The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-25
Is ON DANGEROUS GROUND
The senator Believes There Is No Cause
Tor Interference in the Vcne-
zuelan Affair.

Washington Jan. Ex-senator Sher-
man reported adversely from the for
eign relations committee the resolution
of Senator Call directing the secretary
of state to send to the senate the dis
patches Of the United States consuls in
Cuba. At Senator Calls request it was
placed on the calendar.
Senator Cullom read long preamble
and resolution referring to the Armenl-
an question. Omitting the preamble,
the resolution is as follows:
Resolved, by the senate Of the Uni
ted States, the house of representatives
cOncurring, that it is an imperative
duty in the interests of humanity to ex-
press the earnest hope that the Euro
pean concert of action brought about by
the treaty may be speedily given it's just
effects in such decisive measures as
shall stay the hand Of fanaticism and
lawless violence and as shall secure to
the unoffending Christians Of the Turk
ish empire all the rights belonging to
them, both as men and Christians, and
as beneficiaries of the explicit provis-
ions of the treaty above recited.
Resolved, That the president be re-
Quested to communicate these resOlu-
lions to the governments Of Great Brit
ain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy
and Russia.
Resolved, further, That the senate
and house Of representatives will sup
port the president in the vigorous action
he may take for the protection and Sc
curity Of American citizens in Turkey
and to obtain redress for injuries COM
mitted on the persons or property of
such citizens
Senator Cullom said the resolution
was reported by the unanimous vote of
the committee on foreign relations, and
he desired immediate action.
Senator Gray said he did not antici
pate any objection to the resolution,
but it was Of such Importance that
there should be time for consideration
of the terms Of the resolutions.
Senator Cullom acceded to this sug
gestion, giving notice that he would
ask for action tomorrow.
Senator Pughs resolution for silver
payments of governments came up un-
der the rules.
Senator Hill responded that he would
never consent to let the measure be re-
tired except by vote. He yielded,
however, to Senator Wolcott, saying
that he would press it to a passage at
every possible opportunity.
WOLCOTT'S EFFORT.
Senator Wolcott was recognized for
his speech on the Monroe doctrine The
senator spoke earnestly and was &C
corded close attention. After referring
to the message of President Cleveland
on the Venezuelan question and the ap-
poinrment of a commission, the senator
said that under the circumstances it
would ordinarily seem to be the part
Of wisdom to refrain at present from
further comment upon so sensitive and
delicate a character.
The resolution which the committee
on foreign relations had reported, the
effect of which might be most far
reaching as regarding our policy and
relations toward other friendly nations,
required, he said, some careful investi-
cation.
Continuing, he said: '"The few re-
marks shall make will be chiefly to the
effect that the sO-called Monroe doc
trine has been misapplied in the pend
ing controversy; that so much of Pres
ident MOnroe'S message as referred to
the colonization of portions of America
by European powers could have no APP
plicability to any boundary dispute now
existing in South America; that the
hostility to the extension by European
powers of their systems to any portion
of this hemisphere, as expressed in that
message, had especial reference to the
systems Of government which were
based on the divine right Of kings and
which were directed to the overthrow Of