentator Of his recent expressions IN re-
gard 10 the application OF the Monroe Doctrine
20 What he termed THE regrcttable dispute be-
tyeen England and Nicaragua" He welcomed,
pIso the following criticism by The Tribune: I'VE
do not presune to say that Senator iii has been
wholly lust in his treatment Of this important
c,,hiect about which first and last much clap
tran gets into print Ii he had been more I'M
,or,ial no would have discerned IN the PAN
American Congress ard the Harr!son-Blainc reel
nrocitv treaties the logical outcome OF the Mon
roo Doctrine He has LEFT out of view the most
practical attempts ID carry out the principe oi
the bomogenety Of interest and policies on the
American Continent" Mr. Hill further said he
felt that the conduct OF the United States Gov
crnment in Nicaragua would he likely 10 CONE
before the Senate next winter that as n Senator
frop New-York IL was his pleasure and hs duty
- ho becdful OF New-York opinion, which he
prafers 10 have. If possible. before voting in the
Senate rather than afterwara
NOT ABLE TO AGREE WITH THE TRIBUNE
In rosnec, 10 The Trbune's criticism, he re-
marked that he was unable 10 Identity the 'os
zeal outcome Of the Monroe Doctrine in its ap-
plication to the topic mentioned, or 10 INFER from
debates to which he had listened n pubic or Sc
ere. sessions Of the Senate the existence oi tna'
"honogeneity Of interests and policies on t'e
American Continent" lie said lie had h"aTd anu
read q great deal Of the right OF the thi''d
States TO a primacy and controlling interest Ill
The New World, and TO the rropaoiHtF az 'i'''o
49,, for distant when. in the natural course OF
events the European political connection 'n'iv-
with will cease but when he looked at the map
Of the New World, North and South Af'eT'o"' w
avon at North America alone, and compared the
gent. wi
ing to other Governments. he could no; quite
Goa What tbora was to show the speedy coming
., that nrir,9cv and control Mr. lill then SAID;
crea, Hritaln which occupies in territory
orto half the North American Continent certainly
Indicates no idea OF retiring ther"tToin. She MUS
tho Dominion % canada and the West lniia lS''iis
with a firm grasp. Spain gives ~ Indioa"on %
Withdrawing from her West India Islands nor "'e'
denmark or France. Holland does not propose an
abandonment of Dutch Guiana or Curacao, ana hor
small West India Islands i "" owned M'N''' am
all tho territory Of Central America down u INV
Lsthnus o. Panama. oar problem WOMB o' s-""i.' -
hut 50 far as have been able - discern "'''"'
Mexico nor the Central American r'p"'".s '"'"
a d,spo.ltlon :, put themselves under IN" pro-
.-,o-a,. Of the United States. II possessed te--
rtor,ol Jurisdiction cf the 1sthm!an crossings AZ
Tohauntepcc. Nicaragua and Panama, the "lfF"F'
controlling AMI protecting - o"e or NOR ''i.'..
would he as easy tor ~ IS 70 Dig c'n'r'' anu
"A canal between the N'AnN, ''''' "''
or Mexico across Florida.
uc-l,o and those Central American repubt'S "Tr
IN the condition Of n man with large quanuF 81
u,il,npr9vcd and ruproluctve lam. 'apAb" "' "'N
made very useful and variable. lH' without '"'
needed capital T.', are irDlir4 - 'i'l' '''s
sharp bargains with thr United states W." VIZ
sneak OF a canal AL not TO surrender - u.s. 'N'h
for their own bcacG' al atom - sovereignty l"'
| Central American ropubl-s. az ! have haE "'-'-
e,on IN hear and sec In thr senate. ~" not any
| more careful cous!lcrate AMI do:ercn'i1i IN INC
treatment OF citizens than 'h'y are 81 I'''.."
