The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-27
THE MONROE DOCTRINE


To Ito EnTprosd md II War with Eng land
Not n Rem0tN Possibility VougEuO'
Iaa Question Ronehlug The Acute $ age.
WAsuHGToH, Sept 2G,--It has beon
known to a tow high official, aud dlpIo'
mats ou,lIdu Of tho Immediate circle OF
tho President aud his cabinet for tho
past week or ten dAyS that the Tela'
tiona between tho United States and
England over tho observance Of the Mon.
roe doctrine are reaching an exceedingly
acute stass, 80 serious IN iacI ~ 10 war
rant tho uim0at concern a. to the ulll'
mate outcome.
The hHSfJiag OF work pPSn tho
American WArShips now nearing COM
plslioH, tho increased activity In navy
wards, gun shops, aud among mauuiSc-
turcrs having armur plate contracts has
tended to cause comment aud laquiTy
In thG last fdW wesks End dtaeFsHs Fea'
sons have bean assigned from time 10
time for the unusual and steadily main
tanned hustle evidenced in ali branches
Of government works
Tdo real explanation IL given in the
words OF high Official, to fact, dna OF
the executives Of the government, who
says;
"Ws eKpGct to have trouble with
England wi.hin the next ninSiy days
and ars trying to get into aUme kind Of
shape to meet IT," These arc tho words
he used, and, although in this time OF
profound peace, they have ring OF
'ationRlisrn, the iAcis Of tho siIuG'
tioR, when fully known, give them
despeSt Significance.
The republic OF Vsnnzusts "a South
America Is to bs the cause ut trouble, II
any cOpsI, between England AMI tho
United States. AS everybody knows,
the only thing that has kGDt EHgland
from gobbling big slice vi Venezuela
in tho boundary limo dispute has been
the poaliion ol the United States upon
tho Monroe dlc,rina UDt TO thh time
the position oil this couGtry has besn al
rather 4 sentimental NATURE. Il might
DO said that the Monroe doctrine WAS u
theory which this country had advanced
and England tGCilly admitted. II has
been thought that II il should ever come
to the clash Of arms our government
would abandon the theory rather than
plunge the country into war.
Things are now approaching that
Itage, however, where the doctrine Us
applied 10 Venezuela will no longer be
merely theory, hut this country will
have a deeper and more personal Inter.
est in protecting Venezuela from for
eign encroachmsuL Ws have tho ex.
Cuse, II excuse should DO necessary 10
resort TO force, OF defending our own
property rightS as we'll as supporting
the Monroe doctrine. The situation
when developed will appeal to the
American pocket rs well ~ to Ameri.
eau patriotism, and that will be pretty
strong combination TO resist
An American syndicate, which in-
cludes politicians as well as tinauciers,
among the former Republican senator
Of national prominence, has been
granted valuable land concession
within the territory now claimed by
Great Britain and disputed by Vene.
Euela. Within the hext month two
ship loads Of machinery and railway
supplies will be forwarded from New
York and the syndicate will begin its
operations under the concession
granted by Venezuela. Il is expected
that II England ever intends TO make
good her claim to that territory she
will do 60 against tho Americon syndi.
cate. The Venezuelan government has
promised to support the syndicate by
force Of arms, II England attempts TO
eject the Yankee conceIsioners she will
bs committing an act Of aggression
toward American citizens ~ well As
offending our ideas R' to the Monroe
doctrine.
A dispatch has already been for.
warded 10 Ambassador BRyard at Lou.
don directing him to inform the British
government that the United States ex.
poets England to submit tho Venezuelan
boundary dispute to arbitration to do.
termins tho rightS Of the parties at issue
in that dispute, and failing such action,
the United States will make mp its mind
as to the facts 10 the case and will act
upon them in accordance with the
! principles OF the MonrOs doctrine.
This is tho substance OF the dispatch,
and 4 second reading Of 1t will show II tn
! DO pregnant with vigor and menace Il
means business. In other words, the
tine having arrived when tho United
States expects TO have financial aud
commercial interests at stake in the
disputed territory, We demand that
EHgiaad shall atop her bullying Of do.
ienssIess country, submit her cause, II
she thiaka II just one, TO court OF
national arbitration, or else not disturb
American Interests whom set up on
NOnozueIan land.