The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-01-06
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Submitted 70 the Hague tribunal
the u nited S,ates has scored "A
other important diplomats victory.
In was victory in the FIRST place
for the United States to constrain
Germany. England aud Italy to
agree to have their claims against
Venezuela 90 to arbitration. Then
! the allies wanted President Roose.
I welt TO be the arbitrator. While the
Globe Democrat Individually does
not think that the settlement Of
the question BY the president would
have led to any embarrassing COM
sequences for the United States, 1t
Il only 'air to say that q majority
Of the presidents advisers thought
differently. The cabinet seems 10
have been almost. or quite. unani
mously against the presidents ac-
ceptauce Of the responsibility which
the post Of arblter would impose
upon him, and a large number Of
the leading men in congress appear
% have taken the same view. The
president demurred to this view.
and he has brought the allies,
against the prejudice Of some Of
the partners, especially Germany,
over 70 the acceptance Of the po-
sition taken by the Uaited States.
Thus, when the administration at
Washington. after the sinking Of
Venexueia's heet and the lombard.
ment Of Oi,e Of her ports. called .
halt on the acts Of the allies. they
have ina ! respects been constrain.
ca 70 adopt the course dictated by
our government. 'ff 81
There is fear in some quarters 10
this country that the Monroe doc.
trine may BE- effected by the. find
iugs Of the Hague tribunal. Not
the slightest ground, however, for
this apprehension exists. The
Monroe doctrine Is not involved In
any shape In this difficulty. The
question ct issue is as to the
amount Of the debts due to the al
lied powers by Venezuela. No
questiou Of the absorption Of terri.
tory enters into the case ii any
firm. Both England and Germany
10 the most explicit terms told the
United States just before the dem,
onstsation against Venezuela was
first made, and jnst after Castro's
deet was sunk, that no occupation
oftefrit0ry was intended or desired,
exec PTS rs may be necessary to
make landing for few days OF
Weeks, IS part Of the work of
sb1Ocksde. Moreover, when the
American delegates to The Hague
conference signed its code they did
i with this, reservation, that
.snothing contained in this conven.-
{ on shati Be 50 construed as to re
Quire the United States of America
~ depart from its traditional policy
Of not entangling itself in the po,
Ntical questions or iate,nal admin
istr.t,ons Of any. toseisp state, nor
shall anything cop1Rined IN the
said convention be . construed as
to lr.qnire the lelIiIquishment by
the United States Of America of it's
traditional attitude toward purely
American questions. This quail.
6cation being accepted by the
H4eue conference, at which all the
GREAT nations Of Europe were rep
resented, the world formerly &C.
ceIted what Americans cali the
Monroe D.ctrine.
A settlement will not be reached
quite SO quickly by the Hague
coqrt as it would have been had the
president accepted the Office Of ar
bitter. but rs the Uui,ed States has
representation in that tribunal, itsl
inauehee viii be an Simpor, AMI
weight in the scale. The settle.
ment will be reached with much |
greater speed than it would il the
United Sletes were abseus from. the
eOuTt's deliberations, and it will be |