River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-01-23
The DAVIS RESOLUTION.
Senate Committee Divided on the Near
Ing of the Monroe Docfrine

Ing OF the Monroe Doctrine.
Washington, Jan. e1-Senaior Davis
(rep., Minn.), of the committee on for
eign relations, reported Monday pream-
bic and resolution on the Monroe doc
trine, as follows:
Resolved, by the senate, the house OF
representatives concurring. that.
Whereas, President Monroe. in his mes
sage TO congress on December 2. Ammo
Domini 1928 deemed IL proper to assert as a
principle, in which the rights and interests
OF the United States are involved, that the
American continents, by the free and IN
dependent condition which they have as
stunned and maintained, were thenceforth
not 10 be considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European power.
And whereas, President Monroe further
declared In 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 hemis-
rhere as dangerous to Gus pc ace and safety;
| that with the existing colonies and de-
tendencies of any European power we
have not interfered and should not inter
| fere: but that with the governments who
have declared their Independence and
maintained IL, and whose independence We
have on great consideration and Just prin-
| ciples acknowledged, we could not view
any interposition for the purpose of oppress-
ing them. or controlling in any other
manner their destiny, by any European
power, in any other light than as the
manifestation of an unfriendly DISPOSE
| ton towards the United States, and further
reiterated In that message that IL is i'm
] possible that the allied powers should ex-
/ tend their political system to any portion
of either continent without endangering
our peace and happiness.
And, whereas. the doctrine and policy so
/ proclaimed by Presid Monroe have
since been repeatedly 's,rted by the
United States. by executive declaration
upon occasions and exigencies similar TO the
particular occasion and exigency when
caused them to be first announced, ana
have been ever since their PRONUNCIATION
and now are the rightful policy of the
United States.
Therefore be IT resolved, That the United
States of America reaffirms and confirms
the doctrine and principles promulgated
by President Monroe in his message o.
December 2, 1923, and declares that IL viii
assert and maintain the doctrine and those
principles and will regard any infringe
ment thereof and particularly any attempt
by any European power 10 take or acquire
any new or additional territory on the
American continent, or any island adj
jacent thereto, or any right or SOW
ereignty or dominion in the same.
in any case or instance as TO which,
the United States shall deem such attempt
to be dangerous to its peace, or safety, or
by or through force, purchase. cession.
occupation. pledge. colonization. protec-
torate, or by control of the easement in
any canal or any other means of transit
across the American isthmus, whether
under unfounded pretension or right in
cases of alleged boundary disputes. or
under any other unfounded disposition
toward the United States, and as an inter
position which IL would be impossible. in
any form, for the United States to regard
with Indifference.
The concurrent resolution was
IN tho calendar Erav
(dem., DELI, member of the commit
tee on foreign relations. stating hat
the report was not an unanimous ono.