Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-26
Paper Read Before the Social
Science Association Dwell
on Balance Of Power

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Nearly 80 years ago Sanford Il. Dole.
now federal judge and since that time
president OF Hawaii and governor of
the young territory, in an article of
great force and interest. dwelt on the
Monroe Doctrine and its possible in
fiuence. Ii is curious To note now,
during a period Of tremendous war,
with what application some of his
comments come. The paper was read
: before the Social Science Association
on June 13, 1887 Il was called THE
Balance of Power and the Monroe
Doctrine" H.. ~. Il. "<"
The PRONUNCIATION of the Monroe
doctrine effectively prevented the ex.
tension Of the principle OF interna.
tional interference for the sake of
maintaining political equilibrium to
America. Since that time the combin-
alton of European states instituted by
the treaty of Vienna in 1915 has been
somewhat modified: Germany, through
its successive and victorious wars
with Denmark, Austria and France
and fits resulting consolidation, has
outstripped all of it's rivals and by
its preponderating military strength
threatens the peace of Europe. and
compels war prepar atoms on the part
of its neighbors which are ruinously
expensive, but which may be said to
be necessary under the circumstances,
and which have had the effect of put
ting of or preventing a still more
1fllinously expensive war.
The development of commercial and
manufacturing interests among the
continental states of Europe and the
resulting tendency to establish colo
MES and trading stations all over the
world, whereby their vulnerability has
been increased, has definitely lessened
the old time readiness with which
these nations have been accustomed
to attack each other.
In 1876, President Woolsey of Yale
College wrote, in referring to the
right Of Intervention to prevent dis.
turbance of the balance of power,
Commercial growth. colonial growth
in remote parts, furnish little ground
for apprehension Since that time
events bearing upon matters of com.
mercial and colonial growth have &C.
CURED with great rapidity and have
materially modified the aspect of the
question OF the application of the bal
ance OF power principle. England had
just annexed Fiji at the time Woolsey
stated the above quoted conclusion,
but had made no material progress in
occupying the country or administer
ing the government, and in 1884 she
annexed the southern part Of New
Guinea, outside of the Dutch posses
sions, a territory of about $4,000
square miles in extent, and one-half
of the Solomon Island adjacent to the
eastern point of New Guinea. and IN
1886 she annexed the Kermadec Isl.
ands northeast OF New Zealand: the
extension Of her sway over Egypt and
later over Burmah are fresh in the
minds OF all. In 1880 France an
nexed Tahiti and three adjacent isl
ands and three islansd of the Austral
group over which she had held a pro-
tectorate since 1912, and hoisted the
French flag over the till then indie
pendent island of Raiatea, and has
held II ever since, and in 1885 or SO
she seized the New Hebrides islands
and has continued her possession of
them to the present time in the face
OF much opposition from England and
her colonies, and her encroachments
in Tanguin and Madagascar have been
affairs of late period In the year
1884, following the initiative of its
merchants, who were conducting the
larger part of the trade of the South !
Sea Islands, Germany made a new
departure in her national policy and
annexed the northern part of New
Guinea outside of the Dutch posses /
sions, region OF $4,000 square miles |
in extent, and this in the face of a
quasi claim OF the British government /
to the whole OF New Guinea outside /
of the Dutch portion, and her propo-
sition TO Germany to open negatia
lions relative to the desire of the lat
ter to obtain foothold on that island
This action of the German government
caused irritation in the English for
eign office and great excitement in
the Australian colonies. BY subse- 1
quent agreement between England and /
Germany the Solomon Islands living
east of New Guinea were divided be /
tween those powers. England taking I
the southern part and Germany the !
northern. and as part of this arrange /
ment both England and Germany con. /
ceded to Spain the control of the Car /
oline end Pelleo Islands and agreed +
oline and .Pelew Islands and agreed I
sions whereby Germany acquired the I
Marshal Islands and the archipelago /
north of New Guinea. including New
ireland. New Britain, and the Admir-. +
atty Islands, and England WIS re-
lieved of Germanic political influence
over that large part of the southwest
ern Pacific which includes the Fiiian, /
samoan, New llebfides and
Gilbert Island groups. me United
states have acquired the fine harbor