Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

measure they shall be sustained. lhat
Is a 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 doctrine IL not an extern
sion Of this principle. 1t Is limitation
OF what other states claim to exercise
everywhere.
president Monroe limited 1t TO the
American continent ard the United
States, following the wise teachings OF
Washington, having declared their DIS
inclination and determination not TO
interfere in tho controversies of the
European powers, but they have de-
clared the controversies Of the Amerl-
can continent to be OF special interest
to themselves aud they will judge when
and how they are called on to interfere
That feeling is not disputed In the
queens speech, and l rejoice to see
that 1t states a wish to cooperate win
the government of the United states
and the only practical question re-
manning IL whether the doctrine has
been invaded In the case of Venezuela.
The United states have not made any
pronouncement upon this question, but
have appointed u commission to form
their Judgments upon the subject. IL
has been stated that the appointment
OF this commission was an oHense u
the people and government OF Great
Britain. Happily the government does
not take that view The commission
Is to inform the government or the
United States with which our govern
ment desires TO cooperate. How can
the United states of America cooper
ate with us unless they have the lnfor-
nation which will enable them to CO.
operate in settling the boundary ]
regret the delay in the publication or
the English case should have
thought that before Secretary Olney
was answered all the materials would
have been ready to lay before the
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 thu
territory? II Is the business Of the d.
plOmats to come TO q reasonable set
Element in such n matter. Diplomacy
has had this matter in hand for half Il
century and mighty bad hand II has
made OF It In my opinion. II IL not
creditable that a question of this char
acter should have been allowed to fes-
ter until 1t has broken open into a
dangerous sore to breed bad blood be-
tween two great nations 1t Is the FIRST
duty of the government to take meas
ures without delay TO heal this sore.
cloud cheers)
What the country demands without
distinction Of party is that the dispute
should be brought to an honorable
solution promptly. (Cheers)
"If II were proved that the rights or
Venezuela have not been invaded by
Great Britain the United States of
America will have no complaint. II we
have occupied territory to which we
have no title We must not make any
! pretense to maintain that occupation,
| The question must be settled on evil
dence and what objection can be raised
to the arbitrament Of third party?
| The people OF Great Britain and the
! United states have already settled i'm
portant questions by arbitration, and 1t
| cannot be admitted that this question
! IL beyond the reach OF arbitration. The
! government does not reject arbltra-
| tion and the only question left Is the
| Limitation OF the boundary. There Is
general desire that Justice should be
| done"
Hon. A. j. Ralfour. first lord of the
| trea sury, and conservative leader In
! the house, was loudly cheered when
he arose to reply to the liberal leader.
| He said.
"Sir William Vernon Harcourt has
| devoted much time to attacking Views
which the government has never held.
Neither I nor my friends have ever
| said that the Monroe doctrine was one
to which we had right to object, 1t
ls of British origin and do not sec any
| reason why we should crittcise II, The
Venezuelan commissioners, he said,
have applied 10 us to aid them with
any information we have on the Venc-
zuelan question, and we have prom
sed to give them all the Information
we are able to give at the earliest pos
sihle moment. (Cheers)
mo false pride or diplomatic pune
| tillio womb be allowed to stand In the
| way OF n settlement as FAR us we are
| concerned. But there are duties re-
curing diplomatic enforcement. We
| owe duty to our children, our colo
MES and those occupying them, and this
country would not deserve to retain
| the confidence OF the colonies unless
We convinced them that we are ready
and willing to defend them and In q
case In which we are right we should
| not abandon them, tCheersD
"But there has never been nm inten-
ton on the mart of this country to v'n-
late the substance or essence of the
Monroe doctrine Whatever conclusion
the commission may arrive at It will
most assurcdly reach the conclusion
that no desire to push beyond the due
limit of the frontier of this empire has
ever been the animating cause which
moved British diplomacy in this long
drawn out controversy, II this con
cluslon be fairly and frankly set be-
fore the people of the United States,
one OF their greatest prescriptions
would be set at rest. They will feel no
need to suspect on the part OF this
country anything In the nature OF an
invasion of principle or policy which
both they and we cherish"