Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-24
MONROE DOCTRINE ANTIaUATED
We'll Known Writer Thinks Il Has
Served lee Day.

MONROE DOCTRINE ANTIoUATED
We'll Known Writer Thinks Il Has
Served Its Day.
It Is not unlikely, writes "Savoyard,"
that some fine morning the American
people are going to wake up and find
that the blessed Monroe Doctrine" af-
ter serving good purpose for many
years. long ago ceased to be benficent
and now works positive injury to all
civilized peoples in general and to our
own people in particular. It IL reputed
to be the conception Of celebrated
British statesman, the pupil and fol-
lower Of the younger Pitt, who utilized
1t to cozen the United States into
dragging some English chestnuts out
Of the fire. It gave John Quincy
Adams theme for a great state paper
relating to foreign affairs, work for
which he was perhaps better fitted
than any other American unless II
was Colonel Hamilton of washington's
cabinet. II you win take down the
volume entitled "New England Fed
eralism," edited by Henry Adams. and
read old John Quincy's controversy
with the Thirteen" you win find the
treason Of the Hartford convention laid
bare in paper many passages Of which
rival, II they do not surpass, the sever
est and the finest things in "Junius."
+ The Monroe Doctrine worked very
well as long as we were weak and
struggling people; but several occa-
sions between Bull Run and APP
pomatox showed that we had become
half century ago, very powerful
people and here at the threshold Of tn ,
second decade Of the twentieth century
we find ourselves the most opulent peo-
pie in the world.
The One Essential Office.
At present the one essential ONCE of
the Monroe Doctrine Is to maintain
bad government throughout Latin
America, from the Rio Grande to
Cape Horn. Mexico hates US. Central
America hates US, South America
hates US. They have q batch Of re-
publics, possibly more than q score.
each one Of which is a despotism that
spoilates Its citizens, and that sort of
thing wfll continue as long az our sham
patriotism clamors for the maintenance
Of the Monroe Doctrine.
Many years ago congress enacted a
bankrupt law that came to be q
political issue. There lived in Barren
county, KY, fine old gentleman of
the school Of that day. He was q
leading citizen, universally respected.
a positive man ard bitter partisan.
One morning he entered the ONCE of
his lawyer and sstonished his legal
adviser with the declaration that he
wanted ito take the bankrupt law"
"You, Uncle Ed? You o bankrupt?
I didn't suppose you owed a dollar!"
Nor do l." roared Old Ed. but it's
Whig measure, championed by Henry
Clay. I'm whig and a follower OF
Henry Clay, and - - I'm for the
bankrupt law. SO. fix me up"
And the Monroe Doctrine is Of about
as much benefit to our republic in 1912
as the bankrupt law was to old Ed
Evans in 1910.
Prevents Material Development.
Nay, the Monroe Doctrine is posi-
tive injury to us for It prevents the
material development and prohibits
the political tranquility Of many Of
the finest countries under the sun.
Some speculation has been INDUCED
in as to what Ii to be the mission Of
the German navy. Evidently England
apprehends that the design of 1t is
the destruction of the British navy and
the conquest Of valuable English de-
pendencies. Then 1t IL suspected In
some quarters that Germany is not
fool enough to tackle the British navy.
but will seek lodgment In South
America In defiance Of the Monroe
Doctrine. Should she attempt that she
will have for allies every one Of the
Latin American republics. That would
mean ruinous war IL we clung to the
Monroe Doctrine.
There are travellers who will tell you
that the future r...i see the greatest
nation in the world In the Amazon val
ley; but there will be no extensive
progress there as long as the Monroe
Doctrine is asserted and maintained.
Would 1t not be fine thing for all
mankind If there were 25,000.000 or
thrice that number thrifty Germans
In that valley conquering the jungle,
tilling the soil, building cities. estab-
fishing manufacture and making a
mighty nation soon to be 100,000,000
freeman, elf-governing and law-abid-
ing? II 1t were so 1t would be OF
benefit to every community Of our re-
public.
Germany Is practically represen-
tative republican some respects bet
ter than ours, though in many re-
spects worse. Your German in Brazil
is a freeman who will no more toler-
ate despotic rule than will the best
class of American citizens. Why not
encourage Germany to go down there
and build a mighty free state? Some
body' will have to do II some day-the
natives will never do It II the world
was civilized and all the cost Of the
armies and navies Of Europe and
America was devoted to the building
of states in South America and In AZ
rica there would nowhere be a COM
plant on hard times. Legitimate
profits, salaries and wages everywhere
would be advanced and the price OF
living reduced.
Amazon Valley, q Paradise.
Not long ago got out Of the library
of congress a big volume and perhaps
it's title Is Across the Andes and
Down in the Amazon" 1t is delight
full narrative. I'll tell you what that
fellow said. He came to land on the
east slope Of the Andes, a paradise. He
found 100 sorts Of delicious fruits he
had never heard Of and he had been all
over the world. He saw thousands Of
beautiful and fragrant flowers strange
to our cline. He saw this-that they
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