The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-10
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fhat Great Britains ulllhhd'u'' ~
raeua leaves a bad taste In the mouths Vi
Americans generally.
We do not believe this to be fact ana
oa, ,nderstand no reason why IL
should be. Nicaragua Is an independent
nation. with all the duties ana respo"-
s,huit,es Of any other Independent ma
Etc., Che has IT ficted wrongs upon BTU
,sb subiects for which England shoulu
properly hold her tc account anu VIC
.oo "a reason why Americans should leel
ans, mare concern in Great Britain's de-
manoing redress of Nicaragua TOT 'ne
,,,,r,.,es to her citizens than they would
feel if she should demand redress OF Dei-
g,um or Holland for similar injuries.
or course. the American has the Men
roe doctrine In its mind in saying this'
and 1t means to declare that II t'iii'N'
tho American people are welded to that
doctrine in the sense Of being WILING 10
eoh, tbe battles of The Central and South
,,,or,can Republics when they become
embroiIed with European powers Inc
monroe doctrine never contemplated
a,vtbinr of that sort, and the American
,,norle have never for a moment thought
Of allowing any national action OF theirs
TO be founded upon any such proposiuon'
The Monroe doctrine" grew out OF the
exceptional state Of things in which Eu-
rone found herself after the final over
throw of Napoleon Bonararte. The EN-
perors of Russia and Austria and the
King of Prussia, after that event, entered
into what was called the Holy Alliance"
tho substance of W HIGH was that religion
and politics should be inseparably united
and that these potentates, in their divine
right. should uphold and maintain the
union. The real purpose was TO exter-
innate democracy and subject the world
TO the arbitrary rule of XII gs.
In 1879. when the Holy Alliance" was
threatening to come 70 the aid of Spain
in recovering her revolted American pos
sessions. Mr. Canning suggested TO Mr.
Rush, our Minister to England at that
time. that the United States should take
decided ground against the intervention or
the Holy Alliance in South America.
This suggestion was communicated 10
Mr.. Monroe. who submitted 1t to Mr.
jefferson and Mr.. Madison. Finally, Mr..
Monroe sent the message 10 Congress In
which occurred the sentences which have
given the name Of the Monroe doctrine"
The doctrine was that the United States
would consider any attempt on the part
of European pow ers Ito extend their Sys-
ten to any portion of this hemisphere
as dangerous TO or peace and safety.
.. Ii is impossible that the allied
powers should extend :heir political sys-
TEN to any portion of either continent
without endar gering our peace and hap
piness; nor can any one believe that our
Southern brethren. If left to themselves.
would adopt it of their own accord" This
is Mr.. Monroe's language. and this is all
that the doctrine has to rest on.
Now, ii must be obvious to the NEST
casual reader that this has no smack Of
any obligation or any intention on our
part TO fight the battles of any of the
Central or South American countries
which may become embroled with for
eign powers. 1t has exclusive relation to
"A scheme Ct PROSECUTING. 1t means 10 say
that the United States are averse 10 see
ing European countries come over to
South America and set TO work to under
mine the institutions of the country and
establish in their place the political sys-
TENS prevailing in Europe.
Now, however much 1t may have been
thought wise in 1923 for this country to
political systems" of Europe. there is
no opinion in this country now which is
actively hostile to those systems. Opin-
ion here row is perfectly Indifferent to
them. The political systems" of Europe
are in no wise now what they were in
1893 The whole tendency in Europe now
Is towards democracy. and if European
political system" were now set up in
so nearly towards our own system that
we should see very little cause TO quarrel
with It.
But, however this may be, there is
plainly nothing in the doctrine, as Mr..
Monroe announced it. to make us take
exception to England calling on Mica
ragua TO do justice by one of her citizens
whom she has injured. or to demanding
OF Venezuela that she settle the boun-
dairy dispute between them according to
the lines that England claims TO be the
correct ones These belong TO the cate
CORY Of the ordinary differences that arise
between nations, and they are 10 be
settled In the way that Independent ma
lions ordinarily settle their differences.
THE EFFECT or ELECTION FRAUDS.