Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-10

elimination OF friction between ma
tons. Mr.. Wilson and Mr. Lansing
have coquetted with Pan-AnleriCan-
ism. They went so far as to draft
treaty creating Pan American
concert and committing control OF the
relations between the United States
and the other American nations to
Pan-American directorate, IN which
The United States would have but one
vote out OF twenty-oDe or twenty-five
What chance Of survival would
the Monroe Doctrine have in such a
board? The United States has de-
clared that, in its own interest, it will
guarantee the Lat American States
against European colonization, against
further territorial acquisitions in
America by European Governments
and against European Interference in
American affairs. But the right. as
well as the power. to guarantee these
things will pass out of our hands If
we leave il to a Pan-American con-
cert to regulate it TO a Pan American
concert to regulate the dealings of
Latin-American States among them
selves and with Europe. We shall be
powerless to restrain m'sgovernment
in demoralized states like Hayti, the
Dominican Republic and Mexicos We
shall no longer be able TO make good
on our obligation to protect in the
Americas the right of the nationals Of
European countries whose govern
ments we ask to refrain from political
Intervention on their own account.
This Administration has therefore
already given the Monroe Doctrine
some nearly fatal knocks. II is but a
step from refusing to intervene in
Mexico for the protection OF foreign
residents and the restoration of order
to permitting or asking the powers of
Europe to intervene II we are now
going to engage in settling future re-
lations between Belgium and Germany
why should Germany, and every other
, European power, not engage here
after in settling the relations between
Mexico and the United States?
Pan-Americanism leads directly to
Iinternationalism. A concert to regu-
late the affairs Of the two Americas Is
| but a stepping stone to a concert ia
regulate the affairs Of the world
MOnroeism is a conception of ma
tionalism--a symbol Of the suprem-
acy OF the United States in a sphere
from which she has warned off all in
truders. Pan-Americanism recogn yes
the equality within that sphere Of all
the other American nations. An in
ternational concert inevitably let's IN
all the other countries Of the world.
There is no use trying to deceive
ourselves with phrases like Senator
Lewis The Monroe Doctrine and oul
other peculiarly natiOnalistic doc
trines are not guarded or 'preserv
ed in President Wilson's peace note
The Monroe Doctrine pay be mort
bund. Il may have received its death
blow in this world war. which has sc
completely destroyed the illusion oil
American isolation.
We cannot be sure about that yet
There may be a revival of nationalisn
in the United States which will com.
pei a reassertion of the doctrine, al
least so far as the countries to the
south of us down to Venezuela anC
Peru are concerned. But it is eviden
from Mr.. Wilson's peace note-if tina
note is to be taken at its face value
I THAT for the purposes OF this Ad
ministrat'on the Monroe Doctrine hai
been already denatured And there /,
little to choose between denaturatiol
and death.