New-York tribune., 1895-12-22

wisely or unskiuly exercise the rights Of sef-goy-
ernment, are and will be a unit. 1t is the toucn-
stone or the coeficient unity among and between
all the American republics. nor Is II without signi-
cance that all the sef-governed countries on i this
hemisphere are republican IN their form ot RUE ruiz
The Monroe Doctrine is, as Goldwin smith mas well
said, "the charter OF independence Ior thls con ~
tnent and a declaration that the New Word sha.l be
allowed to work out its own destines free from any
RtSIfTf"'e WorlG o" the part 0' the i0Ns'' u '" ~
The reason for this was found in the true mean;
Ing Of the oftcn-abused term, manifest DESTINY.
In the early years of the Government trencn ana
spanish ownSrshhp h qGfHPHoh ofes a were % Barrier and
a burden. tn, barrier was removed anl the burden &
lifted by peaceful acquisition. When oy thelr
own efforts the peop.e OF CentraI ana OF SCUM @
America threw off European domination the time
bad 9r ts s brh Truly it had it's nspra ton from High
English sources but 1t had its formulation where
tecon. aa 5fs in the Tned states 1t has been neither
dead nor sleeping in all these years 1t Is alert.
smrei parity OF freedom here with government
around the world counselled the predomlnance Of
nance Of independent States this hemisphere and
the preponderance of republican forms OF rule
UPON the extension or further Intrusion OF European
control upon this hemisphere, To that this Repub-
security OF its future That and is and accounts
for and defines and necessitates and vnlicates the
Monroe Doctrine.
ARBITRATION MUST NOT BE ABANDONED.
Not England herself disputeJ this. Not Lord
Salisbury questions it. Indeed. he afrlrms 1t. and
in the affirmation as well as in the safely guarded
though bold output OF our Presidents thought Is
the reasonable hope OF the amcable adjustment OF
this regrettable dispute. Arbitration OF this sub
iect in controversy between Venezuela and Great
Britain the lesser company has pathetically asked
years. Arbitration Of It as country in undenIablc
spectfully asked Great Britain The request was
lately refused. with the statemen; that it would
a proper place in diplomacy. An arbitration could
we'll have displaced ndependent invesis ton so can
anotheF au an esrne eand for ar
bitraton should such investigation show colorado
cause for IT, Fellow-czens let our faith In the
ern men OF our faith in the God who restra.ns the
wrath OF both be faint or be lost am sure that
gard recourse to investigation or the results OF in
vestigation as a fnallty in any sense | am sure
rendered that II will be made. II be- force and
a factor for yet longer and stronger appeals for
/ am sure that the greatest republic earth and
in autonomy and undeniably one in derivation
and properly one in development and in destiny
when say they must notIabaGdon arbitration be-
one of them has said Never and because
natiTe Inf Tc"ef of hni independent SDt inquiry IN
I claim ohhand no ncontrovertble position for
howeye for 1t Sap pare th h' re,dbs b
pSere and a the Of Europe II be net
part of international law IT is assuredly the ult-
ests and territory purely American. For seventy
two years the rest OF the world has respected 1t as
tpe tpr m and eXent Of the Monroe Docre
from setting up what systems their own people
p peodca revouons It prev of them
from the consequences Of their own wrongdeangs
with us or with foreign Powers. 1t limits their
freedom only by the consideration that they shall
seek cession TO any European Powers 1t pro-
cept from the punishment OF conquest by European
Powers. or from ABSORPTION by such Powers under
treat a question of really disputed boundary be-
tween cotermnous jurisdictions as cause for
forcble Intervention but IL does and Il Will re-
gard an act of hostility any preext of disputed
6 S %nSh Is ad o aSpean ne the
dizemen Of the territory really belonging to free
the hypodermlc injection of fnesse can be employed
against the Monroe Doctrine without the resistance
states Bearing in mind what the doctrine ''al is and
Is not does ana does not, let us have confidence in
er limits and functions. and Of seeing that no others
wrest IT from them ~
SELF PROTECTION NECESSARY
profoundly believe that the very intens,tv y,
feeling the equal unity OF resolution In the I-n,,o
States and In Great Britain Will be an eventual
assurance not Of war, but OF peace We should
not. however, in the tranquil in the stormy
progress OF this controversy to settlement lose
shamefully neglected one is the need of ade-
quate coast defences. Another, and | am glad that
It, is the progressive Increase OF Navy 10 a
strength commensurate with our rights and our
size among the nations OF the world. Still another
Is such a reasonable Increase Of our standing army
will make not even removable and a falla-
cious apprehension OF foreign the mirror I'm
which to reflected martial weakness
whether against the Internal foes or the external
dangers to domestic peace. Still another = the
bringing up OF State military organiza tions
an efficiency in keeping with our National re-
quirements. These needs Will be met Slow to
realize them. the peope at last do realize them
and the people hold all the ground that they gain
in the study of their National needs. But my last
wor1-and craze your patience and thank you
for it-shall be word of peace. Standing In this
presence would but extend the sentiment which
the greatest OF the Americans OF this century Ut
tered the threshold OF h.s duties TO those who
him then but who have not mis-
understood him since and. | would say IL possible
under the holy baptism OF his spirit both 10 Eng
llshmen and to Americans: I'VE not enemies
We be oh