Evening star., 1916-04-09
BOOK REVIEWS.
THE CHALLENGE OF THE FUTURE:
study In American Foreign Policy.

as IAN essay in expediency.
This point of expediency is
IL reached. however. by way OF
a summary of the United
States in its economic and Industrial
aspects That the United States in its
present stage of development is as un-
ready to stand alone in the field OF
economics and industry as il is unpre-
pared to protect its political integrity
by force of arms. is the outcome of this
survey. the point of this summary.
With the economic situation still far
short of maturity. with the industrial
field not yet organized to any consid-
erable efficiency of aim and operation,
with the fiscal system st!ll matter of
experiment. this country is by no means
prepared to declare its independence.
Instead o. devisinE plans for exclusion
it should rather seek inclusion i'll the
world tide of economic and industrial
life Restore the Philippines to the
eastern hemisphere. Turn tHem over to
Iapan abandon the Monroe doctrine.
Seek an alliance with England in order
that her sea power may in the future.
as it has in the past. secure us against
nolestation for the furtherance of our
deyelopment and for the encourage
ment of English investment. Fortify
the Panama canal. ct the same time re-
Guiring and securing order throughout
Central America. This. in sum. IS the
program of eNpediency recommended oH
this writer. program that is calcu-
lated. in his judgment. to serve not only
the present. but to insure the future
as we'll against the burden likely to be
nassed to il through the dangers that
lie in full military preparedness. The
impressive quality of this study rises
IN part from the range and depth OF
this writer's historical insight. and in
other part from his consistent falr-
dealing treatment of the present stu
alton of the United States in it's bear
ing upon the future.
MODERNIZING THE MONROE DOC
TRINt,. Rv Charles H. Sheriff.. late
United States minister to Argentina.
Introduction by Nicholas Murray
Butler Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company.
To modernize the Monroe doctrine is.
according to this writer, merely to take
the next step in the logical sequence
of which the Monroe doctrine is itself
part Exclusion-the western hemis-
rhere closed TO any sort or degree of
foreign political interference-is the
essence of this doctrine. Washington's
warning against entangling alliances
constitutes in effect, the first step in
the development of this policy of po-
liticaI exclusion. The second one is
the Monroe doctrine itself. The third
.tep, the one now waiting to be TAX
on the one toward which this study is
rod
means by which America shall disem-
f.arrass itself completely of foreign col
coies THESE colonies. the writer az
firms stand as danger points, HkelE
~ any time to interfere with the peace
r-iI development of America A con-
siderable part of this discussion deals
With various ways and means OF elm
mating from the new world these alien
sSiors-French and English, Dan
ish and Dutch. On the other hand.
America for a similar reason. must
itself let go its acquisitions on the east
side of the world. giving the Philip
pines over to their natural protectors
and allies. 1t must. besides abandon
it's over-zeal for China, leaving this
matter also to eastern adjustment and
settlement Again. for its own peace
and sa fetv America must have full con-
troll of the Panama canal These are
the three lines upon which this writer
builds what he calls "a triangle Of
peace. pressing forward his conviction
meanwhile that this is the pSvcholoSi-
cal hour when measures for this gem
eraI REIMBURSEMENT and elimination
should be organized and advanced
These dangers 70 America removed and
America committed 10 the principle Of
mediation for the settlement of its
own difficulties and differences. there
VIII follow. naturally. an uninterrupt
e1 deNeioDmeut nf the western hemi
sphere in social. industrial and political
ruitv. Preceding this discussion of the
Monroe doctrine brought up to date.
Mr.. Sheriff. gives "A swift and inform
iVg survey of South America. Of the
character and wes ith of IT'S resources
"f the ability and generally high quail
tty Of IT'S people. He semnha sizes the
routualiry Of interest existing between
the two Americas. North md South. and
points out in definite and pracrical de-
tati certain means b. which these in
fercsrs NAV he "ornpreheuded nd pro-
r''nred. This writer has insight and
--ision. plus KNOWLEDGE and experlence
Nr- Sheriff. know $ .South America and
South American people. Ee knows. too.
the irnmediate Industrial field. He is
f2milisr with business aims and meth
ods. Personally. Mr.. Sheriff. is both
affairs This spirited vigorous striking
tributiou to the literature of our world
relationships.
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