The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-03


IN his annual message announced
that Tho American continents are
not % be considered "a
subjects Tor future colonization by
any European power" In other
words. the Monroe doctrine IL a
that there must be no
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by amy
nom American power at the expense
OF any American power on American
soil. II is In no wise intended as
hostile 60 any nation In the Old
World. still less IA ~ intended TO
give cover to any aggression by one
New World power at the expense Of
any other. IL IL simply n step. and
A long step, toward assuring the
universal peace OF the world by se.
curing the possibility OF permanent
peace On this hcmlaphero.
During the past century other in-
nuences have established the per-
and Independence Of the
smaller states OF Europe. Through
the Monroe doctrine We hope 80 be
able 10 safeguard like independence
and secure like permanenee Tor the
.es&er among the New World ma
tons.
This doctrine has nothing TO do
With the commercial relations 81 any
American power. save that IL IN
truth allows each % them 10 form
such as q desires IN other words.
Il Is really a guaranty Of the com.
mercial Independence ~ the AmArl-
cas-. We do not ask under this doc
trtne Ter any exclusive commercial
dealings with amy other American
state. We do not guarantee atty
state against punishment II e mis-
conducts itself. provided that pun-
lshment does not take the form %
the acquisition " territory b any
non American power.
Our attitude In Cuba II sufficient
guaranty 81 our own good faith, We
have net the slightest desire % Sc
cure any territory al the expense OF
any of our noighhcyM We wian 90
work With them hand In hand. 80
that ali % ua may be nplttted to-
gether, and We rejoice over the
Good fortune 81 any ~ them. We
sadly hail their material prosperity
aad Political stability. and ars con-
cerncd and alarmed n any of then.
fail tnlo Industrial or political chaos.
We DO not wlsh 20 sec any Old
World military power ssoW up on
this continent. or to be compelled
20 heceme 4 military power our
selves. The peoples Of ths Americas
can pre@per best II left 20 work out
their own salyasion IN their ewn
way.
Eniarping tho Navy.
The work Of upbuildlng the navy
must be steadily continued. Ne one
point Of our policy. foreign or DOM
este, Ia more important than this TO
the homer and material welfare. and
above all 10 the peace. % cur ma
sire Il or not. we must h1neeforth
recognize that we have inteFnatiora al
duties no less than International
rights Even II cur nmg werN haul
ed down In the Philippines and
Porto Hieo. even " we decided mot
20 build the IsthtniAn canal. We
should need thoroughly trained
navy Of adequate size. or else be
prepared danntteiy and fos all time
10 abandon the idea that our nation
ia among those whoer sons 80 dow u
to the sra In ships. Unless Cur
Is always TO b carried
IL foreign bottoms. We must have
war craft to protect Il.
Inasusuch. however. - the AuerI-
can pe0pI~ have no thought OF ahan-
ernlnx tire path upon which thsy
have entered. and especially ta View
81 the fact that the building OF The
isshusian canal II fast becoming one
et the matters which the whole peo-
pie are united IN demanding. i =
Imperative that our navy should b.
put ard kept in the highest state Of
efficiency. and should be made 70
answer to our growing needs. So
far from being Ia any way n provo
caticn to war. an a1egunte AMI
hswnly trained navy N the best guar
anty against war. the cheapest anf.
most effective peace Insurance.. Thss
cost 81 building and maintaining
such A navy represents tire very
highest premium for insuring reace
which this nation can poasably pay.
Peace Greatly Desired.
Probably no other great nAtlon in
the world 10 80 anxious for peace
as We are. There Is not a sineia
cEvsilzed power which has anything
whatever to fear from Aggressive
meas On our part All we want IL
peace: and toward this end we wish
TO be able 20 secure the same re-
specf for our rights from others
whsch we are eager and anxious 10
extend 10 their rights Ia return. 70
insure fair treatment TO us corn
neFciaffy. ard 20 guarantees the
safety of the American people.
Our people intend TO abide BY the
Monroe doctrine and 10 insist upon
II as the one sure means Of secur-
ing the peace 81 the Western hem
sphere. The navy offers VA the only
means os making our iusiAtsnce
upon the Monroe doctrine anything
but a subject 81 derlsion 70 what
ever nation chooses 20 disregard IL.
We desire the peace which comes as
Of right TO the Just man armed not
the peace granted on terms OF ix-
nomlny to the craven and the weak
ling.
II IL not possible 70 improvise a
navy after war breaks out The
ships must be built and the men
trained long in advance. Some aux
llsary vessels can be turned into
nIakeahifts which VIII do in default
Of any better for the minor work,
and proportion o. raw men can be
mixed with the highly trained. their
shortcomings being made good BY
the skill az their fellows: bat the
eh.elent fghtinR force Of the navy
when pitted against an equal oppon-
ent will be found almost exclusive
~ In the war ships that have been
regularly built and in the officers
and men who through years Of
faithful performance Of sea duty
have been trained 20 handle their
formidable but complex and delicate
weapons with the highest efficiency.
In the late war with spain the ships
that dealt the decisive blows al
Manila and Santiago had been
launched from two 20 fourteen
years, and they were able 10 do a.
they did because the men in this
coming towers, the gun tufrets and
the enRine-ro0rns had through Ions
years Of practice at sea learned how
TO do their duty.
Our present navy was begun In
1882. AZ that period our navy con.
sisted Of a collection Of Anticipated
wooden ships. already almost 81
out Of place against modern wal
vessels as the gaiieys OF Alcibiadel
and Hamilcar--cerfainly az the ships
% Tromp and Blake. Nor at that
time did We have men NJ 70 hands
modern man-of-war. Under tht
wise legislation Of congress and this
successful administration Of sue.
ceasion Of patriotic secretaries oi