The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06

| gards the Monroe Doctrine In the
 frs. eass ,Ss Ss mSss as so osSS Ss.na treat t in any shape or way as an ex. cuse for aggrandisement on our part st satS the of the republic, to ,scs sss that in some South American countries there has been much suspicion lest we should interpret the Monroe Doctrine terests, and we must try. to convince all the other nations of this continent once and for all that no just and or
 fear from e1seusmen us. There nss are osriais re.
 publics to the south of us which have already reached such point of stabil-
 themselves, though as yet hardly con.
 this Doctrine. These republics we now
 asSasy nS' saa Sny in on spirit 1ass frans and
 is mutual. If ali of the republics to to which I aiiude have already grown. poins of the Doctrine will disappear.
 spusc Ss % ssS Mhe. and sse sone ; on-American military power acquire
 territory in It's neighborhood. All
 sssr tss rspuSoa o tss sha
 be happy and prosperous; and they can-
 not be happy and prosperous unless they maintain order within their & bound; l. for their obligations towards outsiders.
 II must be understood that under no circumstances vii the United states t. territorial aggression. We desire peace
 with all the world. but perhaps most of all with the other peoples of the course limits to the wrongs which any 1. self respecting nation can endure. It Is always possible that wrong actions of % this Nation. in some state unable to keep order among It's own people, un- able to secure justice from outsiders, outsiders oaa % who treat re o 1t 2 well. may resuit in our having to take action to pro.
 feet our rights. bu. such ration will aesrsssion, aes @ iona ana tf it viii De taken at ali only with extreme reluctance and when 1t has become evident that every other resource has been exhausted. , ] that we do not intend to permit tho ..onroe Doctrine to be used py any any < of Its own misdeeds against foreign nations If republic to the south. of us commits q tort against foreign citizen of that nation. then the Monroe Doctrine does not force us to. inter fere to prevent punishment of the tort. not assume the form Of territorial oc- cupation in any shape. Thc case IS more difficult when 1t refers to con ment has always refused to enforce such contractual obligations on behalf of it's citizens by m appeal to arms It governments would take the *saTne view. But they do not; and in conse- puence we are liable at any time to be able aiternatives. On the t one hand, this country would certainly decline
 to go to war to prevent foreign gov
 ernment from correcting a, just debt; on
 the other hand. 1t Is very inadvisable
 to permit any foreign power to take
 possession. even temporarily. of the
 public In order to enforce the payment
 of its obligations: for such temporary
 occupation might turn into a perman-
 these alternatives mi may at any time be
 that we must ourselves undertake to
 bring about some arrangement by SSsaon %asa %adf shs be pss is Sf far
 ter that this country should put through such an arrangement. rather se1taSe tnan 'ow N aT To s do se insures the de. faulting republic from having to pay debts of an improper character under duress, while 1t laso .ns9res non. st { passed by in the interest of shonesf or grasping creditors Moreover, for ] the United States to take such posi-: 1 tion offers the only possible way Of i insuring us against clash with some foreign power. The position is. there- i fore in the interest of peace as well ] benefit to our people; 1t Is of benefit to foreign peoples; and most of all it , Is of benefit to the people of the coun. This brings to me what should be 1 one of the Fundamental objects of the | Monroe Doctrine. We must ourselves 1 ward peace and order those of our sister republics which need such help: Just as there has been a gradual relations of one individual to another. | so we are. even though slowly, more and more coming to recognize the duty only as among individuals. but also as
 santo Domingo.
 Santo Domingo. in her turn, has now
 made an appeal to us to help her, and not only every principle of wisdom but every generous instinct within us bi Ss the slightest consequsnce whether we mingo as an incident to the wise de.
 velopment of the Monre Doctrine. or Domingo as standing wholly by itself.
 and to be treated as such. and not on snce to the Monroe Doctrine. The i'm.
 portant point is to give the needed aid,
 and the case Is certainly sufficiently
 , to tS oa Tbs
 in santo Domingo have for number
 of years grown from bad to worse un-
 til year ago all society was on the , verge of dissolution. Fortunately
 santo Domingo. who. with hls col.
 leagues, saw the dancers threatening their country and appealed to the friendship of the only great and pow. power, ana 6"SS as they hoped also the. viii viii , to help them. There was imminent
 danger of foreign intervention. The
 previous rulers of Santo Domingo had , her. internal disorders she had ceas q to be able to provide means Of paying the debts. The patience of her foreign creditors had become exhausted. and at least two foreign nations were on } the point of intervention. and were only prevented from intervening by the unofficial assurance of this Govern , ment that 1t would Itself strive to her santo Domingo in her hour of need In the case of one. of these nations ! only the actual opening of negotiations : to this end by our Government pre- vented the seizure of territory in San. to Domingo by European power. oi the, debts incurred some were just which really renders 1t obligatory on : or proper for, Santo Domin@o to pay ! them in full. But she could not pay : any of them unless some stability wa: S Accordingly the Executive Depart [ ment of our Government negotiated z | treaty under which we are to try tC help the Dominican people straignter 2 2 pending @ before s''t the Senate. nate '' in thu has been made which viii last unti 5 the Senate has had time to take actior
 ment the Dominican Goverrent ha' | apn0inted Americans to all the I'm,