The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-24
An Obsolete Doctrinep


Is IL time n abandon the Monroe doctrine ubsocc
shihboeth ns Prof Hiram Bingham Of Yale calls IN
the Atlantic Monthly However that may be- says The In.
dianapos News the article is Of much interest aud contains
information that Is likely to be surprising to many North
American readers ignorant most of us of the affairs
of South America Professor Bingham himself traveller
and student Of the economies politics and geography OF
South America treats the Monroe doctrine from several
points of view but of chief interest is what he of the
attitude of the people of that continent toward the doctrine
which he represents breeding in them feeling of deep
distrusj and resentment toward the United States
However useful the Monroe doctrine formerly have
been IN establishing republican governments they see IN IT.
maintained today and modified in recent years dis
agreeable implication that they are unable to take care
of their affairs and that the United States regards itself
sovereign in both continents. The seizure of Panama
the Intervention Santo Domingo and similar incidents
of recent years given fuel TO this feeling Even
which citizens of the United States regard as having
sprung from impulses have been looked upon with
suspicion and criticism Some of this feeling is sysema
tcay and cevey worked up by able European and other
writer's Much of il Professor Bingham regards justified
and as the of the woe ignorance in North America
of the affairs of, the southern continent.
We he to be blind to actual conditions III the
largest and important countries of Latin America Let
the citizen ponder the meaning of Braz $lOO
000000 of balance of trade in her favor Let him realize
the extent of Argentina growth, and her
ability 10 supply the world with wheat corn, beef and NUT
ton Let him examine Chies political and economic sabl-
ty Then let him ask whether these countries deserve
patronzing wewi protect you-from Europe attitude To
the people OF these countries the idea of the existence of
the Monroe doctrine not only distasteul but positively
insulting 1t is leading them on the road toward what is
called the "A c. policy kind of triple alliance of Ar
gentna Brazil and Chile with the definite object OF oppos
ing the encoachmens of the United States Says Profess
Bingham: ~
With Brazil now owning the largest deatnoughts
in the world, with Argentina ana Chile building n
equally good ones with the fact that the European
nations have long since lost their tendency toward
monarchia despotism and are in fact, quite
democratic many American republics it does
bit ridiculous for to pretend that the
Monroe doctrine is necessary element of our for
egn policy
Professor Bingham contends that the Monroe doctrine
composites nothing of real value the United States that
could not be better done another way If it is necessary
to maintain order in of the weaker restless
republics TO act in other questions touching South Amer
lea why not he asks let the decision be made not by
selves, but by congress of leading American powers II
armed forces found necessary in Central America foi
instance why not let those forces include marines of Argen
!. tina, Brazil and Chile In such way this hi
says, 1--WE convince the other American of goot
faith and of the fact that have not made up minds
to conquer South America -