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Q-Can enuncate the Monroe Doctrine as outlined in
President Monoes message Congress? other enunca
tons are there regarding it?-J. M.
A:-"The Monroe Doct1ine enunciated the follow
ing words President Monroes message Congress Deem
Der 2, 1923.
I'm the discussions which this given rise
and in the arrangements by which may terminate the
cason has been deemed for asserting principle in
which rights and interests of the United involved that
the American continents by the free independent condition
which they have assumed and maintain henceorh not to
be considered subjects for future by any European
power. We it, therefore, to candor and to the
amcabe relations existing between the United those
powers to declare that should consider attempt
part to extend their any portion hemisphere as
dangerous to and safety With existing colonies
or dependencies of European not ntereed
and shall interfere But with governments who have
declared their independence and maintain indc-
pendence we have on great and principles
acknowledged could any nterpositon for the pur
pose of expressing them controlling in any manner their
destiny by European any other light as the
manifestation of an unfrendy disposition the United
States
Secretary of State Oney in his dispatch of July 90 1885, on
the Venezuelan Boundary Dispute, said:
cit he Monroe Doctrne) not establish any general
by the United States other American states
does not relieve American obligations as fixed
by international law, prevent any European power directly
interested from enforcing such obligations from nAcng
merited punishment for the breach of them
President Roosevelt in speech in 1902 upon the results of
the Spanish American war, said
''The Monroe Doctrine is simply statement of our verv
firm belief that the nations now existing this
be left work out their destnes among themselves and
that this continent longer to be regarded coonzn
ground of European The power on the CONT
that make the power effective u.s. course ourselves
for in the world as is nation which advances given doc
ne, likely interfere in any with nations must
the to back up if it wishes doctrine to be
respected
The United States August g. 1872 adopted the
following resolution proposed by Senator Lodge by vote of
81 T. negative being those Cummns of
Iowa. McCumber of North Dakota Percy Mississippi and
Stone of Missouri
3Resolued. That when any habor place in the
American Continent situated that the occupation thereof
for naval military might threaten the
safety of the United States Government the
United could without the possession
of such harbor other place by corporation
which has such relation another Government not Amer-
give that Government practical power
national purposes.
This action of the Senate grew out of the report that
territory bordering Magdaena Bay Mexico might
be acquired by the subjects of foreign country
through their control by their national Government
the base of permanent naval military occupation In
PLANTATION of resolution Senator Lodge declaration
much broader and older ground than the Monroe
This resolution the generally accepted prn-
cpe that every nation has the right protect safety;
and feels that the of harbor place
prejudica to its safety is its duty and right intervene
The Senate added that the opening of the gave
Magdalena Bay importance that had
Panama n of
Not being joint resolution requiring the concurrence of
the House of Representatives and the signature President
resolution adopted above expression opinion
the Senate only The other house took action.
O:-When and where did shorthand orignate?-R c.
Allow far back the practise of shorthand writing existed
among the Greeks there nothing show. The
ed mention of Greek shorthand writer in 65 A. d. in
letter of Flavous Phioaus. Among the Romans
hand appears have been schools and among
emperor Titus said have been sful style of
writing. Ennus (239, 1863 B. CO. has been named the
venor large collection of shorthand symbols but more
generally Ceceros freedman NJ Tus Trio regarded as the
of these sgn which commonly little of Notae
Tironanae The shorthand writers noares were we'll
trained in the these notes. and in early Christian
largely employed taking down the words bishops
of the church which preached in spoken
councils, and in recording the and lives of martyrs In the
10th century all practical acquaintance with the shorthand system
Greece and Rome faded completely away, and till the
beginning of the 18th the art be said have revived
England birthplace of modern shorthand. Although
other systems invented before it, the first of practical
value Issac Pman which he published the first
treatise in 1887.
Q:-Kindy let know something of the duties of a
beadle.-F. L.
Ain universities beadle is subatern official or SER
In the laws of Yale college, 1S47 the clauses cit
shall be the duty of the faculty appoint college beade who