South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-13
THE MEXICAN SITUATION AND
THE REASON FOR SOUTH
AMERICAS INTEREST
IN IT

serious one serious with respect 10
the responsibility Ihdl is oelns as
sumed 10y the United states me dls-
patch OF American gunboats TO vera
Cruz means that We are again ABOUT
70 take some sort OF mana III Mexican
affairs. We nope That we are quite
prepared TOT the WORST. ChuouDleuly
we are We assume that me admins
tration at washington knows what l.
Is up TO- and the necessity Tot H. we
regret the necessity out reel IKE com
piimenting the president ana ms cab
met despite Pubilc cIlticlsih' III lhaI
they have awaited that necessity stu
noPihs l"'I ii''ie more VIII Coi''e ioii'
,"e "'i'I, nan q ~
'''ii9' maps VIII PiO'0 H''
ei'''7'
And AT nome IT may serve 10 detracl
attention from the European diihcul-
ties and give the government some
thns more of a chance to solve them
i'm quiet and freedom from ravenous
advice. furthermore should the
president call for enlistments-Nolu
teers'-l VIII AFFORD some OF our NY
phenated Americans an opportunity to|
demonstrate their American patriot
ism. 1t may prove valuable as little
practice for our army and navy and
citizen-soldiery. TO say the least and
in a way ut them, should worse come
90 worse. for service In the larger
conflict And then. it may serve to-
demonstrate, not only 10 the MeNicans.
but 10 ourselves, and next TO our
American neighbors, and our cousins
across the brine. that we are not so
impotent as We have been represent
ed.
We like the part that the South
American republics are taking i'm this
Mexican situation. and like it very
much II il unite as il should be
These younger republics will grow
and wax stronger with RESPONSIBILITIES
such as this. and they viii learn to
greater republic. is their friend. and
not their foe and that all of both
Al, ic,s .ap vvorl< together i'm bar-
rnonv if necessity reouires OF course.
+bore ave those Who ave and viii crit
tcise the administration for allowing
south Ar,a~;ca a.v mart in the nro-
gram. but they would criticise the
.,d,,,t,,istr,ti,,, ,r,-,,,.,. ,rbe,. y,o,,ld
criticise il if il should not allow South
America eucb mart The president
and his cabinet are merely demon
stratipo IN these sister ranublics that
we are not the buIIies that previous
administrations ba,a sioni6ad ms IN no
b,,t tbaf vbi1a ,rs are willing To hear
tho t.r.,,t ~ tho h,,rde, v.e ..ra ,.ilIipe,
that they sbou1d share the glory. as
1o,e ss tbo,. do tboir host
par-A r,,aric,r doctrine IN suc-
,oo.i tho ,t,rrls,. r,o.tri,,o r,tbor
..,,,..~.,,, g. not - ,..,,. f5aoI md
theso q co,fer,,cos arc hut
- moro stsnnfpr-stone IN its reaIiza-
ZION pri,,,,ril,, Intended for U,,ro.
,.,.,,, r..ts+,,~e - is No., los. ,7esir,l,1 10
tb.t IL sbouId no on,nIovod ana am
pli.d o.itbir Tho ,.ester, ber,is,bera
and 11e~ico is the anterine- ,vedpa
While the Noproe Doctrine forbids
any European mower from, acoutrins
territory in The western benispbere
il does not go FAR enough i'm the
CHANGED world conditions caused Inv
the European war i'm that il does NOT
,,ro,ide for naval ,pd military assist
ance from any or AIN of the Pan
American republics i'm event the
United States should he forced 10 dght
IN protect one ar "a number of them
from Europoan or As.atic aggression
IF the United States should be
forced in the future to pour out blood
and treasure i'm maintaining the Mon.
roe Doctrine IL would be equitable that
AN Pan-American countries engage to
assist us with their fun naval and mill
itar, power The interest of one is
the interest of am i'm maintaining the
political integrity OF a single one of
these republics.
The new Pan-American doctrine
would expand the Monroe Doctrin
far beyond it's original meaning