Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-29
MEXICAN TANGLE
IS EMBARRASSING
CONGRESS DIVIDED ON MATTER
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DEMAND WAR.
[BY ELISHA HANSON.1

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Washington, d. c., July 26.-With
the jingoes Of congress urging war
with Mexico and some OF the cooler
heads fearing it. the situation has be-
come most acute during the past week
Once again 1t centers around the
much talked about and little under.
stood Monroe doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine, enunciated BY
President James Monroe towards the
close of his second administration,
notified the powers Of the world that
they should not attempt any more
colonizing on either OF the American
continents.
|. AS interpreted by the majority of
American citizens today, this doctrine
apparently means that the United
States will stand sponsor for any and
all obligations incurred by American
republics, regardless of their validity,
and act as collecting agent for the
worlds bad debts in the western
hemisphere.
Although they have not risen to
speak publicly yet, there are many
senators and representatives, to whom
the writer has talked personally dur
ing the past few days, who are in
favor of waving this popular interpre-
'tation entirely aside and sticking only
by the real meaning of the Monroe
doctrine. If their ideas are adopted,
1t will mean that England, Germany,
France, Spain or any other country,
whose merchants and money lenders
may become entangled with South or
Central American republics, shall see
to the Strengthening out of the tangle,
but further than that they shall not go.
Spectators Warned.
As for Mexico itself, the investment
of American capital there has been
strongly against the advice Of the gov
eminent at times and lat other times
with the concurrence of the govern
ment. England and Germany combin-
ed have more capital invested in
Mexico than the United States and
because of this fact, many of the
statesmen are in favor Of letting Eng
land and Germany settle with Mexico
in their fashion. while we settle in
ours They are heartily against any
scheme to send American soldiers into
that country to shed American blood
there just to reimburse their specula-
tors.
Settle your differences with Mexico
these men would tell Ger
many and England, "but remember
that the minute the fight is over you
shall recede from her territory and
keep out"
News Of loWans.
w. W.. Marsh of Waterloo, reached
in the early part of the
week to watch the tariff fight on the
senate side. M. J. Wade of Iowa City,
alternated between Washington and
Philadelphia for several days, hand
ling politics in one and legal business
in the other.
L. M. Agnew and Charles Nyenhuis
Of Muscatine, were sight-seers here
On Wednesday, In the hands of that
sstimable Washington guide, M. F.
yronin, secretary to Representative
Pepper.
Representative Kirkpatrick has been
made chairman Of the subcommittee
II the committee on pensions which
will consider the cases from the states
II New York, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Rhode Island,
south Carolina, Vermont and New
Jersey. Representative Key of Ohio,
8 chairman Of the subcommittee
which will consider Iowa, and Repre-
sentative Crisp Of Georgia, is head Of
he one which will consider Illinois
Eases.
Mr.. kirkpatrick has named H. w.
Anderson of Ottumwa, as his candidate
or the next Annapolis examinations.