Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
DAVIS DOCTRINE.
Text of the Revolution Prepared by the Sena-
tor From Minnesota.

IStNiS o tHt seIittc toliii1itttt on
foreign relations reported favorably
the resolution enunciating the Mon
roe doctrine. 1t is the result of
lengthy consideration of the COM
mittee ON the advisability Of incor-
porating the Monroe doctrine in. the
federal statues, and is as follows:
Resolved by the senate, the house
of representatives concurring, that.
Whereas, President Monroe, i'm his
message to congress Dec. ,, A. d.,
1923, deemed it proper to assert as a
principle i'm which the rights and
interests of the United States are in
volved, that the American CONT
nents by the free and independent
positions which they have assumed
and maintained We're thenceforth
not to be considered as subjects for
future colonization by any European
power; and
declared i'm that message that the
United States would consider any
attempt by the allied powers of
Europe to- extend their system to
any portion of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and safety:
that with the existing colonies and
dependencies of any European power
we have not interfered and should
not interfere: but that with the
governments who have declared
their independence and maintained
it, whose Independence we have on
great consideration and upon just
principles acknowledged, we could
not view any interposition for the
trolling i'm any other manner their
destiny by any European power in
any other light than as the manifes-
tation of an unfriendly disposition
toward the United States and fur
ther reiterated i'm that message that
it is impossible that the allied powers
should extend their politisal system
to any portion of either continent
without endangering our peace and
happiness; and
Whereas, The doctrine and policy
so proclaimed by President Monroe
have since been repeatedly asserted
by the United States by executive de
claratiOn and action, upon occasions
and exigencies similar to the particu-
lar occasion and exigency which
caused those to first be announced
and have been ever since their pro-
mitigation, and now are, the rightful
policy of the United States.
Therefore. be it resolved, That the
United States reaffirms and confirms
the doctrine and principles promul
gated by President Monroe i'm this
message of Dec. ,, 1893, and declares
that it will assert and maintain that
doctrine and those principles
and will regard any infring
ment thereof, and particularly
any attempt by any European
power to take or acguir,
any new territory on the.Americar
continent, or any island adjacent
thereto, or any right of sovereignty y
or dominion i'm the same. i'm any cas-,
or instance. as to which the United
States shall deem such an attempr
to be dangers to its peace or safety
J by or through force. purchase, ces
. sion, occupation, pledge, colonial
; ton. protectorate or by control o
the easement in canal or any othe
, means of transit across the Ameri
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pretentiOn of right in cases of alleges
boundary disputes, or under othe
unfOunded pretentions, as the man
Hesitation of an unfrienly disposition
, toward the United States. and as al
interpretation which it would be i'm
possible i'm any form for the Unite'
tn regard witA indifference.