The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-23
now TO MAINTAIN OUR POWER.
The Necessity for Helping Ourselves By
Increasing Our Strength on the Sea.

The Necessity for Helping Ourselves By
Increasing Our Strength on the Sea-
To THE EDrToR OF TIE suN-Sir; Permit
mo to most heartily indorse all that you say In
this mornings Sun on Tho Rumored Latin
American Alliance" 1t would be. indeed.
strange, II. after what has occurred. as you
forcefully point out. the republics Of the South
should distrust American intentions. or band
together for self-protection against the power
OF the United Statee.
II there is need to fear European aggression
because OF the underlined boundaries OF
French and British Guiana to the south, II
there is need to fear the encroachments OF the
Germans in Rio Grnnde do Sui. II the financial
plight OF Argentina may provoke British occu-
patton or the Italians become 80 numerous as
to threaten to become supreme. is the mere
say so ofthe United States. our announcement
OF our Monroe Doctrine. going to prevent these
threatening consummations2 think not
When We drove the French troops out OF
Mexico we were able to assert ourselves upon
the sea much better. relatively. than we are
now: besides this. we had Just shown
the world what we were capable OF as
fighters In o manner to disinoine them
to provoke u.s. Had England. as she
might have done. assumed a different attitude
on the Venezuelan boundary dispute than she
did when President Cleveland issued his ulti-
matum. with what could or would We have
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