The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-13
WILL Be NO WAR.
Senate Takes Up Discussion OF
Mexican Situation.
Senator Rayner Expresses the
Sentiment of Democrats.
NOT AFRAID OF JAPAN
Confident That Country Doesn't
Desire Conflict.
Has Confidence in Wisdom of
President Taft.

! Washington, April 13.-The first ex-
preston in congress concerning the
situation on the Mexican border was
/ heard today when Senator Rayner of
! Maryland addressed the senate on
that subject. Although Democrat,
! Mr.. Rayner spoke in confidence of the
attitude of President Taft and ex-
pressed the opinion that there would
| be no war with either Mexico or
Japan. While he did not so express
himself in exact terms, it was evident
that Mr.. Rayner had in mind the re-
ports that Japan is exerting herself to
procure a coaling station on the Pa
| cif1c coast of Mexico. He said:
st am willing to admit that If Japan
is entering into negotiations for coal
ing stations and bases for naval sup
| ico we are entitled to know what
| these negotiations are. Congress Is,
! however, without any information or
! evidence on the subject. This country
would not ordinarily be entitled to
know the secret treaties or alliances
that other countries may make, but
| on the part of Mexico we would I'M
duestionably be entitled to an explana-
ton He added that he had no fear
that history may repeat itself or that
any government would attempt to im1-
tate the example of Napoleon III,
"who through false pretenses and sub
! terfuges sent an Austrian archduke to
Mexican throne simply to abandon
him afterwards to despair and DEATH"
Japan Wants No War.
He was confident that Japan does
not seek war with the United States
and declared there could be no cause
for hostilities between the two coun-
tries. Discrediting the report that
Japan might desire to take surrepti-
tious possession of the Island of Guam,
a cable station, he declared that If
such was the purpose it could not be
! justified under international law. He
| found in Guam usefulness only as
cable base and speaking sarcastically
of the island said:
Guam is charming spot and one
of the most lustrous and brilliant jew
els in our oriental galaxy. Its princi-
pal products are vipers, snakes, liz
ards wild swine, rats and castor oil
and if the island were put up at auc-
ton today with all of the inhabitants
in it, beyond it's value as a military
post, it would not bring a dollar and
half in any of the markets of the
world"
Monroe Doctrine Not Involved.
Much of the Maryland senator's
speech was devoted to the contention
that the Monroe doctrine is not in
Volved in the Mexican situation Quot
ing authorities to show that the orig
inal Monroeism looked only to the
prevention of the establishment of
new monarchial institutions in the
western hemisphere, he sought to dis
credit the position in relation to the
collection of claims against western
nations taken during the Roosevelt
administration in the Santo Domingo
controversy. This he characterized as
the Roosevelt doctrine" rather than
the Monroe doctrine. He said in part:
Let us look for a moment at what
sort of wars we would have il the
Roosevelt construction of the Monroe
doctrine was to prevail and was to be
! incorporated into our diplomatic code
We would have an interminable sue
cession of bondholders and stock mar
ket wars. War instead of being de-
clared by congress could be practical
| ly by the banking syndicates of Lon
don, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin,
represented by their financial agents
in America and we would become
sponsors and guarantors for every
| bankrupt and impoverished govern
ment in Central and South America.
| We have never been informed as to
what amounts of money was made
out of the Santo Domingo settlement,
nor what was the price at which their
| bonds were sold before our interview
| ton and what was the price that the
| holders afterwards obtained for them
1 in settlement of their claims nor who
was in the deal, nor who were the
| beneficiaries of the interference
| Il Will not sit here in silence with
folded arms and permit this revolu-
tionary principle which was formulat-
ed and promulgated over night by Mr..
| Roosevelt to be known by any other
name except the name of the illus
trious individual who first conceived
it and put it into practical execution.
want to lift this cloud from around
the brow of the rising generation"
/ Speaking of the president Mr.. Ray
lner expressed satisfaction that what
ever he does will not only be neces-
isary and proper but in his opinion
will be for the best interests of the
country"
Lodge and CuIIOm Approve.
At the conclusion of Rayner's ad-
dress Senators Lodge ard Cullom took
occasion to confirm the Maryland SEN
ator's statement regarding the improb-
ability of a. misunderstanding between
the United States and Mexico "I have
examined the official correspondence
with care and have been unable to dis
cover any allusion to japan" said Mr..
Lodge and so far as I am able to judge
the reports in the press are a mere
fabrication"
Confessing ignorance as to the mo-
tive for the Calculations of these re-
ports, ne expressed the opinion that
there was strong interest back of
them. Saying that he too, had exam
med the Mexican correspondence Sem
Iator Cullom expressed the opinion,
that there is no scintilla of truth in
the reports involving Japan
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