The San Francisco call., 1905-02-18

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which long ago foretod At the time
Adams Monroe concerted with Canning the Monroe doc
trne grounded any question of spoiation
European nationals financial responsibility Span through
Holy Alliance seeking the of of continental
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by the United States and Britain free and
The HOLY Alliance proposed their reconquest subsection
Spain Britain then interested in breaking the
Spain and the United States keeping Europe from gaining
policy and that any
he spread Of European monarca institutions this hemisphere
would be regarded unfriendy to the United States.
declaration the republics left peace
develop their institutions strengthen their position in the
family OF nations history that most OF them have made bad
their opportunity They have been by internal dissen
ons have developed financial stability and republics
name only he people are poor because property acquired
only when has judicial protection In their poverty they
still have the activities necessary community life These
transportation manufactures production commerce and banks AS
the doute that them essentially predatory
and rob their citizens when they have anything worth stealing
e9 Il Iluo ule hdilds ol WHO Iey on
the protection Of their home 1t took these socaed
republics long time learn that safe also to rob the
nationals of other countries
But when dawned upon that, under the Monroe doc
regny territory they proceeded up
lost time The first ruler them reve in obbng his
people and with mpartialiy Banco
the Dictator of Venezuela Since his day he has had mitators
of those The robbery of foreigners has gone
until has become the scandal and odum of the
world.
AS long as we maintain the Monroe doctrine Europe powess
Other nations may blockade ports powers block
AIDED those of Venezuela that accompshs nothing They
might land military force with and administer
sound rasng Latn-American republic but the nay of
war which consists solely the subugaion of sovereignty and
the taking OF territory forbidden by the Monroe doctrine
that such military punishment would be useless and indeed in
human AS long hold the attitude of protector of their soil
and sovereignty those countries safely violate principle
OF common honesty and international integrity.
The effect OF this immunity them very bad increases
their dishonest and their of responsibility Their
reckenes well illustrated monkey Andes
atons which followed the blockade of his ports The United
States him of that trouble and he equtes by depolng
our citizens and insulting Minister
Now, this situation cannot go on forever If the Monroe
doctrine assign the United any function OF
the
TINS hemisphere that protection used by them to rob other
nationals and recssy violate all of the
cson and make them behave themselves abandon
and let them take the punishment they have earned The
many Italy and the other governments they
whose people they ourselves strong enough
the European monarch neghbors rivals
hemisphere doctrine and leave those
pesiferOus republics to their fate
requires that protecorate to compel them pay their
debts and behave themselves Every them to-day be
hed with prosperous people and would have full exchequer
they had honest and decent government By permitting
tnuance of their evil doing wrong AS long
them feel perfectly irresponsible ANYTHING they
do the instead of the best
the
abandon
Just now there is disposition to antaqonze the President
which hope will be projected matter The other
of taught to obev and observe their
international obligations bv being made RESPONSIBLE for b; VIC
laton Only these LanAm republics riotous reckless
and irresponsible and they by doctrine
They should have sound financial systems based currency
the world But they have because under the
they tee no responsibility AS deny to Europe the right
hold them responsibility unless we do it ourselves we are in
position the law who protects its violation
No sane believes otherwise than that they will speedily
REFORM acquire stable governments thrive the time that
them they must or we will make them We
have protected revolution tifssnes dishonesty among
them shame Now it is time for change
selects the of them begin the Senate carrv out
the will Of the American people by ndorsng Presidents pro-
Guatemala and the and wholly dishonest
ernen and by compelling them the rights
OF the world will make them respect themselves.
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