The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
Saturday Review Makes President
ROOscveIt's Speeches the Basis of
n Screed Against
TRIES TO AROUSE ALL EUROPE
BY ACCUSING THIS COUNTRY OF HY-
AND GREED.
Radically Different Views of the
United States and the Monroe Doc
trine-German Comment.

LONDON. Aug. ga hated rivalry,
which may some day be settled by the ar
bitrament Of the sword" seems to fairly
sum up the Saturday Reviews opinion of
the relations between Great Britain ard the
United States. Discussing President Roose-
veits pronoUncement on MOnr0eism, the
always bitterly Saturday Re
view uses the Presidents speech as the text
on which 20 enunciate a long sermon on
american greed and hypocrisy" and the
danger threatening the British Empire from
the United States future expansion. 1t
says. in reviewing the history Of the Mon
roe doctrine: 1T is unfortunate, If not
exceptional. that the United States cannot
be satisfied with the plain. straightforward
policy of self-interest, without attempting
10 explain it as a disinterested and highly
moral position. 1t was on this basis that
the war with Spain was undertaken. result
ing In the Philippines being annexed and
Cuba being put under the heel. South
Americas natural resources are enormous.
but the individual states cannot act to-
gether. 1t is plain that they Will not long
resist Americas extension southwark and
American protection from European ag-
gress:on will soon incUbate into occupation
by the United States"
Proceeding TO discuss the effect of Mon
roeism on the British Empire. the Satur-
day Review says: 1.-The United States is
the only great power separated from the
British Empire by nothing but a land from
tier, and it is the settled object of the
United States to ultimately include Canada.
The United States IS commercially grow
ing fast at our expense. and judging from
the present progress the power of the
United States in wealth and numbers will
soon exceed that Of any rival we have, pos
sibly excepting Russia. whose position in
relation 10 us territorially is not nearly
so critical. Under these circumstances, il
Is surely clear that the power we need
be most concerned about is America. Acute
territorial and commercial rivalry always
results in an ultimate trial by force. 1t is
the only final settlement. If that is so, thf
policy of either country must /" to avoid
doing anything which can increase the 9TH
er's power or give it points in the struggle.
On that principle the United States has
steadily acted in opposing US automatically.
never conceding a point. We, on the other
hand, have usually gone out Of our way to
help the United States in the matter of the
isthmian canal. We lost ground and Amer
lea gained. The only balancing advantage
-WOll0 De S1Cn consequent dAAO L III
ship on the part OF America that We might
count on her as meeting us half way by
abstaining from injuring US. OF such friend
shin the Saturday Review has shown again
and again that there is neither evidence nor
likelihood. There Is no question of liking
or disliking the Americans. 1t Is simply
a question OF which shall ultimately get
the better of the other side. The c%ontroil-
ing factors make II impossible to put the
position of the two countries in any other
a curiousIy divergent view is expressed
by the Spectator on the same topic. 1t
saws: I'VE are glad in the interests of the
limited States and Great Britain and the
peace of the rest of the world, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt announced in such clear
and un~mistakable terms that the Monroe
doctrine will be enforced by the United
States at all costs. The Monroe doctrine
IS a danger TO peace only IL and while 1T
is underlined. All authoritative statements
of the policy of the United States in this
particular are therefore most welcome. We
hold that the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine as as good FOR US as for the United
States. We, like the United States, nave
no desire 10 see the status quo violently
altered by the efforts of continental Eu-
ropean states TO carve out for themselves
colonial empires In Central and South
America 1t would suit us no more than
the United States 10 see Germany estab-
lished in Southern Brazil or on
the Western continent"
Proceeding TO point out that "Monroeism
cannot rest on air, and that unless based
on power it is sure TO be exposed, TO be
pushed aside and disregarded," the Spec
tator continues: The power on which 1t
must primarily rest is sea power. If the
European states know that America has
sea power to enforce the Monroe doctrine
IT Will be scrupulously respected. The mo-
ment they see the doctrine is based only
on paper IL will be disregarded. To make
the doctrine effective America must build
a fleet Enthusiastically stronger than that
of France or Germany. She need not trOu-
bic TO outbuild US, as We not merely agree
10. but may be said to be passive support
ers of the Monroe doctrine"