The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-18
Its Epitaph.

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LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The Daily
Graphic says in an editorial:
The epitaph of the Monroe doctrine
has been written in the Venezuelan
correspondence. Mr. Cleveland's mes
sage is a document which self-respect-
ing Americans will not read with either
pride or pleasure. 1t only serves to
illustrate another of the inherent alb
surdidles of the modern Interpretation
of the Monroe doctrine. President
Cleveland does not instruct Mr.. Bayard
to demand his passports. nor does he
intend an invasion of Canada or an
expedition to Denlarara. He is struck
by the awkward fact he must first as
certain what there is to fight about.
Does President Cleveland seriously
think that We can admit the proposition
that the frontiers of European colonies
in the Americas are to be held at the
good pleasure of a committee of WASH
ington gentlemen? What would tho
United States have said in 1S4S. if we,
as an American power, had advanced
the claim. based on this principle. to
protect Mexico from a wantonly ag-
gressive war by which President C1eVe.
lands predecessors settled tAe Texan
boundary dispute?
Grave Are the Difficulties.
The Times says:
1t is impossible to disguise the diff
ficultfes THAT have arisen between
Great Britain and the United States.
President CleYelands message and it's
reception by both sides of the Con-
gTess, seems to give additional inter-
est The details of boundary dispute
are insignificant in oGnparison with the
far-reachBng claims advanced in MIR.
Omey's dispatch and emphasized IN
President CIe,velandS message
Convinced ais we are that a rupture
between the two great English speak,
ing communities would be q calamity
Mot only to themselves, but to the
civilized world, we are, nevertheless
driven TO the conclusion that the con-
ceissions this country is so imperiouSly
summoned to make are such as no self
respecting nation, least of all one rul-
ing an empire that has it's roots IN
every quarter of the globe, could posi-
bly, submit to. The United States them
selves would never for q moment
dream of yielding to this kind OF dc
tation We are of the same blood and
shall not be less careful OF our ma
ttoral honor.
BristIes Up.
We can hardly believe the course
Threatened by President Cleveland
will be seriously adopted by the
American government, but if so, it
will be incumbent upon US, without
entering upon any aggressive meas
ures, to protect our imperial interests
and TO stand up for our rights upder
international law The Times then
proceeds to argue that the Monroe
doctrine has never been recognized
as an international law, and then coIl-
tinues:
But the recognition Of this law does
not cover the preposterouS deductions
which Mr. Olney's dispatches advance
and which Mr. Cleveland makes the
basis of the most astounding proposal
that has perhaps been advanced by
any government in times Of peace
since the days of Napoleon.
I'VE desire to speak with all proper
reserve. but we can confidently predict
that Great Britain will not admit
the pretensions put forward by Presi-
dent Cleveland. No commission APP
pointed by a: power which is not a
party to the dispute will be recog-
nized by us as having a title of any
sort to pronounce upon a boundary
question. 1t will receive no assistance
from European authorities. Its de-
cision will be null and void from the
outset. even If it's origin did not faint
it with partiality. We shall be very
much astonished if there is any dis
agreement among the organs OF pub
lie opinion in this country as to the
manner in which a claim should be
| confronted"
The Times contends. further, that
England is bound to resist the extended
claim of Monroeism, and says: "A
power which has command OF the sea