The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-18
CERTAINLY INDICATES WAR
OPINIONS GIVEN BY MEMBERS or
 CONGRESS- ON MESSAGE.


 MT. Faulkner Says There Can Now Be No Such Thing as a Backdown-Coug gre.s- man Russell Endorses It-Spirited and Noble Document - Diplomats Are Elated-Opinions of the English Press Monroe Doctrine of Historical Interest," London Chronicle Expresses Regret.
 Washington, Dec. 17,--In the senate the reading of the presidents message was concluded amid applause on both sides of the chamber, although it was more pronounced on the republican side, Among those who discussed the mes sage were the following:
 Mir. Brice, dem, of Ohio: The idea of appointing a commission suggests a long continuance of the discussion. Commissions drawing a per diem do not conclude their labors speedily, and no one can tell when this commission would cease to draw it's per diem.
 MT, German, dem., of Maryland; It is a very thorough, emphatic and strong American message. It looks very much as if the president intended to enforce the Monroe doctrine.
 MT. Cafferey, dem, of Louisiana; I have not thoroughly digested the message, but so far as I was able to hear it I am compelled to say that I look upon it as a most extraordinary message.
 Mr. Bacon, dem., of Georgia: I agree with every word of it.
 MT. Pugh, dem., of Alabama: On this matter democrats and republicans come together with one accord. I am for war and free coinage. The message certainly indicates that there will be war unless England backs down.
 MT. Call, dem, of Florida It is eX- cellent; splendid. The matter is still open to arbitration, and l am sure Eng land will finally consent.
 Mr. Villas, dem, of Wisconsin: I look upon it as strong and able state paper, one that will rank with any state paper issued by any administration.
 MT. Gray dem, of Delaware: I must decline to be interviewed on the sub iect.
 MT. Chiffon, dem. of Texas: It is an able and timely declaration of the true American principle
 MT. Faulkner, dem, of West Virginia: The message may effect the Salisbury ministry before the English prime min- ister gets through with it. He must stand up now or go under. There can be no such thing as a back down on the part of the United States. Congress will endorse and support the president in the stand he has taken.
 Mir Voorhees, dem, of Indiana: I en- dorse every word of the message. It strikes the right key and will meet with a sympathetic response in the heart of every American.
 MT. Russell, rep, of Connecticut, said the message is good. Anything less would be unpatriotic and cowardly in president. A commission will delay the settlement of the controversy and furnish no information not already known. Its suggestion is prudent, perhaps, and allows England chance to retract. It is not necessary, and we don't want to daily any in these con- troversies. What a pity MT. Cleveland cannot apply his patriotic instincts to the benefit of our home industries as well as to the defence of our rights under the Monroe doctrine.
 MT Call, rep, of Massachusetts, said the reply of Lord Salisbury attempts in effect to do away with the Monroe doc urine. Since Great Britain declines to submit the Venezuelan boundary to ar Ditration we must ascertain that boun- dary for ourselves and then resist any encroachment upon it. The message of the president is a spirited and noble document and should receive the united support of both parties.
 The diplomatic representatives of American republics in Washington were highly elated over the presidents message and nearly all of them cabled copious extracts of the document to their representative governments. Ever since the Corinto affair they had been somewhat Respondent over the suppos- ed indisposition of the United States to resist foreign aggression on the American continent, but to-day they could not find language adequate to eX- Cleveland's forcible utterances, parti- cularly regarding the possible resort to other competitions than those "in the arts of peace"
 None of the American ministers of charges d'affaires, however, consented to speak authoritatively for their gov ernments, nor would any be led into a public interview on the subject. One who has had perhaps more experience in the international affairs than most of his colleagues in the diplomatic corps said that while he was gratified to see that the United States had finally taken a firm stand on the Monroe doctrine it would be unwise to consider estab- lished in the code of nations and al- though he believed European nations would be compelled to recognize it's force hereafter it was not by any means sure that its effect could be made retro active as its application to the Venezu- elan matter certainly would be. Aside from this he hoped (and in this he be- lieved all American republics would support the United States) that England would be forced by war, if necessary, to give up the territory she had stolen from Venezuela, and he trusted that congress would authorize the executive