The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
MEppLlNe IN EUROPE.

/ situation. Up tn this time the T,yern'
men. OF the United states mas been
content 30 mind It's own business. de-
claim from time to ;ime upon the Mon
roe doctrine, and the theory that
| America Is for Americans has be.
come sort of fetish TO conjure with
and solid grape and canister to shoot
at Europeans when they disclose a
purpose to seek foothold on this
continent or NEEDLE in the affairs Of
/ American states Heretofore We have
been reasonably free from the charge
OF meddling in the affairs Of Europe.
We have taken a few long range shots
at Russia for her treatment of the
Jews. and once long ago thrashed the
! Barbary pirates. But in that instance
we had a direct and personal grelv.
ance Up TO this time we have not
seriously essayed the role OF worl /
power We have not sent ships Of war
careering into European waters ex
| cept on the notable occasion of he
i
who happened not TO haze been as
! saulted AZ all. But now we are to G'cs.
som in all our new robes of Office.
We are to have part in the M'oroc-
can conference. We ere 20 do more
| than any Europn'n notion except de.
| caent Spain has dared to do and to
have Sigsbee and his ships close at
hand In the event the police of Al.
geciras prove incapable of preventing
the conferees from turning things
topsy turvy. In fact, we are about to
invade the councils Of Europe and
participate IN the washing of tie
quarrels of Germany end France, with
the assurance that whichever way our
commissioner hops he Is sure to mike
an enemy OF the ra'in he opposes.
The idea OF the Bacon resolution
was TO Inquire into the purpose OF the
president in thus departing from the
unwritten law OF this land not to med
die in European imbroglios.
There are evidences Of strong pro.
tests not confined TO democratic lines
against the presidents action in pro.
viding that this government take 4
hand in the Algeciras conference
Senators who have excused the pres.
idents policy toward Sar.1 Djmingo
on the ground that the Monroe doc
trine must place ngon this govern.
ment the duty of dcihg as policeman
representation at the Morocco con
ference is an altogether needless and
, unwarranted, II not dangerous, in.
lection OF this government into the
quarrels of Europe.
They call ii an uncalled for break
ing down of the traditional policy of
the United States, though perhaps a
legitimate result OF the idea, much
proclaimed in administration circles
that this country has just become a
world power" While republican sen.
ators are careful to confine the expires.
sion of their views to cloak rooms or
to give them only under pledge of
, secrecy, It is believed the Bacon reso.
luton will disclose an amount or crit.
icism far in excess of that launched
against even the Santo Domingo
arrangement"
It is pointed out the presence of the
American fleet in the vicinity of the
scene of the conference is likely ia
be construed in Europe that the Unit
ed States purposes to show a mailed
hand at AePeciras, as some foreign
Y powers seem about to do
, Even the defenders OF the admins
! tration say it is the most unfortunate
y that any action on the par Of this
}. government makes possible such In
2 ference These profess to see no con
nection between the visit Of .idmiral
Sigsbee's feet to the Mediterranean
= at this time, but in the light of the
I previous announcement that there
j. would be no fleet in European waters
i this year. and of the peculiar circum
u | stances under which Admlral SlEs
+ bees fleet was sent, they have to ac
h knowledge that the coincidence is
striking.
Senator Bacon's resolution calls for
G all the facts bearing upon the par
S this government is to play in Algec
S iras, and says; Our only Legitimate
Il concern with Moroccan affairs relates
l. to the very limited commerce between
G that country and our own, and is II
y no matter concerned with the grave
d political controversy which has beer
o carried on for some time past betweel
IS Germany on the one side aAd France
and England on the other as to the fu
ture political control OF Morocco, |