Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-09


the Monroe doctrine nowadays has
been increased bv several rays from
Mr.. John Bach McMaster, who has
traced in The New York Herald the
history of this doctrine and has ex-
pounded what he takes to be its real
meaning. In 1928, after Russia had
asserted that she exercised exclusive
control over whaling. fishing and
other industries carried on the ports
and gulfs of the northwest coast OF
America, from Behring straits to
fiftv-one degrees north latitude. John
Quincy Adams, who was then seere-
tarv Of state. informed Russia that
..the American continents are no
longer subjects for any new European
colonial establishments. IN 1910
the Holy Alliance was formed By the
king OF Prussia and the emperors ot
Russia and Austria 4 few wears after
ward the alliance sent out soldiers To
put down popular uprisings IN south
America Monroe. who was then
president. consulted Jefferson, whose
reply contained these words tt)ur
first and fundamental maxim should
be never to entangle ourselves IN the
broils Of Europe: our second, never to
suffer Europe to NEEDLE in cis-Atlan-
tic affairs. g" hi his mes sage Of Dee.
,. 1923, Monroe declared that the
American continents ..are henceforth
not to be considered as subjects for
future colonization Of any European
powers that as to governments
whose independence was already es-
tablished ..we could not viewary IN
terposition forthe purpose u oppres-
sing them, or controlling in other
manner their destiny, by any Euro
pean power,in any other light than as
| the manifestation Of an unfriendly
disposition toward the United States;
that we could not behold any inter-
position. made by members of the
Holy Alliance for the purpose of ex-
tending their political system to any
portion of either of the American con-
tinents. with Indifference. In 1915,
when the white inhabitants of Yucca
tan, who were in danger from the
Indians of that country, had appealed
to England. Spain and the United
. 1 4 L
obtained the introduction in the SEN
ate Of bill authorizing him to take
military possession of Yucatan Be
fore the end Of the discussion aroused
hby this bill news came that the In
dams had brought the war to close.
Since Folks time the Monroe doctrine
has been frequently asserted. Mr..
Blaine explained it clearly in 1879,
when some of the European powers
proposed TO build a canal across the
Il isthmus of Daren The Uuited
States, ne said. would not interfere
with the digging of the canal, but il
could not allow any European power,
after the canal had been built. to ex-
tend protection to the invested capt.
tai.
Mr.. McMaster's conclusion is that
the Monroe doctrine; when first pro-
mulgated. declared against such
European Intervention with American
powers a. was designed to control
their political affairs, or to extend to
them European political. systems on
institutions, and that it did not spec
ify any course of conduct to be pur-
sued by the United States If this dec
claration were disregarded. Though
it has never been approved by any act
Of congress and remains merely the
declaration of a president and his
cabinet Mr.. McMaster regards it as a
proper and patriotic doctrine, which
says plainly that the United States
will oppose the creation OF European
dominion on American soil; and he
believes that this opposition will, if
necessary, take the form of a resort
to arms. In the case Nicaragua, he
believes that the doctrine would APP
ply if England should undertake to
hold Nicaraguan ports after she had
succeeded in collecting the indemnity
demanded. Milwaukee Sentinel.