The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-30
SNEERS AT THE
UNITED STATES
A German General Deals Monros
Doctrine Hard Blows.
PRINCE BISMARCK QUOTED
ARBITRATION AWAITS THE DE-
CIsIoN OF CASTRO.

II ERLIN, Dec. 29.-Foreign Secretary
II Won Richthoften is awaiting the
receipt of President Castro's an
swer 10 the proposal to submit the
Venezuelan dispute to the arbitration
Of The Hague tribunal with certain
reservations before corresponding with
Great Britain over the personnel of the
tribunal, or the date for raising the
blockade.
Assuming that President Castro de-
elines TO accept the reservations. viii
arbitration fall Trough asked the
correspondent of the Associated Press
of a foreign Office official today
The official replied "A settlement
viii be reached by arbitration in any
event"
The German government is complete
ly silent as to when the blockade will
be raised, or whether it viii be raised
al all until every question concerning
arbitration is settled The acceptance
of arbitration after the blockade was
declared is not received with popular
favor in Germany.
Bismarck Quoted
General Won BogusIawski. one of the
foremost military writer's. contributes
upon the Monroe doctrine, and argues
that the withdrawal Of the blockade at
this stage would show singular weak
ness. After abiding TO the late Prince
Bismarck's expression that the Monroe
doctrine was a great piece of fmpu-
denee," the general says:
THAT was a true word America is
divided into many states. In varieties
of race and language she is hardly sec
Ond TO Europe. How can one state
assert that it has the right of inter
ference and protection over an entire
continent. and that it viii tolerate only
under certain conditions any actions,
however just. of European nations
/ against an American state? A further
question is how it happens that this
doctrine, set up eighty years ago by
an American statesman. has been able
to justify itself in fact. with absolute
" no justification in the law Of na-
tiOns2 When the United States feels
/ herself threatened through any Occu-
Z patton of territory, Of course, she has
the right. like any other nation. to
raise a protest, and, if necessary, en-
ploy force.
Sarcastic Comment.
But there must be no talk OF even
! an apparent recognition of the Monroe
( doctrine as an international law prin-
tons If the latter act otherwise they
viii soon feel the thumb-screws which
t they put on thereby. Through the
war against nI-equipped Spain Ameri-
/ can SeIf-impOTtance has been infinitely
I increased, often showing a diseased
! character. The cOurtesies shown
/ America by Germany have naturally
not diminished that self-esteem. How
1 little success excessive courtesy has is
again shown here. Certainly the al
/ lies cannot be blamed for sparing the
/ United States constituencies to the
! greatest excitement and in seeking an
I agreement herewith Regarding the
/ action against Venezuela, the allies not
only did so, but even went to the length
of offering President Roosevelt the ar
bitra tOrship after beginning military
action. He refused, and indeed, for
the reason that the justice of the case
| of the allies was so self-evident that
his decision could only have been IN
/ favorable TO Venezuela, thereby dam
| aging the United States popularity
Elith the other nations of that hemi-
sphere.
No Promises.
Now that the Warlike action has be
gun no thumb-screws can be tolerated
as to how far the action taken viii
extend. Giving the United States