The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-12-20
THE VENEZUELAN AFFAIR.
What J. j. O'Kelly, N. p, Says of
the MenrOe noctrine.

ana Germany tl;lu agreed 10 take HILL
tary action in Venezuela. and that the
United States government had agreed
and important page in the history of
America both North and South, says
Mr.. ]. ]. O'Kelly. NJ. f.. in the Irish
People of Dublin. 1t looks like Il con-
fession on the part of the Washington
government that America does not feel
herself strong enough to enforce the
Monroe Doctrine in view OF the new
distribution of military world power.
The American government. if not the
American people. begin to recognizes
that now and i'm the future no nation
which is not armed to the teeth can
hope to exercise influence i'm the
worlds affairs. and recognizing their
incapacity to meet the combined pow
erS of Europe. have lrNtcrouSly With
drawn the Monroe Doctrine within its
shell until such time as more favor
able conditions may enable it to he
made an effective force. For the mo-
ment, the Monroe Doctrine of the
Spread-caglc period of American diplo-
macy has disappeared from the
worlds stage. and, in all probability.
has disappeared forever. That is Il
mOmcntous event. and yet it is pass
ing with but Scnnt notice from the
press of the world The fact is. that
bad craftsmanship has imprrilrd the
future of the United States. aud made
doubtful the realization of what fifty
years ago was generally regarded as
the manifest destiny of the republic
-thnt is to say. the gathering together
under one flag of the whole North
American Continent. from the North
Pole to Panama. In the early iftirs
the fultilnle,t of this manifest destiny
seemed within sight and WAS regarded
as a natural development which would
have been acuuirScru in 10y all the
European powers. even 10y England al
though it involved the loss of rnlnd:l.
Had America produced Il f;lr-Scrll%
statesman of the quality of bismarck.
of the Civil war. have been carried
across the Canadian frontier. and that
vast territory. with it's almost llnitlrSS
resources. would have been added t."
the domain of the republic, Then. in
deed, it would have been possible for
IL United America to cry "lHntl> oft.
even to the most powerful comhin:l
tiun; but that great chance wa> lost
Ey the pulling nr"rophilc philnntlro-
piSts who formed the government AT
Washington. and who drew their i'll
SEPARATION from Exeter Hall, just as
the government of President Roosevelt
seems to hc inspired by the London
clubs. When Lord Salisbury attempt
cd to Interfere in N"nrzl.rll only y
few years ago. the American eagle
Tapped its wings 50 vigorously THAT
the British government Thought it
prudent to witlidrA W. and allow l'rrSi-
dent cleveland 10 score what appeared
TO be IL notHplr victory for America
and the Monroe Doctrine. MI that is
changed now. Vndcr the influence of
the Anglnphilr government OF Mr.
Roosevelt the meaning of the Monroe
Doctrine has been so whitfield away
that il no longer protects the Jude
pendent sovereignty of the smaller
American republics. though, il still
processes to guard their territory from
seizure.
This is Il service that the South
American republics can do very well
for themselves without Yankee aid.
Therefore, they are NOT likely to feel
much gratitude towards the WnShn%
the Monroe Doctrine. If German and
English moncylrndrrs can send war
ships to take possession of South
American ports and collect the Gus
toms until their claims against the
government have been satisfied, ii is
difficult to see what use or benefit the
Monroe Doctrine can be to the South
American republics. The present
Washington government gives the inn
preston of Il committee of gentlemen
selected by the London clubs to run
the United States for the sole benefit
of England. Tho .\nglophlc Mr. Hay
has probably done more harm to this
country than amy man since Andrew
johnson stopped the Fruian invasion
of Canntln, and thereby postponed. il
he did not prevent. the fulilmrnt by
the great American republic of its
manifest destiny. One inevitable re-
suit of Mr.. Hays Policy will be the
United States both as Il world power
and as an American state. In Spanish
America the sclf-assllmcd protcctorate
of Uncle Sam will be rcpuhatcu us
useless and impcrtincnt 1t was Hc-
ceptcd in the past because it threw
over the South American ports the
protection of the United States navy.
and now that Mr.. Hay has withdra WI
his protection there is not much viz
tue or advantage in an American pro
tectOTntp