! men or Germans Br.tons. quite hWf''''''
their sensitvcncs~ their unwi!inEn''H - tHtF"h'''
s,,n,illa OF that whi~h they consider their birth
! right, and 20 which 'hcy are entitled. hnt uh.o'
they are wiling TO defer 10 The United State as
thcir great and good friend. It ia l''lc d''Acn'
! for us 10 undertake 20 stand 90 ru'raioi' i'F
! them when they get into trouble WITH Enioi" al
governments with whom thrir social AID c'r'n"I-
c!ol relations ar. In many respects. more infinite
! than they now are with ~. notwithstanding We
! are near nc.ghb3rl. Much % the friction hc;r''n
o. rselvos and those Central American states comes
from d!sslmiarIty OF language. and TIE fat thAi
| DO no: read thor DOCKS anu ht"4P'P''H "'''
| they do not read ours.
WHAT MORE SHOULD BE DONE'
vlsh could understand more definitely VIVA,
! The Tribune would have ~" do or say as a senator
! from New-Yorx at Washington. In regard 70 the
! Monroe Doctrine and our relations w.th Mexico
| the Central American and tho South American
! States. Were rot Senator / might b" abe pos
! SHY successfully - cXpl,t 'jing2lsm' l1i nave
responsibilities Precisely what. IA the domain OF
international law or cafe American policy has been
! LEFT undonc by cleveland IN Central America /
hear complaints that our pIhI!c armed v"e."li are
! not there or somewhere Csc where they ought TO
/ bc but mus, confess TINT am much more easy
in my mind when see our vcsfc's are saieD a.
home than would be K l saw them cruising about
NJ.
/ really am much more Interested. just now, IN
putting order into our currency coinaec ard taxa
! ton than | am IN finding new spheres Of Influence
for "jlng1lsm." | read here AMI there thht the
/ Government 1T Washington. the President and the
I Senate or the President and Congress or Congress
alone are called upon to do something or other by
/ way Of intervention IN the affairs OF china ard
Japan or 10 lnterposc IN rival ambitions OF Russia.
Great Britain and Germany In That part OF the
/ world. ,-.,-
DO not exasserate. hope the charactsris,ic
feature OF the foreign policy OF President Washing
ton. constrained by our then attitude between var
I ring France and England. which policy was tho
avoidance OF cn,angllng alliances. yet cannot Tor
the lifc Of me, see what business OF me nitri
States Gals them Just now 10 intervene In ne az
faIs Of china ana Japan sG2 MAKE .a nner
take TO interfere in the balance OF power In mo
China may result IN such rcconstructlon OK tha'
Empire that its 30"0'0O, and more Of people may
when The United States has a population of lCpcso.oe
or more Japan has 2co00l"0. and Russia may
with gold and silver tho srews OF war. fighting
ships and fighting men beyond our power to con
ccive. II does to that Washington!
advice OF 100 years ago g. peculiarly applicable
! now to our relations ali thr weird. and cspe
cally IN the Fast / would rather depend for tho
present upon the intellectual power Of compcten
Sccretary OF State Ike Marcy 70 influence th
moral opinion Of the word IL, our favor and &
secure everywhere FOR use repara,ion for Injuries
than upon all the cruising b1ttieshps we con IA,
ourselves to bui.i within any reasonable period.
SYMPATHY FOR NICARAGUA.
sincerely sympathlzc with the Republic Of Mica
raqlia and deeply regret that She has encodntcrc
Great Britain in hostile sense. I hope that on
Government at Washington has In the pen1ln
difficulty exerted vigorously IT'S good Offices TO ad
just or mitigate he dispute between Great Britain
and that republic. but If Great Britain has raj
10 President Cleveland that tn. dignity OF tn
= British Crown and the rights Of rs consular of
GERS have been neul;ol by Nicaragua and tina
81 Great Britain cannot consent T. refer 20 BTDitra
ton the decision OF what shall be adequate repara
ton for such an insult do not wha: else on