The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-06
Talk ON MONROE DOCTRINE.
excLrsH PAPERS DISCUSS Score.
TARY ROOTS SPEECH.
rhey Take the View That This Coun-
try should Build . Navy strong
Enough so That 1t Can Back Up
Its Position by Force II Needed.

f,on1ehtsd. 1900, by the Associated Press.
IONpoN, May 5.-The debate on the
,r1I,cation of the Spion kop dispatches
yb1ch has redeemed an uninteresting
veuk IN parliament from hopeless fnnocu-
cuness has only revealed the govern
wenfss utter lack OF tact. With no serf-
N. case to face. and with the army reg
riefions TO Justify their action. they ap-
r~aIed. through Mr. Balfour, to sentiment,
"a based their plea on the duty OF the
Conscrvatives to protect Lord Lans-
6ownes personal honor. BY SO doing,
shossuh naturally they carried the day,
shev damaged case that even partial
observers considered open to various con-
sfruoffons. and added fuel TO the feud be-
tween Butler and Roberts, that both with
the public and IN the service threatens to
ryai the sampeon-schley controversy.
American Matters Discussed.
uoosleesly, but wfthal interestingly. In
terminxief with the countless war uues-
fsora. are matters of American internal
and external policy. These are receiving
4 need Of notice that delights the heart
q rim who fears that the United States
4 not factor In the affairs OF Europe.
The VISIT Of the Boer delegates ia perhaps
u,me responsible for this phase than any
otber factor; but Secretary Roots dec
lsration for an aggressive Monroe doc
time comes in for large share of com
ment.
ne absence of any developments in the
American controversy with Turkey has
rseuated In that matter being banishcd
fron the serious probabilities and no idea
r entertained in England that It will re-
ut seriously.
keSnriIng the Boer deleeates. the spec-
tafor and the Outlook voice current En-
m opinion, the former saying that
a. 40 "a, tEof - -~Sr
y ta1sen In. more especially ~ Il Is very
deubtfM whether the dule1atao have ai,v
poww 70 bind either President Kruger or
Ia vclksrAAd.
Secretary Roots HGo.roeisn.
Secretary Roots Monroeism utserance,
s. ssa Witch Gn aTt ts., in The
wr secretary's explanation that ne will
~ speaking academically must be taken
into account. and that he deserves praise
for speaking as frankly as he did" The
The American who takes the trouble
to box the facts In the face cannot fail
to eee that the doctrine cannot be sup
imaeino that II she ever gets in q seri-
90 ccntrcversy. with q great continental
power she VIII BE- tgeated as Lord Sails
ti0n, treated her. Here we should dread
> victory over. America, supposlng we
we able to obtain II. only one degree
- than defeat. But It Ia idle to sup
- THAI the continental powers, Ger
thinQs. into consideration, Granted she
wanted 70 infringe upon the Monroe doc
NlnA, Germany would simply consider
vnether America has physical power to
nAhtah IT, II she had not America
1osoricG claims would not be held 10
= worth straw"
ueeds More Naval Strength,
ne Spectator then goes on TO saw
~ no power would dream OF invading
A3enct but Germany. The paper adds:
yof InstaHce, the latter country mirht
~ INTO dispute with Brazil and pre-
- 70 occupy its territory. III America
l.ouid wish TO enforce the Monroe doc
~ she must be able TO destroy the