The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-27
MEXICAN REPUBLIC
1t Owes Its Very Existence to the
United States.
A MONROE DOCTRINE VICTORY
At Time When We Had Troubles of
Our Own We Said Hands Off" to
the Powers OF Europe That Tried to
Raise a Monarchy In America.

OuF SWh we Sald Hands OH!' to
the Powers of Europe That Tried to
Raise Monarchy In America.
If it had not been for the United
States there would now be no republic
of Mexico
Like all the twenty republics south
OF us, Mexico has been under the pro
lection Of the Monroe doctrine The
doctrine has been often questioned by
European powers, but only once has
serious attempt been made to violate
It. This was between 1861 and 1868.
when the United States was engaged
III mternecine warfare that imperiled
its very existence. Just as soon as our
war broke out the warships Of Eng
land, France and Spain set sail for
Mexico and took possession of Vera
sruz Secretary Seward notified the
three allied powers Of our deep concern
and anxiety for the security ana vel
fare of the Mexican republic and that
our fleet would be stationed In the gulf
Of Mexico to look after our interests.
England and Spain soon withdrew.
but 1t became evident that Napoleon
III. intended to overthrow the republic
of Mexico as he had the republic of
France. A fictitious empire was forced
upon Mexico by French troops, and an
Austrian arehduke, Maximilian. was
selected as the puppet sovereign. The
French invasion was directed against
all the republics of the new world 1t
was prophesied in Paris that in ten
years every South American republic
would be converted into a monarchy
and the United States into a Dictator
ship.
The hands OF the American govern
ment were tied. but the voice Of the
American people could not be silenced.
la the midst Of our own war, when
war with England seemed imminent,
the house of representatives risked a
war with France by passing vote of
100 to nothing that 1T does not accord
with the policy OF the United States
to acknowledge any monarchical gov
ernment 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
lie an army OF combined Union and
Confederate soldiers who would volun
teer to march to the City Of Mexico
and eXpel the Austrian emperor He
selected General Schofeld to enlist
troops for service on the republican
side Of Mexico. The war department
gave General Schofield a leave of alb
sence for a year, with permission to 60
beyond the limits Of the United states
and to take with him anv Of his staff
officers that he wanted I'M the mean
time Grant sent sheridan to the Rio
Grande with 10000 nuops which were
distributed along the frontier. where
they threatened the French lines.
But fortunately force was not neees
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 Nevico
to drive Them ont The secrefal, Of
state Notified Nanoleon in November
1863. that the United States "stiu re
garded the effort TO establish perma-
nentlv foreign and imperial govern
ment in Mexico MS disafowable and
impracticable" As the empcror of the
French did not seem disposed TO pay
any attention to this Mr. Seward set
a definite date for tie withdra wal of
the French troops
The Mexican republicans under Jua.
rpz had been keeping up n brave fight