Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-12
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Consideration Of tho Subject BY tn
Federal Senate Committee
STATEMENT OF MONROE DOCTRINE
Il IL Being Prepared for Rsaarna-
tion by Way
Ont In the vene.uelan Natter
Cuba-Armenfa.

WASHINGTON. January 1.-THE Sem
ate Committee on Foreign Relations held
q special meeting this morning for the
PURPOSE Of considering the Armenian and
Cuban questions. There are more i'm
portant matters before this committee
this session than in many years. owing
20 the many recent foreign complications.
The committee adjourned at O'Clock,
no conclusion having been reached on
any matter before the body. The vcne-
zuelan. Armenian. and Cuban questions
were discussed. and there was free In
terchange OF Views. but no effort was
made to pass upon any one of these sub
jects. They were all referred to sub
committees, and no report therefrom will
be made to the Senate until after the next
meeting.
A subcommittee was appointed and d.
rected to prepare a Joint resolution set
ting forth the Monroe doctrine, the whole
committee, by an almost unanimous vote.
deciding that this doctrine should receive
the affirmation of Congress. The wording
OF the resolution will be reported TO the
full committee at the next meeting.
Mr.. Gray was alone In opposition to the
resolution.
The discussion of the Venezuelan reso-
luton brought out the fact that the loop
hole left In the Presidents message by
the remark that any amicable settle
ment made between the Venezuelan Gov
eminent and Great Britain by the cession
OF territory would be acquiesced in by
the United States, would probably be ac-
cepted by Great Britain as the best way
out OF the difhculty.
This probable result OF the difficulty was
deplored, but the ground was taken that
inasmuch as the President had committed
the United States to this policy IN this
particular case, we could not protest.
The Monroe doctrine, as It will be ar
irmed by Congress, will. however, II Is
said. repudiate any such acquisition or
territory In the future.
A report has gained credence that the
British Government either has offered or
will I'm the near future make an oner OF
1900 for the territory claimed by Great
Britain and disputed by Venezuela.
CUBA.
Cuban affairs have been placed In the
hands OF a subcommittee. consisting OF
Senator's Sherman, Lodge. and Morgan.
"A InttlluS VI ttiAS wan ~
held In few days, and the whole matter
carefully considered. The sentiment OF
the committee Is practically unanimous
in favor of helping the insurgents As
one member OF the committee subse-
: auentIy remarked, there was strong
friendliness exhibited for the cause OF the
rebels"
The sentiment with respect TO Armenian
affairs was that IT would be foolish for
this government to attempt to make any
demonstration against Turkey. unless II
was intended to follow that show OF
force with the exercise OF force itself
IL can be stated with positiveness thai
the members of the committee are op-
posed TO any attempt on the part OF the
administration to send warships to Tur'
key for the purpose of making any fur'
Their demonstration. 1t IL denied that a
dozen ships could accomplish more than
one the only merit In the presence or a
ship in Turkish waters being the nag II
carries. and the moral effect its presence
may produce.
The committee will probably dispose
of the question finally In the adoption OF q
strong appeal to the European powers Tor
the protection OF the Armenians. The
only point at issue now 10 whether that
appeal shall be addressed to the allied
Powers or TO Russia alone. when THIS
has been settled, a Joint resolution VIII
he favorably reported to the Senate