New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
MONROE DOCTRINE INVOLVED
SENATOR LODGES VIEW OF THE PRESENT
INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS.
THE ONLY DANGER. HE SAYS LIES IL WEAK
NESS OR HESITATION ON THE PAM VIZ
THIS GOVERNMENT THE vENEZrE-
Ian AFFAIR THE MOST


Washington. March Ex-senator Lodge, OF MaSS--
chusetts who Is still in the city, Is tahi"e Wv
Ive.est interest in the foreign compiica'o"0 IA
which this country appears to be nvoNei ~
Mr. Lodge Is 10 be one OF the new h3p
members Of the Senate Committee on foI'iS" "
fairs his views these matters are o'
at this time Concerning the Central ana SCUM
American situation, with especial reference u '''e
encroachments Of Great Britain Mr.. Lodge io-udy
said:
The affair with Spain though it has attracted
means the serious OF the present foreign CV V
pcations All that II is necessary to 90 III liza, st@
matter IS to maintain the strong sroumu Ming an
ousy taken in MI Greshams letter deinah I'M th
apology for rng on the nag Far grave gp Scsragus
Guatemala and Venezuela. the last OF "h'" IL "'o
In each of these cases the Monroe Doctrine Is now
may be mvo.ve1. That doctrine coinml,Isu ,'e
ernmen; should be established and new territory
taken possession of on tue American C2ntnen' ~, ~
Tinted states could not permit any indrprn1arnt
American Government to be oppresSed OF b my been
cardinal policy Of the United States ever M ~,
was snnCgneG ana ana now Is OF mI Ernpan affairs
and in insist that Europe snaI n1a e
ment Of the Monroe Doctrine would be not only
fielding wel-getted principe , hS' bo M"' pros
perity commercial greatness ard poh''c'' power VI
IS have already said the Monroe Doctrine
which Is yitaly important 20 " i:.,i T., no
dif ,iies now existnr in threr Central AMI South
Amrican 9es , rs er 6 522' n Ensani
ana therc are Indications that England l. coniem-
plating taking vigorous steps 20 cniorCe ne paSl
ment OF interest 10 her bondho,dcrs. or fiWSFi
Grey, IN the House of Commons has intima'r1 'ha a
Engi66@h5 Ps01 aGn @' hce no method
10y which this can be done except bl s'7uIe OF
r e[ EIther Of these courses Of action would
be violation of the Monroe Doctrine and could
We cannot allow the establishment Of any British
pro;ectoratN in Contra! America. Or TIE reg~nion
permitted to force in procdnE her bani6oid 4;
s'T humber ' Of sonh kmerc"n sia;cs the debts "
which chiefly held In LONDON no, 600,
TIL" Guatemalan affair, however, mas no. -
T raGe' an hc'' sas ~'S 81 &raeS nqn
representative and TO British citizen ~ and ptopnry
No one o; conrse denies the f'th' :. fro, ~
foreign Nation for injuries inflicted upon hfr '..-
we OF course have nothing - say; nui u. on 'h'
%ir.rF rn Enrsnd prccods ci,her to srze toni
tory or 10 take I'm any "av partial or c9irlr,,, ,',
/ the Monroe Doctrine a. ono" occurs. 10 winch the
IuItcl States cannot possibly submit -,
onywhere clss There the Monror Doctrine has
been actually violated. and IT IS ownE TO our ne,
! glect that tn" situation has ar.s'n. for a lonS
! period England rns been pushing forward. uhd"r
ana absorbing Venezuelan t'rTlotli "i',,m w.
| Venezuelan Government was too weak 70 prevent
]
on part Of (;reIt Britain WIN tn" "elI-d.hi'
/ purpose II getting control Of the mouths or ~"
OrinOco a matter Of great importance. liz" al Other
i.rent WATERWAYS. 20 tho extension OK British com
/ Incrce Of which England never loses sight This
continuous and ncr~as sins scZur" 81 territory r. an
/ infringement 90 the Monro" Doctrine OF ih" worst
kind. for IL Is desirable" cni~pN @Oerhta4 eidpi shfr
kind. f. IS establishing European authority over
American territory not lawfully In tho posse" ~inn
! Of England AZ the tim" OF the d"r lafh'pu hN MI
/ Adams Of the Monroe DOCTRINE" Vigorous si"fs
should be taken to stop this seizure ~ territory ~
/ once.
The RICH, and proper policy Of the Administration
7 in r-gar! al these matters ls p'ffr-iIN simple
/ our Ambassador 90 England gh1ud b" 'nsiru. TEL
10 say to the British Government. IN ~" Ilain"st
and fr9ncst manner. that the United states regards
/ any infrac'lon OF the Monroe Doctrine HS an az
OF hostility and will resist any such mira Ion 70
the utmost. II the ADMINISTRATION should 4k@ this
ground. which clearly right and "a ACCORDING
with every tradition Of American policy, th"s" q1F--
tiors would b" s.tt!"l. -lhcrc is 10 danger
/ in the situation at all. except from weakness or
/ hesitation on The part of our Government II We
are perfectly firm. tn" whole matter VIII D." s"t"l
| rightly and peac"ahly. bu' any pali"ring with ID"
American policy and the Nouro" I'1ctrlu" may not
I only Involve IN the most serious dangers. luf
NAV losses 80 orr CONNER ru prosperity ami
. Injuries TO our rights and our honor n~ "a nation
. which never lee repaired