Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-26

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insert into the code OF internstiona
law q novel principle which was new
er recognized before, and which ha
not since been accepted by the gov
ernment of any other country"
Practically the principle for which
we contend has peculiar if not exclu
sive relation 10 the United States. Il
may not have been admitted in 81
many words to the code Of inter
national law, but since in information
al counsels every nation is entitled Il
the rights belonging to it, il the en-
forcement OF the Monroe doctrine il
something we may justly claim it hai
place IN the code of international lsV
as certainly and as securely as If i
were specifically mentioned, and wher
the United States is q suitor before
the high tribunal that administer
international law the question to b.
determined is whether or not we pre-
sent claims which the justice of tina
code of law can find to be right ant
valid.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
finds its recognition in those princi
pies of international law which are
based upon the theory that every ma
ton shall have its rights protected
and its Just claims enforced.
OF course this government is entire
ly confident that under the sanction
of this doctrine we have clear rights
and undcubted claims. Now is this
ignored in the British reply. The
prime minister, while not admitting
that the Monroe doctrine is appllca-
BILE to present conditions, states: 'In
declaring that the United States would
resist any such enterprise it it was
contemplated, President Monroe
adopted policy which received the
entire sympathy Of the English gov
ernment of the day" He further de-
clares: Though the language OF
President Monroe is directed to the
attainment OF objects which most
Englishmen would agree to be salu-
tary, it is impossible to admit that
they have been inscribed by any ade-
quate authority in the code of inter-
national law"
Again he says: ''They (Her Majes-
ty's government) fully concur with
the view which President Monroe ap-
parently entertained, that any dlstur-
bance of the existing territorial dis
tribution in that hemispere by any
fresh acquisitions on the part of any
European state, would be high ex-
pendent change"
In the belief that the doctrine for
which we contend was clear and def
mite, that it was
FOUNDED UPON SUBSTANTIAL CONSIDER
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and involved our safety and welfare,
that it was fully applicable to our
present conditions and to the state OF
the world'siprogress, and that it was
related to the pending con-
troversy and without any conviction
IS to the final merits of the dispute,
but anxious to learn in satlsfac tory
and conclusive manner whether G reat
Britain sought under a claim of boun-
Diary, to extend her possessions on
this continent without right,or whether
merely sought possession of territory
fairly included within her lines of
ownership, this government proposed
to the government of Great Britain
resort to arbitration as the proper
means of settling the question, to the
end that vexatlous boundary dispute
the two contestants might be
determined, and our exact standing
and relations in respect to the contro-
Versy might be made clear.
1t will be seen from the correspon-
lence herewith submitted that this
proposition has been declined by the !
tr...si : Er.t.sl government, upon grounds
whichin the circumstance, seem to me
% be far from satisfactory. 1t is
ieeply Disappointing that such an ap
peal; actuated by the most friendly
ceilings towards both nations directly
addressed to the scene of
ustice and to the magnanlmity of one
If the greatest powers Of the world
md touching its relations to one COM
weak and small, should
nave produced no better results.
The course to be pursued by this
government in view of the present
does not apper to admit of
serious doubt. Having labored faith
fully for many years to induce Great
Britain to submit this dispute to i'm
partial arbitration, and having been
now finally apprised of her refusal to
do so, nothing remains butto
ACCEPT THE SITUATIONS,
to recognize It's plain requirements
and deal with it accordingly. Great
Britain's present proposition has new
er thus far been regarded as admiss-
able by Venezuela, though any adjust
ment of the boundary which that
country may deem for her advantage
and may enter into of her cwn free
will cannot, of course be objected to
by the United States.
Assuming, however :that the atti-
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