The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Mr.. Barleson Thinks There Is Danger 0
Its impairment.
THE DISPOSITION OF THE ADMINISTRATION
ro s,el. nm Alliance with Britain
Is Disgusting the Amer
lean People.
Especial to The Post.)


washington, February 10.
Hon. A. s. Burleson has been very quiet
during this session. and so far has been con-
tent to be 'looker-on in vienna but the
nay -Pauncefcte treaty was too much Tor him
AS member of the foreign a6sirs committee
Of the house. he wes asked to give some ex-
precision on tho subject 10 The Post CORE
srondent he said in substance. The COM
mittee on foreign affairs Of the senate Is
port OF the treaty-makng power, ana my
committee 0oreign ahairi) has nothlhE l"
do officially with the proposed Hay -Paun'e-
toto treaty. But will say that hope ana
| am inclined to believe. that the charge
mado that this treaty is regarded by the sia'e
department as an offensive and defensive al
lance with Great Britain for the protection
OF tho Western hemisphere is purely sensa-
tlonal Howtver u IL should develop-aS II
authoritGtively aflirmed-that Nj. Hay nus
attempted any such alliance public opinion
VIII ultimately drive him from Office Ipe
American people will never compronlsa the
Monroe doctrine Its vitality necy ssalllN
must ever depend on the prowess OF Inc
United States and whenever the time comes
that an alliance With Great Britain OF any
other country Ia necessary 10 prevent EURO
pean powers from extending their systems TO
any portion OF this hemisphere. then indeed
viii tho great doctrine announced By M
Monroe already hava become non effective
"Doubtless Lord Rose berry spoke the truth
when he recently said that England had pro-
posed an alliance with this country, ana the
outrageous displacement OF tN-Consul Mac
rum and the accrcdting of Ad7lbert RAY.
Secretary HAYS son rs his successor as coO-
sui 10 Pretoria clearly indicates TO my mlnn
that tho present administration would lika a
close slliance with Great Britain. The Amer
loan people unuuGstunabv arc oppOsed 10
any such alliance. and doubtless y is a
knowledge Of this fact that hampers the state
thcrmuro that. in my opinion. the great
masses of the people are becoming heartily
sick and tircd--ip fact nauseated-b because or
the manifest disuoSitiou In some quarters 10
constantly bootlck John Bull For ths hrst
timo in the history OF this great Republic, 1t
seems We can not tender sympathy 10
liberty loving people who are struggling 70
preserve republican government. Thus mill
tarism and imperialism approach to possess
u.s.
Lcrdon, February ia representative oil
the Associated Press was emphatically IN
formed that Great Britain has never at any
time made any diplomatic or other advances
for an alliance with the United States or
Germany. So far as this statement refers
to the United States Il is fully confirmed
at the United States embassy and hopes arc
express that the false report will soon dl'
a natural death.
In consequence of Lord Rosebery's speech,
cable references 10 such alliances continue
to appear in British newspapers though tb-
view is taken here that Lord Rosebery re
ferred TO Mr. Joseph Chamberlains alliance
as his words were public oyertures last De
cCmber,