Show SENATE DISCUSSES VENEZUELA genera opinion ie to that po ere era have not infringed upon gioi HI 01 roe doctrine the venezuelan question occupied the attention of the senate in execl tive session tuesday for almost an hour the question came up anfor mally almost immediately after the doors were closed senator teller disclaiming all intention of being crit ical lea and saying he merely desired in formation asked senator cullom chairman of the committee on tor for eign relations what information he possessed as to the venezuelan affair mr teller said that the situation was such that senators felt that the mon roe doctrine at any time might become involved if the complication should continue senator cullom replied to the in that he had no knowledge of recent events not contained in the house prints bacon hoar lodge and stewart all made remarks in none of their addresses was anything harsh or critical said the tone of all the speeches whether by republicans or democrats nas mas that the attitude of this nation should be one of watchful ness there was a general agreement that while the means adopted by great britain and germany lor ter the collection of their debts had been quite strenuous they thus far had committed no infringement of the monroe doctrine and therefore had done nothing to which the united states could take exception |