New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-19


MONROE DOCTRINE SOUND AND WISE
The topic uppermost with patriotic BrooN' "
neonIe Yesterday was the Presidents message
bringing TO mind for the first time during rIe''-
dent CleveIs nds incunbency Of the ""i'e
House the resolute and patriotic attitude man
tanned by Presidents Harrison. Arthur, Gar"e''
HAYES and Grant in somewhat similar Juhc'u'.'
wave of patriotism seemed to sweep over Wv
city and tho enthusiasm was heightened u! ''e
news In the afternoon that Congress ia"
promptly authorized tho appointment OF co''','.
sioners according to the Presidents sugges''o"
Nearly all of the prominent people VINO "eie
seen by The Tribunes representatives were VIII
Ing to talk.
Mayor Schieren said: Il am glad TO see 'ne
President take the stand he does ana assei'
himself. believe in the Monroe Doctrine ana its
enforcement. There is line to be drawn WHO"
foreign powers should not go beyond and pc
eve the President should stand firm Asked IL
he thought the Presidents message was actuateu
by any desire for third term. Mayor Schereh
SAID: II have seen nothing to indicate tha' he
does. Every public official is open to the cri'l-
cism that MS every act is for selfish purposes.
Frederick w. Wurster Brooklyn's Mayor-eiec'
was asked last evening by Tribune reporter
lands message, the action of Congress and the
entire Venezuelan incident. He said that he mad
rot read carefully the proceedings in Congress-
but was thoroughly in sympathy with President
Cleveland on the principles expressed III the
message. In this national or international
affair, he said. party lines were oblierated
politics sank out of sight and the question was
one of patriotism only. Republicans would be
found supporting those who supported the Mon
roe Doctrine. Mr. Wurstar said he did not think
jingoism campaign material had anything
to DO with Mr. Cleveland's motives-that the
President didn't and couldn't expect to get
third term. Continuing, Mr. Wurster said:
think this Is great biuf on the part Of Great
now against any buster and brag and maintain
our rights II they are assai ed England wont iignt
The matter will end in arbitration, believe. New
York Harbor is not in such a deienceless condition
as some people imagine WIN the rssourCedd o
and dynamite If necessary, We could keep an en-
eIny away from us II we Fad TO.
st. Clair McKelway. of The Brooklyn Eagle"
was asked whether in his opinion the Monroe
Doctrine was I've issue. He said:
To be sure It is, and very much alive. The Mon
continent unGcr ELropeSn control but IL IS a
notice to the world that the area OF tnSt con,T eI
ask ne why statesmen who recognzed the exist
of slavery and the legal rights OF W b
n q, Of The peculiar institution. They knew
that slavery against our national wefare, ana
at least not be extended. The Americans INSTINCT
lively realize that European @ fn ' of
government, and they are determined Iaat; Mn lie
set up, and no territory shall be here added
I notice tfai the Rev Or. Lyman Abbott r, for
whom nave high respect DECLARES that sr II Eng g
LAND @ oil ss T9 for s Dl woad for
civilization better than south Amercahs 40 a,ru
he ADDS that Canada Is bette ,b,n tha
the people of South America have a right to govern
thenlselve and that that right Is not aeslrOyeq Dy
better Nor does he reflect that what TINS world world
needs is the betterments OF Governments through
the tute.age OF freedom, rather than through me
overthrow of freedom by conquest. NJ.
Grant that Canada is better mel. hoor than MeH X.
co it nevertheless remains true that series OF
unskifu republics 70 the south OF us is a better
insurance OF repubcan.sm In the Inlted s,a,es
than successful conquest of them by Europe9,n
be made the basis Of influence and of efforts op-
poslte end therefore hostile 10 our own system
'rSe United states did not interfere either with
Mexico or Brazil when they set up-or maintained
--monarchies Of their own, though we welcomed
both countries into the worlds increasing family OF
republics But the United States did successfully
nrotesr against the effort by French arms to inn
pose a European emperor and queen on Mexico
because this Nation knew that ttat would De the
iirst step toward derepublicaniz.ng this country
lshed a splendid court. graded society and ths
comfortable order and calm Of MONARCHY and md
tourists and scholars ana Investors than Mexico Is
chance The Inonarchies combine against Il az
menace to their dynast!c claims. 1t Is natural
law that one kind of government seeks to dsplace
another Just as kind Of currency subofd!nates
or drives out another Americans shoaid prc!er 'he
best kind. both IN governments and IN currency:
and both parties in Congress have taken a po,
wiso in sustairinS the President The effect should
make for peace not war; and ! believe II WILL botn
in the United States and IN Great Britain.