, 1881-02-09
MONROE DOCTRINE.
TILL. CnMAffTrEEsg f.:t,nI,r

WASHINGTON. u. G., Feb. S.-Tlle House.
Committee oil Foreign Affairs unnhlnousIyt
adopted thu report Of t1le Subcommittee
fAfr. llili, III Ohio, Cilatruan] upon tie
Grape resolutions, declaring tic policy Of the.
United Stntrs in reference to the Inter-
Uccnnic caial, and Instructed Mr.. Hill to re-;
Dnrt tic sainc, with tie substitute resolutions
accompanying, IN tic House, with 4 rccof1l-
nentation for their adoption.
The report says:
II tho t1unr1D doctrine could properly nrply to
tho establishment Of 1tonarcllical system On
tho Western Hemisphere III 1S.} your Com.
n,lttce nro Of tAo opinion tiat 1t would also
uppEy to my attempt on tho part Of European
Governments to CHilsg 50 1reMt Il c!nnsc In tho
mitigation OF the two sroat oceans rs the
construction Of thts prupasei cMnai must
necessarily ,lo. Tho United States Govcr,l-
ment, 1T 1f.l By tbis bold declaration on
thp part or hcr President, gave nutlco to tho
wurd ttat rho woitli regard ns unfrtcp1ly my
ea"st III ssse part Of European Governments to-
establish a tnunarchicnf Fystctn OH tho Western
Hemisphere; as dn,,pcr and nionnce tn her ),
rcice and eRfuty: and sho would did tho South
-tulcrIcnn Kerubs!cs. by forco II necessary, In
maintaining tholr independence from foreign
conquest and dominion.
If TIL: MESSAGE or MONROE
meant anything Mt ns1. 1t must have ncnnt this.
words. without mennfnx md Without result.
The United Stntea, by the trcaty Of 1sjs,slth New
Grenada. n!su prnnltscd their MD In preserving
tho neutrality nr TIM isthmns of Iannsnm and
tho do,nInion Of tho republic OF Sew Grcnnda
over Tint lsth.nus. and when tho United States
Rnye notice To the world tkmt she would regard
rs t,nfritndly any intervention Of tho European
powers. 1t would sccrh she also fpruul-
iscl hur own non-Enterycntlon, unless
nc1,nccd by threatened tlnngcrs I'll tho part OF
en!d EUROPEAN, Powers. Sho has Justly tho
right, therefore, 10 bn consulted III NIL mntteEs
pCrtan!ng tU tho construction Of Any mole ot
trAllslt ncross tho 1sthmtls Of pnnnu,H. No
Amerlcan statesman, rs far rs VIC nre ndytscd,'
ias ever taken tho hold 5rountI TINT the ;::i aud
profrers Ut friendship tcu1cred by tho United
Statcs to any Of her sister Republics this s!tlo
Of tho .Atnntio meant thut these Republics
shUl be du,lIcd
TILE HIGHT TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN TEtusI-
TORY
Every Government should havo tho power to
oxcrcIsc tho right 1T eminent domain over her
OWL territory, mud to axorclso that right uver q
d0ft,aln not her own Ia Il rcltorauon OF tho de-
e!aratton OF tho right cln!tncu by tho }{oty Al
l1HncG, or rAthcr Il revainpnE Of tho principles
Of TIT unjust Holy Alliance. The United States
nra tfo ttroug to fcar and too Eront to bc teaoux
should thDc0nstruCsIono OF an ntoroceAtIo cAgnl-
ucrt,ss tho isthtnus of raslarna bythe Republic
Of New Grpnata bo mado under proper
guarantees md tIputntfous and In exact accorl-
nnco with tho existing treaties. Thcre could cer-
tuln!y bo III fcar our part from the lscpublto
OF New Grennda. Our Erent superiority Of
stroug;h ant, nil thoso elements Of power which
constitution Breht nnt1nn Ut people utterly for
hid tho illcu If danger frum any such
sourco as tlat, aud. III tho cvent
thut tho construction Of n sh(p canal
across tho Ists,mus ot PanAma or elsewhere
BY nn asson1nlfon or associations nf citizens of
different natIonalltIes under tho laws, xutdauce,
anu control Of tho Ncpubllc of New Grcnada.
with 1,,cuns furnished frptu nil parts of the
globe. ns tho means for all ercat improvements
involving vast expenditures uro a1wnys fur.
nishcd. shoul,t In event Of wur bcco1ue n point
OF dsputo between the Government OF tho UnIted
stntes and vny other Goyegu,ncut. It wQult .a
t,tr m eusy to setyn tho tonnj hv force of usms
and s,1j,ccti it to American control. ps 1t woul py
rnrrn uf nr,us n nr.ynnt it, cnnstruutton. The
,tIIrrruuco wouI,l In tta worth untI tho uses OF
trnnstt
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