Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-11

that we do not intend 10 treat IL in any
shape or way as an excuse for aggran-
dizement on our part at the expense
of the republics to the south Of US,
second, that we do not intend to per-
| NIT II TO be used by any of these re-
| publlcs as a shield to protect that rea
| public from the consequences Of its
| own misdeeds against foreign nations,
| third. that lnasmuCh as by this doc
| trine we prevent other nations from
| interfering on this side of the water
| we shall ourselves I'm good faith try to
| help those Of our sister republics. which
| need such help, upward toward peace
| and order.
NOTHING TO FEAR.
AS regards the first point we must
| recognize the fact that IN some South
| American countries there has been
| much suspicion lest we should inter-
| pref the Monroe doctrine In some way
| inmical to their interests Now let II
| be understood once for all that no just
| ana orderly government on this con-
| tlnent has anything TO fear from us,
mere are certain Of the republics south
| or us which have already reached
| such a point Of stability order ana
| prosperity that they are themselves,
| although as yet hardly consciously,
| among the guarantors OF this doctrine.
| NO stable and growing American re-
| pubic wishes TO see some great nom
American military power acquire ter
rtory in its neighborhood II is the
| interest Of all Of US on this continent
that no such event should occur and
IN addition to our own republic there
are now already republics In the re-
gions south Of us which have reached
point Of prosperity and power that
enables them to be considerable fac
tors IN maintaining this doctrine which
Is SO much to the advantage OF all OF
US, II must be understood that under
no circumstances will the United states
use the Monroe doctrine as a cloak for
territorial aggression. Should any Of
our neighbors, no matter how turbu-
tent, now disreglrdful Of our rights.
nnally get into such a position that
the utmost limits Of our forbearance are
ltached. all the people south Of us may
rest assured that no action will ever
pe taken save what Is absolutely de-
manded by our self-respect; that this
action VIII not take the form of ter
rtoral ACKNOWLEDGMENT on our part
ana that Il viii only be taken at ali
with the most extreme reluctance and
not without having exhausted every
effort to avert t.
LiNI y ~ DOC klNE,
AS to the second point. if re.
public TO the south of us commits a
tort against a foreign nation, such. for
instance, az wrongful action against
the persons Of citizens OF that ma
zion then the Monroe doctrine does
not force us to interfere to prevent
punishment Of the tort, save to see
that the punishment does not directly
or indirectly assume the form OF ter.
ltorial occupation Of the offending
country. The case Is more difficult
when the trouble comes from the fail
ure to meet contractual onliga lions.
CUR own government has always re-
FUSED TO enforce such contractual oh
legations on behalf of It's citizens by
the appeal to arms II Is much TO be
wished that all foreign governments
would take the same view. But at
present this country would certainly
not ne Wiling TO go to war to pre-
vent foreign government from
collecting a just debt or TO back
up some one Of our sister republic
III refusal TO pay just debts
ana the alternative may IN any ease
prove to be that we shall ourselves nm
dertake to bring about some arrange
mem by which so much as rs possible of
the just obligations shall be paid Per.
aonally ! should always prefer TO see
such an ARRANGEMENT m thor tban iot
any foreign country undertake il.
81 do not want IN soc onv Soroto,,
power take possossioo ncrn,,,o,,ti,. 81 IT
temporarily of the custom ho,,sog 20 a.,
American republlc In order a., ortor.a
It's obligations, and the alternative may
at any time he that We shall no forroJ
to do so ourselves,
,,o.., r,.,,
HOSI lMfOHIANT THING.
FINALLY. and ,ybot &c In n,,. t
really tho most in,t,ortart thin ru'
il is orr duty so Far as W. ,,'"s vi H.
to try TO helm inward nn, apiv.
brothers. lust as there hoe hoor
gradual growth OF the ethical element
In The relations of ono ndi,ia ,,,i'ett
sno'heL, SO that win all the faults OF
mains true that we are, no na,tor bo,,,
slowly, more and more coming "a rcc.
ognizc the duty OF bearing one anotb-
er's burdens. similarly I belleve that
tho ethical element ia bv dogreos cnN
terlng into the dealings OF one natinn
with another
"l'nder strain of emot ion causoa b,,
sudden disaster tbis feeling ia ve,.v o,.
ident 4 famine or niagi,o an one
country brings much svrpatbv ava
como assistance from other cornt,.ies
Moreover. we are now beginnino tol -
ognize that weaker nennles bayc
claim upon Us. even when tbo onneoI
Is made not To our sinotions b,, sp,,a
sudden calamity blrt IA our ronscien"as
by long continued condition or affairs
II do not mean IN saw that Nation.
have more than berun 10 annroach the
proper relationship one 10 another ana
fully recognize The follv of nroceoding
upon the assumntlon fbat tbis ideai |
condition can now he realized In All"
for I'm order 10 nroceed unon sucb an
some method of forcing reralcitrant "a,
tons 10 do their dutv as weil ne ~ |
seeing that thev arc nro+octaa a. ,,otr
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