The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-03
TheDragO
Doctrine


should than expected in America the time the
being considered
DR. Louis NJ Drago publst of recognized authority 1t adj
the United States by him when Nnr Of Foreign Affairs
of the Argentine Republic 1902 time when Central and South
America wrought up by the fact that the allied fleets of Great
Britain Germany and Italy off the of Venezuela with the
avowed intention collecting by force debts owed by that Republic
to their subjects.
1t probably came with all the more force because Argentina as one
OF the progressive and enlightened of South America
not herself any danger suffering such humiliation had She
been long time But Argentina the plans of the allied
powers danger that might any time descend weak power
from strong To this doctrine the United States only returned
ply calling attention the fact that the Monroe Doctrine protected
the of South America from territorial repra or loss But this
satisfactory the wounded and appreensve spirit of the
South American states while the Dago Doctrine had been put Tor
ward with such force that the European willing with
draw their fleets and submit the issues to the Hague tribunal
The whole original trouble grows of the dstrust that felt
all the progressive nations the mpaiay and in
dependence OF the these South American and other back
ward countries That the courts OF less advanced nations have been
usted by the people the advanced nations since in
ternaona law assumed dehnteness and shown by the
TACT that there have always been and are now certain countries
which the trusted to determine rights belonging
claimed by foreigners In such countries controversies to which
foreigner determined by mixed consular There
such Japan until few and there
But the states complete recogn-
ton Of sovereignty given them long that consular
foreigners that the of some of these
neither impartial independent Claims citizens foreign
is generally believed that certain of the South and Central Ame
states the be trusted render adverse decision
against the of these states how strong the
rights and equities of the foreign sutton may be-
Under such circumstances it difficult for the government of
the aggeved foreigner feel that nothing that individual
waive the governments rights and duty protect its citizens
their life and property where citizens may
hence that when all other of securing justice fail the appeal
the strong not only natural but necessary The trouble
with this doctrine rule Of international law rule of
equity is that is be universal application
entirely practical strong INSCRIPTIONS power
against the weak power But be put operation behalf
of the weak against the strong It's recognition rule of inter
national law is to strengthen the strong and weaken the
The Drago doctrine which is considered expansion of
the socaed Cavo doctrine that disputes arising
state between citizens of that
citizens of foreign state and the state se growing
under the laws and by the authority OF that state must be resolved by
the tribunals of that AS fact
first class would permit question this doctrine regards
itself is only when citizens of subjects
powers find themselves denied justice