Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-06-29
MONROE DOCTRINE.
ARE WE NOT DRIFTING INTO
THE BREAKERS7
Let Us Pause Ere Il is Too Late-We Are Ap-
preaching a Maelstrom Of Destruction
Through Abandonment Of the Principles Of
Our Great Statesmen.

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preaching a Maelstrom Of Destruction
Through Abandonment Of the Principles Of
Our Great Statesmen.
f. E. Crandall in Los Angeles (Cal.) Herald.
Matters of American-intern
internal and external--policy, are to-
day receiving much attention at the
hands OF European cabinets and diplo-
mats. Apparently, it seems, that we
are to be given to understand by all
Europe that since our entrance into,
and interference with, the affairs of
the old world we have practically null
lifted the Monroe doctrine. Secretary
Root and Senator Lodges recent ut
terances and declarations for an ag-
gressive Monroe doctrine has brought
forward much comment, some indeed
severe, throughout Europe. A late
edition of the London Spectator, in
quite forceful editorial, says: "The
American who takes the trouble to
look the facts in the face cannot fail
to see that the doctrine cannot be sup
ported on tall talk. America must
not imagine that if she ever gets into
a serious controversy with a great con-
tinental power she will be treated as
Lord Salisbury, with full consent of
the nation, treated her. Here we
should dread II victory over America,
supposing we were able to obtain it,
only one degree less than defeat. But
it is idle to suppose that the continen.
tai powers, Germany, for instance,
would take such things into consider
alton. Granted she wanted to in-
fringe upon the Monroe doctrine, Ger
many would simply consider whether
America had physical power to main
tain it. If she had not, Americas his
torical claims would not be held to be
worth straw" The article runs
along very glibly in the above strain,
and says that no power would dream
of invading America but Germany,
then again says: "For instance, the
latter country might get into dispute
with Brazil and prepare to occupy its
territory. If America should wish to
enforce the Monroe doctrine she must
be able to destroy the German fleet.
Her present fleet, officers and men,
are as good as possible. They have
superiors nowhere, and equals only in
the sister navy of Great Britain. But
there are too few of them." Again
says this article: "Clearly, if. while
Germany is building ships, America is
doing little or nothing" Except with
an army of $1,000 to $4,000, being
provided for 1000 miles away from
home trying to subdue a few hundred
poorly clad, half-starved, almost un-
armed representatives of a people
struggling for their liberty. America
will not be in position to fetter Ger
many's will or to tell her that she
shall not make what terms she likes
with the South American powers"
The paper insists ON reiterating the
authenticity of former articles dealing
with Germany's activity in South
America, and says that if America
sticks to the Monroe doctrine and yet
refuses to prepare, there is in store for
America great humiliation. But it
disclaims all the way through any in
tention to create alarmist views or to
make any ill blood between America
and Germany. But there is still an
underlying current of apparent salts
faction in the belief that the Monroe
doctrine is yet to be cast to the winds,
and not at the instance or command
of Great Britain. Then come press
dispatches from Paris saying LIE Pa.
trie, an afternoon paper. claims to
have discovered the real reason for
Germany's friendly attitude towards
Great Britain in her disastrous results
in South Africa.
Continuing, the Patrie recalls the
friction caused by the action of the
German naval commander Admiral
Diedrichs, at Manila, and affirms that
the opposition of the United States to
Emperor Williams dream of founding
q greater Germany in Brazil and Ar
gentina is responsible for the GOODNESS
in the relations between the two coun-
tries. 1t concludes:
"War between America and Ger
many is, therefore, not impossible in
the near future, and it is in view of
this war, and not with hostile inten-
tions towards England, that Germany
is making unheardof efforts to increase
her navy. In the interval the sole aim
of German policy is to prevent an
Anglo-American alliance. There is
the secret of the Emperor's attitude,
for if England believed in coalition
of the powers against her she would
not hesitate to conclude Yankee al
lance. The Emperor is striving to
appear at least devoted to England in
order to more surely realize his dream
and make Brazil and Argentina future
dependencies OF the German empire"
l claim, neither for myself, nor for
any one among my ancestors, the
great powers Of prophecy. But when
1 read and study the prophetic utter
ances OF Americas patriots, though