New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21

Are not our ships permitted to plough the
ocean unmolested? Wherein are we assaiie" a
The very appointment Of this Commission =, IT,
warlike step. 1t is very extreme app"c 49,
of the Monroe Doctrine But even that SUI av
which. in my opinion, Is a forecast OF wal wal IN,
not lead to the dire conclusion or war, II IN ~.
perate and wise counsels followed aitci,
ward. ! know something of the horrors an an
devastation of war but If the occasion, .ha
mands war, If the honor or the interests ., nnn
United States are so insulted or infrlngeu upJn
to make a call 10 arms necessary, i Con-
not hesitate on account or inc nhaH To war
dition of the United States, t. enter lh'o w. =.
and ! believe that the people would resPo',,u -,
the call of patriotism. 1t occurs TO me me-, ~, Tho
ever knowing the terrors OF war khowie he
upheaval that will follow from cohno' p
tween these two vast Powers, that we ous".
not to be precipitate or hasty. Let US States
breathing time. The people OF the unlleu x
are excited, and members of Congress are ~ ~,
cited on this question. Taking counsel u. ~ ~
prudence, | consider it wise and just ina. t .he
House bill shall be amended as suggested ny '"'
Senator from Ohio"
MIR. CHANDLER AGAINST AMENDMENT
Mr. Chandler Rep. n. h said that ne nau
yesterday thought it wise to have the o'''
amended. but to-day he did not think So ne
lieved that it was Of the highest national iii
portance that the bill should pass the SENATE
to-day exactly as it came from the House Oh
REPRESENTATIVES The President of the Unlteu
States had risen above party and had sno"h
himself to be patriotic and American inspired
by the genius of Massachusetts. which perVaueu
the State Department. the President had taken
American ground, from which America Woulu
never recede He was in favor Of meeting the
President on that ground. and he asked Whethel
there was Democratic Senator or a FepuDIicah
Senator in favor of doing anything IN TINS MAJ,
ter in order to promote party interests; ne uIu
not believe there The President had uohe
his best to remove the question from the 40
main OF American politics and should not the
of
tinCtion of party respond to the president
effort and sustain his hand in every particular
He unders God that Wall Street and State-st
were greatly agitated because a Democratic
President, sustained by Republican Congress,
proposed to defend the National honor II
struck him. however. that II stocks had gone
down they were stocks that ought to go down
ire spective of National complications. Ana ne
undertook 10 say that valuable American
stock would be seriously affected because Amer
lean honor had been preserved in this crisis Of
its affairs. H. did not propose to be inundated
by any conspiracy OF foreign capitalists TO de-
stroy American credit
Does the Senator believe" Mr.. Allan asked
that if the application Of the Monroe Doctrine
were not only TO keep Great Britain out of the
Venezuelan territory. but were also to result In
the withdrawal of British capital invested in
the United States in the form of stocks and
bonds, he would still sustain the Monroe Doc
trine?
Il am willing" Mr.. Chandler replied laugh
ingly, with the Senator from Nebraska to ar
range American finances independently of Eng
A CoILOQUY WITH TIL1.MAN.
'If the Senate passes this bill" Mr.. Tillman
Dem. s c. asked, land if the result shall he
that the gold reserve shall disappear ana that
the country gets onhe silver basis, as Is threat
ened. would you still vote for the bill?'
1T is the tendency of our Populistc friends
Mr. Chandler replied. Ito mix up questions
Oaughter) -, -,
want it understood that | am not Popunst
If | am not a Democrat, there is no Democrat
here. Gaughter) VIII you answer my ques-
tom? ~.
~ will note Mr.. Chandler exclaimed. for
any sacrifice. for the resolution or the
senator from Nebraska CIr. Allen)-which Is
"A concrete absurdity-if necessary to protect
the National honor" Appause)
THAT LONDON CONFERENCE.
Mr.. Chandler read from a London dispatch in
vest erday's "New-York sun" giving the facts OF
a meeting NJ English capitalists in London called
for the pur-lse Of considering the advsability OF
united action C'united action" he repeated win
emphasis In calling off their American credits
lie also repeated from the dispatch the sentence
"Thnre were no defenders of the President pres
ent" Alas" said he in tones Of hooking sar-
casm. has il come TO this | ask the other slce
Of the chamber to consider the fact that their
President who has doe more for English Interests
than any President who ever sat in the Whlte
House has now fallen so low that there are none
to do him reverence. daushter;2, ,,,~,,or eror,
the dispatch "he was denounced unsparingy ana
his conduct described by several as insane
Mr.. Allen pop. ebD wanted to know whether
anv Of the Rothschilds were present at that meet
ing. 1900
Mr. Chandler replied that there were no names
mentioned.
Wen sir. we join hands" was Mr. Tillman's
rejoinder.
CAN'T RETREAT WITHOUT DISHONOR.
Mr.. Turpie dem. Ind made an imprisoned
IL ,off no rrrO
Doctrine. and exclaimed, in remark as to the
river Essequibo being one Of the boundary lines
# the disputed territory: I'VE pass the
Pubicon and can never recede without dis
horror" He also said: W. did not assume guard
iarshlp over the South American republics
The guardianship has been cast upon us by the
force of political gravitation. our primacy among
the republics of the American hemisphere and
among the governments of the world mas thrown
upon us the guardianship OF those repunHcs
We cannot avoid it. We cannot evade II. 1t
belongs to that class Of duties comprised In the
maxim noblesse oolige.
that there was no possibility of war. as the en-
lightcued sentiment Of the nations of the world
1oIbade on the question
NOr INTERESTED IL STOCKS.
MIR Teller (Rep.. Co) expressed his regret
that the President had not settled the question
Of commission, as he might have done, with
out sending il to Congress. He 6Mr Teller was
not frightened by the little financial disturb
ances in London and Ncw-York. Suppose stocks
did fall That a matter which the Amer
lean people did not care much about. He I'M
derstood that railroad stocks had fallen per
cent to-day. he did not care If they fell 30 per
cent That would not affect the country gen
erally-ony few SPECTATORS But the English
would not sell American stocks. That was
bluff on their part. Mir. Teller also read from
the dispatch Already quoted by Mr.. Chandler
and paused at the phrase, Its deluded Chief
Magistrate" Gaughter) He also read this
quotation: The meeting finally resolved to
postpone any action until it became clear to
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