The broad ax., 1896-03-07

JIG aootl pfAiAldul CudplcT5 IN INC NE
tory Of American diplomacy, II not the
most brilliant chapter, is substantially
closed. II comprises various subjects.
including the Venezuelan question, the
demand for 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 to 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 all 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
tho 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 II, is a 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 quito unnecessary for the United
States" That is, the United States
were impelied by a sort Of necessity to
invoke the Monroe doctrine. and II 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 IL
the continental powers should attempt
to disturb the territorial sovereignty OF
Holland or Belgium.
A few months ago Salisbury said that
the Monroe doctrine does not apply to
the Venezuelan dispute. He now says
that It is a vital principle Of American
policy, as important in its 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 its 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 its
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 most 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 IL the NO
gotiations had been pending between
any other two countries. Mr.. Waller
had been United States consul at Tama-
taye, Madagascar. He was removed
from ONCE 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 a
SPY.
Waller was tried for the offense and
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
made by the United
States he was removed to France and |
By request OF our government be viii |
-S~os'S 49, AS0aNJ. oub uc Will nave Il
no claim for damages which the Unit
ed States viii attempt to enfroce. Other
matters Of Official misfeasance were
ohhfged against Waller. This did nor
enter into the correspondence with
France. II merely shows the sensa-
tional and fraudulent character of the
made By the republican
press and the negro lobby syndicate
II Washington In the case.
President Cleveland also advises CON-
gress as TO the facts of his failure to
the Cuban insurgents. He
'Ays that the ihsurfectionary guerilla
army has destroyed vast amounts of
SANITATION property belonging to Amer
can native and naturalized citizens. ana
hat he thought II would not be FOOD
,olicy to recognize as lawful 'bellieer-
'ntsr the forces that were hshtins sns
lespoilIng citizens Of the United STATE.
\ Cuba under the same system Of VA
are that they were waging against ths
ubjects Of Spain. This has put a SION |
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