The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-02-20
SIR WILLIAM HARcoURr.

SIR WILLIAM HARcoURT.
zuela, as it holds out the hope that the
question could be settled at an early
date. He added that no words that
could impede such settlement would
fall from him. This remark was
& Greeted With Loud Cheers,
as 1t disposes Of the report that the Lib
eral leaders had determined to make an
attack upon the governments policy in
regard to Venezuela, which course
necessarily would have led to an ex-
change of warm remarks which might
have impeded the progress of settle
ment of the dispute.
Continuing, Sir William Vernon Har-
court said: 81 am in entire agreement
ment with Lord Salisbury when he
says the United States has perfect
right to interpose in any controversy by
which their own interests are affected.
and they are entitled to judge whether
their interests are affected and in what
measure they shall be sustained. That
is a general doctrine upon which all
states act. Upon this is founded the
balance of power, and upon that
ground Great Britain interposed in
Belgium, Greece, Turkey and many
other places.
The Monroe Doctrine Not Disputed.
'"The Monroe doctrine is not an ex-
tension of this principle; it is limita-
ton Of what other states claim to exer-
else everywhere. That feeling is not
disputed in'the queens speech, and I
rejoice to see it states wish to COOP
crate with the government Of the
United States. The United States
have not made any pronouncement
upon this question, but have appointed
commission to inform their judg-
ments upon the subject. It has been
stated that the appointment of this
commission was an offense to the peO-
pie and government of Great Britain.
Happily, the government does not take
that VIEW
VIII Aid the Commission.
Hon. A. J. Balfour, first lord of the
treasury and Conservative leader in the
house, was loudly cheered when he
arose to reply to the Liberal leader. He
said: @s Sa ,.s
.The American commissioners have
applied to a. to aid them with any in.
formation we have on the Venezuelan
question and we hsve promised to give
them all thu information we are able to
give aat, the earliest possible moment.
No false pride or diplomatio punctilio
will be allowed to stand in the way of
q settlements as far as we are concerned.
! should rejoice II ont Of this evil
should spring some general system Of
arbitration S'
In the House Of Lords.
Reference to the Venezuelan matter
in the house Of lords was in the same
strain.
Lord Salisbury, the premier, said:
81 do not think that the invoking of
the Monroe doctrine was controversally
quite unnecessary for the United
States. Considering the position of
Venezuela in the Caribbean sea, it was
no more unnatural that the United
States should take an interest in it
than that we should feel an interest in
Holland and Belgium, and from that
point of view trust the negotiations
will continue. AT the same time, do
not wish the house to think that we
have arrived at any agreement. I
think we. are rightly relying upon the
question Of arbitration"
Chronicle Claims tho Credit For It.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The Chronicle, in
its editorial column, claims the credit
for the conversion Of England to arbi.
tration and says. 1.-The speeches in
parliament show that we have reached
the point where a solution is GER
tainty. The Schomburgk line is as de.
funct as the boundaries Of Wessex."
Radicals Want Arbitration.
LONDON, Feb. 18.-At a meeting Of
the Radical party Of the house Of COM
mons it was decided to support the gen.
eral principle Of arbitration in any diff
ferences arising between Great Britain
end the United StateA