The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-02
MUST We WHIP THE
BR|TON ONCE AGAIN
This is the Opinion of the
Saturday Review
CHARGES US With GREED
Seeking to Gobble Up Canada and
South America.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A TRIAL OF FORCE
The sp ctalor Thinks the Monroe Doctrine Good
For Great Britain, Germany Surprised al
Roosev lis Strong Reafi.mation
of tho Dacirine.
CHARGES US With GREED
Seeking to Gobble Up Canada and
South America.

of the Doctrine.
(Ry the Associated Press.)


Lndon. Aug. 30.-"A hated rivalry which
n,ay some day be settled by the arbitIa-
ment of the sword" seems 10 fairly sum
up the Saturday Reviews Of the relations
between Great Britain and the United
States. Discussing President Roosevelt s
announcement on Monroeism the always
bitterly anti-American Saturday Review
uses the Presidents speech as a text on
which to enunciate a long sermon on
'American greed and hypocrisy" and the
danger threatening the British empire
from the United States future expansion.
Ii says, i'll reviewing the history Of the
Monroe DGctrine:
1T is unfortunate if not exceptional
that the United States cannot be salts
fled with the plain, straightforward pol
icy of self-interest without attempting
to explain it as a disinterested and highly
moral position. 1t was on this basis that
lie war with Spain was undertaken, re-
sulting in the Philippines being annexed
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
rot 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
Monroeisn on the British Empire, the
Saturday Review says:
'"rhc United States is the only great
power separated from the British Empire
ly nothing but a land frontier and it is
the settled object of the United States
to ultimately include Canada. The Uni
ted States is commercially growing fast
at our expense and Judging from it's pres
cnt progress the power of the United
States in wealth and numbers Will soon
exceed that Of any rival we have, posi-
bly, excepting Russia. whose position in
relation to us territorially is not nearly
so critical. Under these circumstances
ii is surely clear that the power We
reed most to be concerned about is Amer
lea. Acute territorial and commercial
rivalry always results in an ultimate
trial by force. It is the only final settle
ment.
There is no question of liking or dis
liking Americans. 1t is simply a ques-
ton of which shall ultimately get the
better Of the other side"
A curiously divergent view is expressed
by the Spectator on the same topic. 1t
saws:
we hold that the maintenance of the
Monroe Doctrine is as good for US as for
the United States We. like 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 empires in Cen
trail and South America. 1t would suit
us no more than the United States to
see Germany established in Southern
Brazil or elsewhere on the Western Con-
tinent.'
Proceeding to point out that Monroe
ism cannot rest on air and that unless
based on power it is sure to be pushed
aside ami disregarded, the Spectator con-
tinues:
ITO make the doctrine effective Amer
ica must build a feet unquestionably
stronger than that of France or Ger
many. She need not trouble to outbuild
Us. as We not merely agree to but may
lie said to be passive supporters of the
Monroe Doctrine.'