St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-02
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM
MEXICO ON THE MONROE Doc
oel ~, TRINEss
] THE Il, DUTY Of THIS COUNTRY.
1T Is TO PROTECTg THE HEMIs-
Pierre FROM EUftOPEAN AG-
GRESsION.
A UNION OF ALL REPUBLICS.
Diaz Believes the Monroe Doctrine
Should Be Adopted by the whole
r'rF4 -r Western World.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 1.-The most i'm
portant part of the presidents message, de-
livered today at the opening of congress, is
an allusion to the Anglolvenezuelan contro-
lersy and President CleEeland's message to
congress. This part of the message is as
follows:
with our northern neighbor our inter-
course is of the same friendly and cordial
character as our diplomatic and other rela-
tions have been for some time past Natur-
ally, elaboration of that doctrine that con-
demns all acts Of European usurpation, and
all tendencies to modify the Republican in
stitutions of the New World in a monarchial
direction, arouses great. enthusiasm among
occasion for demonstrations Of sympathy,
both popular and governmental.
Invitations of national character were not
lacking that the government should at once
state its opinion in so great matter. But
the executive considered that haste was not
proper in expressing an opinion on subject
which involved not, only the Monroe doc
trine, but also it's application to the contro-
versy between Great Britain and Venezuela.
For this reason Ideclined to make any state
ment in regard to the question that affected
the interests and sentiments of three disin-
terested nations equally entitled to our re-
spect | simply stated that was in favor
of the Monroe doctrine. rightly interpreted,
but did not know whether it was applica-
BILE to the case in question. Now that, hap
ply, 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, Venezuela,
is carrying on at Washington peaceful nego-
tations with her powerful adversary, 1t may
not be out of place to accede to the desires of
those persons who have requested the Mex
lean government to state her opinion with
regard to the Monroe doctrine
Without entering into discussion as to
it's original and historical circumstances
which gave rise to its enunciation; without
descending into the particular as to the limit
marked out by its author end prudently re-
called by President Cleveland, the Mexican
government cannot butedeclare it's partiality
for doctrine which condemns as criminal
any attacks upon the part of the monarchies
of Europe or the republics Of America;
against the Independent nations of this conti-
nent, now all subject to popular form of gov
y,
the struggle Of foreign empire which is
European both in its origin, form and re-
sources, and the torrents Of bloodshed in that
struggle are sufficient testimony to The wcrld
of our love of independence and our abhor-
renee to all outside interference. 1t is cur
opinion that to the, United States, with the
immensity of its resourcse, belongs the obli-
CATION of assisting other republics Of the
hemisphere against the attacks of Europe, If
such attacks are 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 that
of President Monroe proclaim that every at
tack on the part of a foreign power with a
view of curtailing territory or independence
or of altering the Institutions of any one ef
the republics of America, fwould be eonsid-
cred by the nation making such declaration as
an attack upon itself. IN this manner the
doctrine now, called by the name of Monroe
would become the doctrine of America in the
fullest sense of the word, and although orig
mating in the United States, would belong
to international law Of this continent AS
to the means to reducezthis idea to practice
this is not the place or time to discuss
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