The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-22
DERATE.


Mildred Swigart. Mamie Hamilton
Resolved That President Cleveland's message
upon the Venezuelan controversy was in &C
cord with a correct Interpretation of the Mon
roe Doctrine.
FIRST SPEECH FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.
HOMER HENDERSON.
! Early in the nineteenth century, Alexander
of Russia, Francis of Austria and Frederick OF
Prussia, absolute monarchs, formed what they
termed IAN Roly Alliance" This league de-
sired to strengthen monsIehial power and 10
suppress all democratic tendencies. They
planned to force the Spanish American Repub-
lies to accept monarchisl governments. from
which they had just declared their independ-
ence.
President Monroe promulgated an executive
declaration affirming that I'VE should consider
any attempt on their part TO extend their sys-
tenn of government to any portion of this hnmi-
sphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.
With the existing colonies or dependencies of
any European power we have not interfered,
and shall not interfere. But with the govern
ments who have declared their independence
and maintained it, and whose independence we
have on great consideration and just principles,
acknowledged, we could not view any interpo-
sition for the purpose of expressing them or
controlling in any other manner their destiny,
by any European power, in any other light
than as a manifestation of an unfriendly dispo-
sition towards the United States"
Knowing that these sentiments might be con-
troverted they were uttered not without careful
consideration. Although they were enunciated
without legislative sanction they are regarded
by the Americans as fundamental principle
governing the western continents.
1t will be shown later in the discussion tat
the Monroe Doctrine is the out-growth of
American ideas. This nation was not surprised
at the Presidents declaration. 1t was an ex-
preston of its foreign policy meeting the ap-
proval ef the people The acts of the Holy
Alliance" gave Monroe occasion to assert this
new doctrine. He seized the opportunity and
applied principle to which this nation has
steadily adhered. He further strengthened this
principle by stating that the American CONT
nents are henceforth not to be considered as
subjects for future colonization by any Europ-
can power.
England's claim in British Guiana rests solely
on the cession by Holland and she in turn
acquired her title from Spain. We cite the fol-
lowing authorities Herrera the Spanish Choni-
cler; the learned LaCOndamine; J. W. Norie. an
English geographer; J. de Aleala. the author of
an English manual of geography, in proof of the
statement that the right bank of the Essequibo
river is the western limit of Hollands cession
to England by the treaty Of Munster No sale,
cession or recognition has since been made on
the part OF Spain. In the same treaty England
pledged herself TO aid in maintaining this
boundary and also to assist in recovering in
case il had suffered any impairment
In $40 an Englishman was arrested for kill
ing an Indian His counsel succeeded in show.
ing that the crime took place west of the Esse-
guido. The British tribunal promptly scquitt-
ed him on the ground that it had no jurisdic-