Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25
END OF VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.

Lord Salisburys statement has been
received by the British press. as ii
doubtless will be by the American, in
a most admirable spirit. No essential
principle has been sacrificed on either
side, says one. The settlement is cred
liable to both parties, says another;
and not only creditable but satisfac-
tory, says a third. \ fourth declares
the intervention of the United States
is fully justified. A fifth clearly points
out that both sides have triumphed
signally; America in bringing about
arbitration and Great Britain in secur-
ing protection for her colonistst-the
very objects the two governments have
from the outset had most in view. All
these, and others which might be
quoted, are utterances of wholesome
ness and truth, and it is pleasant to
believe that they accurately voice the
sentiments of the British people. The
response to them in this country will
be no less generous and straightfor-
ward, nor will it less accurately ex-
press the satisfaction, the good will
and the rejoicing of the American
people.-New York Tribune.
Whatever else may have happened
to it, 1t is certain that the Monroe
doctrine has within the hast eleven
months taken on much less nebulous
conformation, so far as our own nation
is concerned; that it has hardened and
crystallzed as well as extended it's
scope. 1t has taken such position In
our foreign policy that 1t needs no act
of congress to give it prestige or
strength. AS for foreign nations in
general, their attitude also towar, lis
doctrine has changed since December
last. There is now manifest tend
ency on tn cir part to get the Monroe
doctrine into international law rather
than to keep it out. This is because
they see that it has come to stay an&
that 1t will be better in the long run
for themselves to have it defined by
international agreement, and nailed
down within definite bounds in the
textbooks than to leave it subject to
any Interpretation an American gov
eminent may choose to put upon it.
Springfield Republican.
What we have done for that republic
is to relieve her from having the purely
ex parte Schomburgk line imposed on
her by the superior strength OF Eng
land, and from being compelled to rec.
ognize as permanently torn from her
whatever lands British settlers have
seized and now hold. What we have
done for ourselves Is to secure, before
the eyes of the world, practical rec
ognition from England of that Monroe
doctrine regarding which Lord Sails
bury, at the outset of the controversy
declared that, so far as he was aware
1t has never before been advanced or
behalf of the United States in any writ
ten communication addressed to thu
| government of another nation" Ir
dealing with the United States in the
present matter, and in effecting It,
settlement with us, Lord Salisbur,
virtually accedes to the declaration
which Mr.. Olney originally made as t.
I oiAS pcSibAoh ONSupiOu OuI COuHLTN
in this hemisphere.-New York Sun.
1t would be futile at this late day {,
! discuss the true intent of the declara
tions contained in President Monroe!
famous and now historic message
Political principles grow, and in tn,
course OF time often obtain force ant
meaning far beyond the Intention
and immediate purposes OF their en-
unciators. The Monroe doctrine differ
In this respect from none OF the othe
great principles by which the poIicie
Of nations have been shaped. and upol
which they are founded. The doctrin
Of Monroe as 1t Is now understood o,
the American people was correctly in
terpreted by Secretary Olney in hi
vigorous letter OF year ago to LORI
Salisbury: and that the Monro
doctrine which, by the conclusion O
the Venezuelan arbitration treaty, ha,
now obtained the force OF international
aw.-Philadelphia Record.
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