The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
SOUTH AMERICANS
NAY STAND ALONE
Argentine, Chile and Brazil
d. IL -. +. -
Threaten to Reject the Mon
roe Doctrine.
ARGENTINE Is LIKELY H.
TO TAKE STEP FIRST
Republics President Said to
Have Inserted Declaration
in Forthcoming Message.
New York Sun Special Service.

new 1oTk BUN special herV1oe .,.
washington, Feb. ll.-south America
may repudiate the Monroe doctrine.
In the forthcoming message of the
president Of Argentine it is said there
will be paragraph formally declaring
the freedom of his country from Ameri-
can protection. The president Of Chile
may take similar action. Even Brazil,
which has manifested on so many oc-
casions its friendship, is considering
from the aegis of the United States
Argentine, Chile and Brazil consider
themselves sovereign states and entitled
as such to the same voice in interna-
tional councils as other nations. The
Monroe doctrine places them in the
eyes Of Europe as under American
suzerainty, and as they transact most
Of their business with Europe they do
not like the view Europeans take Of
them. ~
President g Message Starts Things.
The recent message of President Roose-
welt brought things to head. That
document has been interpreted in South
America as proof that the United States
regards itself as the protector of all
the republics Of the western hemisphere.
eff a nation,' the president de-
elared, "shows it knows how to act with
reasonable efficiency and decency in So
eial and political matters, if it keeps
order and pays Its obligations, it need
fear No interference from the United
The president also referred to the
progress In stable and just civilization,
(which SO many republics in both the
Americas are constantly and brilliant
~ showing" and declared that if every
country washed, by the Caribbean sea
would show similar progress, all quess-
tion Of interference by this nation with
their affairs would be at an end.
classification Disliked.
Nevertheless it is the grievance Of
Argentine, Brazil and Chile that the
president fails specifically to mention
them instead of chasing ss them with
states which are chronicallyl engaged
in revolution. There have been ex-
changes Of views between South Ameri-
Of ending. once for all what are regarded
as F1Y ankee pretensions to guard ithe
western hemisphere from European ag-
erosion. - "a ..:~g..-. l..'..s e.
Spanish-American diplomats suggest
that each Of the nations named should
make a declaration Of its purpose to
resist intervention by any state for any
would be aimed against the Roosevelt
Interpretation Of the Monroe doctrine,
which contemplates Intervention in fla
grant cases Of wrongdoing or imnudence
in the republics Of this hemisphere.
Argentine Flirts with Chile.
Several facts have come to the at
show the peculiar state Of mind into
which South Americans have worked
themselves. Argentine has sent her
minister Of finance to Chile to pave the
way for the abrogation of the protocol
! limiting the naval armament Of each
country, which was entered into in or
der to avert war between them. Osten-
sibly Argentine has been moved to this
action by the appropriation Of $60,000,-
600, just made by Brazil for the con.
, struction Of forty new men-of-war. The
Brazilian program is to extend over a
period Of six years, and will result, in
il: the addition Of >battleships, cruisers and
torpedoboats to her effective naval list
!: Conflict Not Likely.
Authorities here are never inclined to
4. take the South Americans too seriously
and ridicule the idea Of conflict even in
: the far future. But they do appreciate
: that it is unwise to take any action
which might acoentuate South Ameri
can suspicion. .>r-
Therefore, in the Dominican treaty
! provision was inserted by which the
: United States recognized the independ.
F.: ence and integrity Of Dominican terri.
= tory. .- Esr
The state department has frankly
communicated to South American diplo.
mats the reasons of the president fol
=, arranging for control Of the finances
: Of the island by the United States The
Z effect has been to clear the atmosphere
: and prevent the formulation of pro
: test such as was mooted when news OF
{ the Dominican protocol first became
{ known. -