Show CLEV ELANDS MESSAGE washington doc dec 17 following is ia the ni eislage of president Cleve cleveland lanu on 00 the venezuela dispute dis putt to Co conrest Con nArese rese io in nay my annual message addressed to Coo grees on the third ine taut I 1 called attention to the ibe pending boundary controversy tro versy between great Bril britain aIll ano the republic of Vent venezuela zaela and recited the substance ot of the representation made by this government to her brit fanlo maje government suggest log ing the reasons why such dis dispanet should bould be submitted to arbitration arbitral jon for settlement mod inquiring whether it would be so 60 submitted the answer of the british govern i ment meat which was wai then aws awa ted led has bae since been received and with the dispatch to which it Is ia a reply is ie r hereto appen deO such reply te Is embed k led in two communications addressed addre ebed sied by the british prima min minister later to sir juuan julian foie folte the british am bae bias eador at this capital it will bf be gagion that one of those JW ie devoted exclusively to observations upon apon the monroe doctrine and the allas that in antho abe present instance loa tance a new dow mud and alfange and development of this doctrine Is 1 insisted deleted oo on toy jy the united state and that the reasons boils of justifying ao an appeal to the doctrine enunciated by president are generally geDe rally inapplicable salo lu abe be state of things in we live at t the present day Y and especially ln in applicable to the controversy involving the boundary line between great britain and venezuela without attempting extending ar ign ments in reply to tuese positions it away alday not be amiss to suggest that the doctrine upon we gestand stand to is strong and ad sound because its if enforcement to is important to our pence peace and safety as a nation and is essential to be inte integrity grit 4 f our free institutions and me tranquil maintenance of our distinctive burm of government it was intended to apply to every stag of our national life and can bot become obe me while our republic eloures enO urea ures if 11 the balance of power la is justly a cauer cause lor for jealous anxiety among the governments of the olo world and subject lor for our absolute absolu tt oon non route rone the kiefs is tb boce or of the monroe doctrine of vital concern to our people land and their t ast Au burning therefore that we may properly insist upon tho dc doanne irine with out regard to the state of things it in which we live 21 2 1 or any changed coi iviona here or elsewhere it Is ie not apparent woy way its if may vol no be invoked in the present controversy lf if a european p awer by extension exten eion of 0 ita is kun boundaries daries takes possession of tbt territory of one of out our neighboring republics against its will anti and io in oer gation allon of its ita rights it is difficult to see why to that extent such euch Euro european pear duwer dots does not thereby attempt to extend its ile system of government to thai conion oi of this cout lueDt which is 18 abu iken this is ig the precise action president deuL mouroe declared to be bao erous to our peace and safety 5 ana it can make no diff difference trence whether the european system is by 41 ab of trot tro tier itier or otherwise it IL is also suggested sufi lu the british reply that we shoud d not seek to at aipia ply we alonzoe d earine to the pending pen J ing u oie is pule bt bi cause caum it does not any principle of law jaw is on the general consent ot of nations uati ons 12 and no however eminent and no BO nation bow ever powerful are to insert into the coue vf rf international law a novel principle which was never recognized before and which has not noi since beau accepted by the thu government of any other country practically the principle for which we contend has hag ft a peculiar it if not ex relation to lie united states lt it may not have been admitted in 1111 eo 60 ma many ny words to lo the code ot of international law but since in international councils every nation is entitled to the tbt rights belonging to it it if the enforce tu anent eat ot or the monroe doctrine la is something we WAY may justly claim it has to ita place to in the code of law as an certainly and as securely as it if it were specifically mentioned sod and when the ibe dulled states is 18 a suitor cefole the high tribunal that bat ad di fiatt ra inter international aitio oat law the question to be determined is whether or not we present claims which tabe I 1 justice ustice of that code of law can find and to ue right and valid I 1 he be monroe doctrine finds its recognition in those principles of internal io terna low law which are based upon the theory that every shall have its rights protected and its just claims OIL ei forced of course this government is entirely con confident fLient that under the sanction of A this doctrine we have clear rights and undoubted claims not nor to Is chilt ignored lu iu the british reply the irime minister ir while oot not admitting that thai the monroe hion role doctrine id 19 nt not applicable to present conditions states that in declaring that the united states would resist reeled any such puch enter prim prie it it was congemi president monroe mou roe adopted a policy which re dived the entire sympathy of the government of that date dated he further declares deo larea that though the language of president monroe to is directed to the attainment of an object which most moat englishmen would agree to be it Is ie impossible to admit that they have been inscribed by any adequate authority in the code of international law IF agnin again be says they her maje government fully concur with the view which president monroe apparently entertained that any disturbance ot of existing territorial distribution in ii that hemisphere phere by any fresh acquill acquis i eions on the part of any european state would be a highly inexpedient change in the belief that the doctrine for which we contend was wag clear and definite that it was founded up dpn in substantial considerations and involved our safety and welfare that it was fully applicable to our present conditions avd and to the state of the worlds progress and that it was directly related to the pending controversy and without any conviction as an to the nna final merits of the di dispute anute but anxious to learn in a satisfactory und conclusive manner whether great britain ought under claim of boundary to extend her possessions on this continent without right or whether she abe merely sU tithe t be p sees s ion of territory ed within wilbin berli her lines ties of ownership this government proposed to the government of great britain to resort ti t arbitration asa as a proper means of settling the question to the end that the vexatious boundary dispute between the two contestants might be determined and our exact standi nt anding ng and relation in respect to the controversy might be made clear it will be seen from the correspondence herewith submitted that this proposition has been declined by the british government upon grounds which the cl 61 cam stances seem to we me to be far from satisfactory it Is deeply disappointing that such an appeal actuated by the most friendly feelings toward both nations directly concerned addressed to the sense of justice and to the magnanimity of one of the be great powers of the world and touching its relation a 9 