Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20
THE MONROE DOCTRINE"
Il II Now Universally Respected By IN
Powers of Europe.

u - NOW universally TtespccteU ~ the
Powers of Europe.
A statue OF our President James
Monroe has been set up Ia the city of
Rio dc Janeiro; but the Government
OF Brazil has postponed the ceremony
of unwilling 1t until the United States
can arrange to send u man.of.war to
take part In the festivities
1t was intended that the statue
should be unveiled on the fourth Of
July last. The selection Of Mr..
Monroe, among all American states.
men, for the honor Of being COM
mem0rated In the capital Of the
greatest Of South American Repub.
lie, was. Of course, due to his having
been the first to express In words the
system Of foreign policy known as
'.Monroe doctrine"
WashiDgton's advice, says the
Youths correspondent, contained In
bis Farewell Address, was against
':cntangling alliances" with foreign
powers In plain language IL meant
that this country should "mlnd its
own business" and enter into no en-.
gagements that might require IL to
20 to war When its own interests were
not directly involved, or its own ter.
ritOry invaded.
The Monroe doctrine introduced q
modification OF this general policy.
IL iela:es to tho interference Of for.
eign, or European count les, with the
affairs of the American continent
1t was announced by President Mon.
TOE In his annual message to Congress
OF December :. 1923. 1t Is expressed
In two paragraphs Of that message,
which we're distinct from each other
and were separated by other matter.
The two paragraphs referred to DIFF.
ferent events.
One Of these paragraphs asserted
that the American continents, "by
the free and independent condition
which they have assumed and main.
tain, are henceforth not To be con.
sidered as subjects for future colon.
ization by any European powers"
The occasion for the eAprcs. Ion Of
this view was that Russia had made
q claim to q large part OF the coast
line upon the Western shore Ut the
North American Continent This
passage was written by John Quincy
Adams, the Secretary Ut state. and
was inserted by Mr.. Monroe In the
message.
The occasion of the other paragraph
Of the message was ~ follows: The
Holy Alliance, the name given to the
alliance formed bv tho EmperOrs OF
Russia aud Austria and the King Oi
Prussia, was q very powerful COM
bination, professedly In the interest
OF the Christian religion, but reall,
In tho interest OF absolute power.
1t had invaded Spain and had In
terfered against liberty In that
country. 1t was believed to be about
to attempt to restore to Spain tn,
Spanish. American colonies, which
had become independent England
had not joined tho Alliance
Canning, The English Prime Min
lister, suggested to our Minister I,
England, Mr.. Hush, that the two
countries should unite in opposition
to any such attempt This prOpO j.
ton was reported to his Government
by Mr.. Rush, and II was this which
suggested the declarations In thi
paragraph OF the message.
III the midst OF u passage of som,
length, Mr. Monroe said that ",
owed II to the friendly relations ex
isting between the United States an(
the European powers to declare tina
We should consider any attempt OF
their part TO extend their system /,
any portion OF this hemisphere a.
dangerous to our peace and safety
sod that we could not view any ut
tempt by any European power To Op
press tho Spanish. A merIcan c0un trie
which had become independent iii
any other light than rs u manifesto
ton Of an unfriendly disposition To
ward the United states"
The Monroe doctrine thus an
nOunced became the settled policy o
Congress und Of the successive nd
ILLUSTRATIONS and has been rcpe 1t
ed. y approved by national con Gu
lions Of the great parties 1t ha
been extended, with more or les
logical consistency, In more than on,
direction.
Some people understand that tn,
United States have taken q position
which implies general oversight O
the affairs OF all American republics
Moreover, according to one view, tn,
Monroe doctrine gives us rig t. an,
obligations not only toward the al
iac ent islands OF the West Ind les
but t0ward'fkwsit-
The dOctrine In Its original form u,
longer requires threat on our par
to enforce II; for the United State
has become SO great that no fOreigI
power would think OF violating eithe
OF tho principles We have quoted.
| A PASSION IN THEIR BLOOD.
City People Can seldom Endure y Countr
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