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Show The Senate held a secret session Tuesday for tho purpose of discussing the Venezuelan question. It was tho prevailing opinion of tho Senators present pre-sent that Uncle Sam would not object to measures taken by European nations na-tions to collect honcst.dcbts duo from South American republics, so long as nothing was done to interfere with our liitcrpcrtatlon of the Monroe Doctrine. At tho same time there was a tone In all tho speeches that Indicated In-dicated that the speakers (lid not look with favor upon the presence of foreign for-eign llects In American waters, and they urged the administration to keep a watchful eye on the proceedings of tho Allies and loso no time in strengthening strength-ening our own coast defenses. England Eng-land and Germany would have no more hesitancy to bombard our towns should occasion arise, than they did Puerto Cabcllo the other day, and wo should be prepared. "Wc all know tho jealous feeling common to all European Europ-ean nations against us. They view with alarm our national growth, our great strides towards commercial supremacy and above all they hate our Institutions, and arc angered at what they term our meddling in tho affairs of the world. So long as these aro their feelings towards us wo should maintain a watchfulness on all their acts where American Interests arc concerned, and bo prepared for any emergency that might arise. |