The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-23
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY. JAl

and might bring Improvement There are
all over the West and South men working
on their farms who f.nd the grain they raise
little more valuable fer focd than as fuel:
who know that the railroads which charge
them for the transportation Of their prod
nets are largely owned in Great Britain.
ans. IL insolvs1t. are fostered and pro
tecte5 and managed By the FEDERAL courts
Trey also view with distr0st the close rnan-
csaI relations existing between Tire bank
ers OF the East ard those of Lou5en. and
they would welcome any event. even war.
that would result as they believe war
would in destroying these relations and
leading US 70 rely upon our own resources
alone and 20 embrace econCmie policies
which would not be dependent on those OF
foreign countries Th9ughtless ana weak
and ignorant as these views may De, the
person who denies their existence IS not IA
rnliar with the conditions or opinions in
many states Of the Union.
There has never been a d0ctrinN more
misunderstood or misappiied than the So
called Monroe doctrine II is and ever
has been without recognition BY other
countries. and has always been refused
the approval OF congress Not only was
the Monroe doctrine the direct outcome OF
English suggestion. but n all the wars
for independence fought in the swamps
and iungles and in the fever-infested dis
tricts ~ those tropical provinces Of South
ertv which drenched the Spanish colonies
IN America with the blood OF patriots Brit
fsh volunteers fought ever in the front Of
battle Without Great Britain Venezuela
might not have been free.
President Monroe" the senator contin-
uei. protested not against despotic gov
eminent but against its forcible extension
by the dreadful holy alliance in this West
ern world, Of which he stood in we'll
grounded fear. Congress had failed to give
the Monroe doctrine official sanction. ara
when a congressional resolution respecting
Panama was under discussion congress ex-
pressly refused 10 commit itself to the
Monroe doctrine In any form"
In the course of further remarks VOL
colt said in part: THE Monroe doctrine
was essentially a doctrine OF self-d afense.
promulgated for our own preservation and
for no other purpose. Our country - 1923
was sparsely settled, and its boundaries
but vaguely defined. Today our owa bor-
ders are defined, our government eternally
planted or the solid rock No danger
threatens US from without We are men
aced by no foreign foe.
''The passage Of the resolutions reported
by the committee at this time can Go no
good and perhaps little harm. but their
INTRODUCTION only adds another faggot to
the FIRE which ought not to be permitted TO
burn. From the point of view which /
am presenting the diplomatic correspond
eDce was. on our side. unnecessarily frri-
tating. The message Of the president was
M-advised, and the creation of a commits
sion with no facilities for investigation.
not shared by US all, and without Invitation
by the parties in interest was hasty and
premature. We have made IL infinitely
more difficult for Great Britain to accept
arbitration by our demonstration OF diplo-
macy and volunteer commission: and we
Lit eT.aer - I.
Britain's refusal to arbitrate. and she may
lawfully refuse. will be considered as not
demanding from US dignihed and earnest
protest.
I'm my opinion there will be no war 1t
VIII be avoided, not because our position
toward Great Britain in her dispute with
Venezuela ia tenabe. for / think / have
shown its unsoundness, and IL has been re
iectcd by the press and public opinion of
every frst-class power in the world: not
because by our moderation and wisdom
we have ayerted the possibilities OF war.
but because Great Britain Will Yield the
whole controversy rather than face the
horrors of such war over such a ques-
ton.
But whatever the cause of the uprising
or the merits of the dispute. my attention
at that crisis was diverted to another
channel. France is a sister republic. and
although most OF her colonies have fewer
rights than Cuba. she is yet entitled 10 our
consideration and sympathy, because of
her form of government. Germany has
furnished US hundreds Of thousands OF
worthy citizens, who are credit to the
republic. Russia was our friendly ally in
the late war. And yet. Mr.. President.
when l read that ali these governments,
France. Germany and Russia, had allied
themselves together against Great Britain
and that the people of those little islands.
compassed by the inviolate sea- in defense
OF what they deemed their rights, were
marshaling their armies and assembling
their navies, ready, undaunted. 10 face
world in arms, unyielding and unaffected.
! thanked God that / was OF the race. Mr..
President, we VIII protect our country and
our cOuntry's interest with our lives but
we wage no wars Of conquest. This re-
public stands facing the dawn. secure in
its liberties. conscious OF its high DESTINY
Wherever in all the world the hand of the
oppressed or the down-trodden is reached
out To us we meet ii in friendly grasp.
Everywhere upon the earth IL is our mis-
sion TO ameliorate. to civllize, 10 Christian
ize, to loosen the bonds Of captivity and
point the souls of men 10 nobler heights
Whatever OF advancement and of prog
ress for the human race the centuries shall
bring US must largely come. in my opinion.
through the spread of the religion Of
Christ and the dominance of the English
speaking peoples, and wherever you find
both You find communities where freedom
exists and law IS obeyed. Blood is thicker
than water and until some Just quarrel
divides Us. which heaven forbid may these
two great nations, OF the same speech and
lineage and traditions. stand as brothers.
shoulder 10 shoulder in the interest OF
humanity. by their union compelling peace
and awaiting the coming Of the day when
nation shall not lift sword against nation:
neither shall they learn war any more -
The first interruption came when VOL
cott contrasted the condition Of affairs In
the past with those Of today, adding. we
DO not desire 20 acquire an additional
share Of lard. either north or south or us
Here Mitchell Of oregon asked what the
United states would do in case Great Brit
ain sought 20 control the Nicaragua canal
Would there be- e protest ia the name OF
the Monroe doctrine?
Wolcott replied I'VE certainly would in
.erfsre in the case presented. We would
interfere 20 an extent not in The slight
cst because OF the Monroe doctrine but
because Of the undoubted and iualienable
rSht We have 20 protect our interest.
wherever ANYBODY asserts 20 the contrary,
}n any portion OF the earth" applause in
the Ealleries,)
Again when Wolcott spoke of our
threatened war with Chile only a few
years ago. Hoar remarked: YES. they
showed their friendship for Us by killing
a t.W American sailors
Pu-l succeeded I1 having his resolution
e.~ silver payment Of government bonds