The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-01-25

Washington, Jan. 22.-In the senate
Mr.. Davis (Rep., MIMI, of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, arose as
soon as the routine proceedings were
| disposed Of and submitted a favorable
report on the resolution framed by
him enunciating the Monroe doctrine.
1t was read from the desk, receiving
| close attention. The resolution. pre-
amble and all, in full. is as follows:
Concurrent resolution relative to the
| assertion and enforcement of the Mon
roe doctrine:
"Resolved. BY the senate. the house
of representatives concurring. that,
! whereas, President Monroe, in his mes
sage to congress of Dec. =, Ammo Dom
mi 1898. deemed it proper to assert as
z principle in which the rights and in
terests of the United States are in
| volved. that the American continent.
by the free and independent condition
which they have assumed and main
tanned, were t~henceforth not to he COLI
| sidered as subjects for future colonial
ton by any European power.
where as, President Monroe further
declared in that message that the Unit
| ed States would consider any attempt
by the allied powers of Europe to ex-
tend their system to any portion of this
hemisphere as dangerous to our peace
and safety; that with the existing col
onies and dependencies Of any Euro
pean powers we have not interfered
and should not interfere; but that with
the governments who have declared
their independence we have OH great
consideration and on just principles
acknowledged. we could not view any
interposition for the purpose Of Oppres-
sing them or controlling in any other
manner their destiny by any European
power, in any other light than as the
manifestation of IN unfriendly dispo-
sition toward the United States; and
further reiterated in that message that
it is impossible hat the allied powers
should extend their political system to
any portion Of either continent with
out endangering our peace and happi-
ness; and,
whereas, The doctrine and policy
20 proclaimed by President Monroe
have since been repeatedly asserted by
the United States by executive declara-
ton and action upon occasions and eX-
igencies similar to the particular occa-
sion and exigency which caused them
to be first announced and have been
cSSI SluSC lISil pIOI1NlSdllOA anu uOW
are the rightful policy of the United
States.
Therefore, Be it resolved, That the
United States of America reatfirms and
confirms the doctrines and principles
promulgated by President Monroe in
his message of Dec. 2. 1923, and de-
clarcs that it will assert and maintain
that doctrine and those principles and
will regard any infringement thereof,
and particularly any attempt by any
European power to take or acquire any
new territory on the American CONT
nent or any islands adjacent thereto
for any right or sovereignty or domin-
ion in the same. in an ycase or in
stance as to which the United States
shall deem such attempt to be danger
GUS to it's peace or safety. by or
through force, purchase, %cession, occu-
patton. pledge colonization. protector
ate. or by control of the basement in
canal or any other mean of transit
across the American isthmus, whether
on unfounded %pretension of right in
cases of alleged boundary disputes or
under other unfounded' pretensions. as
the manifestations of an unfriendly
disposition toward the United States
and as an interposition which it would
be impossible in any form for the Unit
ed States to regard with Indifference"
At Mr.. Davis request the resolution
went to the senate calendar. Mr.. Gray
(Dem., Del.) stated that he desired it
understood that the favorable report
was not unanimous.