The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
CHAPLAIN M|LBURN PRAYED FOR PEACE,

ollerence from the House bill being that
1t fixes the. number of commissioners at
three and requires that they shall be ap
pointed by and with the consent of the
Senate.
Platt (R.) of Connecticut differed with
the conclusions of the committee with
great difidence, and he rose to speak upon
the subject with great deal of embarrass-
ment. His opinion was very decided that
the Senate had better not amend the House
bill. but pass it as it came over, and in that
view be understood that the chairman of
the committee concurred. 1t was useless, he
said, to deny that this was very grave
and important subject, but in its conSd-
Grafton Senators ought not to talk about
war. Senators did not invite war. They
deprecated it. There was no reason, al
present, TO suppose that war was to be pre-
cipltated. The American people would not
shun it, however, if it became inevitable.
The American people, he said, were
never more in earnest from the brea king
out of the revolution to this day, than in
the determination to assert and maintain
what they believe to be essential to the
safety of the republic.
Sherman (R.) of Ohio. a member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, said he
could not, for the life of him, see the ne
cessity of haste in considering the propo-
sition before the Senate. The contro-
versy, which was the foundation OF the
trouble, was an ancient one. 1t had ex-
listed for many years between Venezuela
and Great Britain. 1t was only re-
Gently that the subject had been noticed
lN1r+l Of cd
he asked, should there be any excitement
about it? Why should there be eager
ness to seize upon the subject in order to
create a probability of war with Great
Britain and to arouse the patriotism of
the American people?
The American people needed no such
excitement if they had to face war. The
Monroe doctrine had never been applied
to any particular case. 1t was not re-
garded when the American army invaded
Mexico. Still the people of the United
States have always insisted upon their
right to protect American nationalities
from European encroachment.
Mills (D.) of Texas said that it appeared
to him that the most important considera-
tion of the whole subject had been utterly
the money consideration. Where were
the revenues to be obtained? How was
the Government to get money.to carry on
the war and carry it on successfully? A
conflict with Great Britain would be no
child's play and the mistake of under
rating it should not be committed. 1t
might not be, as the Senator from Ohio
(Sherman) thought, that there would be
no war. His (Mills) voice was for peace,
but for peace honorable and consistent
with the safety and dignity of the United
States.
But" Mills continued, "the American
Government and the British Government
have arrived at point, after long dis
cussion, where both say they will not
yield, and the President says that we
ought to resist with ali means in our
power. Certainly, then, we are standing
face to face on the very edge OF battle;
and prudence and safety demand that we
should look to our treasure-box and see
where we are to obtain the money to carry
on this great struggle
In developing this idea Mills argued
that the first course to be taken was an
amendment of the constitution legalizing
joint resolution proposing such an amend
ment should be passed and sent to the
State Legislatures.
Lodge (R.) of Massachusetts, said that
he had yesterday given notice of amend
ments, but he should not offer them to-
day, because he thought it of the most i'm
portance that there should be absolutely
no division whatever in the Senate on any
question involving the support of the
President in the position he had taken
AS to the English idea that the whole
thing was an electioneering business, he
wanted to see that idea done away with
He wanted to make it understood that
there was no division of sentiment among
the American people; and he wanted the
Senate to-day to say plainly to these peo.
pie in London, who were undertaking to
make a scare in this country by selling
stocks and calling loans in the American
market, that the American people were
united on this question-that they propose
to stand by it, and that the attempt to
create panic in Wall street by calling
loans and draining gold was not the road
to honorable and peaceful settlement
Applause in the galleries.
Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada declared that
the sentiment in the United States in favor
of the Monroe doctrine was practically
unanimous. He accused England of var
ious attempts to irrltate the United States
in the matter of Alaska, of slaughtering
seals and of the seizure of Corinto in
Nicaragua. And he declared that 1t was
this English arrogance which had aroused
the feelings OF the American people.
Great Britain" he exclaimed vebe-
mently, "can put an end to it by being
honest and reasonable" [Renewed ap-
plause in the galleries, which was
promptly suppressed by the Vice-Presi-
dent.
White CD of California said that he
could not bring himself to believe that
there was the serious menace to peace
which Senators supposed. He concurred
in everything that had been said as to the
necessity Of firmly and rigidly, and at all
times, enforcing the Monroe doctrine. But
he was persuaded that if on careful and
judicial investigation the facts were made
patent to the world, there would be no diff
ficulty as to an honorable solution.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire said