The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-14
SENATOR RAINIER
 DISCUSSES WAR First Talk in Congress on Mexican Situation IS LOYAL TO MIR. TAFT Whatever Taft Does Is Necessary and Proper = Criticizes Roosevelt's
 Interpretation of the Mon
 roe Doctrine
IS LOYAL TO MIR. TAFT

Washington. April 13.-The first express sion in Congress concerning the situation on the Mexican border was heard today when Senator Rayner of Maryland ad- dressed the Senate on the subject. AL though a democrat, MT. Rayner spoke in confidence of the attitude of Presi dent Taft and expressed the opinion that there would be no war with either Mex leo or Japan. s
 While he did not so express himself in exact terms, it was evident that MT. Rayner had in mind the reports that Ja- pan was exerting herself to procure 8. coaling station on the Pacific coast of Mexico? He said:
 "I am willing to admit that if Japan is entering into negotiations for coaling stations and bases for naval 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 bs entitled to know the secret treaties or alliances that other countries may make, but on the part of Mexico we would un- occasionally be entitled to an explana- tion."
 He added that he had no fear that hi5- tory might repeat itself or that any gov ernment would attempt to initiate the example of Napoleon III, who, through false pretenses and subterfuges sent an Austrian Archduke to the Mexican throne simply to abandon him afterwards to despair and death.
 He was confident that Japan did not seek war with the United States and de- clared there could be no cause for hos tilities between the two countries.
 Discredits War Scare
 Discrediting the report that Japan might desire to take surreptitious pos session of the Island of Guam as ca ble station, he declared that if such was the purpose, it could not be justified un- der international law. He found in the island usefulness only as cable base, and speaking sarcastically of the island. said:
 Guam Is a charming spot and one or the most lustrious and brilliant jewels In our Oriental galaxy. Its principal prod ucts are vipers, snakes, lizards, wild swirie, rats ami castor oil. and if the island were put up at auction today, with all of the inhabitants in It. beyond its value as a military post 1t would not bring a dollar and a half in any of the markets of the word.'
 Much of the Maryland senator's speech was devoted to the contention that the Monroe doctrine was not involved in the Mexican situation.
 .Ouoting antiquities to show that tho original Monroeism looked only to the prevention of the establishment Of new monarchical institutions in the western hemissphere he sought to discredit the position taken in relation to the colfec- ton of claims against western nations taken during the Roosevelt administra- tion in the Santo Domingo controversy This he characterized as the "Roose- welt doctrine" rather than the Monroe doctrine. He said in part:
 The Roosevelt Doctrine"
 Let us look for moment at what sort of wars we would have If the Roosevelt construction of the Monroe doctrine was to prevail and was to be incorporated into our diplomatic code. We have interminable succession of bondholders and stock market wars War instead of being declared by Con- gress, should be practically declared by the banking syndicate of London, Paris Amsterdam and Berlin, represented by their financial agents in America, and we would become sponsors and guar anteers for every bankrupt and impov- erished government in Central and South America. We have never as yet been informed as to what amount. or money was made out of the Santo De- mingo settlement nor what was the price at which their bonds were sold before our intervention and what was the price that the holders afterward obtained for them in settlement of their claims nor who was in the deal, nor who were the benefciaries of our in- terference.
 q will not sit here in silence, with folded arms, and permit this revolu tionary principle which was formula ted and promulgated over night by MT. Roosevelt to be known by any other name except the name of the ilustrious individual who first conceived 1t and put it into practical execution. 1 want to lift this cloud from around the brow of the rising generation
 Speaking of the President, MT. Ray ner expressed satisfaction that wha5- ever he. does will not only be neces- sary and proper but in his opinion will be for the best interest of the country"
 At the conclusion of MT. Rayners 5 address Senators Lodge and Cullom took occasion to confirm the Maryland senator's statement regarding the inn probability of misunderstanding be- tween the United States and Mexico.
 q have examined the official cor respondence with care and l have been unable to discover any allusion to Ja- Ian," said MT. Lodge. And" he added. '.so far as I am able to judge, the reports in the press are mere fabrica-