Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-12
THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND ITS
ORIGIN.

The New York Sun of the 9th inst, has
an editorial on the Monroe doctrine and
how it originated. Being one OF the most
important doctrines in American politics,
we publish the article entire for the ben
eft of our readers:
After the final fall of Napoleon and his
second abdication, the Emperor Alexander
l. of Russia. the Emperor Francis of Austria,
and King William Ill. of Prussia, formed
league. Alexander drew up the agreement,
which was signed at Paris by these mon
archs, September 26, 1915, and they christened
the league the Holy Alliance.
Its professed purpose was to regulate the
States of Christendom on principles of
Christian amity. Its real aim was to main
tain existing dynasties and to suppress all
revolutionary or popular movements. To
secure the cooperation of the people, some
of these soyereigns, especially Frederick
William Ill, had promised to give to their
subjects liberal charter, allowing them
practical self-goyernment But all such
promises were violated. To this alliance
most OF the European powers except England
and the Holy See acceded.
The Holy Alliance held frequent con-
crosses, and its policy was to intervene with
military force in the internal affairs of any
country which should attempt to establish
less despotic government. At its instance
in Piedmont We're suppressed in 1921. At
its instance, in 1928, France marched an
army, nominally of one hundred thousand
men, into Spain, and restored absolutism in
that country. Alexander of Russia assured
France OF his support, Offering to march an
army to the Rhine.
1t was known that the Holy Alliance medi-
tated enabling Spain to re-oonquer the
States Of South America and Mexico 1t
Sas arranged that the Holy Alliance should
have consultation on the subject. The
policy was avowed to Mr.. Canning by Prince
Polignac, Ambassador of France to Eng
land, of insuring by concert between the Eu-
ropean powers the establishment of mon
archal governments over the revolted
colonies of Spain.
be party to the engagements of the Holy
Alliance. Under the lead of his successor as
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
George Canning, she took position of more
pronounced dissent and opposition. She
threw her moral weight in the scale of con-
demnation of the intervention of France in
the domestic affairs of Spain.
In the mean time the United States had
recognized the independence of the revolted
colonies OF Spain. President Monroe by his
mended the measure. Congress, by an act
approved May 4, 1922, made an appropri-
alton to defray the expenses of such mis-
sions as the President might institute to the
independent nations on the American con-
tinent.
In 1928 Mr.. Canning proposed to Mr..
Rush, the American Minister to Great Brit
ain, that the United States should unite
with England in joint declaration CON
demning any attempt of the Holy Alliance
to help Spain to reconquer its revolted colo
nies in South America and Mexico. In reply
Mr. Rush urged the immediate recognition
by England of the Independence of the
South American States. If that were done
he offered to unite in the joint declaration
proposed by Mr.. Canning. Ths correspond