Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-01
A NEW PEACE POLICY.
PIau to Put nm End tn south Ame'-
Tenn Troubles

pIou to Put nm End to south Amer
lean Troubles
New York. Jan. The Washing
ton correspondent of The Mall "i'
Express sends his paper the follow
ing:
The United States is ON the eve of
announcing Il new policy with respect
to South and Central America which
will be of as consuming interest to the
outside world as was and is the Mon
roe doctrine.
/ This new policy is indeed an off
shoot of the Monroe doctrine, devcl-
! oplnent of the idea underlying that
famous principle. 1t may be termed.
and 1t will probably he known as. the
"pax Americana" American peace.
1t is nothing less than a guarantee on
the part of this country exercising, as
I 1t were, a mora! hegem0ny over the
weaker states of Central and South
A1reiira. that peace and order and
respect for law and property and hui
man Ecr shall and must prevail
throughout the regions to the south of
the United States. In other words.
the United States will undertake to
guarantee. as ir the case of Cuba, n
stable government and the mainte-
nance of order
The United States acted in half rec.
ognition of this principle when it dealt
with Cuba after the Spanish war and
when 1t dealt with Spain prior to that
war 1t also recognized il in part
when 1t sent its troops to restore order
in the isthmus Of Panama, and again |
IN an earlier case, when it practically
put an end to the revolution or rebel
lion in Brazil
II may easily he seen low this doe
lflhe OF an american peace" l!a~
grown out Of the Monroe doctrine. 4.
hellhed by its latest defender. Press.
neht Roosevelt. the Mcnroe doctrine i.
"A declaration that there must 1e nc
territorial A%g audizcmtnt nv any non.
american poWCr 1T the expense Of any
american power on American soil"
ne lhevital 10 core lary or eypan.ion
If this Principle is that if tie United
,'"'es is tn gualanice tie integrity OF
liese republics it is going TO SEQ IA If
'ia' there - something Wulrh nrrscrv. {
ng.
IT ~ mol prepared to risk war N pv.
~ turn Tor 'lt sake Of prlpetuot;nc
'leS' OF WASps or a BASKET of frbfIn,, i
AIS ana dogs. If his country. IN ,thn,. h
or"s' Is to accept the risk Of war win d
"'ol'"i powers for the sake If n,o- ii
'>IllS me South and Central AI,.r- e.
an republics from lnroads and wow. h
',n foreign countries. it will al.o "a IA
tue extent ot preserving Their. r.1n, II
~ ''"i wars and revolutions. It win NJ
u s'"hd guardian for excited ueo,,loc 10
' %' are peTpe'ually running ANNEX ii,
, Ae '''"ue'ire to he exercised by tn, ie
"nn' would be entirely moral II
'"'' NOT Undertake to decide ~, - be
merits OF either side in n ,.oy.,', hi,
mar! appeal 10 arms. h,t !, ,.,'', OK
It's moral power 10 prrvri, " ,,,'' no
rs", "pl'"'N 10 Weapons as mi. do
."' means If arbitration II, a..
"mon /, wv would insist gently bu, G,m ,' tLi
, "ro'' .he maintenance of pcare a, ,
ny would b" ,hccllcd if >u,t
.e mar "", ,l'S country would Inter. cr.
rn '"erely 10 assist III the reaI , wn,5.
er and tnn '' '',,. 'Ie preservation of c
and N.Y. ''', 'n guaranteeing security to bic
.e NOT r ~, L'['N' If its intercessjnn era
.p, NOT needed it would unaon1f nslHn Tn,
pr. maintenance OF IIo,