The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-26
Doctrine Proposed
First by British Minister

while the representatives of Ar
<entinc. Hrsa!l and Chile. as media
tors. are comforting at Niagara Falls.
with representatives OF the United
States and Mexico IN AZ effort TO
brin< about an adjustment Of MeNi-
can affairs. a brief review of the pro-
gress OF Pan-Americanism Ii inter
csting.
Few observers OF the present sit
uation remember that II was the
British prime minister. Canning, who.
IN conference win United States Min
lister Rush In 1898. gave the first
impetus to that growing solidarity
of the North and South American re-
publics which h latterly called Pan
Americauiam aud Of which the much
debated Monroe doctrine has been tho
bulWark.
The holy alliance" of the emperors
of Russia and Austria and the King
Of Prussia WAS contracted In 1915
without the aid OF intervening minis
tiers but by themselves as absolute
soVereigns. Their object was pri-
marily To rchahilitate autoCracy with
'jure divine" and secondarily TO pre-
vent the rise 81. and to overthrow,
free governments aud TO dominate
the world. or this is the account OF
II given by Oscar $. Strauss In his
new book, The American Spirit"
page 81.
France took a hand In 1928. med
ding with the spanish constitution OF
the CoTtez n UNFOLDING the obsolu-
NNA.m 49,. A.. NHmaNN-aa VII nHaN
now the British government protested
disclaiming for Itself and denying to
other powers the right OF requiring
any change m the internal institutions
OF an independent state. Then the
allied powers proposed To Intervene
in South America and Canning wrote
To- Rush els not the moment come
when goyernments might under
stand each other NJ to the Spanish
American c%ninniesr' He said that
while Britain did not aim at posses
sion OF any Spanish colonies she
could not View their transfer to ans
other power with Indifference"
Origin Of tine Step.
II any European plan looked TO a
iorciblc entrance into any Spanish
American colony, Britain and the
United States might well declare their
Joint dis~apu'pbation OF such pro-
jects." ne wrote that there had
seldom occurred IL history such an
opportunity Tor two friendly govern
ments 30 easily 10 prevent such ex-
tenEiVe caiamitles.
Though no concurred In the idea.
President Nuuroa did not Rdspt the
proposal uf a lOint declaration. lie
maintained that the public policy of
the United States. which kept alo0f
from interminglinE with European
affairs Implied non-interventiOn from
Europe In the affairs OF the west.
The phrasing 90 the Monroe doctrine
shows clearly that u vas set forth
in consequence "a the acts Of the holy
alliance and ia response 10 the ad-
Vice 81 Britain.
Mr.. Strauss says that b Monroe
doctrine cmhodies the golden rule OF
international relations. IL h. not a
producer of war but a harbinger Of
peace. n FASTENED not only the in
dependence OF ne colonies IN this
hemisphere. but u relieved Europe
Of the nhsolutism 81 the holy ALL
ance." Lord Brousham said that
Monroes message 10 x was an
event than which none has ever dis
nersed greater Joy, eNultation ana
glatitude over an the freedom 81
Europe" Canning said. referring 10
his share OF the plan. Il called the
new world into existence 10 redress