The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-04
BRAZILIAN wATfRs ARE GETTING
DEEP.

The Monroe doctrine" Is a very IAN
gerous one for this country TO tie i'seli
/ to. II might not only involve US IN COM
nlicatlons which the people would be
very far from a willingness TO 20 mo
but. from the point OF view OF cons's-
tency. It would make US very absurd 10
announce now that we intend to enforce
Il. we have had a Monarchy existing on
the north OF US. even since we were d
people. Brazil had an Empire without
protest from us until three years PACK
and we saw the French set up an EN-
nire In Mexico. and keep it up for sew
/ erai wears without Intervention. il we
should now start out to compel recogni-
ton Of the Monroe doctrine by the
world we would certainly be liable 10
the charge Of absolute inconsistency ana
our moral standing would not be one that
commanded universal sympathy and ap-
proval from the world.
But a situation is rapidly developing
IN Brazil now which mas very properly
authorize this government to interfere
actively in the progress Of events there
without founding its action in any sense
whatever upon the very questionable
basis defined as the Monroe doctrine
we have commercial relations Of very
GREAT importance with Brazil. We I'M
port annually something like SO'WO'VW
worth Of Brazilian coffee, and we sell
the Braziians annually immense quaatl-
tics Of our manufactures. The practical
embargo of with Brazil which
MeHo's fnsurrectionary movement mas
produced is a cause Of most serious loss
10 us as well as 70 all other hatlohS
which trade with that country. Having
set ND his insurrection. the principles OF
international law require that oulslue
nations shall hold their hands on uh''
NfeIlo shall have had fun opportunity
N demonstrate whether his movement
&C. mr. IS not really a movement Of sur
6cient import amongst the p'oP'e
of the country to require ou'Si'e''
10 recognize him as a 9ellseI-
ent. II he can demonstrate as d
fact that II is. then outsiders must allow
ldk mt 4 Z -
the two factions 10 fight it out mat the
stronger may establish itself as the rlsh'-
FIJI government Of the country But
wben he has had fun opportunity TO
d,splav what there is behind his move
uent IL he still fails to show that II is
entitled to the recognition due TO a Del
uaereDt. than outsiders have a Hgbt 10
demand that he shall take his move
ment" away. and relieve their
from the embarrassment that It SUBJECTS
that commerce to.
Nteno has so far been unable to comply
with the conditions necessary TO recosh-
ton as a belligerent. He has positively
M government at all, nor any sembiahce
Of a government in Brazil. lie has nom
ing but a few floating batteries capaDle
of ANNOYING those Brazilians who come
near 10 the waters edge but utterly pow
orless 20 assert my sort Of dominion over
the country that he aspires to rule On
the bcsom of the sea, he is not on mat
territory that he claims TO be his; ne Is
on the territory that belongs to all man
kind. Comfy requires mankind 10 alIo"
him an exclusive use Of this common ter
r,torv for a reasonable time but for moth
,o,g more than that. Unless Mello there
fore can establish himself upon the TERRI
tory that he claims as his own and can
maintain a substantial government upon
# he must cease that exclusive use oil
the common territory which Is granted
him only out of comfy and as an acces'
sarv for establishing claims on his OWL
territory that he says he can MAINTAIN
Nfsno floating armed ships without q
dag is rapidly therefore approaching th'
line which divides vessels Of war IFo'
ntratlcat crafts. When that line Is cross
"a ne is hosts humani generis' ana ma
HE TO he suppressed as a pirate by an!
or all powers.
It is now stated that the administFauo
"a considering whether or not That state
&c not already reached. 1t is PLAIN ina
e it is not, Mello has approached YER
close TO il.