Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-18

sion. and for the United states TO re
sist such threatened intrusion,
But that Is not ALL The people OF
the United states have n great inter
est In the cause of popular self gov
eminent which they have secured nj
the infinite cost of blood and .rcasure
The age or crusades has passed away.
and they are content with .uch nsscr-
ton and defense OF the ;ights OF sell
government as their own security and
welfare demands. II is In i,at View
more than any other. hat they VIII
not tolerate the political control OF the
American states by the 'orciole ar-
sumption OF n European nSwer. Th'
mischiefs TO be apprehcnded from such
a source are none the less real be
cause not Immediately In specific
case
The United States today is practically
sovereign on this continent and Its
nat is law. All the advantages OF this
superiority are lmperilled II the prin-
cipie he adopted that European powers
may convert American states into
colonies OF their own. The conseuuen-
ccs to the United states Would be dis
astrous. Loss OF prestige would bc the
least OF them. Our own enemies In
peace MS well as thehs In war would be
located at our very doors. We would
have to maintain n large standing
army and thus annihilate large
| share of the progressive movement OF
the nation. These Just apprehrnsions
| are not to be allayed by suggestions of
| the good VIII OF European powers to-
| wards the United States for the United
| States has learned In the school of OK
| pcricnce TO what extent the relations OF
states depend upon sentiment or prln-
| ciple.
There is then" continued secre-
tnry olney. "a doctrine OF American
public law well founded In principle
and ubundnntly sanctioned by precc.
| dent which entities and requires the
| United States to trent us nm injury to
herself the forciblc assumption by nm
| European power OF political control
| over an American state. Tho nppllcn-
| ton or the doctrine to the boundary
dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela remalns 10 be made and
| presents no real difficulty"
The secretary shows that though re-
| lnting TO the boundary the question "
| one OF political control over a domain
| OF great extent, the British claim. APP
| parently expanding In two years from
| $4,000 square miles and directly inyolN.
| ing the command OF the mouth OF
| orinoco, an immense consequence in
| connection with the whole river navl-
| cation of the interior OF South
| America.
He dismissed as vnluelcss the com
| tcntion that British Guiana may In
| this controversy be regarded as an
| American state like Venezuela.
In these circumstances the duty OF
| the president appears TO him unmla-
| tnkeablc and imperative. Great Brit
| aims assertion of title TO the disputed
| territory combines with her refusal 10
| have that territory appropriated to her
| own use, the United Stutes gives warn
ing that the transaction will be regard
| ed MS injurious TO the interests OF TINS
| country as well as antagonistic to tho
policy OF honor and welfare OF the
| United States, While the measures
necessary ana proper for the vindicn.
| ton OF the policy are TO be determined
| by another branch OF the government
| II Is clearly for the executive to leave
nothing undone which may tend Ia
render such determination unncces'
sary.
MIR. Bayard In directed TO read tho
communication TO Lord Salisbury. and
ask u definite deoislon regarding arb.
| trntion.
The president hopes that the con
clusion will be ON the side OF arbitra'
ton, but II he In disappointed "a result
not 10 be anticipated aud IN his 1udg'
ment liable TO cndnnger the friendly
relations between the Two conntfies
Great Britain VIII be acquainted OF hii
intention to lay the whole matter be
fore congress.
The British side OF the question II
embodied In two notes from Lord sails
bury 20 Sir Julian Pauncefote. Both
notes nrc dated the same day and Tho
former which the ambassador n direct
ed TO communicate TO Secretary Olney
Is OF the highest Importance as In Il
Lord Salisbury goes broadly Into th'
Monroe doctrine. In full 1t In as fol
lows;
Salisbury 10 Sir Julian Pnunccfot-
Foreign ONCE. Nov. 20. 1905 on
the seventh of August ! transmitted I,
Lord Cough a copy OF the dlapntci
| from Mr.. Olney which Mr.. Bayard haS
let with me that day and OF which h'
had read portions to me. Informed
him at the time that II could not hi
, answered until II had been fully con
sidcred by the law officers OF the crown
1 have therefore deferred replying to !
until after the recess.
l will not now deal with those por
lions OF II which are concerned exclu
aively with the controversy that hn
for some time past existed between tn
, | republic of Venezuela ana her majes
tys government In regard to the boun
| Diary which separates their dominlonf
take a very different view from MI
Olney of various matters upon whlel
| he touches In that part OF the dispatcl
, | but ] Will defer for the present al
observations upon II, as Il concern
i matters which are not In themsolve
, of nrst rate Importance and do no
: | directly concern the relations betwee
= Great Britain and the United States.
/ The latter part. however. OF the dis
patch, turning from the question OF tn
frontiers OF Venezuela, tend to dea
: with principles OF u far wider chnracte
and to advance doctrines of internn
a tlonal law which are of considerable
i interest TO all the nations whose dc
I minions include any portion OF IN
: western hemisphere. The contention
set forth by Mr. Oiney In this part G
2 his dispatch are represented by him n
1 being the application Of the politicl
' maxima which are well known !
: American discussion under the name Z
A the Monroe doctrine. A. far as / ~
: aware this doctrine has never been b,
= fore advanced on behalf. In any wri
V ten communication. OF any governmer
Y on the American continent, but hn
a been confined to writer's and POLITICIAN
n in the United States. II ~ said TO hns
largely Influenced the government
n that country in its foreign affairs. q
! though Mr.. Clayton. secretary or Mat
4 under President Taylor. expressed thf
4 the administration had In no way ndoI
a ted II. But during the period that ha
! elapsed since the message or Pres
J.. dent Monroe was delivered In 1879 q