Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
An American Policy for the
Americans
FIRST ARTICLE

continents of North and South America were joined
together physically the Creator By the construction of the
Panama Canal we are putting them physically asunder Our
purpose closely unite their peoples we fail to do
that epocha undertaking. instead of proving blessing to
may prove calamity to both To secure the
blessing calamity matter Of such large and last
ing Importance worthy of the best thought the
craftsmanship of this country give to it.
Our business already showing that they realize the
change opening of the Canal will to the com
MERGE of this nations and preparing to all
possible advantage from for the industries Of the United
States.
We regret congratulate the statesmen Of the
nation upon equal foresight the political consequences
which are the immediate the not far dis
tant future saesmane endeavor to provide for these
contingencies would best make for the
ity and progress OF the nation
Elk President Roosevelt in addresses South America,
has proclaimed the intention Of the United States to
the Monroe Doctrine unchanged and President Wilson
in his address made the presumptuou declaration
that United States will again seek additional
foot of territory by conquest
Political prophecy being science shall not
assert eminent statesmen mistaken but is the
opinion The Georgian that Colonel Roosevelt and President
fully comprehended the significance Of the
separation of the American continents by the Canal and
political conditions certain to arise result Of that great
achievement they would have been less coure in their pre-
dictions
opinion future Of the United States regards
relations
America will be shaped either upon the grandose declara
of Colonel Roosevelt in South America the morasc
pledge of President Wilson in Mobile.
That the development Of nation be controlled by their
pronunciamenos has been deuon of states
History affords instances Of such haucnatons The
development nations is exceptions
governed by economic evolution And sufficient with
regard to these exceptions that the expansion nation
not justified by the economic demands of its people, is seldom
permanent and always certain to burden rather than
benefit
The best service therefore, statesmanhp
nation to foreee the trend Of Its economic evolution
safeguard for the future the commercial advantages already
and at the time make the best possible provision
insure to its people all rghtfu advantages which cond
nation like man. must keep abreast of the times fail
ue to do etroreson and bring about national
disaster.
Those who stand pat long brushed aside
thrown prostate The tide Of not be resisted
manenty.
There period history the United States
when this nation in need Of forward foreign policy
Wherefore the wisdom of the Wilson Bryan policy of
watchfu waiting well be questioned by those of
which lags behind progress and fails
responsibilities
As physical achievement linking of the Atlantic and
Pacific by the construction of the Panama
The commercial possibilities which the open up the
nations OF the world being fully exploited They
New York and Valparaiso from ss1 miles to 1850 miles of the
route between New York and Yokohama San Francisco
S0 miles to 1886 miles, of the route between New York and
Manila via San Francisco and Yokohama from
1889 miles, is achievement which ranked
the greatest Of mankind 1t grips the imagination because
bound to have immediate and supendous upon the
of the world upon habits many
peoples thereby brought into much closer relationship
The commercial prospect presented through
anna waterway has been OF such absorbing interest that
paratvey little thought to have been given the po
cal portent of the enterprise except condera
on mere and abroad OF the naval advantage the canal will be
the United States
That the opening of the canal in the not far dis
ant future change in the political relations the
hardly secondary to the change which
inevitable What these political conditions will be- and
tne provisions which, in our Judgment this nation ought
make to meet them will be fully with later We will close
this article with the expression of these opinions
Fst-That the Monroe Doctrine ought be and will be
modified far relations between the United
States and the republics of South by the making of
'ho nations parties to the Doctrine instead Of subjective