St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-19
DAVIS, RESOLUTION TO THOROUGH.
LY DEFINE THE POSITION OF
UNCLE SAM.
PREVENTS A SALE OF CUBA
IN CASE SPAIN sHOJJU.D DESIRE To
DISPOSE OF HER ISLAND
POSSESSION.
WILL HAVE SOME OPPOSITION.
Assertion That Such q Declaration
Is Bound to Lead to En-
tanGlements.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-The Davis
resolution interpreting the Monroe doc
trine, the main features of which were
published this morning. has caused
considerable comment among senator's
and other public men. 1t is known that
1t is the intention of the senate COM
mittee to make the resolution declare
what is the utmost limit to which the
| Monroe doctrine can be applied. In
answer to the report that there is
! some opposition to the declaration by
the United States of what the Monroe
doctrine covered. it is said by the ad-
Vocates of the Davis resolution that
every time question arises in which
the Monroe doctrine is involved. some
foreign government interested makes
| the point that the Monroe doctrine is
nothing but an assertion which never
has been adopted by the American
| congress or approved by the American
people. 1t Is claimed that the declara-
ton once formally adopted by congress
VIII settle forever the question of for
elgn aggression on the American con-
tinent. The reports concerning the
British lying squadron stirred up the
friends OF the resolution and they
declared that If the report that it is
bound Tor Bermuda were confirmed,
EFFORTS should be made to call UP
the Davis resolution and pass it
through the senate as soon as possible
even to the displacement of the silver
bill. 1t is said by men prominent in
foreign affairs in congress that En-
! gland could not make greater mistake
than to send her fleet to Bermuda.
| one of the most pronounced advoca ties
of the American doctrine said TODAY
that the American people were slow TO
rise, but that they would resent with
their whole strength anything that
could be construed into menace.
Continuing, he said that in the Trans
vaal and other troubles the United
States had refrained from adding to
GREAT BRITAIN'S EMBARRASS-
MENT,
but If the great feet assembled at
portsmouth was to be sent to waters
adjacent TO America, instead of serving
to make the United States hesitate in
the matter of declaration and enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine it would
nave the opposite effect. The United
States, by the Davis resolution. he
added would make it very clear that
under no circumstances will any viola
ton OF the Monroe doctrine be allowed.
1t is agreed by all senators that the
most important part of the Davis res
olution is that which asserts that the
! United States shall be the sole Judge
as to whether the Monroe doctrine has
been violated in any arbitration or
agreement or in the settlement OF
| boundary dispute between a foreign
| government a
American continent. 1t is pointed out
by those who favor this part of the
resolution that it meets the criticism
made to the portion of the presidents
message stating that any agreement
made between Great Britain and Ven
ezuela could not be objected to by the
| United States. The extreme advocates
OF the Monroe doctrine, as interpreted
| by the Davis resolution, say that this
| is necessary in order to prevent any
de facto government which may be In
power in some South American coun-
try for short time from bartering
away portion of their territory. Tt
was also stated in this connection that
the time may arrive when Spain would
agree to sell Cuba to England and con-
gress should proclaim in advance that
such sale or cession would be
CONTRARY TO THE MONROE DOC
TR1NE
and an act unfriendly to the United
States on the part of the country MAX
ing the acquisition. The Davis reso-
luton will be presented to the senate
on Monday. 1t may be that it will not
be called up for several days. There is
no doubt that it will be debated at
length whenever brought before the
senate. as it is understood that con-
siderable opposition will be manifested
to it, and especially to that part which
makes the United States the judge of
the validity of any arbitra ton or agree
ment. 1t is asserted by the opponents
of the resolution that such declara-
ton is bound to lead to entanglements
The Davis resolution is framed to cover
not only the case of Venezuela, but also
that of Honduras which it is said will
soon engross the attention of the world
In the Honduras case it is said that
the claim of Great Britain goes back
as far as the time of Charles T. when
a grant to cut mahogany was given to
some woodchoppers.