The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-15

ence, without any possibility of inter-
ference by Europe We ask you to be
true tor the doctrine which we announ-
ced seventy-five years ago. If you will
put your faith in it and be true to it,
we will defend It,
mo American soil shall be given up
to any power of Europe. We wish
nothing but friendship with Europe;
we do not seek to NEEDLE i'm any way
with European affairs and we do not
wish to have Europe NEEDLE with us.
No mower which now has no foothold
in this hemisphere can be permitted to
come in here and by purchase, lease,
or other arrangement get control of
even the smallest island for the pur-
pose of establishing a naval station or
place of arms. When Spain sued for
peace we could have demanded from
her an island which would have given
us naval station in European waters
but we made no such request. In re-
turn we say no European power shall
come in here to establish a naval sta
ton i'm the Caribbean Sea.
"A place of arms at that point, own
ed or controlled by one of the powers
of Europe not now owning any terri
tory in America, would be a menace to
the canal and to every South American
state. Under no conditions, under no
stress of circumstances, can the small
est island or the most barren promon-
tory on either continent ever be coded
or sold to one of the great powers of
Europe. This danger is real. 1t can not
be warded off by brave words, by
Fourth of July orations. or bv CON
fident boasting of our strength and re-
sources. 1t can only be avoided by a
thorough agreement among all Ameri-
can states upon the Monroe doctrine
by the unceasing watchfulness, COM
plete preparation, and the most abso-
lutte readiness on the part of the Unit
ed States"
This speech has called forth a great
deal of hostile criticism from papers
like the Springfield Republican, the
Hartford Times, the New York Even
ing Post and others. But to those who
have been watching events in South
America the Senator's expressions are
by no means untimely. 1t is a wise
thing to let the South American re-
publics know that the Monroe doctrine
will be enforced with their consent or
without their consent. One of our flu
ture troubles is going to be with these
South American and Central American
Republics At heart they most un-
doubtedly hate us. They put on
veneer of falsehood and pretend to
great admiration for us and our insti-
tutions, but they both hate and fear
u.s. Both this religion and their civili-
cation are inimical to us. Every now
and again the populace shows its hos
tiity by stoning or knitting some of
our men-of-wars' men when ashore,
and whenever they safely can their
leading men automatically throw us
down, while during the Spanish war
their sympathies We're openly with
Spain.
Senator Lodges speech must be read
between the lines. He not only calls
upon the South American Republics to
be true to the Monroe doctrine, but he
points out or hints that under any cir
cumstances the Great Republic will en-
force it, whether the South American
Republics liked it or not. The words
under no conditions, under no stress
of circumstances can the smallest ISL
and or the most barren promOntory in
either continent ever be coded or sold
to one of the great powers of Europe"
mean that and nothiEg else. And it is
a proper thing that these Republics
should understand it. They may ac-
cept the Monroe doctrine if they will,
we wish them to accept it. but if they
do not accept it, the United States is
going to enforce it no matter at what
cost.
The danger from this direction is at
present small. 1t may not become acute
for many years, but it is an ever pres
ent danger. South America with all it's
natural wealth, with all its agricultural
riches is practically an undeveloped
continent. The Spaniards and their
mixed breeds will never develop the
of the South. 1t will be
scandinavian, or our own which will
finally perfect the development, the |
Spaniard going to the wall as he has
done in California and New Mexico. 1t |
IS our business to direct how the poll
teal aspect of the development shall |
co. and it is our business that it should |
go one way. This Senator Lodge has !
voiced. His remarks are not jingoism,
hey are true AmeTicanism.
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