Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-20
ALLEN OBJECTED.
Venezuelan Commission Bill De.
Iayed in the Senate.
UNANIMOUS VIEW on ONE POINT

England Wit "Ciimb Down" ana There
viii he 80 war-voorhees Makes an Ex.
tented speech In Endorsement Of tn,
American Position - South American
States Recognise an Opportunity and
Talk Inn-America-Commc On tho
Matter by Palmer OF Illinois.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2o-Thc bill to ap-
proprato 10000 for tho commission
which Is to examine into the Venezuelan
boundary dispute to see whether venc.
fuela or Great Britain is right, came be.
Tore the senate yesterday and developed
still further feature Of the talks over
this matter that may have been noticed
In other quarters. That Is that Great
Britain won't fight; that she Is afraid to
Light; that she can't afford to fight; ETC.,
sfc. None Of the senators thought there
wasany danger Of war; all we needed to
do was TO stand to our demands and Eng.
land will, like Daniel Boone's-or was IL
Davy Crockctt's- coon, climb down"
IInwicy Wants Some Information.
Hawley said nobody yet knew which Of
the two countries was right-Venezuela
or England; TINT what nc wanted was in.
formation. Allen, commenting on an
amendment requiring the commission to
rrport by April next. said that amend.
mcnt proved that there was more politics
In the matter than anything else. He OBJ.
Jecttd to the second reading Of the bill,
and that objection sent 1t over to today
Lodge was very anxious that the time Of
the commission proposed be definitely
limited and made n speech in advocacy Of
his amendment.
voorhees, for Prompt Action.
The most extended speech made, how.
ever, was that Of Voorhees, lie was for
Immediate action. There was, he de.
ciarcd, no reason for further invcstiga-
tion. He was not contemplating war, but
what was right. We all, he said, had
faith in the Monroe doctrine, but IL any
mans faith had been shaken he invited
him to read Secretary Olncy's dispatch
and be rcassurcd by that document, which
was, he declared, tho equal of any state
paper which ever cmana:cd from the de.
partmcnt over which Mr.. Olney presides
voorhees, said that he was not in haste
about this matter, and called attention to
tho deliberate proceeding Of the British
authorities on the question. AS a prclim.
mary no was willing that the disputed
territory should bc investigated.
Docsn't Trust 'rerndious Aibion.s
But the senator from Ohio tSherman)
was more magnanimous toward Great
Britain than he tVoorhccs) Sherman
Thought thnt n great government like
Great Britain would not set up claim
unless IL was just. Every parallel Of lati.
tudc and longitude on tho maps Of the
world, said Voorhees, vehcmcntly. mega.
tivcd that statement. They showed every
where Great Britain's Unsuitable nav.
The very map of the disputed territory
now under discussion, which sherman had
displayed, demonstrated the truth Of what
he maintained. Ii showed that Great
Britain had gradually pushed forward her
boundary until her territory had grown
from 1000 to 10000 square miles. BY
silent cncroachmcnt Great Britain had
laid claim to territory larger than the
state represented by the senator (Shcr-
man).
Hut Thcre'Il he No War.
Voorhees, secuted the idea that there
might DC war. There is no fear of war.
said he. lie had u Christian horror OF war,
as others had. But he pointed to Canada
as n hostage VIC held from Great Britain
rs guarantee Of peace. With Canada at
our mercy Great Britain would not dare
Co fight With Great Britain's commerce
ON the high seas at stake there would be
no war. No, said Voorhees,; there would
be an adjustment, but 1t should be known
nni understood on both sides Of the ocean
that the colonizing schemes of Great
Britain have reached their limit on this
continent. II England can take the terri
tory Of Venezuela she can take the Mexi.
can state Of chihuahua and push her can.
mons across our borders.
In speech in which he supported the
president Teller said he did not believe
there would be war, but II there was war
it would not only be the greatest war Of
modern times, but Of all history, because
1t would be universal war.