New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
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DouDtIess our readers UNDERSTAND
that the Monroe doctrine is tnat
policy OF inc OHited STATES as ue-
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Germany's attitude with respect to
the Monroe Doctrine is best shown
III an article written by Prince Bis
mark, III 1870, for the Hamburger
Nachrichten, when he sad:
Some German newspapers CON
tinue discussing the so-called Mon
roe Doctrine ! n consequence OF the
events winch have taken place in
South America. we are OF opinion
that that Doctrine, and the way in
which 1t is now advanced by the
American Republic, is an incredible
lmpertinence toward the rest OF the
world" :.
Recognizing then mat we are, and
been tor some time, threatened
with a most serious m~enace.--one
that has been well said .endangers
our c~i7illzatlon n PROBABLY our
form OF oVernfnent we ask what
are we gong 10 DO about II: we
kept out n endeaVored by all
means in our power to preserve a
true status OF neutrality' we reared
there might be seifishness on
o"th sides ana were reluctant TO Dc
ieVe the FACTS that Slowly came 10
is from tfoSe terrio.e ilelds OF car
mage. we dld NOT WISH TO beileve
mat TINS was a war OF humanity
against ihnumahity' Americans Nv
ng under the greatest OF tree govern
nentS' where the people truly RUE,
,ltlzens OF a country that can honest.
y claihi TO pc the motEer OF an
nat IS Tree ana independent III me
,oiftlca. reiatiohs or men, can Dut
louDtiully peiieVe that tnlS war is
lihal ana desperate cohllict De-
ween the r'snt OF ono, Perhaps
tanning by aleeed diVine fieht
o uie the many ana me right
an the people 10 estaplish Tree
hStitutiohs IN some degree at least
,ased upon tle brotlerhood OF man
germany anu ner allies are types
u government oSe'y resembling one
mother and cach autocratic, IN fact
worst OF al the governments nave
o1ned hands and each IN effect
anticipates n and indorses the al
noSt lndcscrlbaoie barbaritles per-
'ctrated by turkey in inc WholeSa-e
or starvation OF almost an
nt1re people not engaged IN wag-
ng war out at peace ana on,y ask
TO pc icit &c their peace1ri c
ons'-the ohristiah Armenians.
opposed TO TINS destructive force
pparenlly bent on eStaD!1sh1n@ a
.eW orocr' we INA al the strong
eflocfac'es' no n OF our a-lieS IS
Il any sense OF the term aulocrat'C
'tiIf TWO nave crowned heads DOM
ave constltutIonaI governments ana
re as democratic as Is our govern
l'nt i'll most matters that concern
1r people.
W. 90 INTO the war, not tor con-
ueSt but tor a declared purpose
preserving the freedom OF the seas
rder the law Of nations. Pubic
lternat'onal law has never been the
lVe1 code OF law, or morals winch
'e would Ike TO beiieye, but Ger
has elected to. make the rules
t war to suit herself with a reserved
riNllege of changing. them when and
5 she might determine.
1t would be too long a story to
ecite her otfcnses In this respect
ut to Illustrate the point let us
ccall that heretofore al clvlIized
atoms have respected private prop