The Portland daily press., 1895-12-18

sentatives of the American Republics
Greatly PIeased-Eveu the ''sun"
Shines on the Sentiment Though 1t
Blinks at the Writer-Comment of the
NY. and Boston Press.
Washington, December fin the
Senate the evidence of approval of the
message was equally strong and signifi-
can't on both sides of the chamber, per-
haps even more so on the Republican
than on the Democatic side.
Mr.. Morgan, Democrat of Alabama,
looking over to the Republican side, re-
| marked there was "no mistaking the
meaning of that
Mr.. Frye, Republican of Maine, gave
an asserting nod, with the remark:
"That is capital"
moved that the message and documents
| be printed and the order was made.
Mr.. Lodge, Republican of Massaohu-
setts, suggested that the correspondence
be read, but yielded his own wish onSthe
| subject when the remark was made that
the correspondence was too long to be
read now.
| Mr.. Morgan, the chairman Of the COM
m1ttee on foreign relations, moved that
the message accompanying papers be
referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations and the motion was agreed to.
| The committee on foreign relations is
authorized to sit during any recess of the
Senate
AT 1.20 p. m. the ordinary executive
business was unsuited to thu excited
mental condition of the Senators and the
Senate adjourned until tom orrow.
Senator Pugh said: con this matter
| Democrats and Republicans come togeth-
free coinage. The message certainly in
dioates that there will be war unless Eng
land backs down..
| Senator Call: sit is excellent, splendid.
The matter is still open to arbitration,
and am sure England will finally con-
sent. !"
| Senator Villas: ''I look upon it as a
strong and able state paper. One that
will rank with any state paper issued by
the administration.
| The diplomats report that representa-
| tiyes of American republics in Washing.
/ ton are highly elated over the Presidents
message and nearly all cabled Fcopious ex-
| tracts of the document to their respective
! governments. Ever since the Corinto
affair they have been somewhat despond-
ent over the supposed indisposition of the
United States to resist foreign aggression
on the American continent. Today they
could not find language adequate to ex-
press their admiration for President
Cleyeland's foroible utJeranoes, particu-
larly in regard to the possible resort to
other competitions than those "ln the
arts of peace"
l None of the American ministers or
charges d'affairs consented to speak au-
thoratiyely for their governments in the
absence of instructions. nor would be
led into public interview on the subject.
i One, who has had perhaps more expert
ence IN the international affairs of the
United States than most of his colleagues
in the diplomatic corps said that while
he was gratifled to see that the United
States had finally taken firm stand on
the Monroe doctrine, it would be unwise
to consider 1T established in code of ma
tions although he believed the European
nations would be compelled to recognize
its force, hereafter, it is not by any means
sure that its effect could be made re-
traotive, rs its application to the Vene-
zuelan matter certainly would be. Aside
from this he honed (ana in this he be-
lieved American republics would support
the United States) England would be
forced by war if necessary to give up the
territory stolen from Venezuela, he trust
ed Congress would authorize the execu-
tive to furnish arms and men to drive
out 40, 900 squatters referred to by Lord
Salisbury.
~ Another representative of a government.
that has dispute with Great Britain, as
to the matter Of land grabbing, differing
only in degree from Venezuela, declared
that if the United States was sincere in
this matter and supported President
Cleveland's suggestion for a boundary
| co,,, ice ion bovon6 E,1 cr1an1,S ir,f111apcp
it would result in the greatest friendly
alliance both for peace and war of the
most progressive American republics The
boundary question in Alaska, he said
could then be as quickly settled as that
in Venezuela, and the rapid encroach-
would be terminated and the title to th Q
territory of Brazil, now claimed by
French and British Guiana, would be
determined with the bull DOING power Of
Gerat Britain nullitied. He believed her
commercial supremacy would disappear
and trade would flow on the north and
south instead of east and west
Another of the South American repub-
lies was disposed in the view of the atti-
tude of the United States in past years
and peculiar political conditions now
existing in this country, to await a sober
thought of people in regard to the mes
sage. He thought he should like to hear
|
man of foreign relations) would say
} about the readiness of the United States
to go to war about Venezuela, where its
interest was so small, compared with
what they presumed to be the cause OF
Nicaragua and Cuba. His opinion was
that Great Britain would not recede be-
hind the Sohomburg line in the British
Guianan claims, and the United States
would not resort to force in she attempt
to compel her to do so. He thought Lord
Salisbury would very promptly conceds
the remainder of the Venezuelan oonten.
tion, including the control of Orinco's
mouth, and that the United States woulc
secure Venezuelas' aoquiescence in thai
boundary.
Mr. Russell, Republican of Connecticut,
said: ''Ihe message is good Anything
less would be unpatriotic and oowardly
in a President of the United States. The
committee will delay the settlement OF
the controversy and furnish information
already known. Its suggestion is prudent
! and perhaps allows England chance to
retTact. 1t is not necessary, and we don I
want to daily any i'll this controversy.
| What n vify Mr. Glayaland cannot aDnfv