New-York tribune., 1896-11-29

spectng It's undiplomatic form ana arp''rary
method Of determining the location OF the as
puted boundary by a special commissloh' III
volved application Of the Monroe DoctrIhe IN
It's primary form. 1t was proclamation Oh 'hc
lines of the original Monroe message that the
action Of England IN extending the area OF ter
ritorial occupation toward the Orinoco and in
neglectng to submit the whole question 10 arp'-
tration was an unfrendly policy TO the United
States.
The bearing Of the Monroe Doctrine upon the
Venezuela question was not understood year
ago. when the American Government was
charged with adopting lingo policy In order
To meet the exigencies and requirements OF
Presidential canvass: nor IS the real significance
of what Is now styled the American protector
rate over the Western hemisphere correctly IN
terpreted after the Venezuela settlement. Inc
fact that England and the United states ha'c
agreed upon just and equitable pasis Vi 'o'
tration Of the disputed territory Vindica'es 'He
Monroe Doctrine but it does not after the Is
sential character Of this great canon or American"
diplomacy nor does it increase and multiply 'hc
obligations OF a disinterested ana oeheNoiei'
protectorate utterly unlike what are known as
nrotectorates in Asia Africa and the South Seas
The Venezuela settlement leaves the M''ii'c
Doctrine precisely as 1t was during the seventy
IL
tain and perpetuate republican institutions In
the New World The only point OF difference Is
that Europe instead of regarding it as an eX-
tinct Yankee notion enveloped in bompas'' mas
received an object lesson respecting its existence
and mower as a vitalzing principle in the prog
ress and security Of the American continent.
OBLIGATIONS OF PROTECTORATE.
The English assumption that the 'ni'eu
In
ezuela settlement is under moral obligations 10
-,,sh into war with Spain for the deliverance OF
Cuba hardly needs TO be seriously considered
Tho frat practical test to which the Monroe
Doctr,ne was subjected had direct application
to Cuba. When the Doctrine was proclaimed 'he
Snanish- American States invited the uh''eu
States TO send delegates to an Amphic'Fo"'o
councj, al Panama, held for the purpose Vi
forming a league for common delehce a"" WI
the liberation of Cuba The secohu N"@''
who was the real author or the "o'''e
trine was then President. but IN spT''"' ~
saee 70 Congress. while he recommehuec NV "r
pointment Of delegates to the lnlera' ~ he
ference and referred to the au' Al, r-nn,h,ican
derived from the united acuof vi f',,,,,ry
c,otos exnljcitly announced that each cou't.s 49,,
rnus, defend its territories by res"u .n 20, an
own command and forestalIed 'l,e III ttt.a.~ or
American prot.rtorate inNniNeu ''''.'. a;,. a.,
nnwal campaigns The delegates arPuIi'.su
after acrimonious debate. arrived d, Nc "rig
too late to attend the 'onlelrn. co. ,bc ubrra-
ina, nurpose Of combined action LOT .''' ,h
,,nn ~ Cuba was abandoned ina, W. ~ =.
frsr application Of the Monroe Dor.nn', snr =
can hardly be considered "a ',t,u, ',,o,, ,bo
nremature war with Spain IN IS'U v. h,i,,r
ii.a,,rcerts have not demonstrated theii 'i"ills
m win the battle Of thei: liberties y! , . oo,n
resources as the other spanish Ni''.i M wa, cis
munities succeeded III uo'"s '
for independence -, .,,r,,,iop that
Equally inconclusive is the assuini ai,o s, ocair
American intervention in inc NtneHu g. 90
commits the United states HoVeiiI''ie''S .ar,eS
oressive action whenever any other nPa.iaian
American republic is invoived III irus,o,and
Nth European Powers. The same ~ ~ ~.
instrumentation which has chailp'on."
, - Venezuela in a territorial dispute com
inc directly within the range ol tn' ~ DO,
Worroe Doctrine so far from IreNe','is ID -,
;rh occupaton Of CoIinto Tor the 'N'' ,S i
@ I.n ,aamnitv against Nicaragua. condontd ana
imstiNed r. Nor is there any Warrant lol 'rn
conclusion that the United states 'ioSe'n'"a H ~
<vt,ra ,xi,l plunge into war win any anu
averv European Power having ulsPu' .,'~
south American state. II never mas ,ah'n
this attitude under the Hoi',.' o,.orx snanish
have is obligations 20 SUPPORT every Tpa.,'. p..n,
.aor,ca, state in any European con'f"'cr'!
which may arise been increased y, ~ '
v.ntion in the Guiana -Nenezu'a "'Sp"'
A DIsINTERESTED PRoTECToHAI T..
,-.,,s, writer; know Of no protectorates eX-
oor. thosa which their own country anu ''"''
ruronean Powers have established throughout
tho world The English have 'htit Mo''o' ''
,r,res basea upon the supremacy or th"r n'''-
oats in India Africa and Australia lh'S WIZ
readv 70 90 to war with Russia when the iroh''ei
% ,rehanistan was menaced. and they occupeh
r,svn, and seized control Of the suez Canai "h'h
tho security OF their communications WIN '''"'"
was imperillel They resented the German h"'-
r.ro,,s indlscretion in congratulating freslneh'
Kr,ieer upon the failure Of the Jameson ra'u'
o,d commissioned a flying squadron as sign
| ~ their willingness to defend thrlr south ~
rIcan Empirn against foreign INVASION i' ~"
nrotrctoratea involve Imperial resrohsiphi'leS
which are never evaded. They are IsSyi''" 80
maintain British supremacy "i'hlh W" a
snhere Of interest al whatever cps' "i pioo" anu
treasure .,.a,<,
The ruling motives Of European protec'oId'es
and combinations are selfish adNantag" ana Ter
ritoria Acquisitions and the "bhgd'ons -. o AK
gressivc acticn and vigorous defence are recos-
ni1ed in every sphere Of natiOn2l innuehc"'
whether English. German French RUSSIAN oi
Italian. The American protectora'e undc' 'nD
uonroe Doctrjne is described in England as
though II were grounded upon similar motives
Of sefshness. greed OF territory ana IuSt "l
mower The United States Government was not
credited, with dsinteresed action a year ago
when it took up the cause of Venezuela ana
showed that II was very much in earnest IN nav
ing the Monroe Doctrine respected. rms was
snepred at as "Jingoism. "Presdential politics
"a raid for the Irish vote and even as sordid
and wicked attcrnp: to help the business Inter
ests of American spectators In the gold fields
/ The enforcement Of the Monroe Doctrine in the
/ Venezuela affair was chivarOus and uns"lhsh
undertaking. from which Americans had moth
ing to gain In the way Of territory or material
advantage; but their professions Of disinterest"d
! action were regarded with suspicion and con-
| demnel with fine irony. The settlement has
| been reached in accordance with justice and
equity: and becausr the Monroe Doctrine has
been vindicated as something that Is not obsO-
lete. but vitalized with American sentiment and
prin of "A
meddesome protectOrate over the two Americas.
with declaration of war from Washington
! whenever any European Government seeks TO
| collect q deot or 10 enforce international comfy.
T. ~ f.
4 CHTCIGO WiN'S OTEER PETS.