Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-24
Monroe Doctrine Hurts.


ing to the news dispatches, many IN
teresting and important facts were
brought ont at the Clark University
conference on Latina America. Some o
them were surprising. For instance
Prof Bingham, discussing the Monroe
Doctrine, declared that it is hurting
the United States. He said that tht
present state of Americas relations
With Mexico had brought prominently
to the front the question of TIE Mon
roe Doctrine No two words in Amerl'
can history said Professor Bingham
Z have ever been frauGht with more
meaning and more shades OF meaning
/ For many years, and to many people
still. the words have meant that we
: will not allow Europe to take a hand IN
the politics of the Western Hemisphere
,ro other peonle they mean simply that
Europe must not attempt to secure
more land in the Western Hemisphere
verely, in substance as follows
"In the Administration of President
Cleveland the words meant that any
European Power owning lana In lie
Western Hemisphere must arbltfate us
boundary disputes with it's neishpois'
In the words of Secretary Olney, ihe
limited states is sovereign in the west
ern Hemisphere and its fiat is law IN
der President Roosevelt the Monroe
Doctrine meant that the United otate9
proposed to accept it's responsibility do
the benevolent policeman OF the West-
ern Hemisphere, the big brothef WIN "
stick who would keep intruders from
annoving the little fellows, ana VINO
,,onld also see to 1t that the little TEL
lo,. did NOT annoy the neighbors Dur
,ne the Administration OF ffesioeii.
Taft the Lodge resolution was passeu
nv the Senate, but not slsnea Ny NJ
Taft. This carried the Monroe Doctfihe
= et.t further and denied the right OF
American republics to sell harpoi
,;ohts TO foreign corporations Thus we
see that 1t is difficult to know JUS. No.
we do mean when we say tue VIZ 10
Monroe Doctrine. Now, Wheii INC
south Americans use these Wofos' y,
eompress them into one, Mohfoeisi,t
,hav have come to believe 'hae tne
meaning is for them a sinister on
,nat Il smells tutelage and intervention
that IL means the desire OF the
ana powerful United States to lnterleie
IN the personal affairs oltne
oan renublics. To citizens OF tie ieau
80 American republics, such as th1
- n, Powers, Argentina. braNii
c,ila orr adherence To Monfoeisii'
- vt,emely irritating. and even posi-
.,,,al,, insulting. TO the lesser repupiies'
narticularly to those around Tue ~
haan Sea, Monroeism means
.noe intervention, imperlaiis'n
eventually annexation. so ,hes g..
..Is ,ya wish to have real influence loi
J., the Western Hemisphere !
,,,,et he only as the absoiu,e9
,"aa .,a and unselfish advocate Oh
'aaoa and goodwill. In this way we
-. no Of ;ncalculable service W mo.
- The Monroe Doctrine Is es9 N5,''..,
y, a selfish policy. recent eui.o' -,
- o.ino the Monroe Doctriho ~
Wv york Times eandidly auhii''e.
~ ~ Monroe Doctrine was ueeiai GU
NV MS with reference TO our -" a,her
- and is maintained for no , 80
,..,,sa,, II was not declared Win VI ~
rogard or thought of the 'naeie ~. to
,he weaker republics, anu ;. 80
s.,o;ntained or abandoned WIN
' ',.,,,at ~ our interests than OF the'i
Zen those South Americans VINO w
ea,r onr imperialism reali~e u,
e,eshness of the Monroe i1oe'fii'e, go,
:. ,,akes them dislike US anu hi,a' ~ ~.
a,,, foreign policy. cohseaeei' ',s,,otb
.aining this national shi.'po'ee.
iiid,' s,,arine to the words Mohio'
a'.a we diminish our possloie ~
49,. sor rood in the western he'''i.
iuei'oe ,,e interfere with the natcr"
i,ro,vth Of our possible ioi lori.
n,ce How large role an 49,. "A
- feeling plays TO the au' ''''e ss.,,,,rt
,,,,ranean manufacturers anu In,
!, is impossible TO Ia
q is enormous cannot pe 49, =,
ina, Wv. Il TO ourselves to sif ~ ~
vds Monroe Doctrlne' anu =
"a ut a policy Of PAN Af'eii' an aao,,r,
auep' .h;cb viii enable us 10 seoui,
- f,ien5ship and support .,,oro
,,,ors in the western hen'i'r -,
heis that we can safely trust ~
! ~ If the present Mexican eieus
ha'lni''3 7,.o,ident Wilson. At the Sam
uop " ,ae,tlv wish that it were pos
time ~, ~ openly call on the iedo
-. American powers ioi . Gov IN,
p ~ and prosperity of orr war-s'f'cN
en- neighbor across the i'i' " 49,