The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-02
MEXICO Is WITH Us.
A Jealous Believer in the Doc
Urine Of Monroe.
so PRESIDENT plAz DECLARES.
He Would HAVE An - 8eVuhe9O 1ro.
sent . Unised Front % Hsaaso
EurOpean AGxrena1oa.

City OF Mexico, Acrsi 1.-The most In
porfAnt part Of the presidents message
delivered today At tho opening OF cor
gress. q an aiiuston 20 the Anglo-Vens.
zue,An controversy and President Cievs-
lands message to congress- This part q
the Mexican presidents message - a. FOE
lows:
with our Northern neighhor our inter
course Is OF the same friendly and cordial
character a. our diplomatic and other re-
lAtions have been FOR some years past
Naturally the reassertion Of that doctrine,
which condemns ali attempts AZ European
usurpation and tendencies 10 modify the
Republican institutions of the New World
il a rnonarchical direction aroused great
enthusiasm among the tree nations OF this
country and gave occasion for demon
STATIONS OF sympathy both popular ard
governmental Intimations OF An !nterna-
tionai character were not lacking that the
Mexican government should At once state
Its opinion In so grave . matter. but the
executive considered that haste was not
proper In expressing an opinion on SUD-
tect which involved not only the Monroe
doctrine. but also its application 10 the
controversy between Great Britain ana
Venezuela. As we we're not acquainted
with that question as well perhaps As the
United States was. we were not In po-
sitio1 TO assume that the claims
attempt at usurpation. Nor could We con-
slider that every boundary dispute afforded
ground for application OF the wise doc
frins in question on the other hand
the simple fact that England had refused
10 submit to arbitration her claims 10 Q
part OF the disputed territory, while ac-
cepung II for the rest. was not in our opin-
Ion sufficient ground for unfavorabie pre-
SYMPTOMS. seeing that the Mexican gov
eminent has declared on more than ons
occasion that 1t will not accept arbitra-
ton for certain territorial questions. es-
pecially when affecting the honor of the
nation. For these reasons l declined to
make any public statement on the prop
osition in regard 10 the question that af-
fected the interests and the more delicate
sentiments of three nations equally enti-
tied TO our respect. ] simply stated that
/ was in favor OF the Monroe doctrine.
rightly interpreted, but that l did not
know whether It was applicable to the
concerto case in question.
Now that, happily, the crisis has passed
which seemed to threaten war between the
two great nations into which the Anglo
Saxon race is divided. and now that our
sister republic Of Venezuela Is carrying on
at Washington City peaceful negotiations
with her powerful adversary. II may not
be out of place to accede TO the desires OF
these persons who have requested the
Mexican government to state her opinion
with regard to the Monroe doctrine. with
out entering into discussions as to its or
igln and the historical circumstances which
gave rise 10 Its enunciation: without de-
scending into PARTICULARS as to its proper
limit when marked out by Its author and
SO pradently recalled by President Cleve-
land.
The Mexican government cannot but
declare Its Partially for a doctrine which
zt-Yt1 AL De<. a
part of the monarchies of Europe against
the republics of America, against the in
dependent nations of this continent. now
all subject to the popular form OF govern
ment. Tho whole of our history. and espe-
cially the struggle Of our people TO shake
of the yoke of foreign empire which is
European both in its origin. form and re-
sources. and the torrents OF blood shed u
that struggle. are sufficient testimony to
the world OF our love OF Independence and
our adherence of all outside Interference.
But IL Is our opinion that to the United
States. owing TO the immensely OF
It's resources. belongs the obliga-
ton OF assisting the other repub-
lies Of the hemisphere against the attacks
of Europe, IL sIch attacks are stlll
TO be considered as possible: but for the
attainment OF an end TO which We all as
psre. each one Of those republics ought by
means OF declaration like that of Presi-
dent Monroe. TO proclaim that every at
tack on the part Of foreign power with
view OF curtailing the territory or I'm
portance. or OF altering the Institutions Of
any one OF the republics OF America,
should be considered by the nation making
such declaration as an attack upon itself.
In this manner the doctrine now called by
the name Of Monroe doctrine. would be-
come the doctrine OF America in the full
est sense OF the word. and, although orig
mating IN the United States. would be-
long 10 interna ;ional law OF this contin-
ent. As to the means to reduce this idea
to practice. this is not the place or time
10 discuss them"