The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02
TIE MONROE DOCTRINE.

| terprlse. The work viii proceed as ONO VI ~"
tional Importance to this country. NO stronger
| stimulant could be desired just now than tnls
| temporary outside interference In Nicaragua.
| The foreign enemy who has landed and under
taken to collect revenue by force Is not the one
| to be invited to take any official part IN the
| construction of the Nicaragua canal. lhese
| small republics will some day unite IN one
| confederation for national defense. SUCH
| temporary invasion as that OF Nicaragua ac-
| centuates the danger to all. No case mas !ee
been made for interference on the part OF the
United States. But the danger now is thatthere
may be other complications that may call LOT
| interference Oakland Tribune.
AS for our relying upon the Chytsn-BulWef
treaty to prove to the British that they snoulu
not occupy Nicaragua territory 1T is to be hopeo
that no such step will be taken we must get
rid of that treaty, which virtually puts Great
Britain upon the same footing in Central
America as that occupied by the United States
This treaty was grave diplomatic blunder on
the part of the United States, and we have sew
eral times tried to have it annulled In fact,
Secretary Frelinghuysen, under President Ar
thur, practically repudiated it and showed
that Great Britain herself had violated its pro
visions The treaty stands in the way OF the
Monroe doctrine and We are inclined to believe
that Great Britain would not be sorry to have
this Government resort to it and thus give ID
new recognition. Mail.
If the principle that European nations oan
assess damages and enforce their collection by
force in this hemisphere is to be permitted and
recognized sound international law, and
Cleveland evidently intends that it should be,
the most disastrous future to American inter-
ests and freedom is sure to follow. The prfn-
ciple Mr. Cleveland has recognized as correct
would allow the English to take possession of
New York and its custom-houses If the coun-
try fails to pay the sixty edd million dollars he
has forced it to borrow of Great Britain OF
course Great Britain would attempt nothing of
the kind at Corinto either If a Blaine and Har-
rison, instead of Gresham and Cleveland
were in charge of the affairs of the country
Los Angeles Express.
The Monroe doctrine has grown into prin-
ciple firmly imbedded in the American mind,
and for many years has been understood to be
an unwritten law in the administration of the
foreign policy of this Govern ment. To aban-
don 1t now, when our sister republics are
threatened with dismemberment, and when
England is falsely laying claim to portion of
our own Alaskan territory, would be cowardly
in the extreme. The only way by which this
question may be settled at once and forever
will be for the United States to extend jurisdic-
ton over all countries to the limits of our
Cape Horn to the Aurora Boreals.-Spokane
Daily Times.
The fixed policy of Great Britain is to
Cypress and finally absorb every weak and
helpless state on which she dare lay her hands.
That she is robber of nations the history of
the Old World has demonstrated over and
over. Heretofore for a long time she has not
ventured to place her heel on any American
country. This was solely because she feared
the practical application of the Monroe doc
trine. Let her cease to fear and the western
continent will be checkered by the victims of
her omnivorous greed. She reaches out hand
tentatively now and she should be compelled
to withdraw it. The Monroe doctrine should
be maintained.-Fresn Republican.
The Monroe doctrine SO vehemently invoked
nowadays, was not the lingo declaration which
some suppose it to have been. 1t did not even
require the United States to defend sister re-
publics from conquest by European powers
much less did it call upon this country to take
up the petty quarreIs of our neighbors. The
sentiment of the United States, however, is
rightly opposed to Old World nations taking
possession of American soil, and the action of
the President in warning England not to at
tempt to annex Nicarauguan territory will
meet the approval of patriotic citizens.-River-
side Enterprise.
Nicaragua, in offering three-by-four island
to Great Britain in lieu of the cash indemnity
demanded, appears TO seek to involve the
United States in the contention, hoping this
country will then have something to say in the
way of enforcing the Monroe doctrine. The
Monroe doctrine is sound in principle, what
ever may be its standing in international policy,
but it was not intended as q shield behind
which these little Central American republics
could conveniently hide themselves whenever
they saw fit to insult other nations.-San Ber-
nardino Review.
Sir Julian Pauneefote may have convinced
Cleveland Gresham & Co. that it was against
the 'precedents" for US to even protest against
the forcible invasion by Great Britain of an
American State without q formal declaration
of war, but there are some millions of good
people in this country who firmly believe that
such men as U. S. Grant, James G. Blaine and
Benjamin Harrison could not have been SO
convinced Daily (Or.) Historian.
The country demands not an aggressive for
eign policy, for we are not seeking to acquire
territory, but firm and self-respecting policy
as far as the treatment of our citizens sojourn-
ing in foreign lands and European interference
with American affairs are concerned. These
are things which the people have the right to
and will demand. = San Bernardino Times
Index.
President Cleveland will probably find an
excuse for going fishing again just about the
time that affairs between Great Britain and
Nicaragua come to crisis. The hooking of
one spotted sucker is of more moment to his
Majesty Grover the Fat than the honor and
welfare of this entire Nation.-Los Gatos Mail
The British lion is growing a little down in
Nicaraguan waters but the American eagle is
on the wing for the same locality and the bird
O. freedom will set up terrible screeching if
any attempt is made to puncture the Monroe
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
If the Monroe doctrine isn't robust enough to
prevent England walking all over Nicaragua
and Venezuela, 1t is high time that the United
States was adopting doctrine that is.-Tuol-
umne Independent
Every American is supposed to have the
Monroe doctrine pinned in his hat and the
George Washington chip on his shoulder
Pasadena News.
The Monroe doctrine has no more connection
with the Nicaraguan affair than the doctrine
of transubstantiation.-Se Press-Times.
The memory of President Monroe will be
kept greener after year from next March,
Salem (Or.) Statesman.