The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Voice Of the People
Thc ninnrnr nnctrine

Io.the Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
S.,,-lo! have seen Champ Clark,
" AiiSSpurl, has been chosen by Il cau-
Gus OF the Democratic members Of Con
Eress as the nominee OF their marty
lor sneaker OF the next House OF Rep
res%entntives This is equivalent to an
e!ection. You may also have seen that
az u recent meeting of the "Pcriodical
iuhlishers' Association held at the
Maidert In New York, Mr.. Clark was
oae OF INC speakers. and that in the
course OF his remarks he made some
nstonishing u~tteranccs. He seems to
nave been in n gushing exultant mood.
re rs reported as saying: at is n good
ling Tor a man 10 com out and boost
himself. Blessed is the man who
hloweth his " horn" said he. lest
II be not blown And. again, All
things come to him who goes out
going after the spcakersiip." Isn't
u, next to incredible tina n man or MIR,
Clark's prominence and abilities should
ne guilty of such vnpid. vninglorious
heliverances? But 1t is to his dis
course In 81 more serious vein that ]
wish particularly to cnll attention. lilo
Is reported as using the following lam
"rhc Moeroc Doctrine means now
that we hereby take the Western Hem
isphere under our wing and warn the
nations of Europe that If they touch
ITne least OF these REPUBLICS they de.
Ihat is the old Americnnism."
II any %Enropean nation touches the
least of the South American rep,lblIcs
IL must die. If Great Britain under
takes to plant It's foot on the soil OF
the least OF these republics it must
he hiottcd from the list of the nations
Of the earth as cifectually as Poland
@as. Why, the only time the United
states ever practically asserted the OK
IRENE view of the Monroe Doctrine
that this conntry would not only pro-
tect It's own territory from future Eu-
Korean colonization, but would also
Irlsn1 nnt A t1-- So, N- - -e - - = -
from ~Fnropean aggression. was on the
occasion of the running of n new divtd-
ing me ny Great Britain between Brit
ish Guiana and Venezuela. by which
president Cleveland arrived in Wash
lnSton from one of his Understanding
visits to Whitewater, down on the Po-
t3mac' and hurryinE to his desk in the
itrltlsh minister ut Washington. de-
mnndlng That Great Britain should
stay its hand and agree to a joint COM
sission to, be appointed by the United
the dividing line. To tho surprise of
most people. the British minister as
scented to, the uniustinable demand OF
Mr.. Cleveland. and commissioners we're
appointed to ascertain the dividing
line between British Guiana and Vcne-
zuela.. b was The extent Of Mr..
Gieveiand's demand, a demand that
lawyers and ~jurisconsmlts ofathc world
rs an isnperious and high-handcd act
But he did not make the absurd de-
mand that Great Britain must die"
Mr.. Champ Clark would have had him
81, that far. The future Speaker is
mistaken in saying hat the extinction
from the face of tho earth OF tho ag-
Srcssive Europcan nation was the
old Amcricanism." No: ii Is the new.
Atncricanism. tho jingoism OF your
Young America. Let us sec If this is
not SO. =
In iS23, the last year or Mr.. Mon
foe'S administration. he sent to Con-
gress a message e~nunciating the doc
trine which hears his name. John
Quincy Adams was President Monroe's