The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-22
SEVELL The PATRIOT
The Senator from New Jer-
sey Says There Never
Was a Monroe
Doctrine.
THINKS CLEVELAND HASTY
His Resolution Again Tabled At
His Own Request-Daniels
Will Answer Him
Tomorrow.
THINKS CLEVELAND HASTY

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SewelIs resolution repudiating the Mon
roe Doctrine and condemning the action
of President Cleveland in the Venezuelan
affair, The resolution was taken up for
the purpose of enabling General Sewel
toS address the Senate upon it. Some
outline Of the speech has already been
given Sn '.The News Below will be
found Aracucally the entire text.
Tae general opened his remarks by
quoting fHom the Presidents message of
.lecember az. He read in full the por-
tion Of thetmessage which points out that
an advance Of frontier by an European
power is practically an extension Of its
system. and DISC that which asserts the
obligation upoh the United States "to
determine for pits justification the true
divisional linef between the Republic OF
Venezuela and, British Guiana and re-
commencing the, appointment of COM
mission to loeatet that line to the satis-
faction of this c9hntry's legislators.
Thereupon GenSral Sewen continued
Taking the text sf this message, it ap-
pears to be quite clear that the Presi-
dent intended to present to Congress the
contingency of war with Great Britain
if that power should insist upon en-
croaching upon the Territory of Venezue-
Ia beyond the line which Sthe suggested
commission should find ton NSbe the true
boundary between British Guiana and
Venezuela. Whether it was wise in the
President at this time. to present that
as a contemplated issue or nor. is mat
ter about which there may beSa serious
difference of opinion. throughput this
message. as well as the accompanying
correspondence upon the part of the Sec
rdfa Of taf RI sr,l,
the position of the President is Ataken
is that the unied States has announced
the Monroe doctrine as the one which
must govern its action in the relations
between European powers and all the
States in this hemisphere
TT may be well to recur to the cir
cumstances under which the Monroe
doctrine was put forward and what was
intended at the time to be its purpose
and its scope This announcement was
made in the year 1928 Shortly prior to
that time, Russia. Prussia, France and
Austria had entered into what was known
as the Holy Alliance, the purpose being
TO protect and sustain the monarchs of
Europe IN their authority and power.
In pursuance of this purpose they pro-
posed to overturn the Cortes in Spain
and restore Ferdinand to power. Upon
making this proposition, however. to
England. that power declined to CO.
operate 1t was then determined that
France should send an army into Spain
for this purpose. This was done, the
Cortes being overthrown and Ferdinand
being installed as King of Spain.
Following these events the Courts of
ST. Petersburg. Vienna. Berlin and Paris
We're addressed by the Spanish Govern
ment in the month of December, 1923,
proposing conference at Paris for the
purpose of inducing the allied powers to
over the revolted American colonies.
In a speech made by Mr.. Webster
upon April "A 1926, he discussed the his
tory of the Monroe doctrine, its correct
definition and limitations and what it
was properly intended to mean as a rule
q action on the part of the United
General ssewell then quoted passage
( from that speech which bore out his
Spanish provinces on this continent had
previously thrown off the yoke of Spain
an and erected themselves. into Independent
ment. There was an apprehension in
this tn 81 country that the Holg Alliance
power of Spain throughout her revolted
policy as this # carried out success
people and the integrity of our inst,-
tutfons and it was against this that
the Monroe doctrine was chiefly pointed.
Another object of what is known as the
Meuroe doctrine was to settle the queS-
tion that there could be no occupation
saon upon the BART of @ay any q
nower. In other words that there was no
portion of either North or South Ameri-
ca which at that time could be consider
ed as derelict or unoccupied and that
the policy previously pursued by Euro
psan powers OF. appropriating such ter
hn pft1it %aI !,
in this hemisphere. The Monroe doctrine
served its purpose. No attempt was made
Ts-establish the power of Spain within
her revelted colonies. and no territory
was sought to be eolonized as being un-
That the limitations which I have
thus put upon what is known as the
N Monroe $ Doctrine are correct, I think I
the announcement of the doetripe. upon
the correspondence Of the then Secretary
wIho were in public life at ana shortly
nrassssa agsI, ! fRs dostEils eyer even as
1 have suggssted met met WITH H.f'eo veTy Ty
great opposition upon the part of men
wnose opl1n1ions are certainty rt entitled to
thought ,oon the part of many persons
that the Monroe doctrine would if adopt
ed ss a part Of our fundamental law
more or less commit this country to in
reference and raddling in the affairs Of
ether American States. where they were
involved in hostile relations with Euro
pean powers. A declaration upon this
Subject is to be found in a resolution
adontad hv the House of Representatives
In 1875. The same thought was enforced
BY Mr.. Webster in the speech to which
have REFERRED
Here General Sewell read senoueh of that
Foeeeh to show that Mr. Webster be-
Eeyed the enforcement Of the doctrine
to he affected by the DEGREE of Dropinquity
Df the colony to the United States. He
read at greater length portions of a
speech delivered by John NJ Clayton of
Delaware in the Senate, March s. 1853.
That portion states that Mr.. Monroe
made no declarat ton and Congress would
pass no resolution encouraging such a
Eoctriue. quotation within a quota
Who; declared hat no member of the then
Senate was opposed to the colonization of
inv portion Of the American continent.
General SeweH resumed" Senator
rom Michigan. Mr.. Cass, was perfectly
tcrreet when he said thst this dec1ara-
ion of Mr.. Monroe had lain ever since
r. origin a dead letter on our records
His recent attempt TO revive it by his
resolution at the asst session closes the
history of the Monroe doctrine. That
esplution met wit such violent opposi-
ion from his own party as to give us
he ass 11rance that no President who
}sov3d undertake t0 act upon it could be
listai1aet1 II With all sim ar resolu utions,
leoumenda ois Ild aecla tions i was