The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-19
MONROE DOCTRINE.
BenatoF Cullom Advocates True American
| Il 80, Principles.


Senator Shelby M. Cullom addressed
the United States senate, on December
10, on the Monroe doctrine, supporting
his previous resolution declaring it to
be the rightful policy of this nation.
The senator from Illinois made n strong
plea for true Americanism, saying:
Our fathers taught us that the empire
of happiness was not to be reached by
grasping the territory Of our neighbors.
but rather that the peace and prosperity
Of our country and the highest enjoyment
Of our people would be found In wisely car
Ing for the magnificent inheritance which
they transmitted to us. We find ourselves
in possession of land the greatest and best
upon the earth: dominion Of which King
Solomon In all his glory never dreamed.
To what purpose have we reached this
high degree in progress Of nations? Shall
we see to 1t that our future shall advance
as our past has done; that we take no
step backward. but still keep up the march
Of the republic? .
IF we do this in this world Of competition
and strife, and maintain our national
honor, with our territorial unity and In
tegrity. we must have some affirmative.
distinctive idea or policy Of such simple
and unquestioned propriety that 1t shall
pie. 1t must possess such elements Of
right and justice in itself and bear such in
depreciation In the relation 1t shall declare
between the United States and other na-
lions that no serious objection can lie
against 1t. BY the adoption Of such pol
icy. and its public declaration by the con-
gress Of the United States, we ennoble
what we all substantially approve as the
Monroe doctrine and it becomes at once
and forever thereafter the American doc
trine.
1T becomes, indeed, the utterance Of the
American people, as supreme and sacred
in its authority as that other declaration,
headed by John Hancock, which, in l776,
in the name and by the authority of the
good people of the colonies, solemnly pub
lished and declared that these united
colonies are, and Of right ought to be. free
and independent states This much is due
to ourselves that by no laches on our part
can 1t be truly said that we are too long
sleeping upon our just rights
And this, too, is due to Europe, that
the governments of the old world may know
that 100000 Of American citizens. speak
ing through their representatives in con-
gress. are unit in maintaining the Amer
lean doctrine of James Monroe; and it Is
also due to the independent governments
of the other America lying to the south Of
us, whose tenure of existence practically
depends upon the honesty Of the United
States in sustaining the doctrine of the
message of 1923
THE nation has played diplomacy long
enough and without much effect. Great
Britain has been disregarding polite re-
quests, protests. arguments and sugges-
tons that we cannot look with indiffer-
ence' upon her policy to reach out farther
until she. II let alone, will finally dominate
Venezuela. The time has come for plain.
positive declaration of the Monroe doctrine
by congress and then, II necessary. plain.
positive enforcement of it against all
Corners
Whatever European rights existed as to
ownership of territory on this hemisphere
In our early history must continue. II
there Is dispute between nations as to
boundary lines as they were then let those
lines be agreed upon by arbitration or In
some way be determined. The United
States does not seek war with any nation
small or great. The days Of war between
civilized nations are passed. certainly in
relation to ordinary matters Of dispute
We do not attempt to interfere In matters
touching interests or controversies in
European countries and we do not intend
that European powers shall interfere in
political affairs In this western continent
Among the many considerations to
which II Is but just to refer not the least
great powers of Europe for the occupation
and absorption Of the territory of weak
foreign nations whose productions are Of
Importance to the trade and commerce Of
the great powers. 1t has been the history Of
the monarchial countries of Europe for
many years that they have run races with
each other in the capture and dismember-
ment Of the smaller governments OF the
world. They have reduced many Of these
to the condition Of mere satrapies, called
colonies. wholly subordinate to their
European conquercrs. The history of
these outrageous acts Of nearly every
European power of consequence Is but a
repetition. time after time, of the story Of
usurpation, tyranny and bloodshed. A
pretext is made. the inhabitants are driven
off or enslaved, peacefully II possible. but
with fire and sword II necessary; the coun-
try is occupied, and its whole material
capabilities are made tributary to the con-
quiring natnon. Taxes, duties and i'm
posts Of the utmost severity are collected
from the helpless inhabitants, and thence
forward there Is no more consideration
shown toward the colony than the lion
shows the lamb. The only compa ssion or
relenting which is ever manifested is that
which will encourage the suffering people
to produce a greater revenue for their mas
tiers.
Zone hundred and twenty years ago that
was the relation this country held toward
the British crown. Our people. our imme
date ancestors, In their trade and manu-.
facture. were as completely subjugated by
the laws Of England, enforced by the war
power. as II they were suffering imprison-
ment under the penal statutes
I'VE have reached the time when II be-
comes our bounden duty to say to the world
with dignity and firmness that thus far,
but no farther. shall foreign systems of