The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-06
INTERVENTION.
A Review of Historical Data Touching
Thereupon.
Gel Paso Times.)
FL Paso, Texas, March 81

Ell PaSo, Texas, March 81.
Editor Times:
Some newspapers have worn AMI
made the subject of Intervention
advocacy thereof In doing this they
have openly taken the wrong position
] do not agree with any writer
who advises so-called friendly inter.
vention,' or Uncle Sans police
duty" for the protection of American
citizens in Mexico, or any other, Latin
American republic.
A few precedents in history may
be quoted, but these do not conform
with the ideas of a progressive re-
public or representative democracy.
Why did General Grant order Gen
reral Sheridan with an army corps to
police the United States side of the
Rio Grande in 1865 after Lees sur
render? President Grant says in his
personal memoirs:
she (England) also Joined at
first with France and Spain in
setting up an Austrian prince
upon the throne in Mexico total
1y disregarding any rights Or
claims that Mexico had of being
treated as an Independent power"
1t was alleged that foreign resi-
dents in Mexico had claims against
the Mexican government.
President Grant says:
Under pretense of protecting
their claims these nations seized
upon Mexico as foothold for
establishing European mon
archy upon our continent
Grant regarded this as a direct act
of war against the United States by
the powers engaged. He therefore
sent Sheridan to the Rio Grande, and
in short time France requested the
tn will HI w hoi7 tl,r10 ,e
But, this was not the same as in
terVention. This was Monroe doc
tirne. We read in American history
In regard to England's stand
ing at the period of the Juarez-
Macmillan embroglio, Lord Rus
sell wrote to Sir Charles Wyke,
Britain's envoy at the time: If
~ the Mexican people, by spon-
taneous movement, place the Aus
trian archduke on the throne of
Mexico there is nothing in the
convention prevent it. On the
other hand, we could be no par.
ties to forcible Intervention to
this purpose"
("Percy F. Martin, F. R. G. Sd
The Macmillan empire was never
recognized by the United States.
When one studies the varied appli-
cations of the Monroe Doctrine, one
of it's phases, namely Intervention.
President Monroe said in his mes
sage to the eighteenth congress, De-
cember 2, 1923:
THE American continents, by
the free and independent condi-
ton which they assume and main
tain, are henceforth not to be
considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European
powers"
Now, suppose that we should at
tempt to extend our system into Mex
leo, or any other American republic !;
yen will see the inconsistency later.
President Monroe continues:
at is impossible that the allied
powers should extend their politi-
cal system to either continent,
without endangering our peace
and happiness, nor, can anyone
believe that our southern 'breth-
rem, if left to themselves, would
adopt it of their own accord. 49,.
1t is still the true policy of the
United States to leave the paroles
to themselves in the hope that
other powers will pursue the same
course.
Neither entangling ourselves in
the broils of Europe, nor suffer
ing the powers of the Old World
to interfere with the affairs of
the New"
The Venezuelan boundary dispute
was settled by commission of investi-
gators appointed as requested by
President Cleveland in a special mes
sage to Congress December II, 1895.
1t was soon afterwards settled by ar
bitTation.
A B. Hart, historian, says:
the seizure of a portion
of Chinese territory, being coll
trary to the cherished American