Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-24
WHAT MONROE
 DOCTRINE |S,
 AND ITS SCOPE

Briefly stated. no foreign power has a right to acquire territory or land troops or go to war in any country on the American continent (exeept Canada) and that in return for this the United States Is 10 protect foreign interests on this con tinent Any violation Of this pact or law is declaration of war against the United States.
 This is a crude statement of the essence of the doctrine and explains the great and grave responsibility with respect to foreign Interests ot every nature in Mexico and how the landing of Japanese on Mexican soil would be tantamount 70 an invasion of the United States.
 Here Is the history Of the genesis and the amplification Of the Monroe doctrine as given by the Houston Post
 In the bIiel definition given by the compiler of the Message of the Presidents. we are told that after the overthrow Of Napoleon, France, Russia, Prussia and Austria formed the so-cailed Holy Alliance in Sep tember, 1915. for the expressions of revolutions within each others do- minions and for perpetuating peace. The Spanish colonies in America hay ing revolted, 1t was rumored that the alliance contemplated their subjuga- tion, although the United States had acknowledged their independence.
 George Canning. English secretary of state, proposed that England and America unite to oppose such inter yention. On consultation with Jeffer- son. Madison, John Quincy Adams and Calhoun, Monroe in his first an Pual message to congress in 1923 em- bodied the conclusions or these delib- erations in what has since been known as the Monroe doctrine.
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 Referring to the threatened inter yention of the powers, the message declares: We owe it, therefore. to candor and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers Co declare that we should consider any attempt on their part tO extend their system to any portion Of this hemisphere as dan gerous to our peace and safety. With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere. But with the governments who have declared their independence and maintained it. and whose independ- ence we have, on great consideration and on just principles acknowledged, we could not view any interposition for the purpose of expressing them. or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as the mani festation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States.
 The promulgation of this doctrine is accredited 10 Mr. AIunroe, but JanuaTy 2. 1911, the principle was substantially enunciated by Mir. Mad ison. In message to the congress of that date, while discussing a threat of Great Britain to take pos session of a portion of Florida claim ed by Spain, he used these words: q recommend to the consideration of the congress the seasonableness of a declaration that the United States could not see. without serious in Quietude. any part of a neighboring territory in which they have in diff ferent respects so deep and so just a ht44ttAA Ntzc1 AAOAAl LAAt A4G-AANo OA Spain into those of any ether foreign power
 Though coucEed in the language of diplomacy, these announcements, now Hnown as the Monroe doctrine. have wjih considerable reluctance. come Co be respected by the nations of Europe. though several insidious attempts have been made in the mean time to s-ioiafe fbe sDirif there of The last and bOldest open at- tempt-aside from the Maximilian invasion of Mexico-was that on the part of England to Overawe the re public of Venezuela in the matter of the boundary dispute be tween that country and British Guiana. when President Cleveland promptly reasserted the doctrine causing England 10 reccce from its position in the controversy