Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

hS tSJNSNSN III tue paragraph III tue
queens speech with regard to Nenea-
uela as II held out the hope that The
question could be settled AT an early
date. He added that no words TINT
could impede such settlement would
fall from him, This remark was
greeted with loud cheers for il dis
poses OF the report that the liberal
leaders had determined to make an at
tack upon the governments policy IN
regard "a Venezuela. Continuing Sir
William Vernon Narrourt said; Il am
IN entire agreement with Salisbury
when he says the United States have a
perfect right TO interpose in any con
IroNHrSN by which their own interests
are affected and they are entitled TO
judge whether their interests are at
tcted and in what measure they shall
be sustained That is Il general doc
trine upon which all states act, upon
this is founded the balance oi power
and upon that ground Great Britain in
terpoSed in Belgium, Greece, Turkey
and other places. The Monroe doc
trlne Is not an extension of this prjn-
ciple; il is limitation of what other
states claim to exercise eVerNwhern.
President Monroe limited it To the
United States, following the wise teach
ngs Of Washington, declared its de-
termination not to interfere in the CON
uoNerSies of the European powers, but
they declared the controversies of the
American continent to be of special in
terest to themselves, and they will urge
when and how they are called upon to
interfere. That feeling is not dtsput-
ed in the queens speech and rejoice
that II states wish to cooperate with
the United States. aud the only pracN-
cal question remaining is whether the
doctrine has been invaded in the case of
Venezuela The United States has not
made amy pronounCement upon this
question, but has appointed comis-
sion to inform the government upon
the subject. II has been stated that
the appointment of this comission WAS
an oftcnsC to the people and govern
mcnt of Great Britain Happily the
government does not take that view
The commission is to inform the gov
eminent of the United States with
which our government desires to co
operate. | regret the delay in the pub
LEGATION of the English case. | should
have thought that before Secretary Oh
ney was answered at all II would
n Ia La, lat "a
United States and the world at large.
We do not desire to claim any terri
tory to which we are not clearly en-
titled and the question is, what Is that
territory? 1t is the business of dpIo-
mats to come to reasonable settle
ment in such matter. Diplomacy has
had this matter in hand for half Il
century and mighty bad hand il has
made of II, in my opinion II has been
allowed to tester until II has broken
open into dangerous sore to breed bad
blood between great nations 1t is the
first duty of the government to take
measures without delay to heal this
sore. cloud checrsl. What the coun-
try demands without distinction of
party is that the dispute should be
brought to an honorable solution
promptly. Cheers The question
must be settled on the evidence. and
what objection can be raised to arbt-
tration ,"
Harcourt then attacked his govern
ment for its apathy in the Armenian
matter
3allour. conservative leader ia the
house said "HarcOurt devoted much
time TO attacking views which this
government never held. Neither /
nor my friends ever said the Monroe
donuue was one to which we had Il
right to object 1t T. Of British origin
and do not see any reason why we
should criticiae IT. The American
commissioners ton Venezuelan
boundary applied to Us TO help them
with any information that we have on
the Venezuelan question and we prom
ised to give them all the Information
we are able to give at the earliest poe-
sible moment. tCheers.) No false
pride or diplomatic punctilio VIII be
allowed to stand in the way of set
tlement so far as we are concerned.
1t is impossible to f0rosec with Ger
lainty what will be the general con
cIusiOrs arrived at by the American
commission or by those called upon to
investigate The British claim But
one conclusion, | am certain will be
reached by every one who impartlally
investigates He will be convinced
that there never faS been the hlighte5,
intention on the part Of this country
to violate the substance or essence Of
the Monroe doctrine. Whatever other
conclusion the commission may arrive
at, 1t most assuredly will reach the
conclusion that no desire 10 push be-
yond the limit Of the frontier Of this
empire has ever been the animating
cause which has moved British diplo-
macy in this long drawn out cOntro-
yersy. | should rejoice If, out OF this
evil, should spring some general sys-
tenn of arbitration. II that were he
issue should feel that all the misun-
derstandings ard evils done had been