The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-19
MORRIS COUNTY CHRONICLE FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1902
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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us; to cultivate friendly relations with
it, and to preserve those relations by a
frank, firm. and manly policy; meeting
in all instances the just claims of every
power, submitting to injuries from none.
But in regard to these continents, cir
cumstances are eminently and conspicu-
ously different. 1t is impossible that
the allied powers should extend their
political system to any portion of either
continent without endangering our peace
and happiness; nor can any one believe
that our southern brethren. if left to
themselves, would adopt it of their own
accord. 1t is equally impossible, there
fore, that we should behold such inter-
position, in any form, with 1ndiffer-
ence."
The doctrine was for all time, and,
put in plain language, was this: -
/. The United States will mot inter
fere in the internal concerns" of any
European power.
2. "But in regard to these continents
North and South America) circum-
stances are eminently and conspicuously
different, and if any European power
attempts at any future time to extend
its political system to any part of this
hemisphere ''for the purpose of Cypress
ing" the nations, or controlling in any
other manner their destiny" the United
States will interfere.
OF this doctrine an immediate applica-
ton was made to the Holy Allies. It
might have been conveyed to each of
them under cover of an official note.
But Monroe preferred to announce it be-
fore the world, and in his message
warned them that any attempt on their
part to violate the doctrine would be
dangerous to our peace and safety"
and manifestation of an unfriendly
disposition towards the United States. -
The declaration of President Monroe
has given rise to much controversy in
the United States itself; but Great
Britain, for her part, has had no coca
sion but to endorse the wisdom of its
policy. The views of Monroe and of
Canning hold good to-day, modified of
course by modern ideas both in this
country and the States and that there
is no likelihood of friction between the
two. but rather the reverse. is amply
proved by the history of the Cuban war,
the idiotic representations of the conti-
mental press notwithstanding.
In a speech delivered at Augusta,
(Maine,) President Roosevelt, referring
to the effects of the Hispano- American
War, said :-"Our interest in the Monroe
doctrine is more concrete than ever be.
fore. The Monroe doctrine is simply a
statement of our very firm belief that
the nations now existing on this CONT
nent must be left to work out their own
destinies among themselves, and that
this continent is no longer to be regarded
as the colonizing ground of any Euro
pean power. The one power on the con
tinent that can make the doctrine effec-
tive is, of course, ourselves; for in the
world as it is nation which advances a
given doctrine, likely to interfere in any
way with other nations. must possess
the power to back it up, if it wishes the
doctrine to be respected.
Examples of the sort of trash that
finds expression in the Continental press
are appended
(From Times Correspondent.
VIENNA. August 30.
The extraordinary attitude assumed
by the leading organ of the German
press in Austria towards President
Roosevelt's statement on the Monroe
doctrine, which it represents as being
directed chiefly against Great Britain,
and equivalent to declaration of war
upon her, is highly characteristic in
several respects. 1t has long been evil
dent that the mot d0rdre given to the
German press respecting the United
States and Great Britain is to set those
two powers by the ears, and for that
purpose to take every possible oppor-
tunity to Represent them as irrevocably
separated by conflicting and irreconcil-
able interests.
The Nette Freie PresSe, in a leading
article which it publishes today, minis
terprets the words of President Roose-
Welt in manner that could scarcely
have occurred to any unprejudiced
mind. According to the leading Vienna
journal, the mammoth President who
blows mammoth trumpet blast de-
clares that the New World "must no
longer be regarded as field for coloni-
cation by any European people Mr..
Roosevelt said ''power" and not
''people," vital distinction. EDITOR
REVIEW.
America belongs to the North Ameri-
cans. Consequently the European pow
ers that have colonial possessions on
American soil must be ousted. This is
only possible by means of a war. We
must prepare ourselves for such war.
The Dutch must quit Curacao and
Dutch Guiana, the French must leave
French Guiana, and, in particular, the
English must clear out of Canada, Trini-
dad, Newfoundland, British Guiana,
Jamaica, the Antilles, the Bahamas,
and Honduras. President Roosevelt's
speech is principally directed against
England.
Mr., Chamberlain's idea is that Canada
must enter into closer relations with
England. The reply of the North Am
erican politician is that Canada must
become American.
Thus the United Kingdom has been
presented with the prospect of war for
the possession of Canada war with
new opponent across the ocean, with a
power whose progress has assumed enor-
nous proportions, which would be be
yond all comparison more formidable
than that with the Boer States. Roose-
felt shakes his bony fist in the fac of
England, because the war ia South
Africa has revealed 10 the world the de-
feels of her military system
We think the latter extract is suffici-
emily amusing to provide ample iustifi-
cati,n for having troubled our readers
with the discussion of such dry sub.
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