St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-21

MONROE DOCTRINE.
The Events That Prompted the
Celebrated Presidential
Message.
MENACE TO THE AMERICAS.
Danger That Several Repub-
lies Would Be Converted
Into Monarchies.
STRONG LANGUAGE USED.
A Doctrine That Has Been in
Force for Over Sew
enty Years.

In his seventh annual message to
congress, Dec. 2, 1923, President
Monroe laid down, broadly and
clearly, the doctrine held by this
government concerning the new re-
lations subsisting between this con-
tinent and the nations of Europe,
says the Chicago Tribune The
cause of the declaration was the an
tagonism of the two political sys-
TENS of Europe and America, and the
object was not merely to prevent
danger of invasion. The holy alli-
ance for the maintenance of the
order of things which had been es-
tablished in Europe had taken it
under Amusement to extend it's care
to the young American republics of
Spanish origin and to convert them
into monarchieS to be governed by
sovereigns of European stocks. 1t
was against the extension of this
European system to the two Amer
icas that President Monroe protested
IN his famous message. After allud-
ing to the struggles for liberty in
Greece, and to the disappointment of
our expectations in regard to Spain
and Portugal, President Monroe said:
In wars of the European powers,
in matters relating to themselves,
we have never taken part, nor does
it comport with our policy so to do.
1t is only when our rights are in
cd or
resent injuries or make preparations
for our defense. With the movement
in this hemisphere we are of neces-
sity more Immediately concerned,
and by causes which must be OBJ
vious to all enlightened and impair
tial observers. The political system
of the allied powers is essentially
different in this respect from that of
America. This difference proceeds
from that which exists in their re-
spective governments. And to the
defense of our own, which has been
achieved with so much expense of
blood and treasure, and matured by
the wisdom of their most enlightened
citizens, and under which we have
enjoyed most unexampled felicity,
this whole nation is devoted. We
owe it, therefore, to candor and to
the amicable relations subsisting be-
tween the United States and these
powers to declare that we should
consider any attempt on their part
to extend their system to any por-
ton of this hemisphere as danger
GUS to our peace and safety. With
the existing colonies or dependencies,
OF any European power we have not
interfered and shall not interfere.
But with the governments which
have declared their independence
and maintained it, and whose indie
pendence we have, on great consid-
GRAFTON and on just principles, ac-
knowledged, We could not view any
interposition for the purposes of op-
pressing them or controlling in any
other manner their destiny by any
European power in any other light
than as the manifestation of an I'M
friendly disposition toward the Urit-
ed States. In the war between these
governments and Spain we declared
our neutrality at the time of their
recognition, and to this we have ad-
hered and shall continue to adhere,
provided no change shall occur,
which, in the judgment of competent
authorities of this government, shall
make corresponding change on the
part Of the United States indispens-
able to their security"
He also informs congress that in the
pending negotiation with Russia
which he had entered upon through a
desire, by this friendly proceeding of
manifesting the great value which we
nave invariably attached to the friend
snip OF the emperor, and our solicitude
to cultivate the best understanding
with its government" he had Judged
the occasion proper one for assert
ing, as principle in which the rights
and interests of the United States are
involved, that the American CONT
nents, by the free and independent
condition which they have assumed
and maintain, are henceforth not to be
considered subjects for colonization by
any European power"
The paragraphs of the message
taken together present three distinct
articles of faith or principles of action:
l. That the American continents
Qeaving out the islands) are hence
forth not to be considered subject to
any future colonization by any Europe
an nation
z That We shall consider any at
tempt on the part of the European
powers to- extend their political system
to any portion of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and safety"
and to be counteracted or provided
against as we shall deem advisable in
any case.
B. That for any European power to
interfere with any American govern
ment for the purpose of expressing or
debating to it unjustly, or of control
ling its destiny by force or threats.
would be viewed by US as 1.-The mani
festation of an unfriendly disposition
toward the United States" which we
should be called upon to notice by pro-
test or remonstrance, or in such way
as we should think our honor and in
terest required.
The Monroe doctrine, in short, is
simply the extension to all the political
communities of the New World of the
declaration made by our ancestors for
the British colonies in 1776, that they
were ''and of right ought to be free
and independent states The fact
that the doctrine has never received
the formal Endorsement of congress
has neither diminished it's moral effect
nor impaired its practical efficacy
whenever the opportunity for it's as
SerfiOD has Oco1Irre5