Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-14
TREATIES WILL
BENEFIT TRADE
Coouunued from Frs PaSe5

kets-I mean the trade OF the&e counulea
AS Il - now, . larss part Of the Honduras
trade. both export and import ia with
the gulf ports Of the United states Peace
and prosperity viii largely increase this
trade. and with an American loan and
our protection OF the contract we are sure
to retain our trade which will increase
instead Of It's going to some other country
This IL the correct object and purpose OF
diplomatic negottataon- Treds u not the
chief purpose OF the contract for, a. I
have already explained. II - to promote
peace In this part of the world, q part OF
the world so near the Panama canal az TO
eivo US an additional geographical reason
for desiring 20 eliminate revolution and
warfare. As a matter or fact, It win re
duce our naval expenditures by diminish
ing the number Of gunboata we have 20
maintain tn all this region. An sxamina-
ton Of our expenditures On this account
during the last ffve years vii show that
this n oonHtderabio
MeaninE Sf SIsnrOe Doctrine.
Another argument against the treaty
grows out OF the continued discussion
Of what the Monroe doctrine moanA II
has been said In favor OF suoh treaties
doctrine all these countries are mere or
less under our guardianship; that we
have guaranteed. In = sonse their In
tagrtty against invasion by European
countries; and that Il Il. therefore, our
duty, whsre q European country acting
for it's own oitiSons or subjects takes
forctbie measures 10 collect their debts
from such republics. to say; You must
-. e..
erly adjust your claims Now. II is
this argument. It seems to me- as much
as anything, that has aroused opposition
to the treaties. because Il proceeds upon
premises that are calculated to engender
discussion and dispute Opponents OF the
argument say that no country has the
right to use foroble measures to collect
the debts contracted with it's citizens by
a foreign government, and that the po>
sition our government ought to take is
not TO secure payment of the debt. but
merely to ssy, You can not take forcible
measures for this purpose. because It
is in violation OF the Monroe doctrine and
that this is far enough for the United
States to go.
Further. II 10 vigorously denied that
the Monroe doctrine requires the United
states 10 intervene III oSul-GNlA0GlihAh GA-
pedltions because they do not contem-
plate the obstruction of the government
whose property is seized, but only the
forcible collection OF the debt. Mr.. John
Bassett Moore points out that such ok
peditions in the past have never incurred
the condemnation of this government or
its objection, on the ground that the
Monroe doctrine prevented Il. He says
! ii, II. 81, In
vasion Of the territory Of the govern
ments in this hemisphere with the pur-
pose OF changing the form OF govern
ment / do not care what is technically
included in the Monroe doctrine Those
who look at our position in this hemi-
sphere must recognize that in the brother
hood of the twenty-one republics which
constitute what is called the Pan Ameri-
can Union the United States is the most
| powerful the leading country, and all
must hope that through the influence OF
the United States and the other countries
at peace, those republics at war may be
| brought to a state Of peace. We have
progressed beyond the time in clvtliza-
ton when we can stand up and say OF
our neighbors that we have no interest
whether they are at peace or at war,
We are neighbors of the Central Amor1-
can republics We have always felt II
incumbent upon US to help them out OF
their difficulties, and 10 intervene and
prevent them from cutting each other $
, q roats."
Must Keep Peace In Panama"
Our enormous interest in Panama
only accentuates the necessity for our
taking care that those countries 80 near
the Isthmus shall not be the scens OF
warfare which might threaten the use
fulness of the canal. For many years II
has been our function TO intervene here
10 protect foreign property. and to uss
our good offices TO bring about peane.
This is the one spot In the CIVILIZED
world today where there Is more danger
of constant war than any other. We are
so situated with reference To these nve
republics that we are certain to get a
large part Of the trade which peace and
the tranquil development must greatly
enlarge Whether we take formal steps
to give US a right to intervene or not.
we shall have thrust upon us IN almost
every quarter the necessity for inter
venlng. Is II not better that we should
step in with due authority and act with
directness and promptness to suppress
war than that we should allow II to go
on because we lack authority TO inter
fere; and then, at the extremity, be
called In to use force TO prevent viola
tlon OF the rights OF foreign nations
which always occurs at a certain point
In a revolution?
II do not care TO discuss the exact
boundary lines of the Monroe doctrine.
II WAS announced in a message Of Presi-
dent Monroe. and was really directed
against the then existing Holy Alliance
which II was feared was proposed to as
sist Spain in the subjugation OF her lost
colonies in this hemisphere. They had
become republics and their Independence
had been recognized by the United States.
There was a reference in the same mes
sage 10 the objection which this country
had 20 colonization on this continent by
European countries, but II seems clear
that that referred 10 the settlement by
Russian colonists OF territory claimed
| by the United states, and that IL was
not the declaration OF a general prin-
ciple that mere colonization which did
not involve the overturning OF estab-
lished government In this country was
objected 20 by the United States. TIE
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