New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20

| EX-MINISTER DELCAsSE BELIEVES Mr. CLE'E-
| LAND TO BE A MAN or SOUND sENsE-M
| DELoNCLE PRAISES TIE MON
| ROE DOCTRINE.
| Paris, Dec IN Delcasse, formerly French Min
| lister of the Colonies. said in interview with a
United Press reporter to-day: Mr.. Cleveland Is a
man Of sound sense and reflection. and 1t IL not
| likely that he sent his Venezuelan message to Con-
gress without having duly weighed the consequences
and being practically certain OF achieving his aim
! NJ Delonole the French Colonial expert and Dep
uty spoke in warm approval of the message. which,
| he said vigorously affirmed an understandable Ma
tional tradition and promulgated new public right
| against which British rage Is powerless. 1t Is
| useless" he declared, "for England to hope to OBJ
| tain the support OF Europe In this matter MT
| Cleveland has turned the tables by employing tow
ard Great Britain the methods that she herself has
hitherto used against her enemies. France. which
has long be demanding the arbitration OF her
dispute with Brazil is bound to support Mr.. Ceve-
land who treasures France of the impossibility OF
! Engand's encroaching upon French territory rec
| ognlzed by the Utrecht treaty.
THE appointment Of an American boundary COM
| mission will accomplish work OF justice and es-
| tablish excellent precedent. The eventual con-
SEQUENCES of Mr. Clevelands attitude will be the
autonomy of Canada and the end OF British ntrisues
| I'm Central and South America Europe now real
ICES that a force exists which Is capable Of imposing
respect for right which IT mas hitherto Deeh ac-
customed to ignore"
Joseph Reinaoh, journalist and member OF the
Chamber of Deputies. said: Mr.. Cleveland's In
depreciation of the Monroe Doctrine is quite mad
missible His message IL either an election ma
noeuvre or an aggressive expression of fixed re-
solve to provoke conflict with England Nothing
in the Monroe Doctrine warrants American inter-
ference in the demarcation Of a frontier.
NJ Rouanet member of the Chamber Of Deputies,
said: "England's attitude In Venezuela amply.
ustihes the United States in intervening In behalf
of a weaker republic. President Ceveiand's mes
sage will cause England to reconsider. and not
rush into a conflict few square miles OF
waste land
NJ HANOTAUX DISCOURAGING
London, Dec. ia dispatch from Paris to a news
agency gives a report OF interview with VI.
Hanotaux who was Minister of Foreign Affairs in
the Cabinet OF Premier Dupuy, and retained that
portfolio in the succeeding Ministry formed by NJ
Rbot.
NJ Hanotaux when asked to give his views upon
the tension between the United States and Great
Britain over the latters claim in Venezuela. said
that serious French politician would venture 10
express an opinion in a case upon which two powers
friendly to France at variance. He had, ne
said the most implicit confidence that Lord SANS
burys Judgment, firmness and fairness would az
tain satisfactory solution OF the difficulty without
resort 10 force. $500.
NJ Hanotaux declined to. discuss the Monroe,
Doctrine Each case he said, ought to be judged
upon it's merits II the boundary dispute between
France and Brazil became acute, 1t ought 10 be
submitted to arbitration In the small dispute pc
tween France and Nenezuela when was not Ter sn
terfere He tHanotauD resisted sucn n.e,lerent,s
and simply demanded that France be LETT 70 settle
the matter without tho Intervention OF third party