The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17
Original Scope of the Monroe
Doctrine Has Been Ex-
ceeded.
AGAINST TIME-HoNoRED POLICY
Protest Against This Country Estab,
fishing a Protectorate Over
Central America.

WASHINGTON, II. e., Jan. 16.-A
resolution offered in the Senate by Sewell
(R.) OF New Jersey, and which now lies on
the table, condems the course of the Presi-
dent in the Venezuelan boundary dispute
and defines the limits of the Monroe doc
trine. 1t declares that the Monroe doc
trine was originally meant to prevent Eu-
rOpean powers from acquiring the then re-
voting Spanish colonies when their ac-
quisition would by reason of propiniquity
be dangerous to the safety of this Govern
ment, and that we have never given any
pledge that binds US to act merely for the
protection from invasion of these coun-
tries unless our integrity is menaced. 1t
then states that the President has pressed
the doctrine beyond what was originally
contemplated and that the result would be
to commit this Government to a protec-
torate over Mexico and the Central and
South American states; that this course OF
the President was unwise and dangerous
violating our time honored policy OF avoid.
ing entangling alliances with foreign pow
ers, and that such action in view of the
business and financial condition of this
country was premature.
1t furth er declares that neither Congress
nor the country is com mitted by this
action of the President in the Venezuelan
controversy, and that after the report OF
the commission has been made was the
proper time for taking such action as may
be demanded by our sense OF duty in the
matter
A resolution offered by CuIlom (R.) of
Illinois was agreed to, calling on the Sec
retary of State for information regarding
the alleged detention by the Turkish Gov
ernment of naturalized citizens of the
United States.
Hale (R.) of Maine spoke on his bill to
facilitate the construction and maintenance
OF a telegraph cable 10 the Hawaiian
Islands by guaranteeing the interest on the
money actually expended. He urged that
such a cable would in effect give notice to
the world that the interests OF the TWO
Governments and peoples had become SO
connected that all attempts at interference
would cease.
Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska called atten-
ton to the adverse report made yester-
day by Sherman (R.) of Ohio from the
Committee on Foreign Relations on his
(Allen's) bill prohibiting the acceptance
by an American citizen of a title or degree
Of honor from foreign Government, and
asked the Senate that instead of its being
postponed indefinitely, as was ordered
yesterday, it be placed on the calendar.
No objection was made and Aliens re-
quest was complied with.
Hansbrough (R. of North Dakota. from
the Committee on Agriculture and For
estry, reported joint resolution directing
the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into
effect the provisions Of the law in relation
to the distribution OF seeds and of farmers
bulletins. The resolution was placed on
the calendar
Cullom (R.) of Illinois offered a resolu-
ton, which was agreed to, calling upon the
Secretary of State for information as to
whether naturalized citizens of Armenian
birth are allowed to visit Turkey and
whether United States passports held by
them are recognized by the Turkish Gov
ernment; also whether the families of such
Armenian naturalized citizens residing in
Turkey are permitted to leave that country
under the usual protection.
Call (D.) OF Florida offered a resolution
calling on the Secretary of State for copies
of dispatches OF United States Consuls in
Cuba relating to the war being carried on in
that island. The resolution was laid on
the table for the present, upon objections
OF Sherman (R.) of Ohio and Platt (R.) of
Connecticut
A resolution was offered by SewelI (R.)
OF New Jersey, and laid on the table tenn
porarlly, declaring that the Monroe doc
trine was never intended to be applied in
the manner and for the purpose now pro-
posed by the President of the United
States, and that the Presidents action was
premature Cooking to the history of the
controversy and inopportune in view of
the business and financial conditions Of the
country.
The bill offered by Hale (R.) of Maine
on the Sd of January, ''to facilitate the
construction and maintenance of tele-
graph cables in the Pacific Ocean for the
use OF the Government in its foreign inter
course" was, at mis- request, laid before
the Senate, and Hale made a speech in ex-
PLANTATION and advocacy of il. The bill, he
said, committed the Government of the
United States to a subvention of about
$25O,OOO per annum. 1t embodied q plain
business enterprise that would bring the
Hawaiian Islands close to the United
States, enabling the latter to act wisely on
the happening of any significant event
After reviewing the attempts of Great
Britain and other countries to obtain
foothold in the Hawaiian Islands for
telegraph cable across the Pacific Ocean
Hale referred to the enabling act of the
Hawaiian Legislature authorizing a SUBJ
sidy and a concession to f. S. Spalding
formerly United States Consul at Homo.
lulu. He could not say-and did not care
whether the project would accelerate the
annexation movement.
He looked upon annexation as an event
sure to come in the near future, and he
did not want to precipitate it. In conelu-
SIGN he quoted from President CleYeland's
message to Congress on the subject that
the way was now clear for the United
States to accomplish that great purpose,
and that If the United States abandoned.
the project or was languid in prosecuting
1t the British would occupy the ground
and, by hook or crook, get resting place
IN the Hawaiian Islands for great mill
tary and commercial British oceanic cable.
Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska made an argu-