Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-11-03
BRITISH RIGHTS, SO-CALLED.
SENATOR MORGAN SHOWS UP SOME OF
sALIsBURY's FALLACIEs.
In Her Conduct With Certain Tribes En-
gland Violates International Law
No Standing in Yenezuela-Ths
schomburg Line.

Washington, Nov. 2.--Senator Morgan, of
Alabama, chairman Of the foreign rela-
tons committee. and an authority on in
ternational law, in an interview to-day
called attention to Lord Sallsburys claim
that Great Britain had acquired rights in
the disputed territory adjoining Venezuela
by treaty with the native Indian tribes.
He said: For the last three-quarters Of q
century Great Britain has been forming
whenever she could little y-arrangements
with Indian tribes that had chieftains and
We're regularly constituted into tribes. 1t
was in that way that she recognized the
Mosquito king, Clarence. Such treaties
with such people are made right in the
teeth OF the well understood and well ac-
cepted doctrine Of Great Britain, Germany,
France. Spain and all the American states,
winch is that when "a country has acquired
py conquest or discovery any territory,
me IAd4an tribes found therein are con-
hldtreL as occupants at will or the SOW
efe!gn, and are not regarded as nations
having sovereignty, such sovereignty inur-
lAs 20 the nations that discovered or con-
qNeEea tAe territory. a recognition Of the
sovereignty OF such Indian tribes has been
iegaEGed as Il breach of the international
Fkhts OF other nations.
tor this reason any claims OF Great
BFltain with venezuela based upon private
dIedLts win Indian chiefs arc OF no avail
ana a ,t snouil not pe recognized as being in
conformity with International law ! think
Great Britain IS preparing now to adjust
mat Venezuelan boundary question on the
II.
When that line was established the British
co!OnlstS commenced moving out TO IL ana
iti5. making setff!ements' and particularly taxi
!As up gold claims, and Venezuela, In her
weakness, has been compelled to stand by
ana see that course pursued until Great
Brltain sets up a claim similar 10 that of
a man who has occupied for u number OF
years territory belonging to someone ehe,
- would suppose that unless Great
ot me schonbnrgh line II Is hardly prob
1,.ooiie 1oiie that ne United States can be in
rpN Its a
ever involved In such a controversy the
brltish government ought TO be compelled
yJo,ss asom H.,; or Gisanow the dependence OF
,nta EnElanq t1eda night 70 e. Alaska ana enter
tribes there. with as much reason as she
could make treaties with such chiefs To-
Gated to the South OF US,
Colo fields and the territory at the mouth
OF the, Ornoco, which was the key to the
cS,n{ Goa{tro' OF the entire central part OF Vene-
,b, Iueia, We're. Senator Morgan said. the
IN the interview the senator also urged
mat mat oi, ittishouid 20 made part of the for
m understanding by which we could deal
in diplomatic matters directly with Can
aIa Rr, an ana "a cuba, instead of through Great
Turning TO- Cuba, the senator was asked
DO You think congress would be favora-
proposition were acceptable TO Spain?"
~ I have ,i9 no right to suppose that con-
span MSsa ike every oher Gan Gnly that
end, consult the highest interests OF her
peopie' and she may md 1t TO be pa
trlolc duty 10 free herself from the con-
tr9i Of Cuba which has more influence on
politics IN Spain to-day than any local
question in the kingdom, ! do not care
anything, about the acquisition of Cuba
as an addition 10 our territory, but | should
,, want Il for the military strength II would
rs England liable TO interpose any OBJ
lection TO the United States acquiring Cuba
or &c 10 take any active part in the struggle
Ia
,,,Iih That VIII depend upon whether she
would not like to do anything that would
result in an open rupture with the United
states. Great Britain Is in no position to
use coercion or threats in her policy to-
wards the United States, She has resorted
10 a very different policy OF late years,
and she now seeks her ends by negotia.
ton. She has SO many possessions near
our coast that war would be a great
disaster 10 her, because no matter how
much the commerce of our cities might be
injured by her navy, the conclusions OF
that war would see Canada and the
islands OFF our. coast in the hands Of the
United States"