Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-12-12
CLEvELAND'S FOREIGN POLICY.

In the Presidents message to
Congress is the significant state
ment that since the levy Of trib-
ute at Corinto the Nicaragua
government has taken occasion
to recognize the good offices in
the United States in bringing
about a settlement between Great
Britain and Nicaragua on a basis
satisfactory and honorable to
both countries. The attitude of
our Government at that time was
not only just and fair to the
powers involved, but from the
diplomatic point Of view was
chosen with consumate skill and
maintained without impairment
either of our dignity or our obi
cations.
tits certainly gratifying to his
friends to find that they neither
underestimated nor overestimat-
ed Mr.. Cleveland's sense Of pa
triotic Americanism in declaring
at the time of the Nicaraguan
incident, that the incident estab~
lished no precedent to govern
his action in the Venezuelan case.
The British assertion in Nicara-
qua was in no sense a challenge
to the exercise of our assumed
powers under the Monroe doc
trine. The claim now being
made by the British in Venezuela
certainly is. The differences ex-
listing between the two situations
is clearly set out, without any
contemplated connection be-
tween the two statements, in the
sections of the message dealing
with what has been done in MIC
aragua and what it is proposed
to do in Venezuela, Both con-
ditions are briefly described, but
both embrace a full statement of
the equities which should be
considered in the settlement.
Mr.. Cleveland boldly asserts
the Monroe doctrine in the Ven>
ezuelan matter. He declares
unequivocally, that the insist
ence of England upon the estab-
lishment of an arbitrary line be>
yond which she will not accept
arbitration as d means Of adjust
ing differences cannot be enters
tanned, for the reason that it
contravenes the spirit of the
Monroe doctrine. It would be
difficult to make stronger state
ment of our case. There is in
the declaration no unfurling of
the flag from the mountain peaks
and no strident screaming of the
eagle in vainglorious vaunts of
proves and empire, but every
American with a self-respecting
consciousness of his country's
strength will feel that he has
found a voice in the message.
And that the message is regarded
as the expression of a people
capable of backing it up is clearly
proved by the resentful tone of
the London press.
Mr. Cleveland has disappointed
the jingos who were lately de
claring that he would favor some
scheme of annexation Of the
Hawaiian Islands based on suf-
flage of the inhabitants. No
reference is made to that illuso-
ry and misleading scheme con-
cocted by the Dole usurpers to
further their plans of spoilation
and confscation. Mr.. Cleveland
LdS "dO0 d. 1SCOIC LII LOW olL Wy
which he can we'll afford to
stand, leaving to the Republicans
in Congress the responsibility of
attempting to r%epudiate it. The
renewal of his previous sugges-
ton that we withdraw from our
un-American position in Samoa,
where, in concert with England
and Germany, we are maintain
ing a government by force, is
logically parallel with, although
not a part of, that record.
Mr.. Cleveland's foreign policy
maintains alike the honor, the
dignity and the interest Of his
country.