Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-15


United States dlsllked European tyran-
ny as much as did their knsmen in the
old country
The Monroe doctrine, It Is further
said, was originally aimed at Spain and
Portugal but It now extends to all the
old world powers Originally formu-
lated with Englands approval It may
within the next few weeks be turned
against US, for We are no
longer under the ministers who's
foreign policy It ever is to side
with those who desire freedom We
crush and annex small states whore
we used to fight to set them free.
Therefore the Monroe doctrine applies
70 US now" After this presentation
OF Englanda status, the writer says Of
the much discussed doctrine;
ut Is curious to note that It docs not
prohibit, IN words at any rate, an Ash
attic OF African power from colonizlng
the American continents, II is aimed
at the reactlonary governments of Eu-
rope only II Australia were an indie
pendent republic It could, believe,
without violating the Monroe doctrine,
conquer and annex Argentina or Ven-
ezuela, and / very much doubt whether
the United States would interfere II
Canada were an independent republic
there Is certainly nothing In the Monroe
doctrine 20 prevent II from anneXing
Peru. But Americans are determined
and ! think rightly and wisely deter
mined. to allow 40 outworn European
monarchy, not even England to annex
another yard Of land IN either North
or South America
The statement that the so-ealled Holy
Alliance was formed ror the purpose of
crushing all movements for liberty Is
certainly not sustained by the text Of
the pledge signed by the European rul-
ers. In that document they solemnly
declared that their only aim was TO
make the principles Of the Christian re-
ligion the rule by which they would In
the future be guided both IN the gov
eminent Of their own states and IN
their conduct toward other states. They
declared the universal brotherhood Of
man. and the duty Of all to aid and
assist one another, as members q one
family.
That was the ALLIANCE" II was
speedily accepted by almost all Euro
peap rulers and even Great Britain
signed It. after some hesitation. The
sultan Of Turkey and the pope did not
sign e. It Is very probable that the
wonderful compact was entered into
from the hest OF motives. 1t took form
at time when Europe was shaken to
the foundations, and when the hand Of
God was Acknowledged in the terrible
events that followed the French revo-
luton. Among the higher classes par
ticularly, the religious sentiment was
very strong, for there was q reaction
from the lnhdelty that had been the
rage. II was natural product Of the
time, 1t did certainly not inaugurate
the Millennium, but Goethe said Of it,
that nothing greater had
been thought Of for the welfare Of the
human family
The Monroe doctrine naturally came
from the dispute between this country,
Russia and Great Britain concerning
territory IN the northwest. American
pyhaps at the suggestion
of Mr., Cannl'g at that time said to
Russia; eve should contest the right
of Russia TO any territory established
on this continent President Monroe
further stated and defined this posi-
ton, and that IS what IS known as the
Monroe doctrine, whether the Holy All
lance suggested the necessity OF It, or
not