The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-18
A MiLLFU AGGRESSION
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10 have that title investigated and not
to protest and give warning against the
substantial appropriation by Great Bri-
tain OF the territory for her own use
would be to ignore an established policy
with which the honor and welfare OF
this country are closely identified. He.
therefore. instructed MIR. Enyard to lay
| the views given before Lord Salisbury
and said:
They Uhc vlcws) call for u definite
decision uron the point whether Great
Britain VIII consent or Will decline to
submit TIE Venezuela boundary uIcs-
ton in It's entirety To impartial arbitra-
ton"
Expressing the Presidents hope that
the conclusion will be on the side Of ar
bitration, Mr.. Olncy concludes with the
pointed statement that IL the PrcSi-
dent lis To be disappointed in that hope
howcver--n result not TO be anticipated
and. In his Judgment. calculated to
greatly cmbarrasg the future relations
between this country ana Great Eri-
tain-tt is his wish to be made ncquaint
ed with the fact at' such carly date MS
will enable him To lay the whole subject
before Congress in lis next annual mes
sage"
Lord Salisbury's reply is addressed 10
Sir Julian Haunccfortc. British Ambas-
sador at Washington, under date Of
November 18th. last This deals only
with TIE application of the Monroe doc
trinc In the ease NJ Issue, and was fol-
lowed on the same day by another notc
discussing he boundary dispute per Sc
~ the outset Lord Salisbury states that
50 Tar as he IL aware. the Monroe doc
trinc has never been before advanced
on behalf OF the United States In any
written communication addressed to
the government OF another nation. lie
gives what he believes, is the british IN
depreciation OF the doctrine and mnin
taiilS That the dangers which were an
pretended by President Monroe have
no relation to the state of things In
Wh,ch we live at the present day anu
Ruts, wiih thiuly covered Irony. that
III is intclliriblc that Mr.. Olncy should
invoke In dHfcnsr OF the views on which
ne Is nov Insisting, an authority Mon
roe, Wnlch eh1oyS so high Il popularity
WITH ms own fellow countrymci.."
The dispute between Great Rrit.iu
and Nenczuela, AYERS Lord Salisbury &c
controversy with which the United
states have no apparent practical con.
Germ. ~
continuing, In short. pithy sentences.
ne says II is difficult, indeed, to see how
the question in controversy can mn
| tei.ially affect any State or community
OUTSIDE those primarily Interested: thai
the disputed frontier of Venezuela has
,otnihE 10 do with any Of the questions
.cnIt with by President Monroe: tina,
~ Is not IL question of the colonization
u! any European power Of any portion
| ni America. nor of the impositfon unon
Inc community of South America of anv
system OF government devised in E.u
| rope.
1T is" he says Simply The de,crm,-
nation of the frontier OF n British nos
session which belonged to the throne
~ England lonE before the Rcmublic,
Of ,Nenezuela came Into cxistcnce.'
rs ne proceeds In the discussion the
iahEuage of Lord Salisbury becomes
TART He argues in theory thai The
Monroe doctrine is In itself unsound
hut disclaima any intention of being
understood as expressing any accent
80 VI II on me part of her maiesty's
government. He quotes Mr.. Olney MS
saying: h'
Fhht distance and 5000 miles of IN
'crNchlnS ocean make any political
union between n European and an
lAhierlcan State unnatural and incxpc-
uitt'' VIII hardly be denied" ana adds
| mat the necessary meaning of these
words is That the union between Greot
l'ritain and Canada. between Great Rri
tain and jamaica and Trinidad. No.
tWceh Great Britain and British Hon
dlras or british Guiana, are .incynn-
dent and unnatural"
president Monroe, says his I.or6ship
disciains any such Inference from his
doctrine but in this. as in other re-
5ptcss' ar. olncy develops it. lie lays
down. says Lord Salisbury, chat Tie
incEpedicMt and unnatural character
oi the union between Il Guroucan and
an American State is so obvious that il
VIII hardly be denied. Her Maicsty's
governments are prepared cmphaij cally
10 deny ii on behalf OF both the Brit
lsh ana American people who arc sub
lcct u her crown. They maintain that
me union between Great Britain ana
hcf territories in the Western Hcini-
srherc is both natural and cxpcdient.
ltut thcY are not prepared to admit
nat the recognition of that cxpcdinncy
rs clothed with the sanction which be-
longs to adoption OF international law.
ineE are not prepared to admit that the
interests of the United States are ne
ccssarily concerned in every frontier
dispute which may arise between any
Two OF the States who possess domiu-
| ion III the Western Hcmisphcrc, and
still less can they accept the doctrine
that the United States Is entitled 10
claim that the process of arbitration
shall he applied to any demand for the
surrender of territory which one Of
those States may make against an
other"
Lord Salisbury concludes with the
statement that Her Majcsty's Govern
mcnt have not surrendered the hone
mat the controversy between them
selves and Venezuela will be adjusted
by reasonable arrangement at an early
date.
The second note of November Goth ia
wholly devoted to discussion of the
boundary dispute exclusive of it's rela-
ton to the Monroe doctrine. This dis
fatcn, however. sounds the Eny notc nf