Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-20


conviction that while it is grievous
thing to contemplate the two great
English-speaking people of the world
as being otherwise than friendly
competitors in the onward march oil
civilization and strenuous and worthy
rivals in all the arts OF peace, there is
no calamity which great nation can
invite which equals that which follows
supine submission to wrong and
injustice and consequent loss of ma.
tional self-respect and honor. beneath
which is shielded and defended the
peoples safety and greatness.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Dec. II, 1895.
Accompanying the message is the
correspondence on the subject, start.
ing with Secretary Olney's celebrated
note of July 20 last, to Mr.. Bayard, re.
opening negotiations with Great Brit.
ain, looking to arbitration of the
boundary dispute. In this note Secre.
tary Olney, after stating that the prop.
osition that America is in no part
open to colonization has long been
conceded, declares:
"Our present concern is with an
other practical application of the Mon.
roe doctrine, viz: That American
non-intervention in Europe necessarily
implied European non-intervention in
American affairs, the disregard oil
which by any European power is to be
deemed an act Of unfriendliness to.
wards the United States"
The Secretary says this rule has
been uniformly acted upon for seventy.
six years, and cites many instances in
diplomatic history.
The Senators showed the keenest
interest in the reading OF the message.
There was hardly vacant seat on
the Republican side and but few ab.
sentees on the Democratic side.
AS the reading closed, there was
hearty handclapping from all quarters
of the chamber, Chandler, Republican
of New Hampshire, leading the DEM
onstration on the Republican side.
The veterans OF the Senate say it WAS
the most spontaneous demonstration
in their recollection.
The message aud accompanying
documents were referred to the Com
mitee on Foreign Relations, and at
L :15 p. NJ. the Senate adjourned.
The House devoted itself to-day to
discussing the proposition TO have two
election committees instead of one,
the Venezuelan message meanwhile
lying unopened. This caused Crisp to
exclaim:
"There is an important message
from the President relating to Vene-
zuela lying on that table, and this Re-
publican Congress enters upon parti-
san action, delaying the consideration
of the Presidents message"
Hulick, Republican, of Ohio, was
quickly on his feet with this inquiry:
els it this House or the Presidents
ducking excursion that has delayed
the message on the Venezuelan ques-
ton" There was round of laughter
and applause from the Republican
side.
"There is the message" proceeded
Crisp. at lies unheeded, and yet it
is frank, honest and manly support
of the Monroe doctrine"
Both sides joined in applause at the
mention of the Monroe doctrine.
In its editorial on the Venezuelan
matter, the World, of Wednesday said ::
President Cleveland's message to
Congress on the Venezuelan matter is
a serious blunder because it is based
upon a wrong conception; because it
is not sustained by international law
or usage, and because it places the
United States in false position. The
President i'll his message, like Sec
rotary Olney in his dispatches, assumes
that the policy of Great Britain in
Venezuela involves a menace to this
country. The President says that the
doctrine (oi Monrue) upon which we
stand is strong and sound, because it's
enforcement is important to our peace
and safety as a nation, and is essential
to the integrity of our free institutions
and the tranquil maintenance OF our
distinctive form of government
care our peace and safety az ma
ton, the integrity of our free institu-
tons and the tranquil maintenance of
our distinctive form of government
threatened by an extension, however,
unwarranted and arbitrary, of the
English possessions in Venezuela?
The preposterous nature of this lingo
bugaboo is sufficiently indicated ly
pointing to Canada and to British Co.
lumbia, on our very border. England
is not foreign nation in this hem
isphere. Great Britain owns more
territory on this continent than we do.