The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-24
WHEELING DAILY INTELIGENCER TUESDAY DECEMBER a. 1896

soon to be appointed and sent to the
South American ports,
Urging Mr.. Rush 10 Join Great Bril-
tain IN the declaration, Mr., Canning
made this important statement: III
a Congress be In fact assembled on the
nffairs OF spanish-Amerlca, shall ask
that you, as the representative OF the
United Stntea At this court. be invited
TO attend H. and II you should not ba
invited shall reserve 10 myself the OPP
ton OF determining whether or not
Great Britain Will send representa-
tive TO IT,"
After moments pause, he addedi
should you be invited and refuse 10
go, shall reserve 20 myself tho same
option, 80 you see how important II IL
In the opinion OF Great Britain that the
United States should not be left out or
view II Europe should determine TO
take cogniznnce OF the subject
The scheme OF France and her Holy
ALLIES was given up, as Mr Rush states,
when they asnerinlned that Great Bril-
thin would oppose at all hazards their
hostile plans with reference to the col
onles, ana that she would be backed by
the United States The government
here promptly approved the course pur-
sued by Minister Rush. II had receiv--
ed his dispatches giving assurance OF
the purposes Of tho British government
and that circumstance was sufficient 10
warrant the President In the bold dec
lRratlon In his annual message,
Declaration OF the Doctrine,
Mr.. Rush closes the interesting mar
rative OF these important occurrences
as follows: "But although no Joint
movement took place, my dispatches
had distinctly put before our govern
ment the intentions OF England, with
which, In the main, our policy hhrmon-
ICED. and President Monroe, In his
opening message to Congress which
followed almost Immediately after
ward. IN December, 1923, put forth his
celebrated declaration, The Presidents
message caused n great sensation IN
Europe. The newspapers were full OF
It. Spanish American securities rose In
the stock markets, and the safety OF
the new states from all European coer-
clon was considered as no longer doubt
full II may be inferred" says Mr.
Rush, that my dispatches reporting
all that had transpired with Mr.. Can
ming. had an influence in producing the
declarations In President Monroe's
message"
II Is a singular fact that in two mat
tiers OF the utmost importance, as thr
as relations with Europe are concerned,
the United States has had the corllal
cooperation OF Great Britain, and In
one OF them the essential aid. When
Louisiana was acquired the United
States government received assurances
from Great Britain OF her hearty ac-
quiescence. That great naval power
would have seized New Orleans and the
mouth ~ tho MIsRigsiDDi II NaDOleon
had not sold II to the United States.
and even In that event the pledge was
given that II should be transferred TO
this country
The foregoing synopsis Of the negoti-
atiOn with Mr., Canning can leave no
doubt OF the truth that the United
States Ia Indebted TO Great Britain for
the declaration Of the Monroe doctrine.
II happened that in each OF these cases
the interests OF England were Identical
with those Of the United States"