The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-23
MUCH IMPORTANCE.
ATTACHED TO
DOCTRINE
|oF DOCTOR DRAGO WHICH is TO
COME UP AT PAN-saM ERicAN
CONGRESS-.
GREAT HAGUE TRIBUNAL
TO Be Asked Regarding Adopting Of
This Plan Which viii Have
Vital Effect on All the
Nations.

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! Washington, July 22--rn a second
AIRY place in the program Of what II
destined to be one of the most preg
nant of international gather ngs the
third conference CT the American Re.
publisss is 10 set down the Drago Doc
triae-so named after It's exponent.
Doctor Luis Nj. Drago a learned pub
| liclst Of Argentina Yet in Its bearing
upon the future not only OF the little
| republics of the Southern Hemis-
phere. but upon the nations Of the
world, even upon the greatest, in their
| time of mi. fortune and distress II
should easily command first place.
For according to the ideas cf tEe orig
rator OF the doctrine, ii should mem
the very perpetuation Of their inde-
pendent national existence.
| Reduced to its simplest terms this
doctrine is declaration that no m.
ton has right forcibly TO undertakes
to collect debts owing 10 it's cltissns
by another nation, And the proroai-
| tion before the Pan-Amerlcan confaT-
ence in which il is a kea To- submit
to the great Hague Tribunal is. 70
what extent if at all, the yse Of force
justiliable in the collection Of srch
debts. Naturally, the question thus
propounded is fthe most vital inter
est to every debtor nat on, and most
Of all to the practically dcfanceless
republics Of South and Central Amir
| lea.
Reason For the Declaration.
The three Americas were wrought
up to a pitch of inten excitement Ia
| 902 when the allied fleets of three
| sreat European nationsGreat Brit
| lin Germany and Italy appeared of
the coast Of Venezuela with declared
| intent to collect by force, debts owing
~ that republic to their citizens.
Few American warships were there.
oC, but merely as passive spectators.
American citizens were large creditors
If Castros government. but the Am
arican ships had not come az Debt
collectors. They were there To guard
against any infractions fthe rights
If neutrals; to prevent bombardments
If hopeless and defenccless ports; u
cstrain exeesses. and above all. to
ook after American ntereste-includ-
ng the Monroe Doctrine
Argentine was the first Of the South
aru Republics TO raise a note Of pro
est, and IL came in the declaration Of
he now famous Drago Doctrine Di-
"ected by Doctor Drago. then minister
If Foreign Relations or Argentina. 20
The Government of the United States
through Senor Garcia Nerou. Min s.
ter of the Argentine Republic in
Washington, it aroused all of South
and Central America n even excited
sympathetic response from cons Il
crablo portion of the pres of America
and so strong was the sentiment
7rounsed that In dread ~ a bemis-
nherical consilidat on against them
the allied blockading powers gladly
lvailod Of the good Offices Of the
United States TO submit To the issues
between themselves and Veuezuela 20
the arbitration of The Hague Tribun-
a.
Effect on Latin America.
But profound impre sion has been
made upon the South and Central Am
erica Republics by the blockade aud
Or Drago's protest aud the feel ng
Of resentment enccudercd had not
been lessened by the decision Of the
august Hague Trihunal--the packed
-o-rt" as they called it. m the ground
hat the judges represented only the
great creditor nations-adyerse to
The U1ited States had retained
lniy a mo { cautious and discomfort
nc reply 10 DR.. Drago's note in the
,hape of a reminder i1 her sister r.
lublics that the Monroe Doctrine
hieided their terr tories against hnsI
nnexation 10 European powers. bat
would not protecf them against any
r5ser action by their creditors. The
resident Of the Argentine Republic
efused 20 accept this consideration
Z international relations and male
'r Drago's dec 'aration the subject q
7ecial endorsement IN an annual mes
,gc ~ the Arccat ne congress aaf
-ce 1902 this doctrine has been dis
1ssed In every South and Con.rd
mericsn capital
There was no lack If opposition. snt
ltahiy Brazl through her semi-ofIi-
. newspaper press. conhafied fhe
rgenfine propo. tin. hsiar hs~f
b good terms wth he Earoa<an
editors. iut professcsliy anxious -
odd The shmissios to EHrpHesa
ibunal of dectriue ssS-Hi ssiis An
fcan in application The Washlng
1C0nci1ded On Third Fags