The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16
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reported the declaratory resolution from
these committees. Senator Gray, chair
man of the anthracite strike commission.
announced that the report was not unani-
nous action of the committee. The Senate
never took action on any of the reports
Senator Davis said the action of the com,
mittee was notice to foreign nations and
was sufficiently effective without any vote
of the Senate. The resolution as reported
follows:
Concurrent resolution relative to the as
sertion and enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine.
Resolved, BY the Senate Cthe House
of Representatives concurrlnSe, that
whereas, President Monroe in his message
to Congress of Dec 2, A. ID. 1923. deemed
1t proper to assert as principle In Wnlcn
States are involved that the American
continents, by the free and Independent
condition which they have assumed ana
maintained, were thenceforth not to be
considered as subjects for future colonl-
cation by any European powers; and
Whereas. President Monroe further de-
clared in that message that the united
States would consider any attempt by the
allied powers of Europe to extend their
system TO any portion of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and safety; that
with the existing colonies and dependen-
cies of any European power we have not
interfered and would not interfere, but
that with the governments which have de-
clared their Independence and maintained
ii and whose independence we have on
great consideration and just principles
acknowledged. we could not view any in
opposition for the purpose OF depressing
them or controlling in any other manner
their destiny by any European power in
any other light than as the manifestation
OF unfriendly disposition toward the
United States; and further reiterated in
that message that it is impossible that
the allied powers should extend their po-
litical system to any portion OF either con-
tinent without endangering our peace and
happiness; and
''Whereas, The doctrine and policy so
proclaimed by President Monroe have since
been repeatedly asserted by the United
States by legislative declaration and upon
occasions and exigencies similar to that
particular occasion and that exigency
which caused them to be first announced.
and have been ever since their promulga-
ton and now are the rightful policy of the
United States: therefore, be il
Resolved, That the United States of
America reaffirms and confirms the doc
dent Monroe in his message of Dec. 2, A.
ID. 1923. and declares that Ii will assert
and maintain that doctrine and those prin-
ciples, and will regard any infringement
| thereof, and particularly any attempt by
any European power to take or acquire any
new or additional territory on the American
continents or any islands adjacent thereto
| or any right of sovereignty or domain in
| the same in any case instance to
| which the United States shall deem such at
| tempt to be dangerous to its peace or safe
| ty by or through force, purchase. cession,
! occupation, pledge, colonization, protector
| ate or by control of easement in any canal
| or any other means of transit across the
| American isthmus, whether under un-
| founded pretension of right in cases of al
| legged boundary disputes under any other
unfounded pretensions. the manifesta-
| ton of an unfrendly disposition toward
| the United States and an interposition
| for the United States to regard with in
difference"