The morning times., 1895-12-18
sALIsBURY's TERsE REPLIES.
lie Says We Are Not Concerned In tile
Venezuelan Dispute

Venezuelan Dispute.
Lord Salisbury's reply is addressed to
sir Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador
at Washington, under date OF November a6
iast. This dealt only with the application of
the Monroe e doctrine in tie cas-. at Issue, and
was followed on the same day by another
note discussing The boundary dIsput. per
Sc.
so lar as ne is aware the Monroe doctrine
has never been before advanced on behalf
of the United States in any written coInrnu-
uicatiOn addressed 10 the government OF an
other nation. He gives what he believes is
the British Interpretation OF the doctrine.
aud maintains that the dangers which We're
apprehended by President Monroe have no
reiatiou 10 the state of things in which We
live at the present day, and adds, with
tnlnly-cOvereu irony, LtaL Ut is intelligibie
shat Mr.. Oluey Should invoke i'll defense OF
ne views on wnIcn lie / s now INSISTING an
authority tNonroep which enjoys SO high
a popularity with his own feiiowcountry-
men,"
IDc dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela. AYERS Lord Salisbury, is a con-
.roversy with which the United States have
ITO apparent practical concern.
Continuing IN short. plthy sentences, he
,aysit is difficult, indeed, to see how the
question in controversy can materially
iiect any state or community outside
uose primarily interested; that the disputed
frontier OF Venezuela has nothing To do
with any or the questions dealt with by
President Monroe; that it is not qucs-
tlDu OI Inc cOlpnlZdtIOu duN
power OF any portion of America, nor OF Z he
imposition upon Tue communities OF South
America OF any system of government de-
viSed in Europe.
1T is," ne says, simply the determine
zion or The frontier OF a british possession
which belonged TO the throne OF England
long before the republic of Venezuela came
INTO existence"
AS lie proceeds In the discussion the
language Of Lord Salisbury becomes tart.
He argues on the theory that the Mon
.lsn fri coll lG hIlf Al tG-
claims any intention of being understood
expressing any acceptance OF IL ON the
part OF her maj ajestys government.
He qutes Mr.. Omey as sa yIng: That dis
tance and 5000 miles OF intervening ocean
make any political union between Euro
Dean and an American State unnatural and
inexpedient, will hardly be denied" and
adds that 1.-THE necessary meaning OF these
words is that the union between Great
Britain and Canada; between Great Britain
ana Jamaica and Trinidad; between Great
Guiana are 'tnexpedfent and unnatural"
President Monroe, says his lordship, dis
claims any such inference from his doctrine;
but in this, as in other respects, Mr.. OIney
develops it,
"He lays down." says Lord Salisbury,
that the inexpedient and unnatural char
an American state fs so obvious that it viii
hardly be denied. Her majesty's govern
ment are prepared eInphatically TO deny
IL on behalf OF both the British and American
people who are subject to her crown. They
maintain that the union between Great
Britain and her territories in the western
hemisphere is both natural and eXpedient.
But they are not prepared TO admit that the
recognition OF that expediency is clothed
with the sanction which belongs to adOp-
tion- Of International law.
'tThey are hot Prepared to admit that the
interests OF the United States are neces.
sarlly concerned in every frontier dispute
which may arise between any two of the
States who possess dominion In the Western
hpmiRDhere. and still Less caQ tQpv Apcaut
the doctrine that the United States are en-
titled to claim that the process of arbitration
shall be applied to any demand for the
surrender OF territory which one OF those
States may make against another"
Lord Salisbury concludes With the state
menttbat her ma testy' y'sgOvernmenthave not
between themselves and Venezuela viii