New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-14

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tract with American bankers rather than
Win foreign bankers. because sucn CON
tract would tend % keep IftQe WIN Amer
- 20 rather than divert u - L-uIopeau MT
kets-l mean the trade IF these countries
As y is now a large part OF the Honduras
trade. bGth export and import Is Win the
,uI ports OF the United o,aJes I,js . az"
prosperity viii largely increase ms trade
ana with an American loan and our pro
leCuon o the contract We are sure 20 r.
IAN thls trade which VIII increase, hsLeau
or its 20 ne 10 some other country. This
rs the correcr object and purpose or dip!o.
matte negotistion Trade Is not the chlef
purpose Of the contract Tor as nave Al
ready explained. 10 IS 20 promote peace m
this part of the world q part Of the world
SO near the Panama Canal as 10 give us
an additional geographical. reason LOT ue-
slIing 10 eliminate revolution ana Warlare.
AS matter of fact ~ VIII reduce our
naVal expenditures by diminishing the
number of gurhoats we have 10 MAINTAIN
IN al this region. An examination or our
expenditure CU this account dur'nE me idSt
Eve years viii show that this IS consider
able.
Meaning Of Monroe Doctrine.
Another argument against the treaty
grows out of the continued discussion or
what the Monroe Doctrine means. Ii has
been said IN favor OF such treaties Is this
that by virtue o. the Monroe Doctrine al
these countries are more or less under our
guardianship. that We have guaranteed. IN
a sense, their integrity against invasion by
European countries and that II is, there
Tore, our duty. where q European Country,
acting for its owr citizens or subjects taxes
Iorcible measures 20 collect their debts
from such republics O. say. You must
keep off and we Will undertake properly 10
adjust your claims Now, 70 Is this argu-
ment, II seems 70 me, as much as any
thing that has aroused opposition 10 me
treaties because IL proceeds upon premises
that are calculated 20 engender discussion
and dispute. Opponents Of the argument
say that no country has the right 20 use
Ia HHarr# az
tracted with its citizens by a foreign gov
eminent. and that the position our govern
ment ought to take rs, rot TO secure pay
ment Of the debt. out merely 10 say. on
cannot take fCrcible measures for this pur-
pose, because 10 IS iu violation OF the Non
roe Doctrine" and that this is far enough
for the United States 70 90
Further. Is is vigorously denied that the
Monroe Doctrine requires the United states
10 intervene I'm debt collecting fNpedlnons,
because they do not contemplate the de-
struction Of the government whose proper
y Is seized. but only the torcible coiiec-
ton Of the debt
do not care what is technically inolud-
ed IN the Monroe Doctrine. Those who look
at our position I'm this hemisphere must
recognize that I'm the brotherhood or lne
twentv-one republics which constitute what
Is called the "Pan-American Union the
United States is the most powerful, the
Leading country. and all must hope tlat
through the influence Of CHE United states
and the other countries AT peace those re-
t.-''.ttN' az 'f"t .''''-
Of peace.
We have progressed beyond the time IN
civilization when we car stand up ana
say Of our neighbors that we have no IN
terest whether they are at peace or war
We are neighbors OF the Central Amer
can republics. We have always felt i
incumbent upon US TO help them out OF
their difficulties. and TO intervene and
prevent them from cutting each others
threats. Our enormous interest IN Pan
anna only sccentustes the necessity tor
our taking care that those countries so
near the isthmus shall not be the scene
Of warfare which might threaten the
usefulness Of the canal.
For many wears IL has been our function
20 intervene here 10 protect foreign proper
ty and 90 use our good Offices 70 bring
about peace This rs the one spot IN the
civilized world to-day whore there is more
danger Of constant war than any ot.er
We are so situated with reference TO these
five republics that we are certain 10 get
large part of tine trade which peace ana
the tranquil development must Ereatly en-
large Whether We take formal steps 10
give rs a right 10 intervene or not We snail
have thrust upon us IN aim 81 every quar-
Ter the necessity for Intervening rs " lot
better that We should step in with due
authority and set with dirr'tUesS anu
prOmDtness TO suppress war than that We
should allow Dr. 10 90 on because W" iack
authority 10 Interfere, and then. at lle
extremity. be allied IN 70 use force 20 pre-
vent violation of the rights Of foreign ma
lions which always occurs az '"I idlu
point in a revolution
do not care 90 discuss the exact boHn-
dairy lines Of the Monroe Doctrine. To Wa
announced I'M message Of President Mon
roe. and was really directed AGAINST IHs
then existing Holy Alliance. which II was
feared was proposed 70 assist spain IN ne
Subiueati0n of her lost colonies ln ms
her7i.Dbere They had become republics
and their fudeuerdence had been re"og-
nized by the United states. There was a
reference in the same message 10 the on
lection which this country had 10 colonial
tries. but it seems clear that that referred
10 the settlement by Russian coIomsis 81
territory claimed by the United states. ana
.,.,I r~ivriD1a that mere colonization which
aid NOT involve the overturulDE %. -sit'-
rfsred government I'm this country was on
fected 10 by the United states