The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-04


rf Is the violation ni this prinei-
BE- and its consequences Tbieh is to-
day the great danger Of Americas re-
publican institutions" he said
Prerious TO entering tie Philip
pines De asserted. our right TO denf
the right Of Chinese and japanese Il
enter into our civilization was not.
disputed. but thereafter it was nat-
uraI that these Assatics sbould turn
to as ard say that by All the laws Of
uations We must give what We take
ana that as we had come into Asia
wita our people thcv had the right %
come into America with theirs" This
This situation. he said, was the real
reason for Pres @nt Roosevelt's ae-
ton in taxing. .orer ne Panama Can
al territory at a tine glen japan had
Just ererged successfully from her
war with Russia.
"A moments view restores as 70 q
sense Of our real situation he con
eladed. with south America EuH-
picious Of our methods. lest il mean
conquest under the gnise Of the Mon
roe Doctrine. Mexico regarding as
as disturbers and usrpers; We are at
once surrounded WITH enemies not
because cf their enmity. but because
Of their misundergtandings Should
conflict arise in the Orient from
which ii we're necessary to defend
ourselves in Asiatic spheres we can
see that before the Atlantic fleet
could pass through the canal, the can
al would be blown into atoms through
the operation Of those nations now
bordering it. who would cooperate
VITA our eneries for the Qualification
Of real or imagined grievances. And
an of this legitimate inheritance
from the violation By ourselves Of
the fundamental international Law
that ordained all republics and tae
theory Of republics to their own
zone.
IF we persist in the violation Of
,b5s Fundamental law Of nations and
continue to press orr disadvantage
against the sure fate OF its eonse-
anenees. then let us promptly emtaTh
upon the era Of army and navy -
quantity and quality. sufficient to de-
fepd us against invasion and to pro
teet our possessions. This latter IN
dertaking is too sfipendCus in ex-
nense ana sacrifice - be entered up
tered upon. If there is nobler and
more consistent course for the Re-
anbiic Of the United States to take
j propose an alternative. ] propose
we return the government Of the
United states within her own bord-
ers and in conjunction
with this pron pity let us call TO coun-
cil all the governments Of Seeta
lance Of friendship By declaring that
America and their sisters Of the
southern seas. Then By alliance with
the souts American republics make
common cause fol The protection o.
republican form Of government in the
western hemisphere. Have joint az
our Monroe Doctrine shall be Tresnt
IN no wise to interfere with the pure
lv internal affairs Of the South Arer-
lean lands. but that it shall be limit
ed to the protection Of the western
hemisphere by the United States
against any effort on the part Of mon
arehial nations to overcome BY farce
any republic or free people in tie
western hemisphere. Then, in turn
for this guarantee. have brother
hood compact with all the western
hemisphere republics that we muta-
ally viii oppose any invasion by Ell
rope or Asia from this continent or
any entrance by them as goyernI ents
upon the sphere Of republics, EXCEPT
a. shall be in pursuance Of the spirit
of treaties previously made Then.
add to this compact demand calling
Tor open seas to all people and an