The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1910-07-28


roe doctrine Of the present day con.
tains much that was not contemplated
BY the president who hrst gave Il
formal expression. Each administra.
tiou. In . crisis has tackled = new
meaning on Il or stretched an old
meaning to greater lengths until Il
has become a coat of many colors,
but none the lees a stout garment.
and showing no signs Of wear
President Monroc, In his message
Of December 2. 1881. said:
The occasion has been judged
proper for asserting ~ q principle
In which the rights and interests Of
the United States arc involved. that
the American continents. BY the free
and independent conditions which
they have assumed and maintain. are
henceforth not to bc conslde rsd a.
subjects for future colonisat on by
any European powers. We owe II.
therefore. to candor. and to the amic-
able relations existing between the
United States and those powers. to
declare that We should consider any
attempt on their part to extend their
system to any portion OF this hemi.
sphere - dangerous to our peace and
safety. with the existing colonies or
dependencies OF any European power
We have NOT !ntsrfsred and shall not
interfere. But With the governments
who have declared their indspeud.
cnce and maintained Il. and whose In.
dependence We have. on great consid.
eration and on principles. acknowl.
edged. We could not view any inter.
position for 'he purpose OF oppress-
ing them. or In controlling In any
other manner their destiny. by any
European power. or in any other light
than - the manifestation Of an un.
friendly disposition toward the
United States"
Briefly the Monroe doctrine. a. 20
uttered. declared against the inter.
position OF European powers In the
affairs OF the American states. the
particular kin OF interposition being
that undertaken for the purpose Of
their political aRairs and |
Of extending TO this hemisphere the
system In operation on the continent |
Of Europe.
Out OF the Monroe doctrine Luis NJ. |
Drago. Arssntine minister % foreign |
sfYairs. evolved tho now famous Drago
doctrlne. declaring that the public |
debt cannot occasion armed interven- |
ton or even the actual occupation OF
The territory Of American nations BY |
, European power" This naturally
led to another question. II the United
States exprsssly declared against the
occupation OF American territory by |
. European power. who is going to
take the matter In charge when q |
much the same - Nicaragua
now ands hsrsslf. persists In such . |
course that there 10 no prospect that |
In debts will ever be paid or its just
obligations fulailsd!
President Roosevelt. In answer %
this. tackled on another patch to the
Monroe doctrine. giving expression
10 the function Of police power" TO
be exercised BY the United States In
such contingencies.
Chronic wrongdoing." he said In
bis message OF December 8. 1904. "o-
m impotence which results In Q gen.
sral ioossning Of the ties Of civiiissd
Doeissy. may In America. ~ else
shsrs. ultimately require intsrvsn.
Ion BY some civilised nation. and In
he Western hemisphere the sAhsr.
,ncs OF the United States to the Mon.
100 doctrine. may force the Unitsd
)tatss. however reluctantly. IN aag-
ant cases OF such wrongdoinG or I'm.
'otsnce. 70 the exercise OF an inter.
'stional police power"
Il may be for President Taft. In
lsaling with the Nicaraguan sitMs.
Ion. 10 formulate still another phase
4 the Monroe doctrine. which has
lot yet come into view In the diplo.
nstic experiences Of the United
'tatss.
Although Prssident Monroe's name
y attached to the doctrine. the princi.
'ls underlying II goes farther back.
ven to the bssinning OF the Unitsd
tatss. Washington. In bis farewell
ddrsss. declared that the policy Of
be United States was to avoid en-
angling alliances with European
overs. The republican form Of gov.
rnment was. In contradistinctiop 10
he monarchical form prsvaiiins In
urope. an ideal for which the "olo-
lists had fought and TO which th.y
'ers pa1siosstay attached Any
ling thrsatsning that ideal was to