The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
For American Joint Intervention
in Mexico.

IN N1CNhCOs
At the banquet to Colonel THO
posE ROOSEVELT In Montevideo OIL the
fourth Of last November the President
Of the Republic Of Uruguay toasted the
distinguished North American rs 1.-THE
defender Of the Monroe Doctrine In
the interests Of the whole Of America
and the stanch partisan of interna-
tional justice and Of peace with honor"
Replying, Colonel ROOSEVELT said:
II am pleased with the Interpretation
placed by the President on my position
as an uphoider OF the Monroe Doctrine,
II In In no sense a doctrine Of one sided
advantage. II 10 to be invoked only In
the interests OF all our common we alths
Of the Western Hemisphere. II should be
invoked by all our nations In a spirit Of
mutual self-respect and on q footing of
complete equality Of both right and obi-
CATION. Therefore, as soon rs any country
Of the New World stands on q sum
GENTLY high footing OF orderly liberty
and achieved Justice, OF self-respecting
strength, II becomes a euarantor of the
eoctrine on a footing Of complete qualify
At Buenos Ayres Colouel ROOSEVELT
said to his Argentine friends:
ct shall always regret. deplore and
condemn the existence Of chronic .volu-
tionary disturbance. In any Latin Ameri-
can republic. and as long as the habl, Of
Aiatu pha il
shall never say that the republic In which
Il II chronic has a proper national life. or
Q history worthy of respect. never
shall say II while such a condition exists.
for II ! did say 1t I would be speaking
An untruth But when a nation gets past
the stage OF disorder and weakness and
revolutionary disturbance. when 1t has
definitely entered on career Of orderly
liberty and achieved Justice. OF power to
do Justice to others and to exact Justice
from Others then ] take of my hat to II
az I do to the Argentine republic. .
The Monroe Doctrine 10 meant simply to
express the fact that the Western Henri
sphere Is not to be treated, as Africa or
mid-Asia are treated, as a subject for
conquest by any Old World Power. II 10
= 0OCtIlUc WHICH TIC SUltc0 State0 pro-
mulsated, partly az q matter Of policy
IN Its own interest. partly as a matter OF
policy In the interest Of all the repu biics
OF the New World. But as rapidly as any
other American republic grows TO possess
the stability. the prosperity that comes
with stability, the self-respecting insist
ence upon doing right to others and ex-
acting right from others. Just so rapidly
that country becomes itself q sponsor and
guarantor Of the Monroe Doctrine. . .
II II ever becomes vitality necessary to
enforce II, each would help the other"
In other important addresses deliv
cred elsewhere In Argentina, In Brasil
In Chile, Colonel ROOSEVELT repea te,
several times the general ideas which
appear In the foregoing extracta In
deed, II the visit to South America OF
one Of the most patriotic and forcefu
of American Presidents has any brou,
international significance. Il IL btraus,
of the principal message he has carrie,
thither, namely, recognition Of equu
rights ana obligations AMI equal resI,o,,
sibilities under the Monroe Doctrine OF
the part Of all the stable and etficien
republics Of this hemisphere.
THE sun again proposes tentativel,
that Intervention In Mexico. II unfortu
pstsly Intervention must finally come
shall be undertaken Jointly with tn
American Powers not with those o
the European continent. The exped
snce Of such American cooperation 4
removing every source of suspicion O
irritation that might arise from singl
''a'' on ii; r Of the United State