Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-03
NAVY SUREST GUARD
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manage 1t, becoming the sole g%uarantor OF
its neutrality.
England Removes Block.

- CANA @ANs
England Removes Block.
It was expressly stipulated, furthermore,
mat this guaranty of neutrality should not
prevent the United States from taking any
measures which IL found necessary in order
to secure by It's own forces the defense OF
the United States and the maintenance of
public order. Immediately following this
treaty congress passed a law under which
the president was authorized to endeavor to
secure a treaty for acquiring the right to
hnish the construction of, and to operate,
me Panama canal which had already been
begun, in the territory of Colombia by a
french company. The rights of this COM
pany were accordingly obtained and a
treaty negotiated with the Republic Of Co.
by the senate. 1t reserves all omb
rights, lille guaranteeing all our own and
permits us to tax any and all measures for
the defense of the canal, and for the pres
eryatIon or our interests, whenever In our
calls for action on our part. In other
words. these two treaties, and the legisla-
ton TO carry them out, have resulted in our
obtaining, on exactly the terms we desired,
the rights and privileges which we had so.
long sought In vain, These treaties. are
among the most important that we have
ever negotiated in their effects upon the
future welfare of this country, and mark
a memorable triumph of American
diplomacy-one Of those fortunate triumphs,
moreover which rebounds to the benefit of
the entire world.
Reviews Venezuelan Trouble.
About the same time trouble arose in
connection with the republic of Venezuela
because or certain wrongs alleged to have
been committed, and debts overdue by this
republic to citizens of various foreign pow
ers, notably England, Germany and Italy.
After failure to reach an agreement these
I powers began a blockade of the Venezuelan
coast and a condition of quasi war ensued.
Inc concern OF our government was, of
course, not to interfere needlessly in any
quarrel so far as 1t did not touch our
interests or our honor, and not to take the
I attitude of protecting. from C0arCiOh auv
power unless we were, willing to espouse the
quarrel OF hat power. but to keep an atti-
there was no Infringement of the Monroe
doctrine-no acquireneht Of territorial rights
S Weak & s sisteF fepJ r. E rs ; aa expense 1Hps sso5 Of z
ton might take eS Sha2e os ri outright
and avowed seizure .of verritogy or of the
exercise of control which would In effect be
equivalent to such seizure. This attitude
was expressed in the two following pub
lished memoranda, the first being the letter
addressed by the secretary Of state to the
German ambassador the second the con-
versation with the secretary of state re-
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, washing
ton, Dec. 16, 1SOl.-His Excellency, DIR. Won
aSileben, etc; Dear Excelle9cymI In
that which you did me the honor to leave
with me on Saturday. and am, as ever,
"MEMoRANDUM.
''The president in his message OF the Sd
S Sna Reeer@ aTSe' M Won; sse Soc t + I1 ~ ! dssra ian an
4 o10oSs . a Via n
ton that there must be no territorial ag-
grandizement by any non-American power
on American soil. 1t is in no wise intended
as hostile to any nation in the old world
The president further said:
h doctrine has nothing to do with
the commercial relations of any American
power, save that IT in truth allows each
of them. to form such as It desires. " .
We do not guarantee any state against pun
hishment II It misconducts itself, provided
that punishment does not take the form OF
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American power
His excellency the German ambassador,
on his recent return from Berlin, conveyed
personally to the president the assurance
Of the German emperor that his majesty's
government had no purpose or Intention
territory on the South American continent
or the islands. adjacent. This voluntary
repeated to the secretary of state, and was
received by the president and the people OF
the United States in the frank and cordial
memorandum of December II his excellency
the German ambassador repeats these as
that under no circumstances do we consider
in our proceedings the acquisition or the
permanent occupation of Venezuelan ter
I'm the said memorandum of December II
the German government Informs that of the
United States that II has certain Just claims
for money and for damages wrongfully
withheld from German subjects by the gov.
eminent Of Venezuela and that II proposes
| " NahE IOttClNG Hbd6NTtb QtHCTlOeO
in the memorandum to enforce the payment
Of these just claims.
'The president OF the United States, APP
preciating the courtesy OF the German
government in making him acquainted with
the state Of affairs referred to, and moi
regarding himself as called upon to enter
into the Consideration of the claims in ques.
ton, believes that no measures will bC
taken IN this meter by the ssents Of tbs
~cordance with the well known. purpose
above set forth, Of his majesty. the Ger
man emperor"
Sir Michael Herbert to the Marquis O
"WHsHiNaToN. Nov. 10. 1901 com
municated to Mr.. Hay this morning thu
) substance of your lordship's telegram o
the nth inst; His exoellency stated in repl!
though it regretted mat EgGryopsan Bower a.
! should use force against Central and Soutl
I American countries. could not object Z
] Juries suffered by their subjects. provides
4 that no acquisition Of territory was con
A templated."
: Allies Are Honorable.
E Both powers assured us in explicit term
, that there was not, the slightest intention
u The Monroe doctrine, and this assuranc
0 was kept with an honorable good fsit
part. At the same time, the existence o
hosthites In a region so near our owl
o borders was fraught with such possibilitie
I OF danger in the future that II was OBJ
viously no less our duty 20 ourselves TO Pu
an end 10 mat Accordingly, Dy an one
OF our good services In a spirit Of fran
friendliness 10 all the parties concernet
a spirit in which they quickly and cordial
responded, we secured a resumption o
peace-the contending parties agreeing tha
the matters which thev could not settl
among themselves SHOULD be referred [
The Hague tribunal for settlement tn
= United States had most fortunately al
ready been able to set an example TO othe
nations by utilizing the great possibiitie
for good contained in The Hague trbuna
a question. at issue between ourselves an
y the republic OF Mexico being the hrst sui
mitted to this international court of arb
traitor.
Safeguard sister Republics.