The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
ADMIRAL CHADWICK
RAKES IMPERIALISM
Declares the Entire World
Should Accept the Monroe
Doctrine Policy.
DIR. WALL ON THE WAR

WoRcssrER. Mass. Dec. l7.-Extensio
OF the principles Of the Monroe Doc
tsine to the whole world by nationa
agreement was advocated to-day by Rsa
Admiral French r. Chadwick. u. 9. N
retired. us the most promising step 70
lasting world peace.
A paper from Admiral Chadwick wa
read to-day at the conference at Ciarl
University on the problems and lesson,
Of the war. Admiral Chadwick was to,
III to attend, but the paper was read foI
him. He said:
The Monroe Doctrine simply mean
that there should not be set up In tn,
Americas any more special spheres o.
influence. that they should develop or
their W lines. let them be good or bad.
I'VE took a stand that the peoples Of
the world had a right to their own sou
besides the right TO live In such peace
as they themselves could establish within
their own borders. Let VI put forward
therefore, for adoption by 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.
LandgrabbinE Imperialism.
imperialism has had Its worst and
most injurious development in recent
years. its essence being landgrabbing
and the establishing % thess spheres.
Imperialism from a national standpoint
does rot pay regarded a. a means Of
assuring unearned incomes to governing
classes II emphatically does.
ut is not true that trade follows the
nag. but II 10 true that the nag follows
Investments. NNvies and armies are In
for capital owned abroad by the
leisure class OF q nation. Il ID for them
empires and spheres Of iniuen nee
exist. The great war now waging 10 q
Of efforts TO maintain and
extend these spheres.
w cannot say that extension OF
and commercial influence by indi-
vidual States has been all wrong. How
ever. the time has come to call a halt to
II. and not only a halt but a reconsidsra
lion OF much that has gone on In our
own and the just preceding generation.
can be done only in conjunction with
u kticfbt acceptance VI Tue OUeU uOOI
What a German Victory Would Mean
% the World was the subject Of an ad-
by John A. Walk. Ph. D.. profess
,or OF the German language and litera-
.ure at Harvard University.
"a victorious Germany will break the
monopoly of sea power" de-
,lared Prof. Walk. but she cannot re-
II with a monopoly Of her own.
Germany cannot change her coast line
nd she cannot alter the work OF his
DRY. Germany lacks the physical. ma
erial and geographical basis for world
dominion on land or on sea.
VIII End Great Empire.
Germany from necessity stands for
he independence OF nations and a Ger
nan victory will mark the end Of the
treat world empires based upon con-
Iuest. 1t will replace conquest BY co.
and will establish the democ-
acy Of nations.
I'm this Germany Is not guided by
motives. but by enlightened
elf-interest. II IL to the interest OF
that the Balkan states enjoy
eace and stable government that Tur- |
develop her that Persia |
re Independent that Egypt determine
er W economic policy that the door
emain open In hin and that the laws
Z the sea be made by all seafaring ma
Ions.
The foreign interests OF the United
tates and OF Germany are identical.
he Progressive movement In this coun-
l. the attempt 10 apply German
,ethods and principles OF government
, American conditions. a German
ictory will mean the victory OF pro-