The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
IT'S NOT APPLICABLE
Wolcott Says the Monroe Doctrine
Shouldn't Enter the Controversy.
THEN HE'S CONGRATULATED
From 1921 Until Now Congress Has
Declined to Define Ii or Adopt
Ii as a Rule OF Action
Minor House M Matters.

Call directing the secretary of state to
send to the senate the dispatches OF
United States consuls in Cuba. At
Calls request. It was placed on the
calendar.
Cullom reported long preamble and
resolution referring to the Armenian
question. Omitting the preamble. the
resolution is as follows:
Resolved. BY the senate of the Unit
ed States the house OF representa- tives
concurring. that 1t is an imperative
duty i'm the interests of humanity to
express the earnest hope that the Eu-
ropean concert brought about by the
treaty may be speedily given its just
effects in such decisive measures as
shall stay the hand of fanaticism and
iawless violence and shall secure to
the unoffending Christians of the Turk
ish empire all the rights belonging to
| them as men and Christians, and as
beneficiaries of the explicit provisions
of the treaty above recited.
Resolved. That the president be re-
quested to communicate these resolu-
tions to the governments of Great Bri-
| tain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy
and Russia.
Resolved further. That the senate of
the United States, the house of repre-
sentatives concurring, will support the
vigorous action he may take for the
protection and security of American
citizens in Turkey and to obtain redress
for injuries committed on the persons
or property of such citizens"
Cullom said the resolution was re-
| ported by the unanimous vote OF the
| committee on foreign relations and 1t
desired immediate action. Gray said
he did not anticipate any objection to
| the resolution, but it was of such i'm
| portance that there should be time for
| consideration of the terms of the reso-
| luton. Cullom acceded to this sug-
| gestion, giving notice that ne would ask
for action tomorrow.
Pugh's resolution for silver payments
of government bonds came up under
the rules. Hill responded that he would
never consent to let the measure be re-
tired except by vote. He yielded, how
ever. to Wolcott, saying that he would
press 1t to passage at every possible
opportunity.
Wolcott was recognized for his speech
on the Monroe doctrine. The senator
spoke earnestly and was accorded close
attention. After referring to the mes
sage of President Cleveland on the
Venezuelan question and the appoint
ment of the commission, the senator
said that, under the circumstances. II
would ordinarily seem to be the part oi
wisdom to refrain at present from
further comment upon so sensitive and
delicate a character. The resolution
which the committee on foreign rela-
tions had reported, the effect of which
might be most far-reaching as affect
ing our policy and relations to wars
with other friendly nations. required
he said, some careful investigation.
Continuing, he said: THE few re
marks l shall make will be chiefly tx
the effect that tine so-called Monro'
doctrine has been misapplied in th'
pending controversy; that SO much o.
President Monroe's message as referreC
to the colonization of portions of Amer
lea by European powers could have NJ
applicability to any boundary dlsput'
now existing in South America; tina
the hostility TO the extension by Euro
pean powers of their systems to an!
portion of this hemisphere, as expressed
in that message, had especial reference
to the systems OF government whicl
were based on the divine rights o
kings. and which were directed TO tn
overthrow of all republics wherever ex
| listing. tIldL tllle uOCNI was Al
no wise intended as insisting upon re
publican forms of government in thi
hemisphere or as committing this gov
.rnment to maintain the doctrine ou;
side its own borders, or except as 1t
own integrity might be affected: tina
this country Is embarking upon ney
and different policy from the one lad
down by our fathers, and that fror
1921 until now, congress has uniforml
declined to define the so-called Monrc
doctrine or TO adopt il as a rule of &C
tion.
There has been much tension for tn
past two weeks The letter of the seC
retary of state to BayaTd was, from
| diplomatic standpoint, almost mcer
diary. The presidents message glove
/ win the possibilities of war. Member
! of both houses of congress, not to .
outdone, followed the presidents sue
gestion as TO the appointment OF con
: mission with fever.Sh haste. Just wha
the commission is to do or how TO do !
nobody knows. but we have created
and IT stands, as yet more menaC
: than the guarantee of peace. The e
forts Of the government to fire the M
: tsonal heart have not been unavailin
: nor was the work difficult.
There is discomfort with existin
: / conditions in many sections Of IN
country and men feel that any chang'
: even war with foreign country, coul
. not make matters worse, and Nigh
: bring Improvement. They also vieN
: with distrust the close financial rela
: tlons existing between the bankers c
: the East and those of London, an
: they welcome any event, even wa
: THAI would result. as they believe Wa
would destroy these relations and lea
: Us - rely upon our resources alone
!: embrace economic policies which woui
: not be dependent on those Of foreig