Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-22
THE ygslzulLAS DISPUTE.

The NentE1elan question is appar-
emily approaching q crisis. England
refuses 10 submit, II to Arbitration aud
Vontzue declines 10 submit to the
demands Of Great Britain. Secretary
olney, II Is said, has notified Lord
SALISBURY that Any attempt TO extend
British Territory on this hemisphere
will be regarded a. an uniflendly act
toward the Uniiei States, anu follow ing
Ihb note comes EnglsnI's ulrimatum
demanding compensation Of Veptsuela
Tor the arrest II an English serssant.
In Paris tho situation IL regarded as
'pr,ludiclAl" TO toe psace OF the worl :,
while the diplomats Ia Washington no
longer make a secret Of the fact that
they look upon II NJ the most serious
since our county inttrvenod IN behalf
VI Mexico. Its even talked OF A. a
possibility that the Pfesld may feel
justified In converting Congres, in ex.
uaordinAry session.
Least excitement seems 10 prevail
In London. The papers unanimously
hold that tho Monroe doctrine IL not
applicable to the osss, AMI they are
confident that the United State, will
not espou,e the cause OF tho South
American republic. They poiut 10 tho
dispute with NioaIagua az prsoe.
dent. To suppoio that our govern
menl would rsiumo the burden Of a
protectorAte over all the Spanish
American republics they. say Is Ab.
aufd, anu volunteer ths friendly advice
not TO send . squadron - Venezuela,
Ne that would tend TO render the rela.
lions belwesu the ecu nttiss strained.
In all this II Ia evident that Eng
land assumes. the right to extend her
territory on this continent, notwith-
standing the Monroe doctrine. She
would willingly side with the United
5lates, we are told, II any other
European county were about 10 un-
dertake enotoaehme u on the Western
Hemispher; for that would be- against
tho Monros doctrine, which was
framed for the special benefit OF the
countries leagusd together In the holy
alliance. But when the same doctrine
lie ma 10 to bear on what England con.
siders her own Interests In this part OF
the world, tho matter 10 different.
Then that muoh.lalked-oi doctrine has
10 application.
II may be true that the policy out.
lined by President Monroe In
the first place was intended as a notice
to France and Russia that the A msrl-
can continents were closed against
their further effort, at coioniz ,tion, but
II is equally tfue, that out OF this prin-
olple has grown another doctrine--
the Psn.Amorloan. Iuasmuoh as the
American counties have common In
Ierests, tits natural that they should
stand together against encroAohments
OF any kind ON the part Of ioreign na-
lions, whether from Europe or Asla,
anu huo thiseh pNshes boihH Ahe
slrougesi OF all tho oyuntrlos
on this side Of tho globe, her
place, naturally, IL at the heal
OF this group Of nations. For thsi
Is,son, England, 10 dealing with Ven
szuela, must expect to have to take
this ciuntTy Into consideration.
1t IL not likely that our government
will be called upon TO take ny arms In
behalf Of Venezuela, for the simple
reason that neither England nor any
other European country, under tn,
existing rivAlrles ana jeslouslss smo ng
themselves. would dare to carry the
dispute to that point. But II il quiz,
probable that fierce diplomatic wal
IN imminent, anu the outcome OF THU
may possibly be victory by which
Pan.Amerlcaniim VIII be- vindlcAted
ior tho United sthles " q mighty
nation. by the powerful handling o
commerclal Interests anu her monetary
and financial relations, she might IN
fllcl inIuries TO any enemy, no Ice
serious than those that could be- oauseS
by her navy and army.