The Washington herald., 1914-04-04

FRIENDLY HAND
TOLATIN STATES
Political Scientists Discuss
Modern Interpretation of
Monroe Doctrine.
"ENTENTE" Is URGED
Speakers Hold that Soufb American
''ENTENTE" Is URGED
Speakers Hold that South American
Republics Have Outsrown Need
for Protection by U. S.

rhhaoeipnia, April 2-That the times
have cutgrown the Monroe doctrines in
terpretation was the gist Of addresses
made at the opening session of the six
teentn annual meeting of the American
academy OF Political and Social Science,
being held at the Hotel Walton.
Ihe speakers contended that the doc
trine has served the purpose of foster
ing the growth OF Independent states of
central and South America so well that
the attitude of the United States toward
them should no longer be paternal, but
fraternal. those states being now well
able to Join with the United States in
asserting and protecting their own SOW
ereignty.
Rear Admiral F. E. Chadwick, U. S. N,
asserted that America Is face to face
infusion Of negro blood among the whites
OF the Americans-and that IL the mixture
Is not checked, ''our decadence has be-
gun
ITO apply the Monroe doctrine in the
sense of standing by as a protector is
naturally an irritant to a people in whom
pride Is a predominant characteristic We
know that intimation OF such an atti-
tude does irritate.'
SCOTS at Invasion.
Admiral Chadwick declared he GER
tainly can see no reason for the applica-
Iuon of the doctrine in this sense. He
declared that no European or other pow
er Is ever going to attack Argentina,
Brazil or Chile with any idea OF estab-
fishing dominion over them. As for
Venezuela. Colombia, the Central Ameri-
can states and Mexico, the admiral con-
cluded, these border the Caribbean, and
for our own purposes OF defense we shall
never peacefully permit the incorpora-
ton OF foreign power OF these or any
portion of the neighboring Pacific coast.
Representative Frank w. Mondell, of
wyoming. violently attacked the admin
istration's Mexican policy. He said that
President Wilson had shown such per-
soEal prejudice and individual iIl-wilI
toward Huerta as had never been ex-
hibited in a crisis by any other American
chief executive.
Quoting the Italian historian. Ferrero,
that We have already intervened indi-
rectly, he declared the "watchful wait
ing policy has prolonged the period Of
violence and disorder in Mexico and is
leading the United States surely to actual
armed Intervention In part he said:
Entente" Is Urged.
The new administration adopted an at
titude which the President later referred
to as one OF 'watchful waiting How
watchful it was must remain a matter
of opinion. That il was one of waiting
cannot be disputed"
Let the United States form an "en-
tente' with Brazil. Argentina, and Chile
and other nations of the Western hem
isphere to defend the Monroe doctrine
This was the suggestion of Rear Admiral
Colby ID. Chester, U. S. N. He said, in
part: g.
Two distinct and far-reaching princi-
pies are laid down in the Monroe doc
trine- The first is the principle of self
defense In the case of the United States
the national defense required. when the
doctrine was enunciated, that the coun-
try should be held a protectorate
throughout the entire Western continent.
The second principle is that South Amer
ican republics which followed our lead
in declaring their independence should