Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-09
eureka Dailp Sentinel.


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The German Empire has entered into
an alliance offensive Ind defensive with
the Government of Mexico.
Also, Prince Bismarck bought q large
tract Of land in Mexico last Spring and
has planted a colony Of Germans upon it.
Also, the Minister of the United States
at the City Of Mexico, Hon. Philip II.
Morgan, has been insulted by the Ger
mar Envoy, who was pleased to refer to
the attitude Of the United States in the
premises as that Of compelled peacea-
bleness."
These things are reported at length in
q Chicago dispatch elsewhere in this
mornings SENTINEL. The statement
seems to be one Of facts.
1t is not important that the representa-
tiyes Of the United States and of Mexico
should have a personal" disagreement
at the capital city Of Mexico; but it is a
serious matter if that disagreement arose
out Of the attitude towards each other Of
the nations they represent.
The United States is a great self-reli-
ant nation and too powerful to heed a
slight offense. The German Minister'S
words are mere empty sounds and will
not rufile the temper of Uncle Sam,
however much they may have annoyed
Judge Morgan, unless he is backed up in
his expression by the power that made
him an ambassador.
The German Minister, however, misun-
derstands the sentiment of this country
If he thinks it is that of compelled
peaceableness." The United States has
probably allowed that impression to get
abroad by her conservative disposition
towards Mexico; and by her policy OF
absolute non-interference, as long as pos
sible, in the affairs Of other nations. 1t
looks a. though our conservatism may
have placed US in a false light abroad
and have given reasonable cause for the
inference, among foreigners, that we have
been peaceable because we have not
dared to be belligerant; because, perhaps,
we have not peer able to help ourselves.
This impression ought not to exist. 1t
is false and harmful.
We may be forced to insist upon the
recognition by foreign powers of the Mon
roe Doctrine. If We are brought face to
face with this necessity it is likely there
will be a case Of compelled unpeaceabte-
ness.
The American policy is neither to
entangle ourselves with the broils oil
Europe nor to suffer the powers OF the
Old World to interfere with the affairs OF
the New. The matter of the reported
embroglio is not yet fully explained, but
it looks as though Germany is disposed
to regard the Monroe Doctrine as mere
p~retense or bombast.
The offensive and defensive alliance
she has made with Mexico may be as
much for the purpose of putting the cele-
brated Doctrine to the test as to secure
great commercial advantages.
Bismarck's colony scheme seems to be
as plain and marked . violation OF the
Monroe Doctrine as possible. b
famous declaration of American policy
contains this passage exactly in point
"Any attempt on the part of the Ole
World to extend their system to any por
ton of this hemisphere would be danger
GUS to our peace and safety"
1t looks as though . opportunity ha'
come for us to test the validity OF the
Monroe Doctrine for ourselves.
We may suffer still sgreater and NOR
serious disadvantages by waiting to hav'
the issue forced down our threats.