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


The continents of North and South America joined
together physically by the Creator By the construction of the
Panama Canal putting them physically asunder Our
closely unite their peoples IF fail to do
that epocha undertaking. instead of proving blessing
them and to calamity to both To the
blessing the calamity matter of such large and
ing Importance that worthy of the best thought the
craftsmanship of this country give to it.
Our business already showing that they realize
change which the opening Of the Canal will to the
merce of nations and preparing reap
possible advantage from for the industries of the United
States.
We regret congratulate the statesmen of the
nation equal foresight as to the political consequences
which the immediate the
and of atesmanke endeavor provide for these
contingencies such would best make for the
ity and progress of the nation.
President Roosevelt in his addresses South America
proclaimed it is the intention of the United States
maintain the Monroe Doctrine unchanged and President Wilson
address Mobile made the presumptuou declaration
United States will again seek additional
foot of territory by conquest
Political prophecy being science shall
that these eminent statesmen mistaken but is the
opinion The Georgian that Colonel Roosevelt and President
Wilson had fully comprehended the significance of the
separation of the two American continents by the Canal and
the political conditions certain arise result of that great
achievement they would have been less coure in their
dicions.
opinion United States regards
the nation relations the other nations of North and South
America will not be shaped either upon the grandoe decara
tons Colonel Roosevelt in South America the morasc
pledge of President Wilson in Mobile.
That the development of nation controlled by their
has been not deusion of states
History affords many instances of such Authorizations The
truth that the development is with exceptions
governed by economic evolution And sufficient say with
to these rare exceptions that the expansion OF any nation
not justified by the economic demands of its people is seldom
permanent and always certain to prove burden rather than
TO any nation to toresee the trend OF its economic evolution
safeguard for the future the advantages already
enjoys and at the time make the best possible provision
tons may afford.
nation like must keep abreast of the times fail
disaster.
Those who stand pat long either brushed aside
thrown The tide of progress not be resisted
manently.
There period the history States
when this nation was more in need OF forward foreign policy
than it is at present.
wachfu waiting may well be questioned by those of
our citizenship who naturally conservative 1t is policy
which ags behind progress and fails
responsibilities
Pacific oceans by the of the Panama Canal has
cited the interest and compelled the admiration of the world
nations Of the world being fully exploited They
deruy aurng The shortening of the water route between
route between New York and Yokohama San Francisco
1880 miles to 1856 miles of the between
Manila via San Francisco and Yokohama from 49, $50 miles to
II miles achievement which must be ranked
the greatest of mankind 1t grips the Imagination because
bound to have immediate and upendou effect upon
OF the world and the habits
peoples thereby brought into much closer relationship
The new commercial prospect presented through the
waterway has been of such absorbing interest that COM
parave little thought appears to have been given po
ca porent of the enterprise except consdera
ton here and abroad of the advantage be to
the United States.
That the opening of the canal will far dis
tant future change in the political relations Western
Hemisphere hardly secondary Importance the change
will effect in commercial conditions The American
inevitable What these political conditions be- and
the provisions which in judgment this nation ought to
make to meet them will be fully dealt with later We will close
this preliminary article with the expression opinions
Flrs[That the Monroe Doctrine ought and will be
modified so far the relations the United
States and the republics of South America by the making of
those nations parties the Doctrine instead subjective