The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-23
THE UNITED STATES FOREIGN POL
ICY.

The London Speaker, q publication OF
considerable political influence, has dis
covered the evolution OF foreign policy
I'm the United States The Speaker says:
The United States as a great power Is
coming into foreign po.Itfcs and is COM
ing TO stay. The process OF evolution OF
American foreign policy has been gradual,
but unmistalrable, and I'm the last few
weeks we have had Indications OF the
existence OF aspirations which may at any
moment lead 10 The active participation
OF America in a foreign war. Her in
terveuItion IN the Venezuelan dispute is
not warranted by any treaty or president
in international law, and can only be de-
Ten1sd ON tlre ground that the Monroe
doctrine henceforth wEa be acted upon
as governing ali The foreign policy of the
United States. And what is more SER
ious Do that 1t Is not the Monroe doctrine
pure and stmpee. but that doctrine with
dsTei0pments. Her action means that the
weaker srntes OF America can count upon
the aaaastance OF the United States in
frontier disputes with any European col
ony.
There Is no new departure involved in
the discovery waisch ire Speaker fancles
1t has made. Should the emergency arise
the United States will only carry out a
doctrine which It laid down over seventy
years ago and to which 1t has adherso
ever since. From THAT time to the pres
ent there Gas been no fragrant violation
OF the Monroe doctrine by any European
power. There Olas been no considerable |
acquisition of territory from any Amer
lean state. Whatever enlargement OF ter
Tatory has been accomplished on this con-
tinent in favor of a European power and
OF Nnle expense OF the United States has
been the result OF bad diplomacy on our
side. The United States In this manner
lost strip of territory in Maine and 1t
was bamboo1ed out OF another strip on
the Northern Pacific coast back TO the
mountains. With these exceptions the
United States has lost nothing, nor have
Mexico. the Central American, or the
South american states in violation of
tine Monroe doctrine
1t rs now proposed by Great Britain to
selze portion OF the territory Of Ven,
ezue1as as large as the state of Penn.
sycvanaa, he'd by the latter for years
rnder treaty stipulations. and In mnny
respects exceedingly valuable. She per-
slsss I'm making this seizure and ne,
fuses to aabdtrate the matter except as
to a small and unimportant part. Under
the rrovistons OF the Monroe doctrine,
THE United States proposes vigorously to
protest. There rs nothing new in this
determination TO uphold that doctrine
except as Il relaltes to the greater ability
OF the United States now to enforee II
THAN when u was first proclaimed early
In uhe century. That doctrine was affirm
ed when this was a comparatively weak
nation. only containing some ten mlEtons
of people, with few resources with which
to maAntain and defend ct. Now THAI
Great Britain is making a bold autempt
to grab a slice Of American territory
larger than Scotland or Ireland, owned
by the Venezuelan government, the Unit.
Ell States viii be found defending the
Monroe doctrine not only with rifles, but
with cannon should the necessity ar,se
Tlhe American people are resting easd;v
lhowever They are not at All disturbed
They do not believe that Great Britain
Wild press this claim No the extremity on
war, as 1t has more TO lose thnn TO
gain by 1t, The United States as a
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