Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-04

| a spirit Of friendliness and mutual good
will and respect, have resulted in my
| being able to lay before the senate a
treaty which il ratified will enable us to
begin preparations for an isthmian canal
| at any time and which guarantees to this
nation every right that it has ever asked
| in connection with the canal. In this
| treaty the old Clayton -Bulwcr treaty. SO
long recognized as inadequate 10 supply
the base for the construction and mainte-
nance Of n necessarily American ship ca
nal. is abrogated. 1t specifically provides
that the United States alone shall do the
work Of building and assume the respon-
sibility OF safeguarding the canal and
shall regulate its neutral use by all ma
lions on terms of equality without the
guarantee or interference OF any outside
nation from any quarter. The signed
treaty will at once be laid before the sen
ne and IL approved the congress can then
proceed to give effect to the advantages II
secures us by providing for the building OK
the canal.
The true end OF every great and FREQ
people should be self respecting peace.
and this nation most earnestly desires
sincere and cordial friendship with all
others Over the entire world OF recent
years wars between the great civilized
powers have become less and less fire.
uuent Wars with barbarous or semibar-
ent category. being merely most regret
table but necessary international police
duty whc. must be performed Tor the
sake OF the welfare of mankind. Peace
can only be kept with certainty where
both sides wish to keep 1t. but more and
more the civilized peoples are realizing
the wicked folly Of war and are atiaining
that condition of just and Intelligent re-
gard for the rights of others which Will in
the end az we hope and believe make
worldwide peace possible The peace con-
ference nj The Hague gave definite ex-
preston to this hone and belief and mark
ell a stride toward their attainment.
The Monroe Doctrine.
This same peace conference acquiesced
In our statement of the Monroe doctrine
as co:upntl.ip with the purposes aud aims
of the conference.
The Monroe doctrine should he the ear
diaal feature -. the foreign policy Of all
th,. ua tiuns of Iae Two Americas ns ii is Of
the United States lust seventy eight
Years have PASSED since President Mon
roe in his annual message announced that
''t,t AInrriC.Iu cuutiurntS are h"ncetorlh
not tn he Considers9 as subjects Tor Iuiuro
colonization hN amy EuropcaN y power IN
other words the Monroe doctrine is It dec
laration that there must be Il" t"rrit"r'al
agsruud:-mrnt by any n"H-Ainer!v1H
poN"r at the expense of any America
powrr un American soil. IL - IN now 80
intended as h..sti.e 10 any nation IN TIA
old world. Still less is it intended To SiN"
cover tu any aggression 10y one new world
49,. a., rt. s~n.us. nf am, other. II IS
it., ,..,, r,t , Io,,. .t..I, toward a..
.i,.. ~, ,,,,j,,.,s,I ne,,c- OF the world bv
securing the possibility Vt permanent
prncc GA this hemisphere.
r,,..;,,.. INN ,,...,' ,.,,t,,ry o.Ii.r Influences
-. & ,'S ,'i;....,I ,h, nn,r,.,n..n,,. oud tr
,,,.,,', tn .rn,Ilr, s,o,os of ~,
no .o'. rIro,nh IA Monroa Inctrlue We
hnr, 10 h.. siia "a safeguard like iud4-
, r'"p' ~ ~, ns,,,Te rilse nsrn,npnca far
the lesser among the new world nations.
This doctrine has nothing to do with The
commercial relations OF any American
mower save that IL in truth allows each %:
then, 10 form such as il desires. In oth.r
words ii is re, lIy a guarantee OF the CON-
nlcr,,ial independence Of the Americas.
We do not ass undte this doctriic for any
exclusive commerci1I dealings win any
other American state we no not Sua'"n-
tee any STATE asd'"S' put'Si''IeH' l.
m!scoiio"cts Nse,' P,oN .ied ',.at P"'''HH
mnnt ooes Ho' take 'i'e 'or'l Vi '.'e "1~'-
srion OF territory oy any 'c"''
power.
our at'itude II IuHa IS a ShH1c!cht guar
antce OF our own good fa!th. We nave
not the slightest desire TO secnre any ter
ri:orv al the expense OF any Of our neigh
hers. We wish 10 work with them hand
III hand. so that all OF US may be uplifte1
together. ana We reIoice over the coca
fortune OF any or them' We S!adiN nan
thelr materiaI prosperity ana pon'ical Sta-
oisity ana are cohcefhen anu aiathleu u
any Oh tncn lai INTO hluusrtdi OF poii''ai
chaos. We GO not WISH 10 see an? oii
world military power grow up on thiS
continent OF 10 be conpe'-ed 10 becone
military power ourselves. ne peoples nI
the Americas can prosper hest IL lett 10
Work Out tncIi own saiNatloh IN theH Own
way.
Ine navy.
The work OF upbuildng the navy must |
he steadily continued. No one point OF |
our policy. foreign or domestic. is more |
important than this to the honor and ma |
terra welfare and. above all, 10 the peace |
OF our nation in the futnre. Nhether We |
desire IT or not we must henceforth recog- |
nize that we have international duties no |
less than International rights Even !! |
our flag were hauled down In the PhiIip- !.
pines and Porto Rico even il we decided |
not TO build the isthmian canal. we should |
need Il thoroughly trained navy OF adc- !
uuate size or else be prepared definitely !
aud for all time to abandon the idea that !
orr nation "a among those whose sons 70 |
down to the gea in ships Unless our com !