The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Mexican Herald Calls Attention 10 The Doc
trlne Laid Down by 0laz
OUR TARIFF LAWS SHOULD Be REPEALED
There shouId lie Genuine Pnn-Ames-
icanism--Te,ans to Establish n
Bank in Mexico City.

City of Mexico May 12.--'rhe Mexican Her
aid comments on the utterances OF the Eu-
ropean and American press on the Monroe
doctrine and says that the doctrine enunciated
by President Diaz n few years ago went
further than the Monroe doctrine. inasmuch
as It looked to tho withdrawal of all Isu-
ropcan powers from the American continent
and islands. which doctrine was received with
enthusiasm ia Latin-America from Mexico
to Argentina. Continuing, the Herald says:
The growth of population in Europe the
immense vitality. energy aud audacity OF
that great and Intelligent nation, the German.
not TO speak OF any other continental Eu-
roptan nation. are grounds for assuming that
the tranquility OF the new worlds politics
VIII not remain uudisturbed in the near at
hand century and It surely behooves Amerl-
can statesmen 10 make friends OF Latin
America. take down the tariff bars aud thus
snow practically that they want TO promote
genuine pan-Ameriranism. The high tariff
proVineialism OF the United States Is not go
ing TO mako ardent friends OF the Latin
American peoples IL President Mckinley is
reelected he VIII have a chance such as no
other American statesman has had to weld
the nations or America into one vast league
for common defense. The Daz doctrine was
most significantly welcomed In South America
and that should be guide to the statesmen
OF the United States. But the new policy
must be one Of equality OF cordial recogni-
tiOn or common interests. and no naughty
ahu irritating assumption OF the role of 'domi-
nant partner The new world, II IL has a
common policy as regards it's relations to the
old word, must feel that real fraternity is
the guiding principle OF the great Republic OF
North America and no secret hope OF making
Latiu- American Anglo Saxon. III the Monroe
doctrine is to be shield for annexation pro-
ieots. Latin America viii lind 1t out and
VIII regretfully have to adopt It's own meas
nres for sustaining the great idea Of indie
a bill has been introduced into congress by
tho delegation from the state of Tlaxcaa
providing more severe penalties for attacks
on private life and morality in the public
press The measure is due TO recent scan-
and private citizens Tho respectable portion
of the public Will sustain any measure likely
to curtoil tho license OF the indecent class Of
journals. some Of which have perslstentiy at =.
tackled high officials without cause
Ihere ia talk OF Texas capitalists starting a
large bank here, being melted to do so by rea-
son Of the success OF the American banking
Institutions here. Ii Is reported that tho
capital OF tho American bank Is the most
profitable investment In the country, the
cess OF THIS institution. which has secured
many important accounts from Mexican and
| spanish houses, attracts widespread attention
and is the cause OF the threatened banking
/ competition.
There is reported scarcity of lumber on
! the isthmuB OF Tehuantepee, adding largely
/ to the cost OF cultivation and clearing OF
] ground.
| Tho postofnce department publishes state.
ment of the Increase IN the mail matter
/ handled during the last twenty years. Pack
ages and letters handled rose from 6592, 600
also in the exchange Of correspondence with
| this United States,