The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
4 new WAR CLOUD.
Britain May Try to Ig-
more the United
States.
TARSHIPS MAY COME WEST,
The FLYING Squadron Apt to Go
to Bermuda.

small Venezuelan Force on the
Rank of the Cuyuni River-The
SENATE Finance Committee Comes
Out FIatfoOted for the Enforce
mept of the Monroe Doctrine with
ont Fear or FavOr-Omeers of the
Souadron Think They Are Coming
ia the west Indies.
coIon Jan. 17.-Advices received here
tron British Guiana Indicate the likeli-
hood Of Great Britains dealing with Vene-
,rsia without any regard for the United
safes desire to obtain arbitration of the
A aspute A small Venezuelan. force, under
tsa command of Gen. Mcpherson is sta
. Toned on the bank of the Cuyuni river.
Though the admiralty refuses to either
4 confirm or deny the statement that the
new dviug squadron is destined for Ber-
muda. it can be stated on the author
i-y of officers attached to the squadron
that they believe that if they do not 80
10 Bermuda they will go to some point in
the West Indies They do not know the
nature Of the service they are going on,
but in view Of the dispute with Vene-
zuela. the fact of the dispatching of the
squadron to the West Indies causes some
anxiety.
London. Jan. 17.-The Central News cir
culates report, which it says is unof-
fcial. that the British flying squadron
lust put into commission is destined for
the Bermudas. This report cannot be
confirmed.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Senate com
mittee on foreign relations discussed for
Two hours this morning the Monroe doc
trine, and finally by a vote ordered re-
port b. the resolution submitted by Mr.
Davis of Minnesota chairman OF the sub
committee.
sll Turpie, at whose request the mat
ter was laid over until to-day, made an
argument against the affirmation by con-
gress of the doctrine as a general princi-
pie. He believed it was sufficient for the
doctrine TO be applied when the specific
cases arose He favored its application
to the pending difficulty between Vene-
zeula and Great Britain, but thought it
must rest for the present.
Senator Gray of Delaware was opposed
10 any action whatever that had for It's
object the affirmation of the doctrine by
legislative action. He believed the whole
subject was one in which the executive
department. of the government alone
should act, and upon that branch of the
government and not congress rested the
responsibility of enforcing or not the
doctrine laid down by Monroe.
Neither of these arguments had any
weight with the committee. They We're
e9mbated by Senators Sherman, Lodge,
Morgan and others. Mr. Mills, one of
Inc new members of the committee, an
ardent admirer of Jefferson, was one of
the most enthusiastic supporters of the
4 animation of the doctrine.
The vote to adopt the Davis resolution,
4 which was drawn along the line Of the
II Lodge resolution, was agreed to after one
3 or two alterations in the verbiage had
been made.
The committee also decided to vote upon
lae motion Of Mr.. Sherman, that the ac-
a Ton of the committee and the text of the
n resolution should not be given out till it
II was reported to the Senate on Monday
n next Mr.. Davis was requested to give
notice when he reported the resolution
laat he should call it up at the earliest
4 possible moment.
This resolution goes even farther than
# uld the President in his message to con-
a sIess on the Venezuelan question. 1t Will,
N j passed, commit the congress TO policy
4 from which there can be no back down,
4 anu lhefe appears to be no doubt as to
lae ultimate result on the resolution.
4 Ihe Whereases simply form a prelude to
yue more serious utterances of the reso-
Iulon itself. 1t is said that the resolution
nll be found, when the text is made pub
~ mat 1t reaffirms and confirms the
-eohrOe doctrine and declares that the
Lh'ted States viii assert and maintain It.
~ states specifically that this government
VIII regard as an infringement of this doc
q u3ne, any attempt on the part of any Eu-
"A Iopean power to acquire new or addition
q - territory on this continent, or the IS
idllS adjacent thereto, as dangerous to the
safety and the peace of the United States.
me United States also denies the right
& VI any European power to acquire any ter
Isofy either by force, purchase, cesslon
Ueeupauon, pledge, colonization or protec-
uoh' whether under unfCunded' preten-
E IONS of right, under the gliise of bound
any disputes or otherwise, and declares un-
ASJakably that any such attempt VIII be
tg5dIQed as a manifestation OF an IN
friendly disposition upon which this gov
n enment cannot look with Indifference
According to the best Information mere,
4 1e dispatch from Rome to the LONDON
CAfQnicle stating that the pope, through
NSl1lnal Satolli, had made a semi official
y!@f to President Cleveland to act as ar
IIiator between Great Britain and the
n United states, has no foundation in fact.
l4s in the United States. He has ecele-
siasucal duties as apostolic delegate. but
L' secular functions. The state depart
Aeut could not receive him in any diplo-
.4a.e capacity without breaking of rela-
ions with Baron Eava, the italian am
EaaSa1or. A second point OF obvious
Weakness in the story lies in the assump-
1YA that there is something to be arbl-
rated upon between the United States and
Iitat Britain. whereas the contention Is
oel|een Great Britain and Venezuela.
"a ne whole story is one of those when
.1isat be important if true, but it is not