Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

Takes In the Nicaragua Canal and Com
pieteIy Covers the Latest interpretations
of the Message of f1se3-venezuelan Com
mission Invites Both Principals to the
Dispute To Appear by Document and At
torney-Bayard Explains Ills Speeches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Two opposing
phases of the Monroe doctrine were pre-
scnted in the senate yestcrday-one from
the committee on foreign relations favor
ing n strong ampliiication of the doctrine,
and another from Scwell of New Jersey
urging that the doctrine had been carried
50 far beyond its scope as to threaten
dangerous consequences. Davis Of Min.
ncsota presented the committee report, as
he is author OF the resolution, which as
presented is as follows In full, including
the preamble:
Resolved, by the senate. the house Of
representatives. concurring, That whereas
President Monroe, in his message to con-
Ercss OF Dec. 9, AnnoDomini 1923, deemed
1t proper to assert as q principle in which
the rights and interests of the United
States are involved that the American
continents, by the free and independent
condition which they have assumed and
maintained, were thcnceforth not to be
considered rs subjects for future coloniza-
tion by any European power.
The Original Doctrine Quoted.
"Whcroas, President Monroe further
declared in that message that tho United
States would consider any attempt by the
allied powers of Europe to extend their
system to any portion Of this hemisphere
rs dangerous To our peace and safety; that
with the existing colonies and depend
cncics Of any European power we have
not intcrfcrcd and should not intcrferc;
but that with the governments who have
declared their independence and main
tnincd IL, whose Independence we have on
great consideration and on just principles
acknowledged, we could not view any
intcrposition for the purpose Of expressing
them or controlling in any other manner
their destiny by any European power in
any other light than rs the manifestation
ot IN unfricndly disposition toward the
United States; and further reiterated in
that message that 1t is impossible that the
allied powers should extend their political
system to any portion of either continent
without cndangcring our peace and hap
pincss; and,
Repeatedly Asserted Later.
"Whcrcas, The doctrine and policy so
proclaimed by President Monroe have
since been repeatedly asserted by the
United states by executive declaration
and action upon occasions and cxircncies
similar to tho particular occasion and cx-
igcncy which caused them to first be IN
nounccd, and have been over since their
lrstpromulgation. and now are, the right
ful policy of tho United states. There
fore, bc IL
Nothing Left Out but Corinto.
I Resolved, That the United States of
America rcailirirs and confirms the doc
trines and principles promulgated by
President Monroe in his message Of Dec.
., 1873, and declares that IL will assert and
maintain that doctrine and those princi-
pies, and will regard any Infringement
thereof, and particularly any attempt by
any European power to take or acquire
any new territory on the American conti-
ncnts or any islands adjacent thereto for
any right of sovereignty or dominion in
the same, in any case or instance as to
which the United States shall deem such
attempt to be dangerous to its peace or
safety, by or through force, purchase, ccs.
sion, occupation, pledge, colonization, pro-
toctorntc, or by control of the easement
In canal or any means of transit across
the American isthmus, whether on I'M
founded prctcnsons of right.in cases Of al
legged boundary disputes, or under other
unfoundcd prctcnsions, rs the manifesta-
tlon of an unfricndly disposition toward
the United states and rs an interposition
which 1t would bo impossible in any form
Tor the United states to regard with in
difference"
Aftcr the declaration had been read
Gray stated that 1t was not the unani-
nous sentiment of the committee Scwcll
made speech in favor of his more mod
crate Interpretation Of the doctrine, rs
printed In these dispatches last week.