Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-29
WAR MUST BE
FOUGHT TO FINISH
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Monroe Doctrine, which he claim
ed was more Of a proclamation
than a doctrine. He related how
the Monroe Doctrine came TO be
established. and said: Had it not
been for the Monroe Doctrine We
would probably be mixed up in
this war. Personally l believe
that the Monroe Doctrine is just
as it ever was"
Professor Meyers told Of the
establishing Of the constitutional
government in Mexico in 1882. and
said after more than 80 years Of
this sort of constitutional govern
nen,t Mexico is not better govern
ed now than it was then, and
added. Never will be unless
someone steps in and makes them
behave. That is the dilemma in
Mexico" He told of the long reign
of Diaz as president. When Diaz
was first elected President, in
1876. the constitution had one
term provision. After four years
Diaz had some one else elected.
then changed the constitution, fol
lowing which he was again re-
elected himself and continued to
be reelected until 1911, when he
stepped out while the going was
good" Ever since then there has
been trouble in Mexico.
At this point Professor Meyers
stated, Il thoroughly disagree with
President Wilson's policy liz Mex
leo. Theoretically it is all right,
but practically it is wrong. There
is no constitutional government
there as we understand it, and yet
President Wilson tells them that
he is going to see that they live up
to the con +itutional government.
He said he realized that many per-
sons agre- 18th President Wilson
in his Mexican policy AMI do not
think the Meyicans worth going
down there to fight, but yet added
there are people being killed with
out anything being done about it
BY the United States Government.
He said at the close of the Eu-
ropean war some Of those coun-
tries are going to come to us and
ask if We are going to be respon-
sible for such conditions. This,
he said, is one Of the serious prob
lens that this country will have to
face. He then referred to q pos
sible commercial struggle with
Japan for control Of the commerce
Of the Pacific as another serious
problem that will have to be met.
He spoke Of the treatment Of Jap
anese in California as unfair"
under all the circumstances The
present European war, he said,
was caused by commercial rivalry
between Germany and England for
the trade Of the East, and ulti-
mately Of the world, which led t
tn eforming Of treaties between
some Of the warning countries.
Professor Myers spoke of the
Monroe Doctrine as a guarantee to
England Of Canada In conclusion
he spoke Of the wonderful change
the world is passing through
These countries now at war are
being trained more and more in
economy, while we are being train
ed more and more in extravaganza,
and this, he thought, will work to
our disadvantage at the close of
the war. He does not fear the
fist year or so following the war,
he stated, but the adjustments that
will have to come five years or
more. He said no doubt neither
side will feel very kindly disposed
toward this country at the close of
the war each feeling that we
should have sided with them. It
was then that Professor Myers
said war with one Of the nations
was possible after the present
conflict, and concluded with the
statement that to assure peace the
war will have to be fought to a
finish.