Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-08
MEXICAN REPUBLIC
II Owes Its Very Existence to the
Uniiei States.
A MONROE DocTRINe VICTORY
Al Time When We Had Troubles Of
Our Own We Said "Hanes OIL" to
the Powers Of Europe Thu. Tried to
Raise a Monarchy In America.


Raise a Monarchy In America.
" u hnd not been for the United
States there would now lie no republic
0f Mexico
Like all the twenty republics south
OF liz. Nlrxlro has been under the prn
teciIon of the Monroe doctrine. Tire
doctrine has been often questioned by
European powers. but only once has q
serious ntiempi been made 10 violate
H. This was between 1861 and 1866,
when the United STATES was engaged
In intcrDc,ine warfare ihnt imperiled
Its very existence. Just NJ soon as our
war broke oUi the warships " Eng.
land. Frnnce and Spain set sail for
Mexico aud took possession OF verg
Cruz Secretary seward notified the
three allied powers of our deep concern
nnd anxiety for the security and wei
fare or the Mexican republic aud that
our fleet would he stationed in the gulf
OF Mexico to look after our Interests.
England and Spain soon withdrew.
hut II became evident that Napoleon
III. Intended t. overthrow the republic
of Mexico ns he had The republic of
France. \ fictitious empire WAS forve,l
upon Mexico by French troops. and aD
Austrian arthlnke Maximillan. VA.
selected IA the pUppct sovereign. The
French Invasion was directed agniust
all the republics Of the new world. II
WAS propbeslcd In Paris ihat In ten
years every South American republic
would he converted into monarchy
and the United States into n dictator.
ship.
The hands ~ the American govern.
mcnt were tied. but the voice OF the
American people could not be sllenced.
In the midst " our own war, when
war with England seemed imminent.
the house OF representatives risked a
war with France by passing vote OF
100 10 nothing that 1T does not accord
with the policy OF the United States
TO acknowledge any monarchlcal gov
crnmcnt erected upon the ruins OF any
republican government In America un-
der the auspices OF any European
power"
Nothing more could be done at the
time. but just as soon as our war was
over General Grant proposed TO organ.
ixe an army Of combined Union aud
Confederate soldiers who would volnn.
teer TO march To the City Of Mexico
and cxpel the Austrian emperor. lie
selected General Schoheld to enlist
troops for service on the republican
side Of Mexico. The war department
gave General Schofield a leave Of ab.
sence for year. with permission TO 90
beyond the limits OF the United States |
and to take with him any Of his STAFF
officers that he wanted. In the mean.
time Grant sent Sheridan 10 the Rio !
Grande with $1,000 troops. which were
distributed along the frontier. where
they threatened the French lines.
hut fortunately force was not neces. |
sary. The show Of force was sufficient
and Schofeld was sent to Paris to ne
gotiate for the retirement of the
French troops instead Of into Mexico |
to drive them out, The secretary of
state notified Napoleon I'm November.
1895. that the United States "stlll rc
garded the effort to establish pcrma
nently n foreign aud imperial govern
ment In Mexico as disallowable aud
lmpractlcable, As the emperor OF the
French did not seem disposed TO pay
any attention to this MIR. Seward So;
a definite date for the withdrawal Of
the French troops.
The Mexican republicans under .ida
rcz had been keeping up brave fight
for freedom. although Mnyimlinn hal
ordered all OF them slin; Whenever
caught, without trial or the POS siliit
of pardon .As soon as the tnllcl
States had compelled the withdrawal
Of the French the republicans wee
able to overcome the lmpcr,allsis with
no official assistance from the United
States. Their victory was marrcd by
the unnecessary execution of the would
be emperor In spite of the interposltlon
OF Secretary Seward,
But the United States had TO sly
Hands offr to Austria us well ny +,
France Ratler than have an Austriaa
archduke lgnominiously dIsmountcd
from the throne II was planned TO shp
10000 Austrian troops from Trieste to
Vcn cruz, But our minister ut Wien.
M. Mr. Motley, was told by Secretary
Seward that II Austria allowed n sin
gle soldier to embark for Mexico the
United States would break or rcln.
tlops AT once, The Austrian govern.
mcnl saw the point ana prohibited the
shipment of the troops enlisted for
Mexico = New York independent