The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-23
Roosevelt poctrine.

Macon Telegraph.
 At practically the same instant, Mon- day, that Senators Bacon and Hale were urging the claim of the United States, in the highest interests of the Amer ican people, to be informed of the in- structions given our delegates to the Moroccan conference, and receiving as answer from Senator Lodge, the Pres old fogy doctrine of non-interference in foreign politics preached by Wash- ington in his farewell address, the seal of secrecy, 1t Seems was removed from the lips of the delegates themselves, in- asmuch as the covefed information was quite informally given to the Associ- ated press in London, as appears in news story from that capital in The great news agency, which seldom speaks without authority, says that 1t Is advised that Ambassador White, representing the United States at the Moroccan conference at Algeciras, will support the German contention both as to inc open door in Morocco and as to an international commission to con- trol the policing of the country.
 Thus, doubtless, are the worst fears of the Senators realized and the cause of so much secrecy revealed at the same moment.
 Just at this time. when France is actually forced to the point of making naval demonstration against Vene- zuela, one of the proteges of the United States under the Monroe doctrine, this Government openly announces it's pur- pose to "butt' into a European confer ence over her peculiar dependency and ally herself against the neighborly rights of France in Morocco for which we contend in our neighhors.
 What, then. Is this Monroe doctrine which Is so vital to our interests and which President Roosevelt himself has carried to unprecedented lengths of in- terference and supervision in the af- fai of nI1T- naiObhnFG2 Tho as enunciated by President Monroe in his message to Congress in 1923, fol- lows
 Tn the wars of the European Pow we have never taken any part. nor does it comport with our policy to do so. It is only when rights are invaded or se- riously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defense.
 with the movements in this hemis- phere we are of necessity more immedi- ately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers.
 ''The political system of the allied Powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America. This difference proceeds from that which eX- ists in their respective governments And to the defense of our own which has been achieved by the loss of so much blood and treasure. and matured by the wisdom of our most enlightened citizens, and under which we have en- joyed unexampled felicity. this whole nation is devoted.
 We owe it. therefore, to candor and to the amicahle relations between the United States and those Powers, to de- clare that we should consider any at tempt on their part to extend their sys- tenn 10 any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.
 with the existing colonies of de- pendencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not inter- fere.
 But with the governments who have declared their independence and main taincd 1t, and whose independence we have on great consideration, and on just principles, acknowledged, we could not view any interposition for the pur- nose of expressing them, or controlling in any manner their destiny. by any European Power. in any other light than as the manifestation of an un- friendly disposition toward the United States"
 Such is our policy with regard to oth- CTS and our declaration of right with regard to ourselves consistently pur- sued. in fact. from the beginning of the 
 It remains for one of Theodore Roose- velt's accurate" methods of thinking and reporting 10 tell us how he is to make his present course consistent with that doctrine.