The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-11-17
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The Recognition BY England
Of the Monroe Doctrine as
an International Law,
Causes Great Surprise.
IT WAS A LONG TINE COMING.
.0Fafs.1 t
Nations Did Not Want
to Admit the Doctrine as an m
ternational Law, but a Point. .
Blank Order Brought b
Them to Their
Mush.
IT WAS A LONG TINE COMING,

The press of the United States
has written editorials-colu af-
ter columns on the question Of the
Monroe Doctrine and the power it
would give over South American
countries too weak to cope with
foreign powers, but all were laugh
ed to scorn by the big nations on
the other side of the water.
When the United States was
asked to act as a mediator between
Venezuela and England, it prompt-
ly responded, and England was
bound to recognize the claim or 90
to war On this subject the New
York Journal has this to say:
The echoes of the recent agree
ment between England and the
United States in regard to the
Venezuelan question are ringing
through Europe. The press of
Paris as well as that of London ex-
presses astonishment at the posi-
tion accorded to this country by
England. Frenchmen and English
men are alike surprised that the
much discussed Monroe Doctrine
should at last arrive at the distinc.
tion of actual recognition as a fea.
ture of international law. OF
course continental nations do not
wish to admit that the sovereignty
of The United States in the West
ern Hemisphere is d principle OF
internationallaw. They very nat
urally desire to. reserve the right
to themselves to dispute the au-
thoritY Of this country at any time
when it acts contrary to their wish
es. But the fact remains that the
most powerful nation in the world
has admitted the reign of the Unit
ed States, and if England could not
hope successfully to deny it, what
nation can2
TheSt. James Gazette declares
that the action of England gives
the President "a position in the
New World which the mediaeval
Popes and Emperors tried vainly to
claim in Europe This, Of course,
is an exaggeration, for this coun-
try does not ask to dictate to the
| South American nations, but mere
ly to. interfere against foreign ag-
gression in this hemisphere, The
South American countries natural
ly look hither Tor protection against
powers too stropg for them to re-
sist. .o,,. ..i....
1t must be altogether agreeable
to patriotic Americans to note the
tone of the European press, The
continental countries on the other
side of the Atlantic have for too
long a time regarded the United
States as an inconsiderable innu.
ence ia their proceedings, They
have had no respect for the flag Of
stars and stripes, and no fear of the
people, it represents. They have
been suddenly and rudely awakened
by the crowning event of a years
foreign policy that the United
States has taken It's place as one Of
the powers Of the civilized world,
The struggling young Republic of
l776, the war torn land Of 1861, has
become the national giant Of 1896.
1t is a good thing Il is well that
Europe should know that the West.
ern Hemisphere is not at It's mercy,
England has recognized that fact
gracefully Other natlous win have
to recognize It, gracefully or not,
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