The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-18

We're saved In the past and may be
saved again In the future, through the
operation OF the sure but silent voice OF
the doctrine proclaimed by President
Monroe.
Hts clear and u~nmistakable position
on the Monroe doctrine laid down,
Secretary Olney goes ut some length
into the Venezuelan dispute, affirming
that the British claim In two years Npr
pRrently has expanded some $1,000
square miles, So as To command, the
mouth OF the Oripocu and Diminishing
as yaluelesH the contention that Great
Britain's possession OF Venezuela
gives Il any right to be treated rs an
American state. He shows where Great
Britain has urbltrated other boundary
disputes and declares that II In effect
says to Venezuela you uTe not strong
enough to get anything by force and
we wont arbltrate unless you first give
up a part Of tho territory. This he
says amounts 10 Invasion and conquest
and our duty Is summed up us follows;
I'm these circumstances the duty OF
the President appears To him untnls-
taxable and imperative, Great brttaln's
assertion OF title To the disputed terri
torS combined with her refusal to nave
that title invested being n subStan'
tAkN AVlNNNEl lawn w ~ NNAAANN'F ~
her OWN use, not to protest ana give
warning that the transaction will be
regarded as lnjurlouslto the interests
OF the people OF the United States, us
we'll a. oppressive In itself, would be to
ignore an established policy with which
The honor and welfare OF this country
are closely identified. while the mea-
aurcs necessary or proper for the vlndi-
cation OF that policy are 10 be determin-
cd BY another branch OF the govern
ment, Il IS clearly Tor the executive to
leave nothing undoue which may tend
TO render such determination unneces-
sAry."
MIR. Bayard Is directed to read the
communication 10 Lord Salisbury and
ask q definite decision regarding arbI-
trRtion. The President hopes that the
conclusion will be on the side Of arhi-
tration, but n he Is disappointed, "a
result not to be anticipated and In his
Judgment calculated to greatly embGr-
3 rnss the futuir relations between thla
country and g. aat Britain he wishes
TO be acquaiut,, with the fnct az such
early date MS " 10 enable him TO lay the
whole subject before Congress-, In his
next annual message.
s%SIDhHry'. Neply.
Lord salisbury answers Secretary
oiney in two notes, both OF date OF July
%,
The first Is devoted entirely to a rr-
ply to that portion Of the note relating
to the Monroe doctrine, which he says
has never before been made the aubject
OF u written communication by the
United States 70 another government,
although II mas largely Influenced
American foreign relations.
Lord Salisbury gays that this doc
trine has undergone a notable dcvel'
Opment'' since It's cnuuciation by Pres
ident Monroe. which had originally re-
ceived the entire sympathy Of theE Eng.
llsh government. but the dangers APP
pretended by President Monroe, Lord
Salisbury says have no relation to che
conditions OF the present day. when
there Is no danger OF b holy alliance or
Of attempts at EurnIhrnn colonization
Of America. Great Britain is imposing
no ''syRtem" upon Venezuela, nor con-
corning herself with Venezuelan pollt-
ieal institutions. The dispute over a
boundary has nothing TO do. with any
OF .hC questions dealt with by Monroe,
u1rd Salisbury expressly declines to
be understood az accepting theM Monroe
doctrine. International law being
AnuHAGh ~ NAAN hNNlAANA ANAAANNAN - -"
tione. no statesman and no nation,
however powerful, car inject n novel
principle not acceptable to any other
yuyernment, and Secretary Olney's
principle that American questions are
for American decision. Onsustained by
MOnroe) cannot he sustained by inter-
national law. The United States cam
not affirm that liz interests are con-
ccrued In American states because
they arc American, no more than "
they were Japan or China, Monroe's
language was eve admitted to he
International law, and the danger OF
such admission Is shown by the
strange development which the doc
trine has received At Secretary Olncy's
hands. a fair inference from Mr.. OIL
ney's arguments. Lord Salisbury says,
IA that tn 9 union between Great Brit
ain and her colonies In America Is In
expedlent and unnatural something
dIsclaImed by Monroe and cmphnu-
cally denied by her majesty govern-
ment and the American people subject
10 the rown.
In conclusion Lord Salisbury says
that he hopes that the difficulty made
more difficult by VcnGzueln's incon-
hiderntc action. IN breaking diplomatic
relations. Will be adjusted by n reason
H0IH AITlllREllANAA ~ az ~ NAhN'
Lord Salisbury's second note, dated
also July 26th. deals entirely with the
boundary dispute on It's merits, begin
ming with q statement that Great Brit
ain does not recognize that any other
country has n material interest In the
controversy. yet makes the statement
in this fashion because. owing to the
rupture Of diplomatic relations. Il is
not otherwise possible to communicate
II 20 the Venezuelan government.
Lord Salisbury asserts shat Secretary
OIney, acting on an eX-purtl pTesentn-
tion Of the case by Venezuela, has fall
len Into much Misrepresentation. He en-
tiers into an elaborate history OF the
British claim, founded on the Dutch
cesaIon, tells how the celebrated Schom-
burg line was run, OF many concessions
offered by Great Britain to Venezuela
TO reach AN arrangement, and suggests
that the Venezuelan insistence upon the
arbitration OF the whole territory would
be p~arallcled by n refusal OF Great
Britain to arbltratc the Alaskan boun-
diary line. unless half Of Alaska were
: thrown into arbitration.
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A Good BIg show.