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Show The message of President Cleveland Cleve-land on tho Venezuelan boundary Suestion forcibly enunciates the octrine so emphatically laid down by President Monroe, of "America for Americans." His action was commended by both houses of Congress, Con-gress, regardless of party aflilia-. aflilia-. , tion. The letter of Secretary Olney already shows that America is the homo of Republican institutions . which will be endangered by the . . extension by any foreign power ' i ' of any portion of the territory on this side of the Atlantic, and sets forth that the Monroe doctrine " . will be strictly maintained by the TJ. S. government. It has received the commendation of the press throughout the country. Lord Salisbury Sal-isbury denies that this doctrine has ever been admitted as international internation-al law, and the substance of his answer is that the United States is interesting iteelf in matters with which it has no concern. The recommendation rec-ommendation of tho President that Congress make an appropriation for a commission to be .appointed, by the executive to ascertain the exaci boundary line now in dispute and to resist any encroachment on thf part of England to territory which rigLt Cully belongs to Venezuela, Venezu-ela, will probably be adopted. Whilo any matter in dispute which will cause the existing friendly relations re-lations between the two great English Eng-lish speaking nations to become strained, is to be deplored. The situation now looks as though either eith-er the American Eagle or the British Brit-ish Lion must beat a retreat from the position tak..n, or an appeal to arms may be the result. |