The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-30
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New York. april 3O.-Mtlliam Bay
ard Hale, President Wilson's unofii-
cal investigator OF amairs In Mexico.
has contributed to the forthcoming
number OF The Worlds Work an ar
ticle UNFOLDING the presidents Next
can policy and pointing out an import
ant development In the character of
American diplomacy. This. he eN-
plains. is an Interpretation OF the
Monroe Doctrine, that establishes the
suzerainty OF the United States only
as an effective source OF moral IN
s%piration over the nations OF Genital
America and the west Indies.
THE press and the people Of
america he says. have not yet
awakened to the fact That The FIRST
year OF the Wilson presidential has
given the United Statcs Il new char
acter among the powers Of the world.
Before Mr. Wilson had been In office
a week. he had given the Monroe
Doctrine an Interpretation the impli-
cations OF which go far hey ond any
thing voiced by Jefferson, Madison.
Monroe. Quincy, Adams. POLK. WeD-
ster, Grant or Olney. BEFORE Mr.
Wilson had been in Office a year the
powers of other continents had Yield
ed To the principle OF our domination
In the western hemisphere. IL is not
fantastical therefore 10 speak Of q
moral Empire In America"
Our Moral Empire in America" Is
the title OF the article. The magazine
editors point out that DR. Hale desires
to make Il clear that he writes simply
as a private student OF Affairs. Never
theless. they assert that no one xcept
the president himself II entitled -
speak with greater authority upon tho
problems of Latin America.
Discussing the possibility OF inter
v%ention In Mexico ttho article was
written before the fleet was ordered
To TampicoI Or. Hale says. An
American army would have no phys
lcal difficulty In getting back out oil
Mexico. nobody would use Il up oe-
fore II got away; the difficulty would
be that greed and a false sense OF ma
tional honor would do their utmost 90
keep us there permanently In occu-
patton"
We do not want Mexico. he de
clares; especially We do not want her
because We do want the good will o.
the Itat NA AAAAA America IT MNhAN
be a fools act indeed 20 barter h
confidence OF a hemisphere tor an We
could gain by ~annexing Mexico
II armed Intervention should be
forced upon us. he continues, ~ pre-
dict that u forces will be ordered
home Just as soon as constitutional or
der has been restored. and that. 81
far as the power and influence OF
President Wilson can bring Il 10 pass.
nothing In the nature o. an indemnity,
either In money or land. will be asked
or will b accepted. but nobody can
predict how far the influence OF he
vast American Investments In Mexico
which would De multiplied in value
By being brought under the American
nag. might go toward rendering VITA
drawal Impossible. What we 40 want
IN Mexico. and throughout Central
America, is-order."
The trouble With Central America.
Dr. Hale asserts, is is proGllylty for
revolution. Hut, ne says, most Cen
trail American revolutions are pro-
noted from Europe IN a regular way
OF business, exactly as a real estate
scheme II promoted In America. The
duty 81 the United states IL to scrut-
inixe each revolution by Itself and To
Judge whether Il be ~ he not morally
justlhable.'
That duty the United states has