The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-01-16
Would Object to Enforcing the
Monroe Doctrine
BALFOUR is VERY EMPHATIC
Ia the Expression of His Desire for
Peace
Doctrine for Seventy Years There
VIII Be No War
Associated Press snecial Wire.


was not in human nature that the political
condition of things in the Transvaal should
continue. Therefore he was sanguine that
President Kruger would recognize the inn
portance of giving the long promised re-
forms of the constitution. Whether it was
called suzerainty or not, there could be no
mistake that we controlled the external
relation of the Transvaal and would admit
no foreign interference; and, further, he
believed no foreign country was prepared
to dispute that doctrine.
Having highly conplimented Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain, he turned to Ven
ezueia, and said nobody here wanted to
run contrary to the Monroe doctrine. In
fact, he continued, if Venezuela had offered
herself for annexation to Great Britain,
any British statesman would decline such
an honor. Therefore he failed to see what
the quarrel was about. 1t would be hard
indeed if the common sense of the Anglo
Saxon race was unable to settle the dispute
without recourse to war. He did not be-
leve there was possibility of war, but
there was never moment in the history of
the country when it possessed better
lighting machine.
Mr.. Balfour asserted that the British
government had heartily concurred in the
Monroe doc rne seventy years ago and he
believed if they were to ransack England,
search the most private documents in the
foreign office since then, examine the
ministers and the ordinary public. or even
the lunatics it would be impossible to find
a single individual who ever desired to see
what would be called forward policy
adopted by Great Britain either in North
or South America,
The Daily News and the Chronicle, both
l. 'eral. commenting on Balfours speech,
complain he has proposed no solution of
the Venezuelan trouble.
A MONROE BUTTON
New York, Jan. 15.-Dy the steamer
Venezuela, which sailed from this port yes
terday for La Guayra, there was a consign-
ment of goods to Venezuela of several
thousands of buttons similar to tase srdi-
nary campaign badges, with small satin
flap attached. On top of the button is
picture of ex-President Monroe and the
words, "America for Americans; one coun-
try. one flag, one God"
The buttons were sent by N. Bolst, ex.
secretary of the Venezuelan legation at
Washington. Speaking of the matter he
said:
"By the last mail I received from
friend at Caracas letter saying the people
there were wild with enthusiasm and
would buy anything which contained
suggestion of sentiment. He requested
me TO send something to sell, and declared
that he could dispose of 100000 pictures
of Cleveland and Monroe. decided upon
the President Monroe buttons as the most
appropriate and convenient souvenirs and
sent batch yesterday for starter. l
have ordered $4,000 more to ship by the
next steamer. They will sell for % cents
apiece.
ARBITRATION NOT AVAILABLE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-New and impor-
tant information on the Venezuelan ques-
ton having direct bearing upon the posi-
bilities of settlement of the boundary
dispute by the two interested governments
without the assistance of any other powers
and seemingly discounting the probability
of such an ending to the controversy, was
today pointed out by Mr.. Heatwole of
Minnesota, member of the house COM
miitee on foreign affairs. The British
government. according to the most recent
and apparently inspired utterances of its
semi-official organs, has turned to the pol
icy of bringing about n resumption of dip
tomato relations with the South American
republic to determine the boundary as the
most feasible path by which it can emerge
from its present position without practi-
cal retraction of Lord Salisbury's refusal
to arbitrate.
MIR. Heatwole, who has given some atten
ton to the Venezuelan question, has pro
cured copy of an important document
published in 1887 for the government of
Venezuela, embracing all the correspond
ence between its representatives and those
of Great Britain upon diplomatic matters
between the two governments from the
year l 1913 to 1887, when the most active
efforts to reach a determination of the
boundary line were under way.
In this correspondence Venezuela repeat
eddy affirms that it is impossible for her to
compromise the boundary claims by any
treaty or convention because Of the terms
of her national constitution.
GOLD IS THE MAGNET
New YORK, Jan. ia dispatch to the
World from London says:
1t would not seem from the Times
leader on Venezuela that recent efforts
toward arbitration have found much favor
in Downing street. If there exists any in
dications in the English press of Lord Sal
isbury's disposition in this matter, it is to
be found III the columns of the Times.
That paper has, from the beginning of the
controversy, seemed to be inspired by the
premier. If, therefore, it speaks by author
ity, any material results from arbitration
seem as remote as possible.
1t is now settled that the territory really
in dispute is that containing the gold pro-
ducing districts, which have attracted the
immigration of English, adventurers.
These districts conceded it may be easily
assumed that Venezuela may have the rest
without further controversy.
Lord Salisbury has not only the largest
party majority behind him in the history of
Great Britain, but he has just now been as
sured of the unanimous and enthusi-
astic backing of the whole coun-
try over, in the preparations for
war against Germany. That seems now to
have passed and the premier's policy to-
ward the United States is not likely to be
less dictatorial than it was before this as
sertion of practically unlimited support.
maintains the tone of his instructions to
Sir Julian Pauncefote, it may surprise the
people of the United States possibly to
dangerous repetition of the popular out
burst of q week ago.
THE WEALTH OF THE LAND.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Prof. John Bryce,
who has just returned from trip to South
Africa, in addressing the Edinburgh
chamber of commerce today, said that
there was no doubt that "Mashonaland
and Matabeleland would prove to be
wealthy, but railways were necessary to
develop them.'' A large trade. he said,
was developing in the region of Delagoa
bay, but he regretted to see that it was
passing from British to German hands.
He estimated that the Transvaal gold
mines would produce 100000, 900 worth
of gold. Should this estimate prove cor
rect, he added, the ratio between gold and
silver might need altering.
Objects to Harrison
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.--The Posts Washing
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