The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-03
WANTS CONCERT
OF ACTION BY
ALL REPUBLICS
Substitute for Monroe Doctrine Is
Proposed by Admiral
Chester
AMERICA FOR The AMERICANS
Need of Fixed international Pol
icy in Western Hemis-
phere Pointed Out
AMERICA FOR The AMERICANS

Philadelphia, April "a Concert Of
action among American republics in
defense of the principle Of America
for the Americans" as substitute for
the manner in which the Monroe Doc
uine is enforced today by the United
States alone, was urged by Rear Ad-
miral Colby NJ. Chester in "a speech
here today before the American Acade-
my Of Political and Social Science.
Two distinct ana rar-rcachiug prin-
ciples are laid down in the Monroe
Doctrine he said. The first is the
principle of self defense. The second
is that South American republics,
which followed our lead i'm dcclaring
their Independence, should have our
protection in maintaining this doctrine
for themselves.
The first principle is aXiomatic and
immutable, and all other consdera-
tions must give away To it, The Sec
ond is amenahle to charges or amend
ments that will bring it into accord
with new conditions that arise. The
question now is therefore, do the same
conditions prevail on the western con-
tinent today that existed at the time
President Monroe sent his message to
Congress i'm 1923?
we should remember that the South
American republic were i'm their infan-
cy al the time the Monroe Doctrine
was declared, and were struggling
against great odds for liberty The
United States proclaimed herself the
protector of the western world as
Tatter of necessity, for without her
aid the newly formed republics were
helpless to battle against the great
odds opposing them.
The question today So far as our
own national defense is concerned, u.s.
would il be a menace to interests ccu-
tered SO far away as the United states
if a European power whose political
and even religious aspirations may be
the same as our own, should attempt
to acquire territory in Argentina for
instance? Such an assault would, Of
course, affect the interests of that
country, but should the United states
attempt To interfere in the matter ua-
less asked 10y Argentina To aid her IN
throwing off the menace that assailed
her?
Concert of Action" Favored.
Leading statesmen Of Brazil and
other South American republics have
declared that the Monroe Doctrine is
discredited in the republics for whose
benefit it was devised not that they do
not appreciate the good intentions OF
the United States. hu- they deny the
right Of this nation to appoint Itself
guardian over their welfare. y doctrine (
founded upon the principle laid down
by James Monroe. but giving the right
of a protcctorate To the powers i'm
general and not to any country in par !
ticular, would be the ideal doctrine, IS
the belief of the people of Latin-Am-
erica.
I'VE cannot however with propricty |
form an alliance for that word has
been tahooed by an unwrittcn law of !
the land.
Let us form then concert of ac-
ton after the principles of the Monroe
Doctrine, similar to that established i'm
Europe for the support of the doctrine |
known there as The Balance of 1
Power can this part of our interna-
tional policy by the name Of the Mon
roe Doctrine, if you Will or by the
term American for the Americans,
which will probably better please our
confreres in the south, and at the same
time be i'm accord with the general
principle Of that doctrine"
But there is field I'm which the in-
terests of the United States should not
be shared with any other nation. the
speaker added i'm considering the coun-
tries of the Carrihean Sea or along the
Gulf of Mexico The right Of the Unit
ed States to protect these countries
from foreign aggression has been rec
oguized in many ways ny European
countries, and the protection of The
Father Of Republics" has been called
for. and accepted So many times. as TO
establish this policy of the American
government as an inalienable right" he
said
In defending the Continental Poll
~ of America FOR the Americans the
United states will have ample cause
for keeping up an efficient navy, and
she will need every ship that our nom
country will authorize TO be
constructed"
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