Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-05-10


W. the Monroe Doctrine, il carried out
81 < q in the direction Of the ideas Of Pres
AS1sTsDz- ident Roosevelt will in time precip-
\S9 itate this country into war with
"a y European powers, says the New
Orleans Item. This subject is just
now being aggitated in European publications, and
article in the London National Review, by an Of
hcer Of the German army, goes so far as to show
how the United States may be invaded and conquer.
ed by Germany. This is, of course, sheer nonsense.
We have more people and more resources than
Germany and our navy is now approaching equality
with that Of Germany. Acting upon the defensive
we would have tremendous advantages which no
European nation could overcome The Outlook
says:
"Mr. Roosevelt is aware that if any European
power were to claim similar irresponsible suzer
ainy over even the most worthless portion of Africa
it would be instantaneously challenged and it Of
iends his Of dignity and justice that the United
States should be playing in South America the part
Of the dog in the mangerv
This is a remarkable assertion, as all the world
knows that European powers have parcelled out the
African continent They claim not only suzerainty,
in the case Of Egypt but actual sovereign posses
sion, as in the case Of the Congo State South AT
rica, the Portuguese possession the French empire
in North Africa. Indeed there is hardly part Of
OF that vast continent that has been subugated
to European powers. Similar conditions exist In
Asia. The Russians are now fighting to hold north
China, region greater in extent than original
colonies Germany has exclusive control OF another.
vast province France has possession OF Indo China
and Great Britain holds India and s. preparing to
annex the Chinese province Of Thibet
On the other hand. the United States does not
propose & treat South America as Europe has treat
ed Asia nd Africa. We simply pose TO say that
this continent Shall u0l 81 he subject OF similar col
onizaton dependent upon the sovereignty OF Europ-
can power. The Outlook goes oD TO say:
'For what is South Americai Il is something
o4 = De-
only part Of the worlds surface that has escaped the
modern rage for colonization. It is the last and
most tempting field for the reception Of Over.crOwd
ed Eur0pe-colOssal, sparsey populated, much Of 1t
almost unexplored, inhabitable by Caucasans, its
interior easily accessible by water it's soil OF SEEM
ingy exhaustess fertility It's mineral wealth barely
tapped. Such is the prize that is dangled before
world whose ceaseless endeaVOr it is to lower the
social pressure by emigration and secure for her
traders easy access to fresh, and above all, exeln
sive markets.
If all this be granted and it is donbtless true it,
doesn't follow that this continent cannot be populated
without having a European flag floating over it.
If emgrants flock into South America, as they have
into the United States they will have control
Of these states and impress the governments with
their higher aims and purposes. The overthrow Of
the Portuguese dynasty in Brazil has not only not
deferred immigration, but has actually encouraged
it, so far that one OF her great provinces has
pTepOndering population German descendent.
The United States are not acting the part OF a dog
in the manger. It is glad to the growth Canada,
with which Dominian we transact business Of
greater magnitude than that with the whole OF South
America, and we would be reioiced to see Central
and South America developed by an inroad Of hardy
and intelligent Europeans who would transform the
land OF revolutions into peaceful and prosperous
states It does not follow that those states should
be dependent on the flags Of European nations.
They are and should remain Independent and be
able to work out their destiny in their own way.
All that we say to Europe islands of! You
should not and will not be permitted if we can help
it, to treat these people as you are now treating
Africa and China Il war should result from this
attitude, we are ready to accept It. Our Monroe
doctrine is a tacit but well understood alliance be-
tween the American free republics and We intend to
stay by itas Germany, Austria and Italy stood by
the Tripartate Alliance against France and Russia
We welcome Europe immigrants and offer them
homes butwe will not Welcome their flags, emblaz-
onments and sceptres.