The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-31
LODGE PRODS BRITAINS LION.
THE CAME OF GRAB IN VENEZUELA
CLEARLY EXPLAINED.

Doctrine the Two Cardinal Princf-
pies Governing This Country in Its
Relation with Foreign Nations.
Washington, Dec. SO.-Among the pa
pars presented and referred in the Senate
today were resolutions of the Lincoln
Post Of the Grand Army of the Republic
of Topeka, Kan. rendering their serv-
ices" as Mr.. PETER phrased it, in case
We should have any trouble with our
neichbors on the other side of the Atlantic
The resolutions were referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. VOORHEES,. presented a communica-
tion from the charge d'affaires of the
Argentine Rebublic now in charge of the
LEGATION in the absence of the minister)
on the subject of the commercial rela-
tons between that country and the Unit
ell States and asked that it be referred
TO the committee on Finance.
llr Hoar, rep, of Massachusetts, called
attention to the rule of the Senate which
provides that no petition, memorial. or
other paper. signed by citizens or sub
jects of a foreign power shall be received
by the Senate except through transmits
sion from the state department.
i After some colloquy on this point, and
ruling by the Vice President that the
paper could not be received, the matter
was allowed to lie over for the present
The House bill as to bonds was laid be-
fore the Senate read twice and referred
4 10 the finance committee.
n Mr. Mitchell of Oregon gave notice that
4 he would. at the conclusion of the re-
marks to be made to-day by Mr.. Lodge,
N ask the Senate to proceed to the selec-
4 ton of the committees; also, that he
4 would afterward ask the Senate to take
from the table his proposition to impose
4 duty on WOOL for the purpose of enabling
him 10 make some remarks thereon.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Quay, calling on the Secretary of the Navy
for Information as to whether it would be
advantageous to the naval service to con-
\ tract now for six battleships instead of
two, was taken up ana agreed to.
II Mr. Lodge addressed the Senate on the
subject of the Monroe doctrine He said
be mad intended not to do so until the
II joint resolution introduced by him giving
10 the declaration made by Mr.. Monroe in
bis message of December, 1873, the formal
Il sanction of congress had received the
consideration of the committee on for
Il egu relations. But since then the Pres
Ment had sent in his message on the
i Venezuelan difficulty and congress with
out a dissenting voice had authorized the
commission which the President request
ed. This action had led to much wild talk
and cries more vocal than numerous from
those who believe we should never do
amy thing to clash with England's inter-
4 ests. This outcry coupled with London's
Eatempt to frighten congress by produc-
ling a stock panic had tended to confuse
4 the issue. He, therefore, thought little
cool explanation would not be out of
place.
Two cardinal principles. he said, had
always governed the United States in
n their relations with foreign nations
The first was Washington's neutrality
doctrine as laid down in the farewell
n address. The second was the Monroe doc
une, the history of which he traced in
detail
The only attempt heretofore made by
outside powers to break through that
n doctrine was the joint Intervention of
England, France and Spain in Mexico in
l@l A second case has now arisen, and
the maintainance of the Monroe doctrine
II Is again threatened, as it was by the
French in 1862. This second attack upon
he principals of the Monroe doctrine
n pomes from Great Britain, and is made
under cover of a boundary dispute with
Venezuela. In order to show the inn
IMPORTANCE of this controversy, which had
now REACHED a crisis affecting most grave
~ the honor, the interests, the rights,
ana the Well-settled policy of the United
XSIates he sketched briefly, as he said,
X 0ut with elaborate details, the history
Of the dispute between Great Britain and
MNenezuela, and of the negotiations be-
Tween the two countries.
lie continued as follows: "It will be OBJ
Served from this brief outline of the dis
Mie that no new rights have come to
England or to Venezuela since 1914, l. e. ::
since the declaration of President Mon
roe. They have now the rights of Spain
ahd Holland respectively, nothing more
an1 nothing less, and are entitled to eX-
acty what those inherited rights give
mem. In 1886 British minister acknOWl-
edged that Point Barima belonged to
Yenezuela. In 1910. a British court in
Ddmarara declared the territory of the
Morocco. far to the east of the Orinoco, to
9e y enezuelan territory In 1S4l an Eng
Ash engineer laid out perfectly arbi-
nary line, running from the mouth of the
Ormoco, IN southerly direction until 1t
tacaed the southern boundary of British
Guiana. Lord Aberdeen disavowed this
4Ae and proposed another, starting at the
hNer Morocco and going further into the
nleror. Lord Granville proposed an
Gther, reaching further to the west; Lord
hosebery another inside the Schomburgk
me- but coupled with the free navigation
he Orinoco. In 1898 he proposed a Sec
9lQ line. and meantime Lord Salisbury
aa extended the British claim while he
as secretary for foreign affairs. Every
nIitSn minister has offered a duterent
me within which Great Britain would not
onsent to arbitrate, and every British
ainlster has gone beyond his predecessor
making fresh claims to territory beyond
line which he offered, and about
Whch he would arbitrate.
AT first sight this seems to denote incon-
s'ency on the part Of the British gov
nment. but in reality their course has
een Just the reverse. There is apparently
ls' as much support for one line as an
~ ~ AEn lLtg pass DeN OiAtl titC NdAAfg
The Essequibo. From SchOmburgk
III Town. every line was entirely. arbitrary.
ld the constantly growing claims beyond
le various lines offered was in entire
r-Ang with the policy of the British
'eInment Their object was to get as
lch new territory as they could if the
a. Ter ever came to a settlement, which
have used every artihce to delay.
asserting his belief that Great Britain
20 good claim to a foot of land beyond
Essequibo, Mr.. Lodge laid down the
pie that If England, with no au-
GRITTY but a disputed claim, seized ter
.oiE and declines arbitration upon II,
action does not differ from seizing
holding new territory in the Americas
Ar right Of conquest. The seizure of
south American territory by Eng
He asserted, was an absolute viO-
ot the Monroe doctrine
n ine last session of congress- said
lodge. II called the attention of the
and Of the country 10 the man
which England had absorbed the
oi the Pacific and to the neces-
y. cur controlling the Hawaiian isl-
necessity which now becomes
ing with each succeeding day.
now 10 look al the Caribbean
you % note the strong naval
81 winch England has established
a Follow fhe line thence 10
20, ana you. .nud Trinidad, the
~ which fhaa been strongly