The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
eAYNER SAYS IT IS
ROOSEVELT DOCTRINE
Senator Declares the Monros
Doctrine Has Been Dis
torted by President.
DEMANDS SENATE RIGHTS
10 Said the President Had No Right t.
Seize Customs Houses or Attempt
to Carry Out a Treaty Not
Yet Ratified.

Washington. n. c.. Jan. s-A stirring
speech was delivered by Senator Rayncr
IN the United States senate today upon
tho Monroe doctrine and the San Domingo
Incident.
1T Is not my intention" said Mr. Ray
Hrr ''lu anything that ] may say, TO cast
.nc slightest reflection upon the adniris-
,ratlon OF the department. OF state,
n subscribe Co every sentiment OF the
Monroe doctrine. that Is the genuine
doctrine the old text and not the revised
ditlon. tie original document and not the
counterfeit prcscntmcnt
The men who over three quarters Of n
century ago rang "A proclamation through
lh" world that at that time conNulscd th"
political fabric of continental Europe.
would never IL living at this hour' aunt
he construction that ~ now placed upon
1. and it, founders and sponsors would
never recognize Il la It's dcformcd ana us
tnrt,d shape,
s.,ator u,yncr then dcnominatcd the
present policy as the Roosevelt doctrine
witch he said embodied the following
propositions:
FIRST. the only way. except by actual
war, that one nation can forcibly collect
a money claim against another. w by
blockade, bomhardmcnt or the seizure OF
a. custom houses and under the accepted
aw OF nations foreign governments are
SIthIn their rights. II they choose 10 cNcr-
Use II. when they actively Intervene In
support oG the Contractual claims oil thcir
subjects
: Second. the United States then becomes
par, In interest. so far as American
states are concerned. because under the
Monroe doctrine IL could not sec any
european power seize and occupy the
crrItory % any Of these republics.
DISPUTES Supposed Theory.
Upon tn. FIRST proposition" continued
Mr Rayucr. II respectively deny that
foreign nations are within their rights
when they actively Intervene In FAVOR OF
n. rontractunl claims OF tn,ir subjects.
Nth great Difference TO the president this
proposition 4 az war with the elementary
nrlurIplrz OF international law, There ar"
some exceptions thai sustain his statement
In countries where ana rhy and failure
TO administer justice prevail, hut WIN an
.-r,ption IN cases that are sui gcncris the
-u,n H. an inncNillc and unbcndinS one
1I,,iapiy 20 the contrary tenor OF what the
gfD4lI.nt states u 10 be. In THIS country
nearly every secretary OF state, Including
Mad. son. Adams clay. Webster. Calhoun
Marcy. Seward and Blaine, have given the
broad denial 90 suEg,s Hons OF this chHr-
meter. 80 that until these now doctrines
was promulgated II was considered pes
tulli, aml a fundamental maxim OF IN
tr-Ua.Ioual law that governments would
no, interfere In behalf OF IN" ccntraciual
ella ms % their citizens, except through
the chanu,.s 81 diplomacy and the proper
presentation % the claim8 by their minis
scrs."
The new Monroe doctrine" he said, lis
strictly financial doctrine. Tho theme Is
money the legend Is cash and the foreign
roriCs who are advancing into the state
scpartmCut are a syndicate Of relentless
Iicrcrunrics and money lenders who
traffic N calamity. look upon national
irIsfortuuca as so much merchandise and
" no for a vcnal profit would call yonduc
AID auction to the Hughes, bidder the lib
- les OF mankind"
critieises Taft, Too.
Quoting from a speech 81 Secretary TAFT
la which he said this government Is TO
takn temporary possession OF San Domin-
go ~ a receiver. Mr.. Rnyncr declared he
fousd no clause IN the constitution en-
pow "ring the government 20 act As re-
C,lv r.
Ito urged the president had made n
gray error Ia suPgnE.ng ne had right
10 oNuoct a treaty before the treaty Itself
D.. ratified. and added:
~ v.guh IKE IL enc" aUi forever under
ss,Dd 'hat no treaty wtih foreign nations
rrd no conn act convention or proloc,l In
.hr rIiJTr 90 q treaty shall be- performed
and as rTlri .Ut0 pgaCtiCa. effect and no
'.EtaI.T houses shall n" seized. nor rev.
uu.s administered. no Status quo csiah-
l.h'd ~ any minister or military com
Waud,I until the act 81 IN" agent " con-
frm"l ~ the principal and IN" ncEu;Ia-
.laGs Of the president are submitted 10 the
Iuly holy under the constitution that has
he right 10 reject or ratify them"
Mr HaNnGr I'm concluding said
Il am with tn. slave In every darkcncd
'orncr of the globe where h" r. struggling
% be- free. and hope the day may Com"
ahCn every government that II bull, upon
ne bowed bodies OF Its subjects may dis
,ntrErat'. and that upon Us ruins rcpub-
GCnn institutions may ariEr. However
Mr.. President. as deeply as I love my
country. with all the devotion would lay
lpon her lltArs. with n frryid reverence
.or her Gag wherever It's coiorH greet tha
syr. ! would rather scr that nag lowered
.nd tramplCd upon than used as pi-
'ttc's ensign and raised not as an en-.
. I'm % honor. but 80 an instrument OF
s'rrCT AMI oppression to the helpless aud
safccblcd races Of mankind"
Rayncr. during his speech. branch"d or
rom the san DoT,.ngo question and de-
iJuncci In "mphaH, terms. Hebrew PER