Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-01


tor Shafroth of Colorado says: ssI am
unyieldidg In my determination to
uphold the Monroe Doctrine at all
hazards Senator Borah of Idaho
states: 'sThere is some force in what
MIR. Waterson says. We must either
Danish the Monroe Doctrine or keep
it alive. and our latter day policy
does not fit in with the Monroe
Doctrine. Senator Bristow of Kan
sas does not believe in abolishing the
Monroe Doctrine, or the principles
upon which it was founded, and de-
clares such a thing would be the
most unpopular thing that could be
proposed in this country. ''The man
in public life who suggests this will
live to regret it,; he says, to which
Senator Poindexter of Washington
adds: ''The Monroe Doctrine is need
ed quite as much now as it was when
it was inaugurated, and sounded the
warning to Europe to keep hands off
this part of the world.'' Senator
Burton of Ohio declared: 81 am not
one of those who believe that the
Monroe Doctrine has reached the
stage of decadence and should be cast
aside" Senator Bacon, chairman of
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations expresses his opinion as fol-
lows: 81 do not agree with the sug-
gestion that the Monroe Doctrine is
effete, and no longer of value to the
United States. Its provisions are, in
my opinion, now more useful to the
co fof 49,
than it was in the days of Canning
and the Holy Alliance. Senator Mar
tin of New Jersey fairly exploded at
the mere suggestion; sBanish Mon
roe Doctrine? Never! Instead of CIV
ing it up we should talk about en-
forcing it and give it life and health
and strength"
QUOTING WILSON AND BRYAN
The way Mr.. Hobson and other
influential politicians have been
quoting President Wilson and Secre-
tary Bryan to prove theif cases indi-
Gates that the writings and speeches
of these illustrious gentleman are
is the true foundation for so many
faiths and beliefs. 1t will be remem-
bered that year ago Mr.. Bryan de-
clared that Governor Harmon of
Ohio and Mr.. Underwood were reac-
tionary candidates for the Presidency
At about the same time he made
uncomplimentary illusions to Speak
er Clark. In these latter days Mr..
Bryan is keeping on good terms with
all the Democratic leaders, and in
view of his determination to be of
the greatest possible value to the Ad-
ministration it is as awkward to re-
call what he said~as it is to read ex-
tracts from books written by Mr.
Wilson, which the President upon
one or two occasions jokingly referred
to as having been written at a time
''when he knew nothing about the
subjects
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
Representative Adamson, chair
man of the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign commerce, will
make fight to suspend the free tolls
to American ships until such time as
the canal is self sustaining and the
dispute with Great Britain has been
satisfactorily settled. There is
growing conviction in Washington
that while it may be entirely just
and proper that the United States
should claim special privileges for it's
vessels passing the canal, and exempt
them from tolls. that the provision
of our treaty with Great Britain
rather clearly make such policy an
act of bad faith. 1t is known that
President Taft and former President
Roosevelt took this view of the situa-
tion, and now it is claimed that
President Wilson, who has a way to
taking things up in order, has about
reached the same conclusion.