The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-21
oRITAIN READY FOR A BRAWL.
V4TION DECLARED TIRED OF
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE.

Appalling DanEer-A French
,.,.r Warns This Country That
rurope May Unite i'm Opposition to
.he Monroe Doctrine.
r.,7on. Jan. 2O.-The Globe commenting
On tbs resolution supporting the Monroe
S,.trine adopted by the foreign relations
~,,,-,irtee Of the United States says that
t5a neople Of Great Britain will not stand
inch more Haunting from anybody. 1t
a,frfbutes the action of the committee to
desire TO pander to the Irish voters.
ami saws the members of the committee
NAV find themselves facing an appalling
situation.
The Daily News will tomorrow say:
.erbe smaller American powers whether
+bev become free or not by the amended
uonroe doctrine, will unquestionably be-
comes the slaves of the United
states If the theory of their
dependence be pushed TOO Iar
their protector may find 1t has more
man ii bargained for. If the foreign re-
iations committee is right, Mr.. Cleveland
Is wrong He expressly invited Great
Britain to settle her dispute directly with
Venezuela but it now appears that what
ever arrangement is made it must be sub
mitted to the United States as a sort of
slzerain The American people are pay
.ng the penalty now for their narrowness
Of interest in foreign affairs They have
Al last found something to occupy them,
a superstition. 1t only remains to apply
the Monroe doctrine to the importation
Of tin plates and there will be no eXtraVa-
Eance left. Alas for the common sense
that Mr.. Gladstone reminded us would so
easily settle the dispute"
Paris, Jan. 20.-The Eclair, comment
ing upon the extension of the Monroe
doctrine embodied in the resolution Of
the United States foreign relations com
mittee, asks if the American government
thinks il is strong enough to appropriate
the western hemisphere to its own in
terests and to forbid Europe to have ac-
cess to it. 1t declares that if America
carries her pretensiOns 10 such a length
the European powers will arrange an en-
tente under which they will close their
ports to American ships, a step which,
the Eclair says. would speedily bring the
United States to terms. The paper ar
CUES that the United states have taken
an attitude on the Monroe doctrine which
4 they will find it impossible to maintain.
In its issue the Chronicle will say ii re-
i joices over the Bering sea arbitration as
showing that reason still sways the An
4 glO-American relations and persists in its
intention to take an optimistic view or
4 the situation. 1t will add that the story
Of Spain selling Cuba to Great Britain
Is not even for marines, but for bedlam
s The furnishing of charts of North Amer
q lean waters, the West Indian seas, and
4 the Mediterranean TO the nying squad
ron, 1t says is without the least signiti-
4 capce, as no British warship ever starts
a Oh a foreign cruise without such charts.
# II is the universal custom to supply war
ships with them. The paper appeals to
the people to keep their heads and to dis
i count wild rumorS. 1t sees nOLhlng IN
4 Senator Davis resolution beyond a revised
4 and more definite version Of the original
Monroe doctrine. The doctrine is not sub
stantially altered and the resolution is in
no wise calculated to damage the case OF
arbitration.
lof n
the Venezuelan commission met this
morning at 1870 o'clock. in their hand
somely appointed temporary quarters in
8 the building partly occupied by the in
4 terstate commerce commission. Justice
s Brewer presided.
The selection of S. Mallet Provost of
4 New York as the executive officer of the
commission was formally ratified. Mr..
Provost was not present; but it was stated
that he would take hold of his duties on
q Wednesday next.
The commission gave out for publication
the following letter, addressed to Secreta-
4 ry Olney last week inviting information
from the two governments chiefly inter-
ested in the boundary controversy:
Office of the Venezuelan Boundary Com
mission Washington, D. c., Jan. 10, 1896.
The Honorable Secretary of States: Dear
Slr-I have the honor to state that the
commission appointed by the President
OF the United States ito investigate and
report upon the true divisional lne pc
tween the republic of Venezuela and Brit
lsh GUIANA has organized by the cleo
non of the Hon. David j. Brewer as its
81 president, and is entering upon the i'm
mediate discharge of its duties
IN so doing 1t has, after careful con-
siderauon. concluded to address you on
me question of securing, so far as pos
s4ole the friendly cooperation ana alu
OF the two nations which are directly m
seIested IN the now pending boundary dlt-
81 lerenCes.
1t must have suggested itself to you,
AZ IL no doubt has to the President, that
ms commission thus authorized TO as
certain and report the boundary line be-
1"een TWO foreign nations, bears only a
remote resemblance to those tribunals OF
an International character, Of which we
nave had several examples in the past
4Hey were constituted by or with the
consent of the disputantS themselves, ana
were authorized by the parties lmmedi-
a,ely concerned to pronounce hnal JuuS-
-ueHl. Ihe questions at issue were pre-
sented by the advocates of the various
81 LtefeSts, upon whose diligence ana skill
Ie tribunal might safely rely Tor an tile
Eala and the arguments essential 70 o llle
# 19ImduOn of an intelligent judgment |;
Ihelr functions were, therefore, conhneQ
70 the exercise of judicial powers, ana
ney might fairly expect to reach re-
lllSldClOfy 10 LnelT own NOll9N
Nnlle II commended the respect OF those
whose interests were directly involved:
Inc present commission, neither by the
..lo0e Of its appointment, nor by the nd
lIe or its duties, may be sald 10 DeIoIs
tribunals of this character. It's duly
WY be discharged if it shall dlllgently
osQ fairly seek to inform the executive
VI certain facts touching a large extern
y territory, in which the United States
Ia'e no direct interest. Whatever may
y lhe conclusion reached, no terrltorla
ssfdndiZement, nor material gain IN any
M IIn can accrue to the United states
me sole concern of our government Is
le peaceful solution of a controversy
%lWeen two friendly powers for the Jus1
-u honorable settlement of the title tc
eItspqled territory, and the protection ol
t mted States against any fresh ac'
9e4sluons in our hemisphere on the par'
any European state.
sill has seemed proper to the commits
sH under these circumstances to sug
eSs' 10 you the expediency of calling
pg attention of the governments of Grea1
t l.aln and Venezuela to the appointment
NJ commission and explaining both its
w911Hure and object. 1t may be that they
,bi see way entirely consistent witf
1eT own sense of interest propriety, t.
81 lne commi isSion the aid that it Is
~ uoubt in their power to furnish in tht
rstI OF documentary proof, historical mar
ItT1e' unpublished archives, or the like
W ei,ll scarcely necessary to say that Il
*rX ttlEf SlOnld dppro a, az fa IN Ia