People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-12-19
Monroe Doctrine Sustained.

OuTy relalVlNe 10 the venezuelan dis
pute created a real sensation in
Washington today. Although the
nature Of Secretary Olney's vigorous
communication and of Lord Sallsbu-
rvs answers had been already accu-
rately fOretold in the Associated Press
dispatches from Washington and Lon.
don, there was still a great popular
craving to learn just how the presi-
dent would deal with Lord Salisbury's
refusal to submit the matter to arbi.
tration and the message was listened
to with interest in congress and was
read with avidity on the streets.
Nowhere was there a voice lifted iu
dissent from the doctrine so firmly
laid down by the president, but on
, the contrary there was an OutbuIst Of
patriotic feeling that must have been
highly gratifying to the chief execu.
tive.
In the dignifed United States SEN
ate, body that rarely exhibits emo.
tiOn on any occasion, there was
witnessed the unparalleled spectacle
of hand clapping and applause which
was the spontaneous expression of al
most every senator, without regard to
party. On the streets the message was
discussed and old veterans of the late
war talked exultartly of what they
were prepared again to undertake at
the call of their country. In the great
hall Of the pension building, the en-
plOyes gathered and sang with gustO
the "Starspangled Banner" and "My
Country 'Tis of Thee"
The message was most heartily in
support Of the Monroe doctrine and
bade Great Britain as well 'aS other
nations beware of actions in conflict
Herewith.
The presidents message contains
the following:
1.-THE course to be pursued by this
government in view Of the present
conditions does not appear to admit
of serious doubt. Having labored
faithfully for many years to induce
Great Britain to submit this dispute
to impartial arbitration and having
been now finally apprised Of her re-
fusal to do so, nothing remains but to
accept the situation, to recognize its
plain requirements and deal with it
accordingly. Great Britain's present
proposition has never thus far been
regarded as advisable by Venezuela
though any adjustment Of the bounda-
ry which that country may deem for
her advantage and may enter into of
her own free will, cannot, Of course,
be objected to by the United States
Assuming, however, that Venezuela
will remain unchanged, the dispute
has reached such a stage as to now
make it incumbent upon the United
States to take measures to determine
with sufficient certainty for its justif'
cation what is the true divisional
line between the republic Of Venezue.
la and British GUIANA"
In conclusion Lord Salisbury said
"Her majesty's government are sin
cerely desirous Of being on friendly
relations with Venezuela, and certain
ly have no design to seize territory
that properly belongs to her, or forci-
bly, extend sovereignty over any por
tion Of her population, They have
on the contrary, repeatedly expressed
readiness to submit to arbitration
any conflicting claim Of Great Britain
and Venezuela to large tracts of ter
ritory which from their auriferioul
nature are known to be Of almost un-
told value. But they cannot consent
to entertain or to submit to the arbi
tration OF another power or o.
foreign jurists, however eminent
claims based on the extravagant pre-
tensions of Spanish officials in tht
last century and involving the trans
fer Of large numbers of British sub.
jects who have for many years enjoyed
the settled rule of a British colony, Il
a nation of different race and lang
uage, whose political system is subject
to frequent disturbances, and whose
institutions as yet too often AFFORD
very inadequate protection to life anC
property. NOissueo of this description
has ever been involved in the Ques
tiOuS which Great Britain and thu
United States have consented to sub
nit to arbitration and her majesty
government are convinced that il
similar circumstances, the govern
ment Of the United States would b,
equally firm in declining to entertain
proposals Of such a nature"
The Teachers Meeting.
The teachers reading circle con
vened in the high school building
Saturday, December l4th at 9:3