The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-12-20


led in two notes from Lord Salisbury
to Sir Julian Pauncefote. Both notes
are dated the same day, and one, which
the ambassador is directed to communi-
cate to Secretary Olney, is OF the high
est Importance, as in it Lord Salisbury
goes broadly into the Monroe doctrine
The main points are as follows;
Differs with Oincy.
"On the 9TH of August transmitted
to Lord Cough copy Of the dispatch
from Mr.. olney, which Mr.. Bayard
had left with me that day, and of
which he had read portions to me. in
formed him at the time that it could
not be answered until it had been care
fully considered by the law officers of
the crown. have therefore deferred
replying to it until after the recess
| will not now deal with those portions
Of it which deal exclusively with the
controversy that has for some time
past existed between the republic of
Venezuela and her majesty's govern
ment in regard to the boundary which
separates their dominions | take
very different view from Mr.. Olney of
various matters upon which he touches
in that part of the dispatch. The con-
tentions set forth by Mr.. Olney are rep
resented by him as being an applica-
ton of the political maxims which are
we'll known in American discussion un-
der the name of the Monroe doctrine.
No n.,-or - @ Ir,,o-.on Vp,noaItiou
GAS far as | am aware, this doctrine
has never before been advanced on be-
half of the United States in any writ
ten commu nication addressed to the
government of another nation, but 1t
has been generally adopted and rs
sumed as true by many eminent writers
and politicians in the United States. 1t
is said to have largely influenced the
government of that country in the
conduct of its foreign affairs though
Mr.. Clayton, who was secretary of
state under President Taylor, expressly
stated that that administration had in
no way adopted it. The dangers which
were apprehendoi by President Mon
roe have no relation to the state of
things in which we live at the present
day. There is no danger of any alli-
ance imposing it's system upon any
portion of the American continent, and
there is no danger of any European
state treating any part Of the Ameri-
can continent as a fit object of Europe
an colonization.
Purely Personal Dispute.
"The British empire and the repub-
lie of Venezuela are neighbors, and
they differ as to the line by
which their dominions are separated.
1t is controversy with which the
United States have no apparent prac-
tical concern. 1t is difficult, indeed,
to see how it can materially affect any
state or community outside those pri-
marily interested, except, perhaps,
other parts of her majesty's dominions,
such as Trinidad. 1t is simply the de-
termination of the frontier of British
possession which belonged to the
throne of England long before the re-
public of Venezuela came into exist
ence."
w Ouiu 10.
The second note of November 25 is
wholly devoted to discussion of the
boundary dispute, exclusive of its re-
lation to the Monroe doctrine. This
dispatch, however, sounds the keynote
of Great Britain's position with refer
ence to Mr.. Olney's representa- tions.
Lord Salisbury states that Great Brit
ain has repeatedly expressed it's will
ingness to submit to arbitration the
conflicting claims of Great Britain to
territory of great mineral value, and
follows this statement with these inn
portant words: "But they (the British
government cannot consent TO enter
tain or to submit to the arbitration of
another power or a foreign jurist,
however eminent, claims based ON OK
travagant pretensions of Spanish of
ficials in the last century, and involv-
ing the transfer of large numbers of
British subjects who have for many
years enjoyed the settled rule of the
British colony, TO a nation of different
race and language, whose political
system is subject to frequent disturb
ance, and whose institutions as yet too
often afford very inadequate protection
to life and property. No issue of this
description has ever been involved in
the questions which Great Britain and
the United States have consented to
submit to arbitration, and her majes-
ty's government is convinced that in
similar circumstances the government
of the United States would be equally
firm in declining to entertain propo-
sails of such q nature" Lord Salisbury
concludes with the statement that her
majestys government have not surren-
dered the hope that the controversy
between themselves and Venezuela will
be adjusted by reasonable arrange
ment at an early date.
Threw the Priest Out Bodily.
lansing, Mich, Dec 1s,-A number
of the Pensioners of st. Marys Roman
Catholic church who are opposed to
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