The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-08
Newspaper Thinks Limiting
Of Financial Control Harms
English Interests.
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IoSpoN. Dec. S.---Thc Standard an.
nounccs this morning in hg type under
spread headlines in its principal news
columns that America has revised the
Gus" direction.
This discovery ia drawn from contem M
plat!on OF IN" speech mudc 10y Ainbassa-
dor Page at IN" annual dinner at the
savage Club on saturday. Those close to
the Ambassador heard the speech merely
as restato'nent OF Americas known a,ti.
tuic The other newspapers publish Il
without comment as a matter of passing
interest.
The Standard is very much rcrturhed
by one phrase in tho speech of .hmbassa.
dor Page. Rcmarkng that h- was often
asked wha, was really Americas attituds
toward the turbulent ncighbors TO tho
south Of the Rio Grandc tn" Ambassador
sad ii could be lad down in three
propositions, which are fundamental. self.
evident and exceedingly simple"
Tn" first OF these propositions was. he
continued, TO the cffcc, tina, the United
states Is not seeking to increase her terri.
tory. the second. that the United States
cannot commit herself 10 helping forward
any government unless for the benefit Of
the governed by their own consent; the
third. the original intent OF the Monroe
Doctrine, to preserve ths countries Of the
New World for the people dwelling in
them by the prevention Of the seizure Of
their lands by any other Power.
We now have developed subtle- ways
than 'ak!ns their lands" III. Ambassador
Went or. There is tho taking OF their
bonds. for instance. Therefore, the third
proposition is that no sort OF financial
control can with the consent OF the United
states he obtained over tnes" weaker ma
tions which would In etTec, control their
Government"
Doctrine's Scope ENLARGED.
Ed,torialiy the Stamford declares tha,
the third proposition carries tn" Monroe
Doctrine far beyond It's original scope.
II appears" says the newspaper. that
this elaboration of the Monroe Doctrine 10
a device whereby financial and CONNER
c!al enterprise in the Central and South
merlcan countries may he checked II
VII hardly promote tina International
good viii which President wilson and
Secretary of state Bryan, liko the radicals
&c our own country. have So often advo.
Gated with uiatorical vshemeuoe. \ more
fruitful source OF endless discussions he
tween ,he United States aud other coun-
tries WIKI legitimate commercial aspra-
tions IN Central and South America couid
not he imagined"
The Htoaddrd asks who is to decide II
any proposed concession would or would
not give control of the government OF the
country concerned to the concessionaires
in the manner referred to in the Ambas-
sador's speech.
"li the attitude of American diplomacy
toward the Pearson effort to obtain con-
cesslons in Colombia and Ecuador sup
| ply an answer to this question there can
be no doubt regarding the undesirable
possibilities OF the new Monroe Doctrine
In both cases American official influence
has been eNerted TO oppose the granting
of concessions TO the Pearson syndicate
which would not have given 10 the Brit
ish firm any semhlancc OF control in
the internal affairs OF either republic
The article concludes by declaring that
the attempt TO curtail legitimate British
enterprise in Centra! ami South America
will inevitably excite just resentment IN
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