The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-11
AT ANY COST
Senator Lodge Says Monroe Doc
trine Must Be Upheld
In a Speech Before Middlesea
Club, of Boston.
WANTS CANAL HURRIED
He is Believed to Have Voiced
Presidents Sentiments.
He Urges Reciprocity Treaties
With Cuba and France.

Boston Mass. Nov. I1--United States
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, intimate
friend of President Roosevelt and heralu-
ed as the coming successor OF Secretary
of state Hay- made a speech before the
AIiddlesex club Saturday afternoon Whlch
is regarded as outlining the policy OF the
national government under the aoiiiiilS
tration of Mr.. McKinley's successor III
the White House. President RooseNele
strenuous life and martial spirit IS 10 nhu
its climax in unfolding and safeguarding
the Monroe doctrine with brlstllng guns
on the most powerful navy IN the "orlu
II Senator Lodge analyses the SITUATION
correctly He is going to keep the powers
of Europe and the east If necessary OH
the American hemisphere.
President RooseVelts first and most
powerful argument is peace for the Uni
ted States development of American COM
merce is his second
To secure peace said Senator Lodge,
We must have such powerful navy that
no foreign power Will dare attack US. To
develop our commerce we must and will
build an isthmian canal and we must also
effect the making of reciprocity treaties
France, said the senator, is one power
Congress must deal with at the coming
session on the question OF reciprocity
He thought, too. that the next session
would find solution of the Britlsh-Amer-
lean difficulty regarding the isthmian ca
nal proposition
The Middlesex clubs dinner was given
at Young's hotel and attended by
Massa chusetts congressman, state officers
and a large number of prominent RepuD-
r. Champlin Michael ]. Murphy of Bos-
ton and Senator Lodge were the only
That portion of Senator Lodges address
which attracted most attention was on
the subject of the Monroe doctrine On
There is one condition that is essential
TO the commerce and industrial develop
of the United States. winch IN inc
epoch. and that is the maintenance of
peace There is no nation in the world
to which peace IS so important as 1t IS
to the United States in order to secure
ample scope for the great progress we are
making. We are in good relations now
with all the world. and it VIII be, l am
as it was of President Mckinley. to MAIN
tain these good relations
to assure peace we must protect ourselves
in that direction. Firmly but quietly the
THE entrance of any great European
power into the American hemisphere
the establishment of forts and naval sta
tons would be the instant menace OF the
peace we are so anxious TO maintain.
1.-THE best insurance and the best guar
anty of peace are IN the possession OF a
N World so %on dO be ta na to attack us
Complete preparation IS the surest pro-
wish to avoid not only morally but
economically, in every honorable way
Senator Lodge made a long argument
for general reciprocity in our commercial
relations.
ITO this subject" he said, sit is certain
that most anxious consideration will be
given by President Roosevelt and by con-
eress at the ensuing session. Whether it
will be deemed best to put this policy into
execution by means of some general legis-
lation, equivalent to q reciprocal arrange
ment with all the nations of the earth or
by a series of separate treaties. it is yet
too early to say
Il considered reciprocity with Cuba as
first and most important for political as
well economical reasons"
The speaker advocated legislation that
would put the American merchant marine
equality with that of other coun-
tries