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supplies for military purposes with
Mexico, 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 make. but on the
part OF Mexico we would unuuestlon-
ably he entitled 70 an explanation"
He added that he had no fear that his
tory repeat itself or that any govern
ment would attempt 20 initiate. the
example of Napoleon III, whothrough
false pretenses, and suhterfuges sent
an Australian Archduks to Mexican
throne simply to abandon him after
wards 20 despair and DEATH He was
confident that Japan does not seek
war with tho United Statcs and de-
clares there could be no cause for
hostllitIes between the two countries.
Discredlting the report that Japan
might desire To take surrcputlous pos
session of the island Of Guam, a cable
station, he declared that II such was
the purpose II could not be justified
by international law He found In
Guam usefulness only as cable base
and, speaking sarcastlcally Of the ISL
and, said
Guam "a charming spot and one
OF the most lustrious and brilliant
Jewels in our oriental galaxy. Its prin-
cipal products are ylpers snakes, lie
ards, Wild wine, rats and castor OIL
and II tho island were put up at auc-
tlon today, with all OF the inhabitants
I'm Il, beyond its value ns a military
post, It would not bring a dollar and
n half in any Of the markets Of the
world"
Much of the Maryland senator's
speech was devoted 90 the contention
that the Monroe doctrine is not in
voNed In the Mexican situation. Quot
ing authorities to show that the orlgi-
nal Monroeism looked only TO the
prevention Of the establishments Of
new monarchlal institutions in tho
" Western hemisphere, he sought to
discredlt the position I'm relation TO
the collection of claims against West
ern Nations taken during the Roosc-
welt administration In the Santo Do-
mingo controversy This he char
acterized as the Roosevelt doctrine
rather than tho Monroe doctrine. lie
said in part;
let us look for a moment nt what
sort of wars we would have II the
Roosevelt construction Of tho Mon
roe doctrine was 10 prevail and wns to
be incorporated into our diplomatic
code, we would have an lnterminnnle
succession Of bondholders and stock
market wars. War instead of being
declared by Congress, could be prnc-
tlcally declared by the banking syn
dlcate of London, Paris, Amsterdam,
and Berlin, represented by their H.
nancial agents in America and we
would become sponsors and guaran-
tors for every bankrupt and lmpover-
ished government in Central and South
America. We have never been inform
ed as to what amount OF money was
made out of the Santo Domingo set
tlement nor what was the price at
which their bonds were sold before
our Intervention and what was the
price that the holders afterwards OBJ
tained for them In settlement of their
claims, nor who was I'm the real. nor
who were the beneficlaries Of our in
tereference,
II viii not sit here In silence, with
folded arms and permit this revolu-
tionary principle which was formula
ted and promulgated overnight by Mr..
Roosevelt TO be known by any other
name except the name OF the Illus
trous individual who first conceived II
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
ner expressed satisfaction that "what-
ever he does will not only he neces-
sary and proper, but, IN his opinion,
Will be for the best interests Of the
country"