Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-02
MESSAGE
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OF President Diaz Sent
to Congress.
MOST rsmonrAsr PART OF N IS
AN ALlusroN TO vrsis-
zunIAs rnouBLE.
DOCTRINE FAVORED
THAT CONDEMNS FonmrcN AT
rAciSs ON AMERICA.
All The Americas Republic. should
Proclaim a Doctrine similar
DOCTRINE FAVORED
THAT CONDEMNS FonnrcN AT
rAcSs ON AMERICA.


City OF Mexico, April 1.-THE most linz
portant part OF the presidents message
delivered today at the opening Of con-
gress Is an nilunion 10 the Anglo
Venezuelan controversy and President
Cicvclahu's message to congress-. rms
part OF the min address ~ az follows;
With our northern nciRhbor our In
tcrcourac In OF the same friendly and
cordial character MS our diplomatic and
other relations With that country nave
been for some years past, strengthened
as the relations are by the growth Of
common interests which unite the Two
nationa IA bonds more solid than steel
rails that weld their trnihc system,
Naturally. evocatiun OF that doctrine.
which condemns all attempts Ut Euro
pcan uAurpatlun and all tendencies 10
modify republican institutions OF the
new world In a nonarchical direction,
aroused Ertat Indignation among the
free nations of this continent and gave
occasion for demonstrations Of SYM
pathy Invitations OF International
character were not lacking that the
Mexican government should nj once
state its opinion In 80 grave n natter
but the executive considered that haste
was not proper In expressing IN opin-
ion on n subject which Involved not
only the Monroe doctrine but also its
application 70 the interests OF the con-
trovcrsy between Great Britain and
Venezuela. Now, that. happily, and us
was to be expected. the CRISIS has
passed II may not be out OF place 10 nc
cede to the desires of those persons
who have requested the Mexican gov
erninent TO state her opinion With re-
Rard to the Monroe doctrine The Mex
lean government cannot but declare It's
pnrti1lity for a doctrine which con-
denins ns criminal any attack on the
part OF monarchiee Of Europe ugainst
the republics ~ Anerlca, agalnat the
Independent nRtiozns Of this continent,
now an subject to popular form Of gov
eminent The whole Of our history, and
especially the struggle Of our people 70
shake on the yoke Of foreign cm-
pire, which was upon both It's origin,
form and resources. aud the torrents
OF blood shed IN that tremendous atrug-
gle are sufficient testimony TO the
world OF our love OF Independence and
our adherence TO all outside inter-
ference. Hut II Is not our opinion that
TO the United States mr. To the I'M
menaity Of it's resources belongs the
oblgation 81 aSslatlng other republics
Of the hemisphere against the attacks
OF Europe. N such attacks are still TO
be considered as possible. but for the
attainment Of an end to which we all
aspire; each one OF those republics
ought by means OF a declaration like
TINT OF President Monroe. proclaim
lHitt tNtl9 4tttth On tlf Dalt VI a lpf-
clgn power with n view OF curtailing
territory or Independence, or OF altering
the Institutions OF any one OF the ro.
pubiica OF America. would be c0nsid-
cred by tho nation making such deola-
rption as an attack on itself provided
that nation directly attacked or threat
ened II that manner bespoke the aid of
other nations OPPORTUNITY. In this man
nor the doctrine OF America IN the full
extent OF the word. and, although orr
iginnting in the United Stntns. would
belong 10 the international law OF this
continent As to the means 10 reduce
This idea TO practice this is not the
place or time 10 DISCUSS them.
In dealing with international affairs
the president Is very concise. In parf
Of the message dealing with finances
Of Mexico. General Diaz states that the
financial difficulties Of Mexico have dis
appeared, 1t ~ hoped forever