New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-29

,,,,,o o,ber governments to unite in reutrallzins
the canal.
THE CLAYTON -BULWER TREATY.
TIE eighth article OF the treaty coVe'eu any po'
sb,e canal at Tehuau;epec' Nicaragua VI "'
noes Tao Tribune advise me to vote that the cay
49,. r,,.or treaty. "a no longer alive. notwlthstanG-
inc IN. positivc declaration II US by hhg''"o III
1871 that the troublesome eiGath article was 'hen
in full force and vigo-? secretaries b''i'e anu
treiIrghuysen for different reasons ue"ouiood Tue
treaty as void or as voidaole ny US out r"sIahu
c,id e. vas neither For which reasons would The
Tribune have me vote 10 denorncc the treaty as al
a. .,Jo Shall do /; on tho ground that IL CONNECTS
,i,h nolicv or doctrine OF ours? Shall vote gen
orally that the Monroe Doctrine Is par vl 1ne
tIons when law - nations eacn nation may exc
ish troops at Corinto IS an occupancy foFpddeh Dy
This is what Secretary Freingnuys.n said N issi
81 Tho Doctrine: The President tArthur) believes
tbot the formation Of prottctora,e by Europeah
natons over the isthms tranH, wo , ne II, ro.
as sst Tet bv the United states" But precisely
that the Clay.Snr .o on 20 ssv The sentiment
Is iunroperly termed II doctrine anu II hhS 10
prescribed sanction ana 1o us i * not the
ho.niteh,e nrncipe which II Is sometimes charged
as being and whch Gse6 on mt h h bd@heperc anS
thai none but republican Governments shan mere De
IVA, ioct rine but It pretty clearly shows that II
at least opposes any nerVsnuon ny Eulop' r
publics.' - l., -o..o. oo,,,itu.cl by
,ao consent OF the nations. ana nobody mat nave
bea rd nretends that the Monroe Doctrine mas mus
hocome a mart of the law of nations. When IL IS
described AZ n sentiment rs n policy IA something
thai Inc United States are TO cndeayor to pcrsutu.
Other nations to accept. ! can understand II. pnt
when II Is set up a T;ic of law for the govern
mon, Of the President. myself. tho senate or on
rr,ss my mind docs not get hold OF any sure holi
ing rrouid ! uudcra:ard. think as wei as an!
ho,v what IS. IN potictl Affairs, or IN iht'I
national affairs traiiicknC. trading. coaNg' per
suadng terrifying. giving aud taking-whlch -, ~
what ! suppose dp.omacy 20 be- but wneh me ~
Monroe pscirine Is pointed out 20 me as rui' OF
international law to which other Governments nave
assentcd cannot see H. 1T, ....a,,,,I
Nor can I quite gee the meaning of the perpel l
nagginC in the newspapers aimed al or hUN' ~
rncrt nj Washing r We have good ca III, -.
ranaro;lcn against foreign Government " I-ni
Is not og we mink. fairy and promptly met lhc!
let MS say so and act accordingly Possibly era"
pri,.in is absolutely wrong In no. tree tt1an' oi
Nicaragua Int have seen 10 evidence u" II r.
have dca.t vory summarily IN times gone ny WIN
rlaces and Governments ~ the south oi US a. 70"
rxamnic our bomharlmsat % GREY town, an ac'
done bv larcv-and. there fore. am houtd ~ "
IIcve II was absolutely iustihahle. 30 ~ %, our
noOspapcrs really appreciate whaf WouH p' ~
r.rii.t uuon the property ana finances %. NV, y,
I-rt.cd states and England as well OF n s'r's W
angry notes. betwccr-tO cav roth.nS or HrlNb -
Iostil riin-,hc Governments az Nashagi On an'
a, rordonp The time may como wh'h 'hps'
angry notes and that hostile gi" may ~ h'0e9
sorr bu. | do not see It yet In light