Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
THE FAMOUS MONROE DOCTRINE.
WHY IT WAS DECLARED BY THE
PRESIDENT.
1T BROUGHT JOY TO ALL CENTRAL
AND SOUTH AMERIcANs-rT HAS
NEVER BEEN SET ASIDE UP TO
THE PRESENT TIME-THE HOLY
ALLIANCE.



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New York Herald.
Whoever viii take the pains to read
the public and private writings of the
so-called fathers of the republic will
ind plenty of evidence to establish
three facts: That in the carly days OF
the war for independence the idea be-
came current that America must avoid
complications with European politics,
must shun 'entangling alliances" and
have no connections with European
states other than commercial; that this
Idea was steadily developed and
strengthened by our struggle for neu-
trallty during the early years of the
French revolution Q7s3 to 5000. ana by
our struggle for commercial iniepend-
ence during the Napoleonio wars dSOi
TO 1879, and that by 1920 this idea had
become so firmly rooted that an occa-
sion was all that was needed to lead to
formal and public aVowal OF 1t us
part of the future political policy of the
United States.
The occasion offered In 1898 In 1920
the emperor of Russia issued n ukRse
declaring that the pursuit of commerce,
whaling, fishing, and all other indus
tries. whether on the islands or In the
ports and CULTS of the northwest coast
OF America, from Behring Straits to 81
degrees north latitude. belonged exclu-
sively to Russians, and that no foreign
vessel could come within 800 miles OF
the coast. The long negotiations which
followed do not now concern us, II Is
enough to know that In 1928. In the
course of them, John Quincy Adams,
then secretary of state TO Monroe, took
the position that the American CONT
ncnts are no longer subjects for any
new European colonial establishments"
In September, 1915, not long after the
battle of Waterloo, the empernrs OF
Russia and Austsa and the king Of
Prussia met at Paris, aud formed what
in this country was called "the con-
spiracy OF kings" but what IN Europe
was called "the holy alliance" The
ostcnsible purpose OF the alliance was
the authorization Of politics to the
Christian religion and tho preservation
OF peace. But It had not been long In
existence when II began to hold con-
crosses for the regulation Of the affairs
OF Europe, extended and sustained
monarchlcnl principals as far as possl-
Bile, stamped out Democratic and popu-
lar institutions wherever they APP
peared, and sent armies TO put down
the popular uprlsings In Naples and
South America
THE HOLY ALLIANCE,
At this Great Britain took alarm and
suggested 10 the American minister
that the United States should take
decided stand against the meddling OF
the holy alliance In South America,
Monroe at once consulted his cabinet
and sent the correspondence to Jeilor-
son, from whom came long reply
containing the words: our hrst and
fundamental maxim should be. never
to entangle ourselves In the broils Of
Europe: our second, never 10 suffer Eu-
rope to intormeddle with cls-Atlnntlc
affairs"
This was brief and clear statement
of an idea which had been growing up
In our country for forty years, and had
been expressed in one form or another
| by nearly twenty public men, Whether
! II should now he announced as part
| Of our policy was long and carefully
considered by the cabinet, The decls-
] ION was that 1t should. aud In his mes
| sage to congress on December ., 1928,
| Monroe stated u IN these words
I'm the discussion TO which this IN
tcregt (the rights Of the United States
ON tho northwest coast OF America has
| given rise, and in the arrangements
by which they may terminate, the
| occasion has been Judged proper for
asserting as n principle In which the
rights and Interests 90 the United
| States are involved, that the American
| continents. by the free and lndcpend-
| ent condition which they have as
sumed and maintained, are henccforth
! not to be considered as subjects for
| future colonization Of any European
powers"
Turning next 10 the Hoe alliance, he
said: 1--WE owe 1t therefore, to candor
and to the amicable relations exist
! ing between the United States and
| those powers to declare that we should
| consider any attempt on their part
to extend the system to any portion Of
this hemisphere as dangerous to our
peace and safety. with the existing
colonies or dependencies OF any Eu-
ropean power. We have not interefered,
and shall not interfere. But with the
government who have declared their
Independence and maintained 1t, and
whose independence we have, on great
consideration and on Just principles,
acknowledged, we could not view any
interposition for the purpose OF OPP
posing them or controlling In any other
manner their destiny by any European
power in any other light than nH the
manifestation of an unfrlendly dispos-
| itlon toward the United States.
"' our policy in regard to
Europe, which was adopted at an early
stage of the wars which have so long
agitated that quarter of the globe,
nevertheless remains the same. which
is not TO Interfere with the internal
concerns OF any OF its powers; to com
| slider the government de facto as the
legitimate government FOR us; to cul-
| tivale friendly relations with II and
| to preserve those relations by frank,
| firm and manly policy meeting in
| NIL Instances the just claims of every
power. submitting TO injuries from
none. But in regard TO these conti-
nents circumstances are eminently and
conspicuously different. II Is impossi-
bic that the allied powers SHOULD exc
tend their political system TO any
portion of either continent without en-
danRering our peace and happiness,
| nor can any one believe that our South
| ern brethren. II left TO themselves,
would adopt II Of their own accord,
1t IL equally impossible. therefore.
that we should behold such interpos-
tlon In any form with Indifference
DOCTRINE IN ITS SUBDIVISIONS.
This was the famous Monroe doc
trine. as announced by the president,
whose naJ ne 1t bears-a doctrine. II
Will be observed. which consisted of
| three distinct and separate parts:
/. No more Euronean colonies on
| these continents.
9. No extension of the European po-