The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-05-03
ISSUED FRIDAY MORNING
FRIDAY. MAY 3. 1895.
THE MONROE pocrRlNE.

States, peopled with persons, the
bulk OF whom are only seml.civilized,
whose ignorance, and barbarlsm pre-
clude the ability and knowledge nc.
cessary toself-govcrnment, and whose
governments are innre often the pro.
duct Uf revolution and violence than
the expression Of the wishes of
the majority. In muny cases these
governments are vt u transient char
actcr, dependent ON the within Ut u
mob, and as a result, the laws, the
finances, and the general government
vi the country are alike. precariOus
and transitOry. When these revolu-
tions occur, aud they are like the
earthquakes Of the same region, like.
ly to occur ut any time, two or more
distinct governments ure for u time
III existence, aud during this season,
foreigners who aie residents, and who
are the principal business men, have
considerable difficulty in holding on
10 their own, and keeping friends
with both sides, or yet in being neu.
>-.l. 1svU Ouly OusineSS men VIM uro
foreigners but even foreign cUnsuls,
who are representatives Ut foreign
governments, tind 1t impossible 10
keep from being imLrOilcd in the local
troubles, and arc compelled to submit
To indignities frOmn one faction Or the
other.
Then again the people us iudiyid.
uals. and as nations are defaulters In
large sums to creditors In Europe aud
the United States. Taking it alto.
gether 1t Is a bad state of affairs and
1t seems that NO redress can be had
FROM these countries through their
own governments or their laws, nor IL
there hope for much Of anything bet.
ter In the future. There seems to be
no way to deal with such people ex.
cept by force Ut arms, and to-day
English ir0nclads are In possession Of
the principal port Of Nicaragua, de.
manding indemnity Of s75, 900 Cor In.
dignities to one Of England's consuls,
while dispatches say that England
proposes to collect some dcfaulted
debts from other South American
shows England to be IN the right, bui
there is another side to the question.
Many years ago James Monroe in q
message to congress declared that the
continent of America was not subjec,
to conquest or colonization By Euro.
pean nations. and that any act look
ing TO European occupation Of Ameri.
eau soil would be considered us un.
friendly u this country.
In the abstract, this Is good doc.
trine and every citizen Of this coun.
try is ready to back it up; but how far
this ductrine is to be construed in
preventing European nations from
collecting money honestly due. or
making reprisals for losses, injuries OF
insults, is q question. So far us these
questions are concerned, we are equal
ly interested, and In most cases more
Interested than any European coun.
try In having these irresponsible gov.
crnments made responsible for their
acts, and the acts Of their citizens,
and yet it won't do to allow an Euro.
pean nation to obtain u foothold on
this continent. under any pretcnse.
which would In q strategical point of
view, be a perpetual menace to our
own government.
In view Of all these things it is
bothering Mr.. Cleveland aud his ad.
visers considerably to get ut the def
Mite limits Of the Monroe doctrine.
In fact there is scarcely anybody Just
ready with solution OF this question,
unless 1t be some newspaper men,
who are equally ready and able to
answer any problem 10 nature, ply.
sizes or religion. Fortunately however
the government is not 10 the hands of
these newspaper wise men, SO We are
not likely to be plunged into bloody
and expensive war to back up a lot of
lazy greasers, while on the other hand
we hope and believe the honor and in
tercsts Of this country will be upheld
with dignity and backbone.