Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-09-06
NIL SETTLE BY SWORD
ATURDAY REVIEWS IDEAS.
recent Speech of President RooSe-
welt on Monroe Doctrine C,us.s
British Papers TO Give Alarm
Thinks We Are Growing Too Fast
at Their Expense.

" Thinks We Are Growing Too Fms,
Il at Their Expense,
LONDON sept "A hated rivalry
$hich may some day be settled by the
krbitrament of the sword" seems to fairly
Jun the Saturday Reviews opinion of the
relations between Great Britain and the
United States. Discussing President
Roosevelts pronouncement on Monroeism
hhe always bitterly anti-American Satur-
day Review uses the presidents sneech
las text on which to enunciate a long
lsermon on American greed and NV
lpocrisy." and the danger threatening the
British empire from the United States
future expansion. 1t says in reviewing
/ hs history of the Monroe doctrine:
ut Is unfortunate If not exceptional
that the United States can not be satisfied
with the plain, straightforward policy OF
self interest without attempting to ex-
nain 1t as a disinterested and hiehIy
moral position. 1t was on this basis that
the war with Spain was undertaken. re-
II
/ and Cuba being put under the heel South
Americas natural resources are enor-
nous. but the individual states can not
act together. 1t Is plain that they will
not long resist American extension south
ward, and American protection from
European aggression 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 land frontier and it is
the settled object ultimately to include
Canada. The United States is CONNER
-cially 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 Russia.
whose position in relation to the United
States territorially Is not nearly so crit-
cal. Under these circumstances it 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.
the policy of either country must be to
avoid doing anything which can increase
the others power or give it points in the
struggle. On that principle the United
States has steadily acted in opposing us
diploma tically, 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 America gained. The
only balancing advantage would be such
consequent and active friendship on the
part of America that we might count on
her as meeting us half way by abstaining
from injuring us. On such friendship 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
question which shall ultimately get the
better of the other side. The controlling
factors make it impossible 10 put the posi-
ton of the two countries in any other
way"
Divergent View of the Spectator.
A curiously divergent view is expressed
by the Spectator on the same topic. 1t
says
I'VE are glad in the interests of the
United States and Great Britain and the
peace of the rest of the world that Presi-
dent Roosevelt announced in such clear
and unmistakabe terms that the Monroe
doctrine will be enforced by the United
States at all costs. The Monroe doctrine
is a danger to peace only when 1t is I'M
dermined. All authoritative statements
of the policy of the United States in this
effect are therefore welcome We hold
that the Monroe doctrine is good for US
as well as the United States. We, ike
the United States. have no desire TO see
the status quo violently altered by the
efforts of continental European states TO
carve out for themselves colonial EN-
pres in Central and South America II
would suit us no more than the Unl'en
States to see Germany established III
southern Brazil or elsewhere on the west
ern continent"
Proceeding to point out that MonroelSh
can not rest on air, and unless based on
power is usure to be exposed and pusiieu
aside. the Spectator continues;
"rhe power on which 1t must primarily
rest is sea power. If the European states
know that America has sea power enough
! to enforce the Monroe doctrine it will be
sscrupulously respected The moment
they see the doctrine is based only on pa