The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-08
LONDON NEWSPAPER
IS MUCH PERTURbEO
BY WILSON DOCTRINE
Monroe Pronouncement Revis-
ed in Extremely Serious
Direction. 1t Says, Using
Words as Text.
Statement That No Financial
Control Can Be Obtained
Over Nations to South With
out Our Consent Seen as
Cause of Trouble,

out Our consent Seen as
Cause of Trouble,
LONDON. Dec. s.-Ths Standard
under spread headlines in it's principal
news columns that America has revis-
ed the Monroe doctrine in an Eek
tremely serious' direction.
This discovery is drawn from con-
temptation OF the speech made by
Ambassador Page at the annual dinner
at the Savage club on Saturday. Those
close to tho ambassador heard the
speech merely Rs a reinstatement of
Americas known attitude. The othSr
newspapers publish 1t without COM
ment as matter of passing interest.
The Standard is very much per-
turbed by one phrase in the speech OF
Ambassador Page, Remarking that
he has often asked what WIS really
Americas attitude toward the turbu-
lent neighbore to the south Of the
Rio Grande, the ambassador said 1t
could be laid down In 'three propo-
sitions which are fundamental. self
evident and exceedingly simple
Three Simple Propositions
The first o. these propositions was,
he continued. 10 the effect that the
United States is not seeking TO in
crease her territory; the, second, that
the United States canpot commit her
self 10 helping forward any govern
ment unless for the benefit of the gov
erned by their own consent. The third.
the original intent of tho Monroe doc
trins to preserve the countries OF the
New World for the people dwelling
In them by the prevention OF the
seizue OF their lands by any other
power.
I'VE now have developed zuhtler
ways Of taking their lands" the am
hassador went on There is the tax
Ing of their bonds. for instance.
Therefore. the third proposition Is that
no sort Of financial control can. with
out tine consent OF the United States.
be obtained over these weaker nations,
which would in effect control their
government
Fditoriaiiy the Standard declares
that the third proposition carries the
Monroe doct ine far beyond It's original
scope.
ut appears says the newspaper.
that this eli boration OF the Monroe
doctrine is a device whereby financial
and commercial enterprise In the Cen
~fral and South American countries
may he checked II will hardly pro-
which President wilson and Secretary
of state BRYAN, like the radicals OF our
own country. have so often advocated
with oratorlcai vehemence, A more
fruitful source Of endless discussions
between the United States and other
countries with legitimate commercial
aspirations in Central and South
America could not he imagined,
Who IL to Destdef
IA ri st~a vHha q darfHA
II any proposed concession would, or
would not. give control Of the govern
mint of the country concerned TO the
conc essionarres In the manner referred
to in the ambassadors speoeh.
If the attitude OF American diplo~
macy toward the Pearson effort to OBJ
tain concessions in Columbia and
Ecuador supply an answer to this
question there can be no doubt re-
Earding the undesirable possibilities
of the new Monroe doctrine, In both
cases American official influence has
been exerted to oppose the granting of
concessions 10 the Pearson syndicate.
which would not have given the Brit
ISL firm any semblance OF control in
the internal affairs Of either repub-
iic''
The article concludes by declaring
that the attempt to ourtail Legitimate
British enterprises In Central and
South America. will inevitably excite
jus: resentment In England
Silver Is Safe
Ell PASO. TEXAS. Dec. IA big
silver bullion train which has been
on the way from Parral. Mexico, for
the past two weeks, reached OJinaga
last night, and arrived today safely on
the American side of the Rio Grande.
There were sixteen wagons in the
train, each drawn by sixteen mules.
with military escort of $50 men. In
the train were SIT bars of bullion
weig hing 125 pounds each, which at
the present price Of silver would make
the value OF the shipment $4,000 in
gold.
Monday morning the train will start
for Maria, Tex, seventy miles away.
The members of the bullion party
know nothing of the great caravan of
refugees from Chihuahua, being con-
veyed to the border by the remnant Of
General Mercedes defeated army. ex-
rept what they learned from scouts
and couriers during the past few days.
They passed Chihuahua before the
city was evacuated and were never
Svertaken.
Caravan Tolls Toward Border.
Scouts arriving from the caravan
say that the party is making only
fifteen miles a day, and the refugees
ire still forty miles from tie border.
rhe men said that the few horses In
he caravan were weary and the men.
women and children on foot were
sootsore from their long Journey, bu1
we're making noble efforts to reach
The border.
Before leaving Chihuahua the
folders and the civilians making VI
he refugee party loaded every avail
lbie means Of transportation. wagons.
coaches, hacks and such pax animals
Is could be obtained. with food Of all
kinds, nearly stripping the town Of
earned goods. lard. sugar, coffee and
hour. Much OF this food was aband-
oned from time to time ow ng to the
breaking down Of wagons and other
causeA
Owing TO the closing approach Of
fcontinusd on Second PAgal