New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20

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| ing what was right In the case. He was not IN
| haste and the English Government had not peeh
| In haste when it took five months to make up iIs
| mind what answer to give to MI Olneys uIs-
! patch or whether II would answer 1t at all ne
had no fear of war. He looked on war as nor
ror and hoped that every Christian man ana So
But there could be no war over this ma,uea
vehemently ION this continent north OF u.s. ana
| England will not fight on an issue or thls klhu
She does not dare to eS SO ho,,oms No. There
| will be an adjustment and settlement Let
| us have that understood, and we VIII 20 ATOMS
| peaceably Let us go forward ana soNe
the question for ourselves, so far as our respoh-
sbties are involved. Let England have what
belongs to her and no more. i ,rus. tna w, we
| will waste no further time on this great ques-
ton but dispose of it, pass the Dill ana let Inc
President appoint his commission.
Mr. Allen Pop Neb) objected to the second
reading of the bin to-day--so that the motion
to refer could not be entertained. There was
no doubt, ne said, that there was unanimous
agreement in the Senate on the subject OF
the Monroe Doctrine. Nobody misapprehended
the force Of that doctrine or what ii was But
there might be a grave question as 70 the APP
/ plication to this particular case. He looked on
it, not as a rule of international law. except
so far as 1t was a rule of National self-defence
THE FACTS ARE WANTED.
Mr. Hawley Rep. Comm expressed regret at
the tone of Mr. Voorhees, remarks. 1t was not
wise he said. to assume that either the great
British Nation the great American people
would refuse TO fight In any imaginable con-
| tingency. He would not discuss the question
of war at all What was desired, under the
provisions of the House bill. was information;
| There was not Senator or q citizen VINO WOULD
not be very glad indC ed, to receive the careful
report of five leading jursts on the merits of
the question. Nobody knew what the Facts
were. The English Government itself did not
! know-as shown by map in which there
were six different boundaries. If that net
a case for a commission, he did not know what
| ho fhe 70
without its having received the mature con-
sideration of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. it would be reproached with having de-
parted from its usual course. On the other
| hand if Ii were sent to the committee, various
amendments would be offered to il; for in
| stance that the commissioners should be nomi-
mated and approved by the Senate, and that
time for final report should be fixed in the
bill
Mr.. Chandler RAp., N. H obtained the floor.
| but his contribution to the discussion consisted
/ in having read from the clerks desk the me-
mortal submitted to Congress and the Presi-
dent last February on the part of English
gentlemen to have a system of international
arbitration established to prevent war.
LOOKING FOR EUROPEAN ALLIES.
Mr.. Teller Rep.. COLI contended that in ordi-
! nary decency the Senate ought to wait until the
! bill was reported from the Committee on Foreign
| Relations. The President he said. had the power
! to appoint commission without the consent Of
| Congress; but If he wanted the assistance of
! Congress he was entitled t. IT, The Presidents
! message a whole. met with his hearty APP
! prevail; but he had expected it. No President
| and no Secretary of State, he said. had reached
| point where he would retire before the assertion
! Of the Monroe Doctrine. II was. however, not
merely the Monroe Doctrine; it was the American
doctrine 1t was doctrine which grew out Of
the right Of Self-defence. If" said he. I'VE be-
! lieve that the establishment Of colonies on the
Western Hemisphere is contrary 10 our interests
and threatening TO our institutions, 1t is our
right to say that they shall not be established.
I In no rpsDr
defence; we resort 70 the right of every nation
| to say that no other nation shall aggregate to
itself so much power as 10 threaten It's stability.
Let the bill go to he committee, and If the COM
mittee wants two weeks TO consider ii, or
month let the committee take that time.
! Nothing will be lost by delay. Great Britain will
| not misunderstood our attitude and does not
misunderstood it now. We know that We are
not willing to abandon the Monroe Doctrine or to
| permit European governments to interfere i'm
properly in American affairs.
IF war should break out 1t would be a univer
sal war. We would not be without European
| allies. The interest of certain European coun-
tries would be that should destroy the prestige
of Great Britain. not only on sea- but on land
! Great Britain knows that. We know It, and the
world knows It, The great Russian Government
| patiently waiting to get its advent 10 the sea-
| would find an opportunity which it has never
yet had. Do you think it would be slow to take
it? Russia is waiting to crowd her domination
on the line of British India. Do you suppose she
would fail to do it? She Is waiting to complete her
/ commenced domination over China. Do you sup
pose she would fail to take the opportunity? In
my judgment there is no danger Of war over
trivial question like this The consequences
would he more serious to Great Britain than 10
us But do not wish to say that in the way of
threat do not believe that that is the way t.
discuss this question. Neither Great Britain nor
we can afford 10 go to unless there is a great
! principle at stake, and great necessity for war
1t would be the most inhuman thing In the world
! for these two great English speaking peoples TO
go to There is no haste in this matter. 1t
is a question involving the friendship, peace and
prosperity of the two greatest nations of the
world Let us approach it sta tesmen and Sena-
tors ought Let us not be impa tient."
NOT PARTY QUESTION
And above all. let not be anxious only to
get political advantage one side or the other It
is too big question for party purposes ard party
gain. Let the question be settled in such a way
that when Great Britain sees what you have done
she will know that there is a united Nation back
of II; and that we have as We ought to have the
approval OF the civilized world We cannot afford
10 go to until we have that and that cannot
be had until the facts judiciously determined
When that determination is made. am for acting
/ In accordance with the honor and dignity of the
Government Of the United States without refer
ence to what may be the result"
This closed the discussion, which was carried
on throughout with much spirit, but with no
! show Of passion or excitement. As Mr.Alen pop,
Neb) persisted in his objection t. the second
reading of the bill. ii had to lie on the table
till tomorrow when ii will have its second read
ing, and when the motion 20 refer IL to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations viii be in order In
the mean time Mr. Morgan chairman OF the COM
mittee, asked members of 1t TO meet In committee
at 10 a. m. Tomorrow saying that there were
other resolutions before 1t. embodying the same
question, and that he believed the committee
would be prepared 10 report to the Senate to-
morrow with such suggestions it might deem
proper TO make when the Senate would then take
action on the bill
T. The resolution OF Mr.. Call dem. Fla) provld-
ling for an investigation into the charges that
great corporations had attempted to control
legislation and elections. which was agreed 10
yesterday and on which q motion 10 reconsider
was pending, was then taken up, and Mr. Call
I moved TO amend by combining the investigation
10 the State Of Florida
Mr.. Faulkner Dem. " Va moved to refer the
resolution the Committee on Privileges and