Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07

cordingly obtained and treaty nego-
tiated with the republic OF Colombia.
This treaty has just been ratified by
the Senate. 1t reserves all of Colon
bias rights, while guaranteeing all OF
our own and those of neutral nations
and specifically permits us to take any
| and all measures for the defense of
| the canal, and for the preservation OF
our interests, whenever in our Judg-
ment all eXigency may arise which
calls for action on our part. In other
words, these two treaties, and the
Legislation to carry them out, have re-
suited in them 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 ne
gotiated in their effects upon the fu-
/ ture welfare OF this country, and mark
! a memorable triumph OF American di-
4 plomacy-one of those fortunate tri-
umphs, moreover, which rebounds to
the benefit of the entire world.
Venezuelan Affair.
About the same time trouble arose
in connection with the republic of Ven
ezuela because of certain wrongs al
legged to have been committed, and
debts overdue, by this republic to cit
liens of various foreign powers, not
: ably England, German and Italy. After
/, failure to reach an agreement these
, powers began blockade of the Vene-
2 zuelan coast and condition of quasi
: war ensued The concern of our gov
! eminent was OF course not to interfere
!. needlessly in any quarrel SO far as it
l 4 int &c NJ, orr bnp
and not take the attitude of protecting
: from coercion any power unless we
/ were willing to espouse the quarrel of
: that power, but to keep an
latitude of watchful vigilance and see
that there was no infringement of the
! Monroe doctrine-no requirement of
+. territorial rights by European power
n at the expense of weak sister repub
d lic-whther this acquisition might take
,e the shape of an outright and avowed
l. seizure of territory or OF the exercise
at of control which would in effect b.
h equivalent to such seizure. This att
n tude was expressed in the two fol
ID lowing published memoranda, the frs
re being the letter addressed by the sec
Te rotary of state to the German ambassa
IL dor, the second the conversation witt
ly the secretary OF state reported by tn
Id British ambassador:
lie Department Of State
h. washington, Dec. 16, 1901
OF His Excellency
SIS DR. Won Hollenben, etc:
ri Dear EXcellency:
lc- 81 enclose memorandum by way c
reply to that which you did me tn
honor to leave with me on Saturda.
,r and am, as ever,
n. Faithfully yours,
Ia JOHN HAY
'ol No Territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
to The President in his message {
is December 8, 1901, used the followin
De- language:
ne THE Monroe doctrine is declar;
OF ton that there must be no territori;
Ia ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any non-America
= power at the expense of any America
ny power on American soil. 1t is in Il
p9 wise intended as hostile to any n
es. ton in the old world"
g. No Commercial Connection.
M ~, The President further said:
,,a "This doctrine has nothing to q
- with the commercial relations of al
,ot American power, save that it in trut
i, allows each of them to form such ;
81 it desires. We do not guara
mir. tee any state against punishment if
an. misconducts itself, provided that pu
,o- ishment does not take the form OF a
itv QUESTION of territory by any no
in. American power"
ac- German Assurance.
al His eXcellency the German aInpa
ace sador, on his recent return from Bern
uld conveyed personally TO the PRESIDE
any the assurance OF the German empef
UGH that his maJesty's government mao
sur intention to make even the snahe
the acquisition of territory on the Sou
the American continent or the islands
jacent This voluntary and friend
declaration was afterwards repeat
ole to the secretary of state and was
oan ceived by the President and the peol
IA of the United States in the frank
r,l,a cordial spirit in which it was offer'
W In the memorandum of December
III his excellency the German ambassat
,,. repeats these assurances as follow
-. eve declare especially that under
'.5 circumstances do we consider IN
a a;s proceedings the acquisition or the p
~ manent occupation of Venezuelan I
Oh ritory."
az Gives Notice.
Can GIN the said memorandum OF
lne cember II, the German government
the forms that of the United States tina
erh has certain just claims for money
lght for damages wrongfully withheld fr
mng German subjects by the governm
J. of Venezuela. and it proposes to t
coercive measures to enforce the
her. ment of these just claims.
ality "The President of the United Sta
,ates approaching the courtesy OF the
,nnd man government in making him
v lis ouainted with the state OF affairs
,ited ferred to, and not regarding him
nhlc as called upon to enter into the
This sideration of the claims in quest
nder believes that no measures will be
r;zad en- in this matter by the agents OF
= 30 ~. German government which are no
tr,,o. accordance with the well known
a ~, pose, above set forth, OF his maze
aarn the German emperor"
Sir Michael Herbert, IN comm
cation to the MARQUIS OF LansdoN
says: 80
acy. washington, Nov. ID, 19O
e ac- II communicated to Mr.. Hay