New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-18
THE PRESIDENT OUTDOkE
STRONG MONROE DOCTRINE RESOLUTION
PREPARED FOR THE SENATE
II is SAID THAT 1T GOES EVEN FURTHER THAN
MIR. CLEvEI.AND's VENEZUELAN MESSAGE
AID DENIES TUE RIGHT or ANY EURO
PEAN POWER TO ACQUIRE AMERf-
CAE TERRITORY by ANY
MEANS WHATEVER.


Washington. Jan. 1.-THE Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations discussed the Monroe Doe
trine f1r two hours this morning and finally
ordered q report on the resolution submitted
by Mr. Davis. Of Minnesota chairman Of the sub
committee. This resolution goes even further
than the President went in his message to Con-
gress on the Venezuelan question. 1t Will. II
passed. commit Congress to 4 policy from which
there can he no bacIdown. and there appears to
ho 70 douL; as to the ultimate adoption Of the
resolution.
Omittinz the two whereases which simply
form "A prelude TO the more serious utterances
Of the resolution !tself t is said that when the
text Of the resolution Is made public it will be
found that It reaffirms and confirms the Monroe
Doctrine and declares that the United States will
assert ard maintain It. 1t states specifically
TIA; this Ciovernm ent will regard any attempt on
the part Of any European Power to acquire new
or additional territory this hemisphere or the
islands adjacent thereto as an infringement OF
this doctrine and as dangerous to the peace and
safety of the United States The United states
also denies the right of any European Power to
acquire any such territory either by force, pur-
chase. ccssion. occupation. pledge. colonization or
protection. whether under unfounded pretensons
Of right under the gse OF boundary disputes or
otherwise. and declares Enthusiastically that any
such attempt will be regarded as a manifesto
ton Of an unfriendly disposition on which this
Government cannot look with indifference.
DISCUSSION IN TIE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Turpie. at whose request the matter was
laid over until to-day, made an argument against
the affirmation by Congress of the Monroe
Doctrine as A general principle. He believed 1t
was sufficient for the Doctrine to be applied when
specific cases arosa. He favored its application
20 the pending difficulty between Venezuela and
Great Britain. but thought that it should rest
there for the present
Mr. Grey Of Delaware. was opposed to any
action whatever which had for its object the
affirmation of the Monroe Doctrine by legis-
Iative action. He believed that the whole sub
ject was one in which the Executive Departineht
If the Government alone should act. and that
on that branch of the Government and not on
Congress rested the responsibility or enforcing
or not enforcing the doctrine laid down by Presl-
dent Monroe.
Neither OF these arguments had any weight
with the committee They were combated by
Senator's Sherman Lodge. Morgan and others.
Mr. Mills one Of the new members or the cot'l-
mlttee was one Of the most enthusiastic sup
porters of the affirmation Of the Doctrine me
motion to adopt the Davis resolution. Whicn was
drawn on the lines of the Lodge resolution was
agreed to after one or two alterations III '"e
verbiaGe had been made.
The committee also decided by vote on tne
motion Of Mr. Sherman, that the acton Ul tiie
committee and the text of the resolution should
not be given out until 1t was reporter 10 ,IIe
Senate on Monday. Mr. Davis was requested to
give notice when he reported the resolution that
he would call II UP at the earliest possible mo-
ment.