The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-10
MODERATE AND WISE
Admirable Speech in the
Senate by Senator Smith,
of New Jersey, on the
Monroe Doctrine.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ENDORSED
Exeesses of the Davis Resolu-
tion Shown to Be Perilous
and Inopportune.
NO PRESENT NEED FOR ACTION
General Sewell's Unpatriotic Res
olutIons Severely Condemned
BY His Democratic.
Colleague.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. 1Ss6.-Notice
was given in the Senate today by Mr..
Davis (Rep.. MIMI that on Monday
next he would address the Senate on the
resolution reported by him from the Com
mittee on ForeigA elations relative to
the enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Pettigrew
{ (Rep.. S. ID. and laid on the table for
the present authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to foreclosure the govern
ment lien on the Union Pacific and Kan
sas Pacific Railroad Companies
Mr.. Cameron Rep., Pa.) introduced
Joint resolution relative to the termination
of the war in Cuba. After q preamble
quoting from the Presidents last message,
what is said in reference to that subject
the joint resolution provides that "as it
appears there are no means of securing
permanent peace to Cuba by the recogni-
tion of its right to self-government, the
good Offices of the United States are ear
nestiy recommended to the favorable con-
sideration of the Spanish Government for
the recognition of the independence of
Cuba
The resolution was read a first and sec
ond time and laid on the table for the
present.
Senator James Smith (Dem.. N. ID
-sthen addressed the Senate upon the Mon
l-;<
is as follows
Mr.. Presidential is not my intention
at this time, in considering the resolutions
either a definition of what is known as
the Monroe doctrine or to analyze the
upon the question of national policy
raised by the Presidents message. II
snd the 60 possb e {6at attending
the reception of that message. and the
prompt and decisive action thereon by
Congress. some of US have been drawn
away from true apprehension of the
situation
l may say at the outset that. for one,
1 am opposed to the adoption of the reso--
lutions introduced by my colleague. |
may also add that am quite as strongly
introduced by the Senator from Minnesota
and reported in an amended form py the
des're to supplement these two assertions
with the remark that | have very little
sympathy with the position assumed py
the Senator from Colorado
My reasons for assuming this attitude
may be summed up in a single sentence
kn upon Is no this snbeef eef b this BODY
this time. We have done all that elther
prudence can Justify or pafrlotlym idn a,,4
lined TO US by the President in such
manner as to show that there is no divis--
ion of sentiment in the Government OF
the United States when any question of
national honor is involved; SO much
we have done unanimously in both
Houses. without regard to party lines or
personal feelings. because to have faiter-
s ed or delayed would have been viola
tion of our plain duty to the American l;an
of what we have already done and by
reopening the question which we nave
in nuilifying, or at least qualifying the
action we have already taken. A simple
cient and complete justification of this
on December II Congress received from
the President a message outlining the
position of this country as it related to
the existing controversy between Great
Britain and Venezuela In that message
clearness of vision and charaeteristlc
yigor Of expression. the bearing Of ti,st gd
best interests of this nation He insist
ed, rightfuly. beyond the shadow of
eered eenp IL mat s eononesy sfiS Whe might 'p re-
suit in the seizure of American territory
by a European Government. He proved
conclusiyely from Official correspondence
the obvious desire of Great Britain TO en-
large, SO far as may be within its power
rected rect affention to the efforts which had
been made to induce Great Britain 10
subit the question q IA bTSnndarg line a
arbitY ton He laid particular stress
upon the fact that all such efforts had
Sr From n these these facts he deduced the logical
and irresistible conclus'on that It was The
plain duty Of the United States. IN 1T its
to determine the rghtful location OF this
divisional line. He therefore asked II! from !aI1
which should be charged with the per
fofnlance of this work. The response was
prompt unanmops@ @ ana & eyeH enenofl15fae of Ren
resentatives. with out a single dissenting
vote. adopted the resolution embodying
beT 90 only three days after the reoeptl91n
sAof the message, the Senate UNANIMOUSLY
il The asfon tna of fit TIE ,e Mouse the Sa
Commissioners have been appointed and
are now engaped in the performance Of
ffat the President and Secretary of State
charged with the responss sbility of dipIo-
ac srsd and al fha he peo oadr eSDes
It is not only unnecessary. but unwise.
10 either qualify or intensity our action
thus taken in response to both an execu-
tive and q public demand. This is the
first and chief reason why am opposed
to the resolutions introduced by my col-
by the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Consequently, as said at the besdnning'
do not consider that this IS toe tire
FOR ANALYSIS or discussion of either, all
Though there seems TO be ample reason
bor descending from some Of the provis-
ldd that, SO far as the resolutions sub
h15ated by my colleague are concerned.
bne of the various preparations which
he has seen fl to advance as proper
btatement of oasr rational policy. es-
he mere Discrimination OF this boundary
Inc FOR cur own Information would be