to one kompara oom para lively dweak weak and small should have produced no better result resul tf the course to be pursued by this bis government in view of the present conditions condition does not appear to admit of serious doubr doubt having labored lalta fully for jwj years to induce great britain to submit this dispute to impartial arbitration and having been now finally apprised of her refusal to do remains but to accept the situation aitu alion to recognize its plain re quire ments emente and to deal with it accordingly great britani Bri present proposition has oever never thus far been regarded as admissible by venezuela though any adjustment of the boundary which that country may deem for tier ner advantage and may enter into of her own free will cannot of course be ba objected to by the united states assuming no however wever that the attitude of venezuela will remain unchanged the dispute has reached such a stage As aa to make malike it now incumbent upon the united states to take measures to determine with sufficient certainty for its justification what is ia the true divisional line liae between the republic of venezuela and british Bri liati quiana guiana too toe inquiry to that end should of course be 10 conducted carefully and judicially ano due weight should be given to all avail able evidence records and facts in sup eup port of the claims of botti both partle in order that such examination should hould be prosecuted in a thorough anu satisfactory manner I 1 suggest thai Con congress grets biake an adequate aou tor for the expenses of a commission to be appointed 4 by toe the executive who wt io shall make the necessary investigation and report upon the matter with the least possible delay when such report is matie made and accepted it will wil io in my opinion opi be the duty of the united states stages to resist by every means in its ite power as wilful aggression aggree sion upon is ia rights and interests the appropriation by great britain of any lands or exercise of governmental jurisdiction over any terri territory toty which after the investing tion we have determined of right to belong to venezuela in making mailing ahkee recommendations I 1 am alive to the responsibility incurred and keenly realize all the consequences that may follow I 1 am neat rt heleas firm in my conviction that while it to la a grievous thing to contemplate the two great english speaking peoples of the world as being otherwise than friendly competitors lu in the onward march of civilization and strenuous and worthy rivals in all arts of peace there is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows the supine eummie sion to wrong and injustice and trie the consequent loss lose of national self respect and honor beneath which is ia a and ad defended the peoples safety and greatness signed CLEVELAND executive Man mansion dec 17 1895 accompanying the message is ia the correspondence on the subject starting with secretary a celebrated note noie of july 20 last to mr bayard reopening the negotiations with great areat britain looking to arbitration of the bound boundary ary krY dispute dia in this note secretary olney after stating bat the proposition that thai america I 1 is lain in no part open to colonization has long been conceded de declarer claret our present concern is ia with the other practical application of the monroe doctrine viz via that american noia HOB intervention in europe necessarily implied european intervention nonintervention non in in american affairs afla lre tha liar gard ai which by ODY any european power is to be deemed an n act of toward the united states the secretary says saya this rule has been uniformly acted upon for 70 years anu cites instances ineta noes of the diplomatic his bis tory olney goes at length into the venezuelan dispute affirming that the claim in two years apparently expanded some square miles sj 81 as to command the mouth of the orinoco and dismissing as value values aleas leas the contention that great britaina Brit ains possessions biens in venezuela give it any right to be treated roan as an american state he fie shows where great britain arbitrated other boundary lines anti and declares it in effect says to venezuela Ven ezula we are strong onous acou h to got get anything by force and we wont arbitrate unless you first brat give up a part of the terri tory this be amounts to an invasion and conquest and our duty la is summed up as ae foll ilu lu these circumstances the duty doty 0 the resident appears to him unmistakable and imperative great britaina Brit ains assertion of title to the disputed territory combined with her bar refusal to have that title investigated being a substantial appropriation of territory to her bar own use hot to protest prote a t and give warning that the transaction will be regarded as aa injurious to the I 1 interests ste rests of the people of the unit United states as well as oppressive in itself would be to ignore the established policy with which the honor and w welfare e fare of this country are closely identified while the measures necessary or proper for the vindication of that policy are to be determined by another branch of the government it is clearly for the executive to leave nothing undone which may tend to render such determination 4 un unnecessary I lord Salis burys answer dated july 26 tays ays the monroe doctrine has undergone a notable development since its enunciation by monroe which had originally received the entire sympathy of the english government the dispute over the boundary h has nothing to do with any questions dealt with by monroe the latter did not claim for the U 8 the novel prerogative of settling a differ ence of this kind nor did he be seek to establish a protectorate over mexico or the central american states if the united states will not control the conduct of these communities it cannot undertake to protect them from consequences attaching to misconduct arbitration bit ration is not free from dett detects ets an the claim a third nation may impose on two interested nations cannot be ju justified stifled and has no foundation la in the law of nat nati lobs olus international law being founded on the general consent or oi nat nations ione no statesman and no nation however powerful can inject a novel principle not acceptable to any other govern alent and secretary olney Is principle that american questions are for american decision stained by monroe cannot be sustained uy by international law moo moti roea roela language WAS never admitted to be international law and the danger of such ouch ai mission to is shown by the ai strange range development which the doctrine has received at secretary hande in conclusion lord salisbury says say he be hopes the difficulty made more difficult by the inco si action in breakie g the diplomatic a w will be adjusted by a reasons reasonable able arrangement at an early date I 1 I 1 lord Salis burys note dote dated july deals entirely with the boundary dispute on its merits it begins with the statement that great britain fees does not recognize that any aay other country has any material interest in the controversy tro versy verey and ana yet makes the statement in this fashion because owing to the rupture of diplomatic relations it is not oher wise possible to communicate it to the venezuelan government salisbury asserts that secretary olney acting on an ex parte presen tation of the ease case by venezuela has bag fallen into much |