The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
IN THE GOSSIP'S CORNER.

relations existing between the United
States and the allied powers to declare that
we should consider any attempt on their
part to extend their system to any portion
of this hemisphere as dangerous TO our
peace and safety. With the existing col
onies or dependencies of any European
power we have not interfered. and shall
not interfere; but with the governments
which have declared their independence
and maintained il, and whose independence
we have. on great consideration and just
principles, acknowledged, We could not
view an interposition for depressing them,
or controlling in any other manner their
destiny by any European power, In any
other light than as a manifestation of an
unfriendly disposition toward the United
States. . " The American continents
should no longer be subjects for any new
European colonial settlement"
x x
No. the foregoing is not lust gossip" 1t
is the voice of prophecy, speaking through
the pen of James Monroe. fifth President of
the United States. who, on Dec. 2, 1893, sent
a message TO the Congress i'm which these
sentences are found. Taken together, they
constitute the Monroe Doctrine" which,
so far from being idle words, even when
first enunciated. was of so potent force that
when, in the summer OF 1924. Spain invited
the powers Of the Holy Alliance" TO be
represented in a conference TO consider the
regulation OF South American affairs, there
was. TO quote the words of Prince Meter
Mich, as recorded I'm his Memoirs" an "al-
most brutal" refusal. The successive ex-
tensions of the Monroe doctrine. it's appli-
cation TO Mexican affairs In the French
war of 1926. Mr.. Cleveland's vigorous
message relative TO the Anglo-Venezuelan
dispute. and, last and greatest. it's employ
ment to end forever the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of Spain I'm the West Indies-all these are
indicative of President Monroe's pre-emi-
hence among the men Of his time, stamp
ing him as the prophet OF American great
ness in world affairs. He was born I'm
Westmoreland county. Virginia. on April
rs. 175S, and died in New York city on the
Nations birthday In 1881.
Among the recent incidents Of interest 10
philatelists is the issue Of a farthing stamp
for postal use by Malta. 1t is brown, with
the water mark &c. A" and n crown. The
stamp Is of the usual size. but is horizon
tally printed. A fine view of the harbor of
Valetta, evidently from a photograph. with
the fort on the left hand side as you enter
the port, in the distance, and a modern bat
tleship at anchor. in the middle foreground.
is a radical departure in the pictorial fea-
ture of postal issues. a large part of the
water front of the city itself is shown.
XXX
The Gates are down; the Bars Ctis strange)
are M,
And all who will may GEEK the banks and
sup
The Brew that Iron dispenses in the
shade,
Since Justice blinked in def'rence to the
Cup.
The sorrows of childhood. like it's joys.
are ephemeral, and so lightly do they rest,
sometimes. as to draw nigh to callousness.
Out in the North End. the other day, I
passed a house with a mourning emblem on
the door. The daughter of the house had
died. and was 10 be buried Sunday. Sew
eral little urchins, with bat and ball. were
using the street in front as a practice
ground for the national game, and a scion
of the house of mourning was at bat.
iii. Johnny" said the youngster who
was twirling the sphere. "w'en's yer sister
eoin' ter be buried?"
"T'morrer. 1 told yer" said Johnny. I'm
getting tired OF answerin' that question.
Pitch up de ball"
"Swipe 1t good. Johnny sung out the
catcher. The ball was pitched up" and
Johnny duly "swiped' IL, narrowly miss
ing a plate glass window. Just then an
other little chap came along and was ad-
mitted TO the game. He wanted TO bat a
while, but there was a chorus of protests.
W. can't I BATE" he insisted.
"Aw. g'wan," said the biggest boy. LET
Johnny bat. His sisters goin' TO be buried
t'-morrer. an ne won't have time Z play
ball"
Johnny was still ''swiping'' the ball as 1
turned the mex corner. and seemingly
laying up a store of hits for the evil day
TO follow.
A friend writes me from Baltimore that
the million dollars to be raised before re-
cent ~gifts.of land 10 Johns Hopkins Uni
versity for site purposes. of which / wrote
at some length a few weeks ago. become
available. have been raised. with the ex-
ception of about 500. 900. which are in sight.
a conditional Offering having been made
by one OF the gentlemen giving the land
at the time the latter was rendered. One
delightful thing about it all is that none
of the subscribers to this fund is known to