Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-18
MONROE DOCTRINE.
Il Is Discussed by The Senate Commit
tee Oh Foreign Relations.
THE DAVIS RESOLUTION FAVORED.
III Adopted IL VIII Commit Congress
to n Policy from which There CHs
he No Bsck-Down-Gray Opposes
Action.
Action.

WASHINGTON, u. G.. January H.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations discussed for two hours this
morning the Monroe doctrine, and hnaiiy.
by vote. ordered favorable report on
the resolution submitted by Mr. Davis
of Minnesota, chairman OF the sub
committee.
Mr. Turpie. at whose request 'ne
matter was laid over until to-day. made
an argument against the affirmation oy
Congress OF the doctrine as genen'
principle. He believed 1t was sufficient
for the doctrine to be applied when
a specific case arises. He favored It's
application TO the pending difficulty be-
tween Venezuela and Great Brissin. pu'
thought that It should rest there for the
present.
MIR. Gray. Of Delaware. was Opposed
10 any action whatever that had for It's
object the affirmation of the doctrine
by legislative action. He believed the
whole subject was one IN which the Exe-
cutive Department OF the Government
alone should act, and that upon that
branch OF the government. and not Con-
gress. rested the responsibility or en-
forcing or not the doctrine laid down by
Monroe.
Neither of tllese arguments had any
weight with the committee. They were
comba ted by Senators Sherman, Lodge.
Morgan, and others. MIR. Mills, one OF
the new members. an ardent admirer OF
.Ierersons, was one OF the most enthusi-
astic supporters OF affirmation OF the doc'
trine.
SOME ALTERATIONS.
The vote to adopt the Davis resolu-
ton. which was drawn along the lines
of the Lodge resolution. was agreed
TO. after one or two alterations In the
verbage had been made. The committee
also decided 10 vote upon the motion
OF Mr.. Sherman but that the action OF
the committee and the text of the reso
luton should not be given out until IL
was reported to the Senate Monday next
Mr.. Davis was requested TO ave no.
tice when he reported the resolution tnat
he should call u up at the earlies'
possible moment. This resolution goes
even further than did the President IN
his message on the Venezuelan question
1t will. II passed. commit the Congress
TO a policy from which there can be nc
back down. and there appears 10 be nc
DOUBT as 10 tue ulllI1dtt lflt VI INV t'''
luton Omitting the two whereases.
which simply form prelude TO the more
serious utterances of the resolution itself.
il is said that the resolution will be
found. when the text is made public.
to reafiirm and confirm the Monroe doc
trine. and declare that the United states
will assert and maintain II.
II states specifically that this govern
ment will regard as an infringement OF
this doctrine any attempt on the part OF
any European Power to acquire new
or additional territory on this continent.
or the islands adjacent thereto, as dan
gerous 10 the safety and the peace Of the
limited States. The United States also
denies the right Of any European Power
to acquire any territory, either ly force.
purchase cession, occupation. pledge.
colonization, or protection. whether under
unfounded pretensons OF right, under the
guise OF boundary disputes. or otherwise,
and declares unmstakably that any such
attempt will be regarded a. manifes-
tation OF an unfriendly disposition. upon
which this government cannot look with
Indifference.