Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-29
MEXICAN REPUBLIC
II Owes It's Very Existence 10 the
United States.
A MONROE DOCTRINE VICTORY
A. Time When We Had Troubles Of
Our Own We Said "AAnds OH" TO
the Powers Of Europe Tha, Tried TO
Raise q Monarchy In America.

Raise . Monarchy In America.
II II hnd not been for the United
States there would now be- no republic
Of Mexico
Like all the twenty republics south
OF It's. Mexico hns been under the pro
tectlon Of the Monroe doctrine, The
doctrine has been often questioned by
European powers. but only once has n
serious attempt been made 10 violate
H. This was between 1871 and 1868,
when the United States WIS engaged
IN intcrnrcinr warfare that imperiled
Its very existence. Just ~ soon M our
war broke out the wnrshlps Of Eng
land. Fmnrc mud Spain set sail for
Mexico aud took possession or Vern
Cruz. Secretary Seward notified the
three allied powers Of our deep concern
ahd anxiety Tor the security aud wei
fare "f the Mexican republic aud that
our fleet would he stationed In the gulf
~ Mexico 10 look after our interests.
England aud Spain soon Withdrew
but II became evident that Napoleon
III. intended a. overthrow the republic
Of Mexico ~ he had the republic OF
France A fictitious empire WAS forced
upon Mexico by French troops. aud nn
Austrian nrchduke. Macmillan. was
selected ns the puppct sovereign. The
French invasion was directed against
all the republics Of the new world. II
was prophesied IN Paris that In ten
years every South American republic
would bc converted into u monarchy
and the United States into dictator.
ship.
The hands oi the American govern.
mcnt were tied. but the voice ~ the
American people could not be- sllcnced.
IN the midst Of our own war. when
war with England seemed imminent,
the house of representatives risked a
wnr with France 10y passing vote OF
luo IL nothing that 1T does not accord
with the policy NJ the United States
to acknowledge amy nionarchIcnl po,
crnmcnt erected upon the iulnS ~ any
republican government IN America un.
der the auspices OF any European
power"
Nothing more could he done NJ the
time. hut iust as soon as our war was
over General Grant proposed to organ
izc an army " combined Inion and
Confederate soldiers who would volun
tccr 10 march To the city Of Mcxic,
and rSpcl the Austrian emperor. u,
selected General Schoncld to enlist
troops for service an the republican
side ~ Mexico, The war department
gave General Schoilrld n leave ~ all
scncc for year. with permission To q,
beyond the limits ~ the United States
aud 10 take with him any NJ his stat,
officers that he wanted. In the mean
time Grant sent Sheridan to the Ric
GrunM with 10000 troops. which wcr,
distributed along the frontier wher,
they threatened the French lines.
but fortunately force was not neces
snry. The show VI force was sufficient
aud Schoiicld was sent to Paris to ne
gotiatc for the retirement Of tn,
French troops instead NJ into Mcxic,
10 drive them out. The secretary oi
state nsllHcd Napoleon IN November
1885, that the United States still re
garlcd the effort To establish perma
ncntly u foreign and Imperial govern
mcnt IN Mexico Ms disallowablc nnt
lmpracticablc." As the emperor of III,
French did not seem disposed 10 pa,
any attention 10 this Mr.. Seward SCI
a definite date for the withdrawal o'
the French troops
The Mexican republicans under Jua
req had been keeping M n brave flgh
for freedom. although Macmillan hat
ordered all Of them shot whenever
caught. without trial or the possibillt,
OF pardon As soon as the Unitet
States had compelled the wlthdra wa
Of the French the republicans wer,
able 10 overcome the impcrialists with
| Nv ou'lWi aNNtrtuI't tfVm tuc iulttt
States, Their victory was marred b,
the unnecessary execution OF the woul,
be- emperor In spite OF the intcrpositio,
Of Secretary Seward,
But the United Stnlcs had to 81,
Hands on" 10 Austria M well ns I,
France Rather than have an Austria,
archduke lgnomlnIously dismountc,
from the throne 1t was planned TO slnI
10000 Austrian troops from Trieste I,
Vera cruz Hut our minister at Wen
M, Mr.. Motlcy, was told by Secctal.
Seward that II Austria allowed Il sin
gle soldier to embark for Mexico III,
United States would break ofr rela
tions nt once The Austrian govern
ncnt saw the point aud prohibited tn
shipment Of the troops enlisted 70
Mexico, New York independent,
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