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
purpose closely unite their peoples fail to do
that epochal undertaking. instead of proving blessing to
them and to calamity to BOTH To secure the
blessing and calamity of such large and last
ing Importance that it worthy Of the best thought the
craftsmanship of this country can give to it,
Our already showing that they realize the
change which the opening of the Canal will to the COM
merce and other nations and preparing to all
possible advantage for the industries of the United
States.
We regret congratulate the statesmen Of the
nation upon equal foresight the political consequences
which the immediate the not far dis
tant future satesmake endeavor to provide for these
contingencies would best make for the
ity and progress of the nation.
Expresident Roosevelt in his addresses in South America
has proclaimed the intention Of the United States to
Monroe Doctrine unchanged and President Wilson
Mobile made the presunptuous declaration
that United States will again seek additional
foot of territory by conquest.
Political prophecy being science shall not
that these eminent statesmen mistaken but is the
opinion Georgian Colonel Roosevelt and President
Wilson had fully comprehended the significance Of the
separation of the American continents by the Canal and
the political conditions certain to arise result Of that great
achievement they would less oocure in their pre-
dotons.
In opinion the future Of the United Staes regards
relations other nations Of North and South
America will not be shaped either the grandose declara
tions Of Colonel Roosevelt in South America the morasc
pledge Of President Wilson in Mobile.
That the development of nation controlled by their
has been deusion Of states
History affords many instances Authorizations The
truth that the development of Nations h with exceptions
governed by economic evolution And sufficient say with
regard these exceptions that the expansion nation
not justified by the economic demands Of It's people, is seldom
benefit
to any nation to the trend Of its economic evolution
to for the future the advantages already
insure its people al ghtful advantages which condi
tons may afford.
nation like man. must keep abreast Of the times fail
disaster
pat too long are either brushed aside or
thrown prostate The tide of not be resisted per-
manently
when this nation in need of forward foreign policy
than 1t is at present
Wherefore the wisdom of the Wilson Bryan policy of
watchu waiting may well be questioned by those of
our citizenship who are naturally conservative 1t is policy
which ags behind progress and fails up
As physical achievement the linking the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans by the construction of the Panama Canal
cited the interest and compelled the admiration world
The commercial possibilities which open up to the
nations OF the world being fully exploited They
deuly aurng The shortening Of the route
New York and Valparaiso from miles 4osO miles the
route between New York and Yokohama via Francisco
1880 miles to 1856 miles Of the York and
Manila via San Francisco and Yokohama from 1880 miles
5o5 miles, is achievement which must be ranked
the greatest Of mankind grips the Imagination
bound to have an immediate and stupendous effect upon the
commerce Of the world and upon the habits
peoples thereby brought into much relationship
The new commercial prospect presented through the
anna waterway has been of such absorbing interest
paratvey little thought appears given to the DO
oa porten OF the great enterprise except for the consdera
ton here and abroad Of the naval advantage the canal will
the United States.
That the opening of the canal will mean in the not far dis
hardly secondary importance to the change which
VIII enc In commercial conditions to The American
inevitable What these political conditions will be and
the provisions which in our judgment this nation ought
make to meet them will be fully dealt with will close
this preliminary article with expression of these opinions
FHst-That the Monroe Doctrine ought be and will be
moaed SO lar as concerns the relations between the
States and the republics South America by the making of
those nations parties the Doctrine instead subjective it
Second-That the relations United States and
nations of