The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-04-02

with our northern neighbor our inter
course is of the same friendly and cordial
character as our Diplomatic and other re-
lations have been for some years past.
Naturally, the adyocauon OF tnat ooc-
trIne which condemns all attempts at Eu-
ropean usurpation and all tendencies 10
modify Republican Institutions or the new
world IN a monarch.al direction, aroused
great enthusiasm among the free nations
of this continent and gave occasion for
demonstrations of sympathy, both popular
and governmental
Invitations of an international charac-
ter were not lacking that the Mexican gov
ernment should at once state It's op-n-o1
IN so grave matter, but the executive
considered that haste was not proper N
expressing an opinion il a subject which
involved the Monroe doctrine, but also its
application to the controversy between
Great Britain and Venezuela Ae we were
not acquainted with that question as We'll,
perhaps, as the United States was, We
were not in position TO assume tnat the
claims of England necessarily constitute
an attempt at usurpation- Nor could We
consider that every boundary dispute al
fOrded ground for application OF the wide
doctrine in question On the other hand,
the simple fact that England mad reIuSed
10 submit 20 arbitration her CLAIMS 10 a
part of the disputed territory, while ac-
cepting IL for the rest. was not IN our
opinion sufficient ground for unfayoraoIe
preSumptonS, seeing that the Mexican
one occasion that L viii not accept aroi-
traCon for certain territorial questions,
especially affecting the honor OF the na-
ton. For these reasons / declined 10
make any public statement 10 the PROPOSE
tion il regard 20 the question that affected
the interests and the most delicate senti-
ments of three dtsinterested nations equal
" entitled 10 our respect. / simply stated
that was IN favor of the Monroe doctrine
rightly interpreted, but that / did not
know whether il was APPLICABLE 10 the con-
crete case in question Now that, hap
PLY, the crisis has passed which seemed
10 threaten war between the two great
nations into which the Angio-Saxon race
is divided, and now that our sister re-
public, Venezuela, 3 carrying on through
Washington peaceful negotiations with
her powerful adversary, IL may not be out
of place TO accede 10 the desires OF these
persons who have requested the Mexican
government to state her opinion with re-
gard to the Monroe doctrine. without en-
tering into discussions as to Its origin and
historical circumstances which gave rise
10 its enunclaton; without descending NJ
to the particulars as 10 Its proper Emit
when marked out by its author and so pru-
IDENTIFY recalled by President Cleveland.
The Mexican government cannot but de-
clare its partially for doctrine which
condemns as criminal any attacks upon
the part of the monarch1es OF Europe
against the republics of America against
the Independent nations of this continent,
now all subject to the popular form OF
government The whole of our history.
and especially the struggle OF our people
to shake off the yoke of a foreign empire,
which is Eurpean, both in its origin, form
and resources, and the torrents of blood
shed in that struggle are sufficient tesu-
mOny 10 the world OF our love or mdepen-
dence and OF our abhorrence OF all out
side Interference, but it IS our opinion that
to the United tSateS, on account OF the
immensely of its resources, belongs the
obligation of assisting other republics or
I.avrz zF-w,t G1=-r rIA lgE
Europe, If such attacks are still TO be con-
sideGed as possible, and that, to the at
tainment OF an end to which we all aspire,
each one of those republics ought by
means of a declaration like that of Presi-
dent Monroe, to proclaim that every at
tack on the part of foreign power with
a view of curtatling the territory or inde-
perdence, or of altering the institutions of
any one of the republics Of America, would
be considered by the nation making such
declaration as an attack upon itself, pro-
vided that the nation directly attacked
or threatened in that manner bespoke the
aid of other nations opportunely. In this
manner the doctrine now called by the
name Of Monroe would become the doc
trine of America in the fullest sense OF
United States, would belong to the inter
United States, would Zelorg to the inter-
national law of this continent. AS to the
means to reduce this idea to practice, this
is not the place or time to discuss them"
In dealing with international affairs the
He dweels with special emphasis on the
growth and prosperity of the mining in
dustry, as evidenced by the fact that the
numl's' Of applications for mining grants
during six months last year was more
than a thousand, against only 460 in the
previous six months.
In that part Of the message dealing with
the finances of Mexico General Diaz states
that the financial difficulties of Mexico
have disappeared IL is hoped forever. The
ordinary revenue OF the nation is now
amply sufficient to meet all legitimate ex
penses, including enterprises calculated to
promote the moral and material progress
of the country.
'In view of losses suffered by inhabi-
tantS of the frontier through the scarcity
and often absolute deficiency of water in
the Rio Gnande, our representative at
Washington has been instructed TO enter
into convention with the government of
the United States whereby an information
al water boundary commission being best
acquainted with this subject shall examine
special projects for the construction OF an
dam In this way the two |
governments will arrive at an agreement |
for the realization Of that great work |
which is Of great Importance to the agri- |
cultural interests along the river in ques- |
ton