Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-27
EDITOR

EQUALS | nope ard believe. that ultimately the
day will come when this will b. trut OF all the
nations OF the Western Hemisphere. When that
day ,omes. the Monroe Doctrine. in the sense OF
being d uniIateraI doctrine. enforced only by the
United States. will entirely disappear 1t will re-
main much as ever doctrine 10 be beIieEed IN
and enforced but il will BE- enforced by all the ma
tons the Western Hemisphere as co-SuaTantoFs
or footing of equality.
AT the present day then. far the United
States is concerned. the Doctrine must still be one
o. unilateral enforcement in regions where her in
forests are vital and where unfortunately no other
American nation has achieved a position 0f such
stable and orderly power to enable ii to oe co.
guarantor of the Doctrine.
This applies 10 the lands both continental and
insular. which the approaches TO the Panama
Canal"
After giving the full detail Of his speech. Mr.
Roosevelt tells the readers of The Outlook WhA
ne did when he had Central and South American
troubles on his IHn,lS He details this aS fol
lows
The sentiments which expressed in this speech
were in effect exactly the sentiments upon which
while | was President had acted. The chairman
Of the committee reception in Chile Mr..
Walker Martinez who had been Chilean Minister at
Washington during most OF the time that ! was
President My relations with Mr.. WalkeTMartinez
had been close had found while was President
that could trust implicitly his loyalty and discre-
ton, and that, moreover, he and | looked at the
fundamental questions Of foreign policy from the
same standpoint. Accordingly | used to discuss
freely with him the methods of application of the
Monroe Doctrine. He and | both felt that it was
imperative that the Monroe Doctrine should be re-
tanned, but that the methods of application must of
necessity change with the changing conditions, and
especially with the growth in South America of
such stable, orderly and powerful national units
Chile the Argentine and Brazil.
Il had discussed at some length with Mr. Walker
Martinez the possibility getting these three pow
ers to join with the United States - and Mexico,
which then was in 4 condition of stability and APP
parent prosperity, from which, alas! it has
completely retrograded-n securing order in certain
disorderIy Central American countries which
were anxious to protect from European aggression
Specifically, ! discussed this matter with him in
order to lay the grounds for future action at
time when it seemed that l might have to inter,
fere as regards Venezuela. This about January,
1906 When the question Immediately at issue con-
cerned Santo Domingo, ! told Mr.. WalkerMartinez
in full the reasons for my action in the case, he
being Of the foreign diplomats who informed
of all the circumstances.
AT that time | told him that if Santo Domingo
had been in the Pacific l should have asked the
Chilean Government to undertake the task which we
undertakng-using the expression that, in such
event, as the Chilean ships appeared off the
island ours would retire.
Now comes the query: Will Mr.. Wilson an
Mr.. BRYAN act along the same lines as Mr.
Roosevelt? -
Indications are that the present officials vii
60 further in paths Of peace to prevent, war
than would President Roosevelt. We doubt tina
Roosevelt as President would admit that an!
question between the United States and Mexico
a country intimately connected with the APP
proaches to the Panama Canal, could he settle,
by any others than the two interested parties
But this is not Mr.. RooSevclt's administra
ton notwithstanding Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.
Wilson are not far apart in many of their ideals
Secretary Bryan has been very strong for ar
bitratiOn. Just how it will Ike possible to arbi
trate a refusal to recognize the American Flas
does not appear at first thought
On the other hand, if it is possible for tn
three stable South American nations to cooper
ate with us in a truly -All-.American spirit, il
Strengthening out one of the foolish Contra
American countries, all but destroyed b,
anarchy and assassination, the Monroe D0ctrn
will have 4 character and force which will mean
more than it's author could possibly have fore
seen, in the sound development of civilized ant
stable government in the western hemisphere