North Park union., 1900-09-28

n.r,s il rapidly Increasing. ana We arc
brought into constant communa
v,th All parts of the world. Even II We
A..i,ed 10 do 80, we could not anoro 70
alisnate many nations oy cu' s .s
unnecessary intimacy with q rev. ~. :.
strength and standing are such tnA'
:. 49, necessary than ever oetore u
lean for aid upon the friendliness Oh
foreign power.
M. ,.,not connect ourselves with
European nations. and share IN 'ne"
tealoustes and ambitious wltnou. io
ing the peculiar advantage. winch oui
location, our character and OUT .n,.
,rt,ons give us in the worlds aualrs'
Monroe Doctrine.
The doctrine enunciated by Monroe'
and approved by succeeding presidents
ia essential to the welfare OF the
IrrJted States. The continents Vi
North and South America are dedica-
ted to the development OF free govern
ment One republic after another mas
heen established, until to-day mon
archial idea has barely foothoio III
the Esv We-ld
While 1t is not the policy OF TINS
country to interfere where amicao'e
roI.,,ons exist between European
countries and their dependencies u
America, our people would look WIN
disfayor upon any attempt on the part
of European governments TO MAINTAIN
an unwilling or forcible sovereignty
over the people living on this siue Vi
the Atlantic.
The position taken by the Repuoii--
c.n leaders. and more recently SET
forth by the Republican candidate Tor
the Presidency, viz: That we cahho'
nrotect a nation from outside ln'er-
ference without exercising sovereign!
over its people, is an assault upon the
Nonroe doctrine. for while this argyll
mept is at this time directed against
rho nroDosition to give to the Flllpinos
both independence and protection 1t
is equally applicable to the hepupiicS
of Central and South America II thls
government cannot lend Its strength 10
ano,her Republic without making sub
iects of Its people. then we must
either withdraw our protection from
tbe Republics to the south OF us or aD-
sorb them. Under the same plea. that
the guardian nation must exert an au-
thority equal to its responsibility bu-
ropean nations have for centuries eN-
ploited their wards, and 1t is sig
niAcant fact that the Republican party
| should accept the European idea OF a
nrotectorate, at the same time that II
adopts European colonial policy.
| There is no excuse for this aoandoh-
ment of the American idea We have
maintained the Monroe doctrine for
| three-auarters OF century. The e&-
pense to us has been practically moth
ing. but the protection has been beyond
value to our sister Republics. IL a
Filipino Republic is erected upon the
ruins OF Spanish tyranny. Its protec-
tion by US will be neither dificult nor
extensive. No European nation would
be willing for any other European ma
ton to have the islands. neither would
any European nation be willing to pro-
woke a war with us in order to obtain
possession OF the Islands. II we assert
sovereignty over the Filipinos we Will
have to defend that sovereignty by
force. and the Filipinos will be our
enemies; II we protect them from out
side interference. they will defend
themselves and will be our friends. IL
they show MS much determination In
opposing the sovereignty OF other ma
tions as they have shown In opposing
our sovereignty. they will not require
much assistance from us.