Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-20
cept so far as 1t was rule of. national
self-defence


AN UNwISE ASSUMPTION.
Mr.. Hawley said II was not wise 10 as
sumo that Great Britain would not fight.
and he regretted the exceedingly war
like tone OF the speech OF the Senator
| from Indiana. What the Senate OF the
! United States wanted was the facts.
and they could be had only through
commission. The bill should 60 TO COM
mittee for careful consideration. IL the
Senate should act upon the bill without
the measures having received the ma
ture consideration OF the Committee on
| Foreign Relations. II would be reproached
wsth having departed from its usual
course.
On the other hand, II II were sent to the
| committee, various amendments would be
offered to II; for instance, that the COM
missioners should be nominated to ana
approved by the Senate. and that time
| for final report should be fixed in the bill.
| Mr.. Chandler obtained the floor, but his
/ contribution to the discussion consisted in
| having read from the Clerks desk the
memorial submitted TO Congress and the
President last February on the part OF
English gentlemen to have a system or
international arbitration established to
| prevent war.
MR.. TELLER.
Mr.. Teller contended that In ordinary
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 a commission without the
consent of Congress. but If he wanted
the assistance OF Congress he was en-
titled to It.
The Presidents message. as whole,
met with his hearty approval; but he
had expected IL. No President and Sec
rotary he said, had reached point
where he would retire before the asser-
ton OF the Monroe doctrine; 1t was
! American doctrine. IL was doctrine
which grew out of the right Of self-de-
fence.
"If," he said. I'VE believe that the
establishment Of colonies in the West
ern Hemisphere is contrary to our In
| terests and threatening to our institu-
tons, 1t is our right to say that they
shall not be established. We do not
resort to international law for our de-
| fence; we resort to the right OF every
| nation to say that no other nation shall
arrogate to itself so much power as to
| threaten its stability. Let the bill go to
| the committee and. II the committee
| wants two weeks to consider IL. or
month, let the committee take that
time. Nothing win be lost by delay.
Great Britain will not misunderstood
! our attitude: and does not misunderstand
| il now. We know that we are not will
ing to abandon the Monroe doctrine.
| or to permit European governments TO
interfere improperly in American affairs.
| II war should break out 1t would be
a universal war We would not be with
| out European allies. The interests or
| certain European countries would be that
we should destroy the prestige OF Great
Britain. not only on sea, but on land.
Great Britain knows 1t. We know IT.
And the world knows H. The great Rus
sian Government. patiently waiting TO
| gets its advent to the sea, would nnd
| an opportunity which 1t has never yet
had. Do you think II would be slow
to take Il! Russia Is waiting to crowd
her domination on the Line OF British
India Do you suppose she would fail
| to do Il? She Ia waiting to complete her
| commenced domination over China DO
you suppose she would fail to take the
opportunity?
NO DANGER OF WAR.
"In my judgment. there Is no danger OF
war over a trivial question like this.
| The consequences would be more seri-
Gus to Great Britain than to us. But
do not wish to say that In the way OF
| threat. do not believe that that
Is the way 10 discuss this ques-
| ton. Neither Great Britain nor We
can afford to go 10 war unless there Is
| great principle at stake, and great
necessity for war. 1t would be the most
| tnhuman thing in the world for these two
| great English-speaking peoples to go TO
war There Is no haste in this matter
II is a question involving tho friendship,
peace. and prosperity Of the two greatest
| nations In the world. Let us approach
| IL as statesmen and senators ought.
LET us not be impatient. And above
| all. let us not be anxious only to get
| political advantage one side or the other.
| 1t is too big A question for party purposes
and party gain. Let tho question be
settled in such way that when Great
! Britain sees what YOU have don't she
| will know that there is a united nation
| back of IT, and that we have. as We ought
| TO have. the approval of the Civilized
| world. We cannot afford to go to war
until we have that: and that cannot be
had until the facts are iudicially deter
mined. When that determine ton il
made. I am for acting in accordance with
the honor and dignity Of the Govern ment
of the United States. without reference
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 excite
| ment.
As Mr.. Allen persisted in his objection
| to the second reading of the bill, IL had
| to lie on the table until tomorrow, when
1t will have its second reading and when
| a motion TO refer IL TO the Committee on
| Foreign Relations will be i'm order In the
| mean time, Mr.. Morgan, chairman Of the
| committee, has asked the members OF IL
| TO meet at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow, saying
| that there were other resolutions before
1t embodying the same question, and that
| he believed the committee would be pre-
suggestions az 1t might deem proper TO
make, when the Senate could then take
| action on the bill.
CALLS RAILROAD RESOLUTION.
The resolution of Mr.. Calls providing
for an investigation into the charges that
great corporations had attempted to con-
troll elections and legislation, which was
agreed to yesterday, and upon which q
| motion to reconsider was pending. was
then taken up, and Mr.. Call moved to
amend by combining the investigation to
| the State of Florida.
Mr.. Faulkner DemocraD, OF West Vir-
ginia. moved to refer the resolution to
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tlons, with instructions to report upon
the propriety Of such an investigation.
A spirited colloquy between Mr.. Call
| and Mr.. Faulkner was cut short by a
| motion by Mr.. Walthall (DemocraD, Of
Mississippi, to go into executive session.
which motion was agreed to- and at 2:30
| the doors were closed.
At 2:B they were reopened. and the Sem
| ate adjourned until tomorrow.
The House OF Representatives was not
in session to-day. having yesterday adj
journed until tomorrow.
AMERICAN COLONY CHEERS.
BERLIN, December l9.-The members
of the American colony. irrespective Of
party preferences or affiliations are unan-
| imous in approval OF President Cleve-
| lands message, which they regard as a