White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-04-09
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Excerpts from President Roose-
velt's Chicago Speech,
In which he Firmly Upholds that Time
Honored Doctrine.

Honored Doctrine.
''Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Today wish to speak to you, not merely |
about the Monroe doctrine, but our entire
position in the western hemisphere "a posi-
ton so peculiar and predominant that out
of it has grown the acceptance of the Mon
roe doctrine as cardinal feature OF our
foreign policy; and in particular | wish to
point out what has been done during the
lifetime of the last congress to make good
our position in accordance with this historic
policy"
The President then spoke of our country,
spreading from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
our primacy of strength in the western
hemisphere; the assertion of independence
of the South American countries, and their
final success in throwing off the yoke OF
Spain and Portugal; the assumption. on the
part of this country of sort of protector
ate over our weaker southern sister repub-
lies, and the duties and responsibilities de-
foiSiS upOh uo " ASoSOAA " ONA 49, I'D -
and position declaring that our interests on
this hemisphere are greater than those OF
any European power can possibly be: all
these causes leading up to the famous de-
claration. which means that none of the
great military powers across the seas shall
encroach upon the territory of the Ameri-
can republics, or acquire control thereon.
The question of the Isthmian canal re-
ceves attention as follows;
This policy, therefore. not only forbids
us to acquiesce in such territorial acquisi-
ton, but also causes US to object to the ac-
ouirement of control which would, in its
effect be equal to territorial aggrandize-
ment This is why the United States has
steadily believed that the construction OF
the great Isthmian canal, the building of
which is to stand as the greatest material
feat of the twentieth century-greater than
any similar feat in any preceding century
should be done by no foreign nation but
by ourselves. The canal must of necessity
60 through the territory of one of our sister
republics We have been scrupulously
careful to abstain from perpetrating any
wrong upon any Of these republics i'll this
matter. We do not wish to interfere with
their rights in the least; but, while care
fully safeguarding them, to build the cana
ourselves under provisions which will enable
us, if necessary, to police and protect it
and to guarantee its neutrality we beins
the Isole guarantor. Our intention was
steadfast we desired action taken so tina
the canal could always be used by us il
time of peace and war alike, and in time o
war could never be used to our detrimen
by any nation which was hostile to us
Such action by the circumstances surround
ing it, was necessarily for the benefit AM
not the detrment of the adjacent America
republics.
The treaties-the Hay-Pauncefote an
the Columbian treaties-the first with Ems
land, in which the latter country waived a
its rights in the construction, thus abroga
ing the old Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and Il,
latter allowing us to construct and absolute
ly control the canal. |
Following his remarks concerning III
Isthmian canal, the President takes up tf
Venezuela matter, in the following MAJ
ner -:
About the same time trouble arose