New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-18

positions of vantage are taken up
against which armed force Will some
time DE necessary. There can be no per
mansut Monroe Doctrine without pre-
.arednesS.
The old-fashioned notion that the
permanent policies and international
understandings were 10 be respected
have los; their value. Hence, a policy
like the Monroe Doctrine can no longer
be deSe0 ded by its ancient and respect
able h story.
81 must expect in the future TO be
regarded Just so far as the interests OF
o her nations permit. Whatever inter
national ssnctity il had is gone for
ever
Monroeism in Far Eas,.
"Uhile all European beliefs similar
20 the Monroe Doctrine have been
the 'hsnds or policy in the Balkans a
new Monroe Doctrine has grown no in.
The FAY East. This centres in the ct
.i;ude assumed by Japan with respect
20 China. The Japanese. as the lead
ing Asistic state. are not likely 20 ex-
pect.a free hand in Asia, and perhaps
for that reason will be disposed 70
recognize the primscies OF the United
States in America"
paper by Rear Admiral French Z.
Chadwick (retired). Who was unable 10
be present because of illness, was read
BY Arthur Gordon Webster. of Clark
University.
Rear Admiral Chadwick advocated
the extension Of the principle of the
Monroe Doctrine to the whole world
as step toward lessening internS-
tional strife. The Monroe Doctrine
simply means that there should not be
set UP in the Americas any more spe-
cial spheres Of influence. that they
should develop on their own lines. let
them DE good or bad. We took a stand
that the peoples Of the world had
right to their own souls. besides tho
right TO live in such peace as they
themselves could establish with their
own borders. Let US put 10 ward.
therefore, for ADOPTION b" the whole
world the Monroe Doctrine as the doc
trine of justice for all. viz. that there
should nowhere exist any special
spheres of influence.
"War is in a general sense always
the result of unequal opportunity in
trade; inequality must be removed as
a first step, the only real step. TO any
thing like universal peace.
with trade equality. who will de-
mand lands for expansion? With the
construction of a new order such "a
has been proposed we may turn our
warships into peaceful freighters and
lay the Monroe Doctrine on tie shelf;
ID will have accomplished its true pur-
pose. not confined to the Ameri,s "a bus
extending TO all the world-peace."
Doubts Pan-Americsu Solidarity.
The effect Of the war upon Pam
American cooperation was discussed by
Manuel de Oliveira Lima. Minister
from Brazil. "On Latin America the
war has had generally detrimental ef-
fects, so far as economy is regarded,
but morally il has had a wholesome
effect" he said. at has drawn the
Lstin-American countries more closely
together than anything else.
al am not sure, however, that II some
European or Asiatic power should at
tack any of our countries the sis
ter republics would stand united and
protect the country so threatened.
firmly believe in American solidarity,
but I believe still more in human sell
fishneBs. ! am pretty sure OF one
thing, and that is that the United
States would not lose time in assisting
the victim in case of war instead Of as
sisting the aggressor.
with the exception of Argentina
and the United States, all Of the Amer
lean republic are suffering severely
from war. Their markets are cut of
and ruin threatens. think that co.
operation among the neutrals would
bring about a cessation Of the war IL
such a cooperation were absolutely
neutral"