Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-03
WILL SETTLE By SWORD
SATURDAY REVIEWS IDEAS.
Recent speech of President Roose-
welt ON Monroe Doctrine Causes
British Papers to Give Alarm
Thinks We Are Growing Too Fast
ut Their Expense.

i@"iooh' sept "a mated rivalry
which may some day be settled by the
arpitrament OF the sword seems to fairly
sum the saturday Reviews opinion of the
relations between Great Britain and the
ohi'ed STATES Discussing President
Hooseveits pronouncement on Monroeism,
7he always bitterly anti-American Satur-
day fe'ie" uses the presidents speech
as text on which to enunciate long
sermon on American greed and hy-
pocrisy' ana the danger threatening the
bfltish empire from the United States
future expansion IL says In reviewing
'he history oi the monroe doctrine;
III Is unfortunate IL not exceptional
'ha' 'he United states can not be satisfied
win the piain' STRAIGHTFORWARD policy or
seit interest without attempting to ex-
pam 1t as disinterested and highly
moral position. IL was on TINS basis tha'
the war Win SPAN was undertaken, re-
suiting IN the fhiippnes being annexed
ana CUBA being put under the heel South
Americas natural resources are enor-
NOUS put the lhdiVidual states can not
act tosether' II Is pam that they VII!
not long resist American extension SOUTH
ward ana 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:
The United states Is the only great
power separated from the British empire
by nothing but land frontier ana 1t Is
the settled object ultimately to include
Canada. The United states Is CONNER
cially growing fast at our expense and
Judging from It's 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 criti-
cal. Under these circumstances 1t 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. Ii
Is the only final settlement. If that Is So
the policy OF either country must be 10
avoid doing anything "hich can increase
the others power or give 1t points IN inc
struggle. On that principle the uh'teh
states has steadily acted IN opposing US
diploma'icaIiy' never cohccdihs point
We. on the other hand' nave usually gone
out of our way to help the United states
lost ground ana America sa'heu' i"e
only balancing advantage would De sucn
consequent ana active iriehhship on the
part OF America that we might count OH
her as meeting us halt way py aps'"'hi"H
from injuring us. On such friendship the
SATURDAY REVIEW mas SHOWN asaN anu
again that there Is neither evidence nor
Likelihood lhere Is no question: oi iihihs
or disiikihs the Ahericahs' ~ ID s''"pS
a question which shaii ultimately get 'he
better OF the other SIDE Ihe coh'roihhs
factors make 1t Impossible 10 put the POSI-
ton OF the two countries IN any o'her
way
Divergent view OF the SPECTATOR
A curiously divergent view Is expressed
by the Spectator on the same topic. IL
says:
1--WE 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 unmistakable terms that the Monroe
doctrine will be enforced by the United
States at all costs The Monroe doctrine
is q danger to peace only when 1t is un-
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. like
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