The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-06-16
London, May 81, 1900.
MONROE DOCTRINE AND BoER

Written for The Intermountain and
Colorado Catholic by T. st. John Gaff-
ney.
Since the arrival of the Boer ENJOYS,
the question has been frequently asked,
! what this government could do to
bring about peace in South Africa.
Great Britain herself has set many a
precedent for the United States to fol-
low. In 1877 the Russian army, after
a bloody campaign, arrived almost
within sight of the walls of Constanti-
nople, when it's farther advance was
! stopped by foreign intervention upon
the initiative of the English prime
minister. The Russians were forced
to agree to the treaty of San Stephano.
which deprived the forces of the car
of the goal of their ambition, the pos
session of the old Byzantine capital
and the restoration of the cross to the
dome of the Cathedral of st. Sophia.
Not satisfied with this, under the di-
rection of Great Britain the congress
of Berlin was held which deprived
Russia of the fruits of her victories.
The expenditure of blood and treasure
was in vain, the provinces which she
had conquered were taken from her.
while disinterested England rewarded
herself with the island, of Cyprus as
the price of her interference with Mus
covite ambition.
There has not been a war of any
moment in this century, with the posi-
bic exception of our recent struggle
with Spain, in which foreign interview
ton has not occurred, mainly upon the |
suggestion or direction of the govern
ment of her Britannia majesty. Pres |
ident Mckinley has a number of prece- |
dents for inviting the great powers to |
unite with him in signing a note to |
Great Britain strongly urging the ces-
sation of hostilities and the submits
sion to arbitration of the differences
between Great Britain and the
South African republics.
The conscience of the world, as we'll
as the moral and material force of the
continent, would support him in such
action. But the question arises as to
such a course would be iusti-
fed by this government under the
Monroe doctrine and the limitations
put upon the powers of our commits
sioners at The Hague conference. am
of the opinion that the Monroe doc
trtne has received it's severest blow nv
the conduct of the government of the
Dominion in sending Canadian troops
to support Great Britain in a predatory
war with which this hemisphere has no ,
concern. For the future Canada is r
bound to support British greed and :
British imperialism against the rest ,
IL Europe, and the result of such a
policy can be readily foreseen. Can !
ldas Jingoism and misdirected patriot $
SIN have rendered liable to invasion :
md seizure by the continental powers =
he northern part of this continent. 9
'ver which we claim paramountcy.
The Dominion having voluntarily in +
'olVed herself in this shameless war I
II adventure, We cannot object to Rus :.
la, France or Germany invading and =
folding Canadian soil for their own Z
when the great day of reck- 9
ming comes for England. The con- q
uct, then, of Canada herself gives
his government the supremest right h
o intervene in the South African war. p
Chamberlain recently declared that II
epublican and monarchical govern e
lent could not exist side by side in ~
outh Africa. We shall carry his policy q
ito effect here at the first opportunity, "
ut republican government will not go a,
nder. The vast majority of the peo- d.
lie of the United States believe that =,
anada in projecting herself into this f.
eplorable contest has imperiIed the p
-onrie doctrine as the settled policy F
IT the Urxted States on this continent re-
he continuation of British rule in ~
orth America is menace, therefore.
ot only to the Monroe doctrine, but to nj
lie integrity of this government and II
lie permanence of its institutions. n
The platform upon which President q,
ckinley was elected declared in no n,
Iuivocal terms the attitude of the az