The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-28
THE POSTS LETTER BOX.

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number OF questions received answers can
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A CO w.n you give through your
columns the foil meaning Of the Monroa
doctrine and Il It was accepted as the
policy Of our governments
\. The AloRioe doctrine Is the name
given to declaration NJ the policy Of
the United States IN opposition TO thr in
reference ~ European powers I'm the pollti-
cal affairs Of the American continents, made
by President Monroe IN lis message to
congress In ls2S II was known thnt az
the congress of Verona $500 a project
pad been discussed Of aiding Spnln to- re
cover dominion over her 'eyoltcd American
colonies Mr. Canning, while making his
preparations to 20 to India as governor
general, received the appointment OF secre-
tary for foreign affairs IN September, ST.
ana It was by bis Influence that the British
government vns led TO take energetic
measures against the nhsoutists' priu.
ciplc Of Interference in preventing r'yolu-
tlon and nh political changes proceeding
from the people ia opposition to the rulers.
Franco early ia 1879 was ready to invade
Spain Tor the purpose " oycrthrowlns the
revolutionary government The next
measure was likely to he an attempt IN
suhjugato the Spanish colonies, some OF
which the United States government had
recognized as independent nations, The
British government is understood to have
suggested h the United States the policy
OF making some protest against such In
reference In the affairs If tho American
states or colonies The yusgcs,tou being
approved by the president. by j Q. Adams
secretary Of STATE, mud by Jefferson, who
WAS consulted. and the aununl message
II December 1923 contained the following
declarations. "rhat We should consider
any attempt ON the part NJ the allied
powers TO extend their system 10 any por
tlru Of this hemisphere a. dangerous to
orr peace and safety and THAT We could
not view my interpretations for the pur
pose OF expressing governments on this
side % the water whose independence we
had Acknowledged, or controlling In any
/ manner their destiny Nv any European
power, H amy other light then as mani-
| fcstnuon ~ nm untrlcndly disposition to-
ward the United States This declare
| ror ,ora,bar win the ppov,n sentiments
90 ,,a pr,t,sh cobtno, and NATHAN out an
,rd NV ya.,r,s v,hicb ,,o, have beop
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ort rhnso i,rot,,tiors ,rc Iost s,gn+ ~
I n,r,rc +no way bc,,yccp th, etotos whom
ho french or,oror p,,r M, Archdnkc
N,o,ir,uio, -, tho .,r,,., ~, ,,ov,oo tbc
T-n,te1 stotos government ,yos too brsy
o,5 too ycee 10 er9co,.,r o., nrevcnt Tho
m.os,re. rho ,t,pe ,,o. .nos.r accord,ng,v.
sion could have aroused ,,o c,ycrprent
and the countr, 10 o,nos,rlon Al the
close az tho war t,oors ,,or. marched 10
ward Nh. N1ox,,,, hordor tho French
troons we're withdrew, and the empIre
fen In President clcye,ond,s second term
Great Britain nppcorod 70 he mon the
v.re. u Selling certain dIsnntcd territory
In yenezpela and tho president through
Secretary OF state Oncy raised note
Of waning which resulted in peoccahlc