Arizona republican., 1917-01-23
WORLDWIDE MONROE DOCTRINE
MEANS WORLD PEACE, SAYS MIR.
WILSON, ADDRESSING SENATE
EDITORIAL COMMENT


Dou DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH
The presidents startling announce
ment that this nation has come to the
parting of two ways, and should shake
from its feet the shackles of tradition
at first may send a thrill of pride to
the heart of every loyal citizen and a
beam of hope to those with whom the
cause of peace is a passion, but the
mature judgment of the nation will be
slow to accept a policy so fraught
with ominous potentialities. The Unit
ed States has Jared remarkably well by
confining its sphere of influence to the
western hemisphere, and will be lucky
indeed if it can maintain a preponder-
ence here in the strenuousness of the
near future.
TUCSON DAILY STAR-"It would
be a reckless partisan who would
quickly condemn the presidents con-
crete proposals for a federation of
world powers to keep the peace. AS
avidly as editors have discussed the
millennial desideratum of everlasting
peace while the idea was yet abstract,
the making of the definite proposition
which is now before all of the rulers
of men-gives pause to the hardest
objector.
ALBUQUERQUE On. NJ JOURNAL
The presidents purpose to establish
a world Monroe Doctrine, participated
in by nations with sufficient power to
overawe any one nation or combination
of nations, would be the greatest revO-
luton humanity ever has known, were
it accomplished. But to accomplish it,
we must pool our Monroe Doctrine with
the greater Monroe Doctrine and bear
our share of gigantic armament on
land or sea. Are we willing to do it?
AMARILLO (Texas) DAILY NEWS
May there be no partisan garbling of
me stupendous issue which the presi-
dent has raised. Let congress realize
that the nation wishes no departure
from the principles of Washington, un-
less the principles of Wilson are essen
tial TO keep the world from again being
lighted with the flare of the conflagra-
tion of war.
LEADVILLE (Col.) HERALD DEM
RAT-Presidont Wilson has taken
high ground The war has demon
strated that the policy of isolation is
neither desirable nor profitable. If the
great powers of the world cannot take
the initial steps to end international
anarchy then civilization may as well
write itself down a failure. 1t is folly
to apply Washington's advice literally
to world conditions in the twentieth
century, and the United States must in
terpret the Monroe doctrine in accord
with the facts. He who parrots the
wisdom of the past to hide his ignor-
ance of the present is doing poor ser
vice to his country or to humanity.
CHICAGO IBUNE-COnsidering the
sacrifices being made by the peoples of
Europe, we can hardly fail to sympa-
thiZe with the view not infrequently
expressed abroad that the terms of
wharever peace is arrived at are a mat
ter strictly for those who have paid The
price. We assume therefore, that Mr..
Wilson's suggestions, which would
otherwise seem intrusive and prema-
ture, are advanced upon some clear in
timation that they would be timely.
But Mr. Wilson's proposals. however,
well they square with American theo-
ries and convictions, call for a good
deal of consideration. We
build utopias easily in bur blessed land
DES MONIES Uowa) REGISTER
Looked at from a practical standpoint
the question before the United States
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