Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
VOICE OF OUR PRESS ON TO-
DAYS ISSUES.
Cleveland the Only President since
Monroe's Time Who Has Forged q
Successful Foreign Poiicy-Fat Frying
WIN BE Unpopular This Year.

From Chicago Chronicle: One uf |
tie most brilliant chapters in the his |
tory Of American diplomacy. if not the |
most brilliant chapter, is substantially |
closed. 1t comprises various subjects, |
including the Venezuelan question, the !
demand Tor the premature recognition |
OF Cuba and the case of ex-Consul Wal |
Ter. President Cleveland's triumph is |
complete. Foreign enmity is defeated. |
home malcontentS and conSpiratorS are
appeased, or at least they are silenced.
The vindication of the Monroe doc
trine, as interpreted by Cleveland in its
application 20 present times and cir
cumstances, includes every point in dis
pute between the United States and
Great Britain The queens speech by
proxy from the throne conceded
in general ali that the United
States had demanded. The subsequent
speeches OF Salisbury in the house
of lords and of Balfour in the house OF
commons covered the entire question
In detail and particular.
The simultaneous announcement of
the British foreign office to Minister
Bayard that all the English testimony
On the subject of the Venezuelan bound
airy. including treaties, surveys and
maps, would be submitted to the Amer
lean Venezuelan commission, of which
Justice Brewer is president. as a part
OF the testimony before it, is conces-
sion of the highest value and of conclu-
sive Importance.
Something more was said. Salisbury
admitted in his awkward tory way that
+ he did not think that the invoking of
the Monroe doctrine was controversial
ly quite unnecessary for the United
States That is, the United States
were impelled by a sort of necessity to
invoke the Monroe doctrine, and it was
invoked by President Cleveland in en-
phatic language. The premier proceed
ed to say that the interference of the
United States in the Venezuelan con-
troversy was as much justified as inter-
ference by Great Britain would be if
the continental powers should attempt
to disturb the territorial sovereignty Of
Holland or Belgium.
few months ago Salisbury said that
the Monroe doctrine does not apply to
| the Venezuelan dispute. He now says
| that it is vital principle of American
| policy, as important in it's application
to Venezuela as the European policy
| of national independence for the small
| er and weaker powers.
Mr.. Balfour's declarations were
! equally explicit. He said that Great
/ Britain never would have the slightest
] intention to violate the substance or the
! essence of the Monroe doctrine. nor to
! push beyond the due limit of it's colon
ial frontiers. He added that Great
Britain cherished the Monroe doctrine
| with as much affection as animates the
| United States and claimed credit for it's
| British origin. All this friendly elo-
quence of Salisbury and Balfour was
back of the queens address, in which
| she predicted a satisfactory settlement
| Of the entire controversy.
This is the rlost important of Presi-
| dent Cleveland's diplomatic victories,
! but the others are of great interest.
| The case of ex-Consul Waller is settled
| on better terms than the facts in the
| case would have warranted If the ne
| gotiations had been pending between
| any other two countries. Mr.. Waller
! had been United States consul at Tama-
| tave, Madagascar. He was removed
| from Office and afterward procured an
extensive grant of lands from the ma
| tive government, and he remained in
the country. The French occupied
| Tamatave. Waller wrote letter which
he sent surreptitiously to the native
| authorities describing the condition of
the French forces. 1t was the act OF
spy.
Waller was tried for the offense and
convicted on ample proof Instead of be-
ing shot or hanged, as the laws of war
would have justified, he was sentenced
to twenty years imprisonment. On
representations made by the United
States he was removed to France and
by request of our government he will
receive his liberty. But he will have
no claim for damages which the Unit
ed States will attempt to enfroce. Other
matters of official misfeasance were
charged against Waller. This did not
enter into the correspondence with
France. 1t merely shows the sensa-
tional and fraudulent character of the
representations made by the republican
press and the negro lobby syndicate
at Washington in the case
President Cleveland also advises con-