The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-25
A Strong Argument in Support Of
the Edmunds Resolution
In Regard to the Control OF the
Proposed Isthmu5 Canals.
Tho Majority Report OF tho House
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Monroe Doctrine and Its Strict En-
forcemont the sure Means OF Main
tanning the Freedom of tho
American Republics.

McIrclry, OF Kentucky, IN behalf OF the
majority members OF the Committee on
Foreign AlIir' has prepared a report
recommending the adoption Of the Ed
munds Panama canal resolution. The re-
port saws the resolution comes to the
House after being carefully considered and
almost unanimously adopted by the Sem
ate. ltrallirms q public policy that is Of
both national aud international import
aucc; public policy that has been 80 in-
timalcly interviewer with tho treaties aud
teachings, doctrines and necessities Of the
American people that it seems TO have
| originated in the very earliest DAYS Of our
| Republic Whom Great Britain formally
/ Acknowledged the sovereignty and indie.
/ pcndcucc ol the United States in l7S2
there was no stronger convictions In the
minds of the Ampu,Jn people than that
| additional European colonization In the
! American continents or the extension OF
European political systems to the Western
| Hemisphere or OF EurDpran interpositon
/ Tor the purpose of expressing or controlling
| the dcstinics ul American Republics would
/ hpimpolitic aud detrimental to freedom. aud
! 10 the best interests OF our country. The
first official expression Of these convictions
was mllrby President Monroe in the mes
sluc scut to Congress la 1925, cmbodyiug
what has become known M the Monroe
/ doctrine. The Joint resolution under con-
| alteration, the report says, Is IN uUcotd-
onCo with the declarations made by MIR.
| Monroe, applied To existing conditions,
and the development Of events. The au-
uounccmcnt Of the Monroe doctrine has
cmbalmcd President Mour1c's memory in
the hearts ol liberty glowing people eycry-
| where. it, results have been grand aud
fur reaching II secured and has pre-.
. served the independence ol the Central
aud South American Republics. IL
was successfully invoked when Cuba
was Ia peril, it enabled the United
| States tD thWaH the augmpt Of
| Great Britain tD exercise dominion
| in Nicaragua under the prct,nle oi hvu-
chuinp thc NUQUito Indians, It pre-
| vented the cstlhi huent ot "a European
dynasty in America with Macmillan aH
Emperor ani it has enabled our goyvrn-
mont o. gradually eliminate from the
Western Hemisphere The domination OF
France and Spain and Russia, whose pos
spssIous alone almost surrounded our ilo-
public. aud with the power of destiny,
. and the genius. and tho energy aud pluck
oi the American, GrJt Britain may soon
/ be- amirluly rrlicJirl from her Canadian
possessions, AMI ihc three Americas be-
come q constellation Of Republics hiiod
with happy prosperous, FREQ and indcpcn-
dent people.
Continuing, the report says thc Monroe
doctrinc contains no limitations arl was
/ not confined 10 condiuuus existing 90 the
time u was announced Quoiationrr
I made from thu declarations Oi some oil ON
Presidents uui many @! sai leading states
m.n tu show that they have taken even a
stuugyr position than that maintained 10y
this resolution under consideration. that
they object not only t1 European cu.pnizt-
ton or thp European political systems on
the American continent but to any prod
net which would give an European guy-
vumcut u new iuuihUid la America.
The joint resolution under consilcn-
lion. saws the report, s.mply declares that
the Government of lhr United States will
look with serious concern aud disappruNal
upon any connection oi any European
government with tho construction or con-
/ trul II either the Panama Canal or tho
Nicaragua Canal, aud will rgafd such
I connection ns injurious 10 the rights aud
interests Uf tho United States. aud y.
mHnnur iu their welfare. and me AN
7 one can deny the truth of thcsc
U.us UI..nFy shows tbnt wbrrptsi
,rntY,,ifs ru. tli,.r mouoy tbry soon
I,v. vitn ibr.r uav,r. and that the aim
u,, r.,tl nations ul Europe Inns b.pn 10
utr possession u. thy salient point, aud
u.tr,y ..rtIt. sI thr world ior thc control
oi commerce, and ior aii ,n time OF war.
1, tL. I,1t ,i rar events. can No
I,uii vL,t F.ull be- tbo rc.ulI II IBsland
,r lriur.. pr r.tb,r of tbe ,,rrst pDosr, of
T,r.,. .b.uiI rnrsir,ict or by iplonine
i,uI. r,ufryI smell nm inuoriant transit
Ia "a sLip canal arr0.. ne I.thmus of
u.l.rp. 1r "A Shin canal acro.5 Central
kU.r.rtY n ANY Iuf1pp1u Goyrr. .ucnt
.,.u.I r.p.trurt nr 1.s..i iu lhc const,,c.
I...u..I1 H..t tullir imrra.pmrnt In An.
..U.. r.u.if, tbp Insertion .f flt cover
b.. tIi. ,,.yrIpfp.nt cam bg followed by
tt.rf.bt ri J.EpIip, tIlt imuTl,rment
p.I.YI...l auI Ni,1nsg4 ar both wax
p.r.I...s HnI iIrr would suon
H., .f.sI n y.I either bv
tr..ty gtrp.ru.pi. ar concessions 10
frr D..rrrr.uill ru.IY.ir. promoting
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