The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-07

 pay. and generally in living by their wits. The patriotism of such people traverses exclusively the pocket nerve. They are willing to tolerate the Monroe doctrine ,or any other patriotic prfn-I ciple. so long as it does not interfere with their plans, and are just as WILL ing to cast 1t off when 1t becomes troublesome.
 But these things are as nothing in comparison with the sublime patriotism and devotion to their nations honor ex- hibited by the great mass Of our coun- trymen-the plain people Of the lana. Though, in case of the last extremity, the chances and suffering of the con- fict would have fallen to their lot, nothing blinded them to the manner In which the integrity of their country was involved. Not a single moment did their government know the lack of their strong and stalwart support.
 1 hope there are but few Of our Tel" low citizens who, in retrospect, do not now acknowledge the good that has come to our nation through this episode in our history. It has established the Monroe doctrine on lasting founda- tions before the eyes of the world; it has given us a better place in the respect and consideration of the people of all nations, and especially of Great Britain; 1t has again confirmed our commence in the overwhelming prevalence among our citizens of dis interested devotion to American honor; and last. but by no means least, it has taught Us where to look in the ranks of our countrymen for the best patriot ism.
 Mir. Cleveland's Diplomacy.
 The Century for July contains, aprepos of the conclusion in the same number of MT. Cleveland's statement of the Venezuela boundary dispute and It's settlement, the following editorial:
 President Cleveland's famous Vene- zuelan message, sent to Congress De- cember IT, 1895, came as a surprise, not to say as a shock even to many who might be thought to be conversant with the situation as 1t had at that time developed. In two interesting papers Originally prepared as lectures) MT. Cleveland has now set forth the whole matter with much clearness, as ex- plicitly as it could be done in the given space and with calm conviction.
 These papers will, we believe also come as surprise to the general public, both of this country and of Europe-the surprise, in the present in- stance, being of a somewhat different kind. That there should have been such long and, We may add, such a troubling and exasperating diplomatic background to the apparently sudden action on the part of our own Execu- tive will be in the nature of news to the popular mind.
 There are those. doubtless, who will still criticise the action of our Execu- tive in some of its details; but we think that after having read the whole of MT. Clevelands presentation of the case even the critics will be fain to acknowledge two things: First, that there was greatly more ground for the action than the general public has ever acquainted itself with; and, second. that aside from any question as to the Monroe doctrine (which is a matter af- fecting our own safety and welfare') the interference of the government of the United States in this instance not only compelled the speedy and just con cluston of an embittered controversy. and furnished new and conspicuous object lesson in international arbitra- ton. but also placed a weak country on the same plane as a powerful one in the field of international dispute. and was in the thigh interests of justice ana Iair oeallng among all the nations of the earth.
 The stand that the United States took in its interference in behalf of a weak country as against a strong one, both in the case of Venezuela against Great Britain and in the case of Cuba against Spain, places us under peculiar obligation ourselves to respect with the utmost scrupulousness, and throughout all time. the rights of weaker nations and unprotected people in their rela- tions with our own powerful Common wealth.
 It should be remembered that as sequel to this diplomatic incident came the negotiation of general treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain-a noble measure the blood of which is on the hands of the Senate of the United States.
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