The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
READY TO DECLARE WAR,
There Is No Division of Public
Sentiment in San Fran.
cisco.
Men of All Glasses Affirm That the
Monroe Doctrine Should and Will
Be Maintained.

In San Francisco there is scarcely a di-
vision of public sentiment on the question
of enforcing the Monroe doctrine. All
classes. without regard to party distinc-
ton, indorse the Presidents message and
applaud Congress for its prompt and
patriotic action in sustaining the chief
executive.
Attorney General Fitzgerald was brief
and to the point in giving expression to
his opinion of the Presidents message and
the situation. He said of the first: "It is
manly and American expression of the
sentiments of the people. The Monroe
doctrine applies to this situation, not
withstanding the opinion of the New
York World. and its principles should be
enforced, even If it means a fight. There
is no jingoism in the message. 1t rises
far above political parties and appeals to
the Americanism of every citizen of the
United States
John P. Irish, Naval Officer of San
Francisco, is delighted with the tone and
spirit of the message. He expressed his
sentiments in this language:
cat last we have in the Presidents mes
sage clear, official and authoritative in
depreciation of the Monroe doctrine. de-
rived directly from the terms in which its
author expressed it.
John Quincy Adams was Mr.. Monroe 8
Secretary of State and succeeded him in
the Presidency. They doubtless wrought
together over the declaration that further
colonization or extension of European sys-
TENS in the Americas would be regarded
as an act unfriendly to the United States.
Yet when Adams construed this language,
within four years of its utterance, he
limited il to an intention that each of the
nations of the Americas for itself should
forbid further spread of European systems
by encroachment upon it.
"The Panama congress has attempted
to get all the Americas together for joint
Interpretation of the Monroe doctrine, but
that congress never met. Mr.. Clay at
tempted to secure a construction by our
own Congress, but failed, seeming to lack
the power to state why the Monroe doc
trine is Indicative under international law.
1t was over this question that Clay and
Randolph. fought their duel, which was
the Only powder burned because of the
Monroe doctrine until Maximillian was
shot at Queretara.
"Mr Cleveland has given to the phrase.
'unfriendly to the United States, the
natural force which Adams strangely
overlooked. 1t is sole concern of this
Government that the weaker continental
neighbors shall not be coerced by any
European power to relinquish territory.
This is right necessary to our existence.
Its relation to international law is at last
stated by Mr.. Cleveland with such power
and plainness that his construction will
take the place of what it construes. Now
that it is stated, it seems plain that we
entered the family of nations panoplied
in all rights vital to our existence, and
that we are judge of these, and among
them is denial of extension of European
systems in the two Americas either by
colonization, conquest or purchase. The
rights OF any nation are as extensive as ii
is willing to defend. We will defend this.
ut is an interesting coincidence said
Mr.. Irish, 'that received yesterday a
letter from friend in Europe-a scholar,
observer and journalist-who has wide
acquaintance with the thinkers and
publicists of the Continent and Great
Britain, in which he says that it is the
opinion of the thinkers and observers
throughout Europe that ME. Cleveland is