The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-20
NOT UlhIXED
Is Praise Of the Presidents
Message.
A VARIETY OF OPINIONS ARE
EXPRESSED.

How French Statesmen Differ In Their
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Foreign Powers Do
Not Take Kindly to the Monroe Doc
trine-People are Taking Sober Second
Thoughts-London Opinions-Senator
Palmer's Contempt-Other Comments.
Paris, December 19--M. Delcasse. for
merly French minister of the colonies,
said tonight: "Mr. Cleveland Is man
of sound sense and reflection, and it is not
likely he has sent his Venezuelan mes
sage to Congress without having duly
weighed the consequences and being
practically certain of achieving his aim.
M. Deloasse declined to say whether he
approved the message, and added if it
were true that England 1neditated taking
any action in Asia Minor, it would cause
notifications in the policy Of Turkey.
M Deloncle, French colonial expert
and deputy, spoke in warm approval of
the message, which, he said, vigorously
tion and promulgated new public right
against which British "rage was power
less" ''It is useless" he declared, for
England to hope to obtain the support of
Europe in this matter. Mr.. Cleveland
turned the tables by employing toward
Great Britain methods that she herself
hitherto has used against her enemies.
France, which has long been demanding
arbitration Of her dispute with Brazil is
bound to support Mr.. Cleveland who re-
assures France, of the aimpossibility of
England's encroaching upon French
territory recognized by the Utrecht treaty.
The appointment of American boundary
commission will accomplish wor OF
Justice and establish an excellent
precedent. The evsntful consequences Of
Mr.. Cleveland's attitude will be the
autonomy of Canada and the end of
British intrigues in Central and South
America. Europe now realizes q force
exists which is capable of imposing re-
speot for the right, which it hitherto has
been accustomed to ignore.
Joseph Reinach, Journalist and member
of the Chamber of Deputies said: "Mr.
Cleveland's interpretation of the Monroe
doctrine is quite inadmissible. His mes
sage is either an election manoeuvre or
an aggressive expression of a fixed re-
solve to provoke conflict with England,
Nothing in the Monroe doctrine warrants
the American interference in the demar-
cation of a frontier
M. Rouanet, member of the Chamber
of Deputies, said: sEngland's attitude
in Venezuela amply justiies the United
States in intervening in behalf of
weaker republic. President Cleveland's
message will cause England to reconsider
and not rush into conflict over few
square miles of waste land. "
French Statesman's Views.
London. December ia despatch
from Paris to a news agency, gives the
report of an interview with M. Hanotaux,
who was minister of foreign affairs in the
cabinet of Premier Dupuy, and retained
that portfolio in the succeeding ministry,
formed by NJ Robit. M. Hanotaux, when
asked to give his views upon the tension
between the United States and Great
Britain over the latter's claim in Vens.
zuela said:
No serious French politician would
venture to express an opinion in case
upon which two powers, friendly to
France were at variance. He had, he said
the most implicit confidence in Lord
Salisbury's Judgment, firmness and fair
! ness. and believed he would attain
satisfactory solution of the difficulties
without resort to force. NJ. Hanotaux
declined to discuss the Monroe doctrine.
Each case be said. ought to be judged up
on its merits. If the boundary dispute
bewteen France and Brazil became acute,
| it ought to be submitted to arbitration.
| In the small dispute between France and
Venezuela, which was not territorial
question, the United States had sought
to interfere. He (Hanotaux) had resisted
such an interference; simply demanded
| that France be left to settle the matter
without the Intervention of third party.