Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-17
SENATE TAKES
Up The QUESTION
,,,,,d Closed Doors Discusses the
'''' Venezuelan Situation
Drplrs WAS TGArERATE'


bennington, Dec. 1.-THE Venezue =,
Na'" ".,lon occupied the attention y
an e as.s's IN executive session today
zoe ' ,e,' an hour The question came
i'' a' ,u.~aIly almost immediately AFTER
W ln'o core closed, senator Teller
ne uvv ali intention Of being crili'
cls''.I, .aylng he merely desired infor-
ca, ,' 'a' !, ssssd senator cullom' chair
ua'l''' 49, 'ss oommIltee on foreign re-
iala, = what Informatlon he possessed ss,,
hu0O'' ,,saey,,elan affair. Mr.. Teller
s'~"' ,hs situation was such tha'
ssla WV a., ,bat the Monroe doctrine
',n ~ ,, rs' might become Involved II
q q. ~ asn S should continue.
NY S' culom replied to the INQUIRY
ssral" "a No knowledge OF recent
ny ! not contained IN inc "O'''
prints oaoon Hoar, Lodge and
Ne's,a an made remarks, IN none OF
sissati, a ~ s was anything harsh or
thelf a'u .n,d The tine of all the
e,''asS whether by kepup ,i.,, ~ ~
s sp's'al,-s,s was that the attitude VI
p;lnv ,a,ou should be one OF watcniui.
lhls Hs @,sara was a general agreeiient
iss, .,h dss mo means adopted by Great
ps,aIr and Germany for tne .ol.ee.,v"
pf, ,h"l, Jebts had been quite strenuous
q s, a. ar had committed no infringe
lhes y ne Monroe doctrine and there
s ,ors had done nothing TO when Tue
LANA ly,u States could take exception.
o@ T",s MAS the position OF senator CUT
LUZ d was Of other senator's VINO
srose Mr.. cullom said that 'much
XXI siS,I AZ 10 the attitude Of the admins
, ,sT had been obtained by consulting
us'' Correspondence between the state
a ar and the German ambassa'
S Any, wear ago He then called alien
., 40 % the fact that on Dec. ~, isOl.
IN, NV representative y, Of Emperor william
sa j brOught the matter OF Venezuela's
S SsS and her apparent indifference 20
,Ssm "a the attention OF the secretary
Of state. l., at. Ia,
,sr saye the department complete IN
formation from the German STANDPOINT
a ihe position Of his government. he
ali that for seven years Venezuela had
filled 70 bay interest on debt TO Ger
man citizens OF about s5,O0O,oO0, con-
trae,ed IN the construction OF q rail-
road and In addition there were other
debts amounting to about 81, 100000 due
10 German citizens from Venezuela,
which 4 had proved impossible TO coli
Dect He added that every known peace
fll means had been tried to secure the
money. and his government, feeling
that ratlence had ceased 70 be a virtue,
Asd decided TO use coerciye means.
II was decided, however, he declared
bat t should be explicitly understood
hat whatever steps might be taken by
rs country. there was no desire 10 en-
pcach or, interfere with the Monroe
doctrine. This explanation he thought
vas due to the United States. as the
nly purpose Of his government was TO
isslst lis people in collecting debts due
hem.
Sec, Hay replied Dec. &C. 1901, say
hg In effect that the Monroe doctrine
ras not Intended to shield any Ameri-
an nation from the payment OF its
iOnest debts and that It's purpose
'as TO prevent the acquisition OF ter
ftory by old-world nations. To further
sucidate the position OF the United
hates on the Monroe doctrine, he
laoted rom the first annual message
! President Roosevelt, which had been
the hands Of Congress for only a
XIV days.
When Senator Cullom had concluded
snalof Lodge called attention to the
tcaration attributed % Lord Lans-
pwne BY today's dlspatches,that there
no disposition or desire on the part
! Great Britain to acquire any vene-
aelan territory.
senator Bacon Of Georgia. a leading |
lln9ri'y member Of the committee on |
.felsn anaiIs-said that on a question |
lnls nnd there was no party diyi- |
,ph tnat everybody would stand with |
y administration In doing what was |
:, lor lhe General good. There was
! usslle ~ 'he part Of anv one to en-
s''a's lnose who were in control OF |