The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
EFFECT or MoNRoEIs9I.


Proceeding TO discuss the effect Of Mon
roism on the British Empire the Satur-
day Review says: The United States is
the only great Power. separated from the
British Empire by nothing but Il land
frontier and it Is the settled object OF
the United States TO ultimately include
Canada. The United States is com
merc.any growing fast at our expense
and judging from its present progress
the power Of the United States in wealth
and numbers will soon exceed that of
any rival We have. possibly excepting
ltussla. whose position in relation 10 us
tei'l-eorily IS not nearly critical. Tn
der these circumstances it is surely clear
That the power we need be most con
ceIned about is America. Acute terri
fol1al and commercial rivalry always re-
suits In an ultimate trial by force 1t
Is he only final settlement. II that is
so the policy Of either country must be
to avoid DOING anything which can in
crease the others power OF. give it points
in the struggle ON that principle the
United States has steadily acted in on
posing us dlplcmaticaly, never conced-
ing point.
I'VE. on the other hand, have usually
gone out of oar way to help the United
States, as in the matter of the lSthmus
Canal. We lost ground and America
gained it. The only balancing ad,vantage
friendship on the part of America that
we might count on her as meeting us
half way by abstaining from injuring Us.
OF such friendship the Saturday Review
has shown again and again that there is
neither evidence nor likelihood There
IS no question of liking or disilline the
Americans. It IS simply question OF
which shall ultimately get the better OF
the other side. The controlling factors
make il impossible TO put the position of
the two countries in any other way
ANOTHER ENGLISH COMMENT
A cullousIy divergent view is expressed
by The Spectator on the same topic. II
SAYS:
I'VE hold that the maintenance OF the
Monroe Doctrine is as good for us as
Tor the United States. we. like the
Knitted States. have no desire TO see the
status quo violently altered by the ef-
Iorts of Continental European States 10
carve out for themselves colonial empires
in Central and South America. 1t would
suit us no more than the United States
10 see Germany establish in Southern
Brazil or elsewhere on the Western CONT
Ient.
proceeding to point out that Monroism
cannot rest on air and unless based on
power is sure to he pushed aside and dis
regarded. The Spectator continues: TO
make the doctrine elective America must
build a fleet unQuesuonahy stronger than
that of France or Germany She need
not trouble TO outbuild us, as we not
merely agree 10. but may he said to be
passive supporters of the Monroe Doc
trine."
Comments of Paris Newspapers,
N5y Associated Prcsso
lARlS. August 29.-Thc speeches of
president Roosevelt have attracted the
attention of the French newspapers. The
journal DIES Debats prints a long article
on the Presidents speech on the Monroe
Doctrine. 1t says he does not tall. for the
sake of hearing his own voice. There
tore when ne spoke OF the Monroe Doc
trlne he mad the same object in view as
when he referred to trusts. Unfortunately.
the paper says, he was not so precise in
spea king of the Monroe Doctrine as he
was in his reference TO trusts.
II gose on to say that what European
nations complain CT mostly Is not the
doctrine but the indefinite way in which
1: is interpreted. There has never yet
been, so the paper says. a sufficiently
clear definition OF the Monroe Doctrine
from the United States to enable the
world to understand what that country
actually means.
The Liberte. commenting on the same
eubiect, says the curious thing is that the