The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-20

A French Statesman's Opinion Of the
Venezuelan Dispute.


LONDON, Dec. IA special dispatch
from Paris gives an account of an interview
with NJ Hanotaux, the former French Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. in which he is
quoted as saying, referring to the venezue-
Ian dispute, that he thought q question Of
this character ought to be settled on its
own merits, and not on general question
of principle. NJ. Hanotaux is quoted as hav-
ing added that any bearing which Monroe
ism might have on this particular case was
a matter for Great Britain and the United
States to settle. He expressed the most i'm
plicit confidence that the Marquis of Sails
budy's firmness and fairness would find
a satisfactory solution for the diff
Guilty without having recourse to force;
be the result should the United
States interfere in the boundary dis
pute between France and Brazil, NJ. Hano-
present Minister for Foreign Affairs, were
of the opinion that If the dispute became
acute it ought TO be settled by arbitration.
NJ. Hanotaux Is then quoted as saying: In
the dispute between France and Venezuela,
which, however, was not OF territorial
character, the United States sought TO in
terfere. AS Foreign Minister 1 resisted such
Intervention, and simply demanded that we
be allowed to settle with Venezuela direct
without any sort OF interference by third
party"
Paris Newspapers Support Britain.
PARIS, Dec. bah newspapers which
comment to-day On President Cleveiand's
message and the subsequent action Of the
United States Congress support the stand
taken by Great Britain In the matter, and
protest that Monroeism is not and cannot
be a principle of international law. The
Figaro says: "Why should the United States
refuse other powers the right Of defending
their interests in America when they them
selves intervened in Turkey without any one
thinking of opposing them?"
The Steele says: Applying the doctrine
raises an interesting question, not only for
Great Britain, but for the other European
powers, which ought to unite in common
Defense"
The Eclair believes that Great Britain and
the United States will keep the conflict
England is right, because Monroeism is
only an ingenious trick, and cannot be sub
stituted for law"
The Gaulois states: There will be no
hostilities. as the governments will be more
circumspect than the newspapers"
The 1emps says: An inaeilnite exten,
of President Cleveland's strange innovation
are calculated to eventually infringe the
interests and rights of all the powers with
colonies in America and II behooves the
cabinets of the powers to examine how
far they can allow a precedent to be
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brought up against them. While this is
none the less true, Great Britain will prob
ably be wrong in reckoning on much eff
fective sympathy In Europe"
In conclusion the Temps's article remarks:
''This sudden coming face to face with
the possibility of war, almost civil war.
and in any case fratricidal one, between
the two great Anglo-Saxon nations, pre-
sents itself to many politicians as an op-
perfume refutation Of certain grandiose and
dangerous dreams"
The Iiberte says: "Great Britain has dip
lomatic right on her side, but We hesitate
to think she will make that casus belli."