The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-02-13
The First Days Proceedings of
the British Parliament Not
---fs at All Warlike.
An Announcement by Salisbury
Regarding the Venezuelan
Dispute.
The Monroe Doctrine Will Be
Treated With More Respect
Hereafter.

New YORK. Feb. ia special dis
patch to local paper says the most
important announcement in the OPEN
ing days proceedings in parliament
was made by Lord Salisbury, respect
ing the Venezuelan affairs. This was
an explicit statement that direct nego-
tiations with Venezuela would soon be
resumed, and the great obstacle to a
settlement of the question be removed
thereby. If the Venezuelan passage in
the queens speech lacked definiteness,
this defect was remedied by the prime
minister when he made this satisfactory
declaration, which was received with
as much enthusiasm as is ever shown
in the house of lords.
Arthur j. Balfour in the house of
commons also took pains to deny that
there had been the slightest intention
to violate the substance of the Monroe
doctrine, and reaffirmed his hope that
some permanent system of arbitrating
disputes with America would be de-
vised.
All Were Conciliatory in Tone.
All references made in either house
ciliatory in tone. Lord Rosebery men,
toned the Maxim gun episode in Brit
ish Guiana and Sir William Vernon
Harcourt expressed regret that the
British case had not been published
more promptly. but the opposition lead
ers made no attempt to deal with the
subj ct i'll partisan spirit.
Opinion i'll the lObb.es was general
that the Venezuelan quest on had vir-
tually been settled, all that remained
being a matter of detail The United
States government, by bringing moral
pressure to bear upon the Caracas gov
ernment has opened a way for the re.
sumption of diplomatic intercourse be-
tween Venezuela and England, and
also has stipulated for an expression of
regret for the Uruan incident.
Whether the entire boundary dispute
be eventually submitted to arbitration
or some compromise be substituted for
the Schomburgk line might be left All
open question; but confidence was ex-
pressed in the lobbles that some form
of adjustment would speedily be eff.
fected, honorable and satisfactory to all
parties. This method of settlement
will leave President Cleveland's COM
mission high in the air, or at least re-
duce the function of the United States
to those of an executive advisory board.
But the main
Amer. can Point Will be Gained;
the settlement of frontier dispute of
long standing; to this will be added the
general disposition on the part of the
English political leaders and the press
to treat the Monroe doctrine with more
respect than formerly and to advocate
some scheme for arbitrating all dis
putes or controversies which may sub
sequently arise with the United States.
While these views may be unduly
sanguine, it is evident from the tone of
the debates in the two houses that
long step has been taken in the direc-
tion OF perfect peace and harmony be-
tween the two branches of the English
speaking race.
In the course of a speech in the
house Sir William Vernon Harcourt
said: II am in entire agreement
ment with Lord Salisbury when he
says the United States has perfect
right to lnterpose in any controversy by
which their own interests are affected.
and they are entitled to judge whether
their interests are affected and in what
measure they shall be sustained. That
is general doctrine upon which all
states act. Upon this is founded the
balance OF power, and upon that
ground Great Britain interposed in
Belgium. Greece, Turkey and many
other places.
| The Monroe Doetrine Not D,sputstl.
THE Monroe doctrine is not an ex-
tension Of this principe: .tls iimita.