Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-27
Executive Mansion. Decepher II. 1895.
BRITISH SIDE OF TnE QUESTION
Lord Salisbury says We Have No Bust
ness TO Interfere.

Lord salisbury says we nave NO Busi
ness to Interfere.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE British side OF
the question is set forth in two notes from
Lord Salisbury to Sir Julian Pauncefote,
one of which the ambassador is instructed
to deliver to Secretary Olney. The note
is dated November %, and says:
ION August Z l transmitted to Lord
Cough a copy of dispatch from Mr. Olney
which Mr.. Bayard left with me on that
day. l will not now deal with those por-
lions of which are concerned exclusively
with the controversy that has for some
time past existed between the republics
of Venezuela and her majesty's govern
ment in regard to the boundary which sep
arates their nominations.
The contentious set forth bv Mr.. Olney
in this part of his dispatch are repre-
scented by him as being an application OF
the political maxims which are well
known in American discussion under the
name of the Monroe doctrine. AS far as
| am aware this doctrine has never been
before advanced on behalf of the United
States in any written communication di-
reeted to the government of another ma
ton, but it has been generally adopted
and assumed as true by many prominent
writer's in the United States. 1t is said
to have largely influenced the government
of the country in the conduct of its for
eign affairs; though Mr. Clayton, who
Taylor, expressly stated that that admin
istration had in no way adopted it. But
during the period that has elapsed since
the message of President Monroe was
delivered in 1928 the doctrine has un-
dergone very notable development anc
the aspect which it now presents in the
hands of AIR. Olney differs widely from
its character when 1t first issued from the
pen of its author.
THE dangers against which President
Monroe thought 1t right TO guard were
not as Imaginary as they would seem al
the present day. The system of which he
speaks and of which he so resolutely dep
recates the application to the American
continent was the system then adopted
by certain powerful states on the CONT
| nent of Europe, of combining to prevent
by force of arms the adoption in Other
| countries of political institutions which
| they disliked, and to uphold by eXterna
pressure which they approved. Variou.
portions of South America had recently
| declared their independence and that in
| dependence had not been recognized bS
| the governments of Spain and Portugal
| TO which, with small exception, the whol,
| of Central and South America were nom
| inally subject. 1t was not an imaginary
| condition that he foresaw, IL he feareI
| that the same spirit which had dictated
| the French expedition into Spain Nigh
| inspire the more powerful government:
| of Europe with the idea of imposing 10y
| the force of European arms, upon tn,
| South American communities the form Of
| government and the political connection
| which they had thrown of. In declarins
| the United States would resist any suci
| enterprise If contemplated. Presiden
Monroe adopted a policy which received
the entire sympathy of the English gov
eminent of that date.
1.-The dangers which were apprehendeC
| by President Monroe have no relation t.
the state of things in which we live a
the present day.
There is no danger Of any European
state treating any part Of the American