The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Wilson Will Affirm Monroe
Doctrine, Says Sen. Lewis
Before Friendly Sons Speaker Declares Two
Fixed U. S. International Policies Will
Be Maintained at Peace Table

New YORK, Marcn lo'-Altnougn,
Americas two. fixed foreign policies
the Monroe Doctrine and the
Asiastie exclusion poiicy-may be
attacked. and efforts made to have
concessions made by European and
Asiatic powers at the peace table.
after the war against Germany.
President Wilson would never sac
rifice any principles necessary for
the full protection OF America"
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, de-
clared in an address here tonight
before the Friendly Sons of st. Pat
rick, at the Astor House. Senator
Lewis spoke on Americas Inter-
national Tomorrow"
Referring to Irishmen who were
giving service at Washington In
sustaining the President, Senator
Lewis gave high praise to Secretary
Tumulty, Edward N. Hurley. chair
man of the Shipping Board, ana
John d. Ryan, "the master brains"
directing Red Cross generosities for
America in the world.
Senator Lewis said:
Praise to three.
Joseph Patrick Tumulty. the sec
retary to the President" Senator
Lewis said, from day to day carries
secrets of so important q nature
that their premature betrayal could
conVulse or dismay America at any
time-yet this noble public servant
In the trusted official Of the Presi-
dent, the friend OF all officials OF
the administration, and to his fellow
citizen the ever perfect gentleman.
Edward N Hurley 10 carrying
the burden of the new ship building
program, executing his great trust
with ability that excites the admiA
ration of the United states as he
brings his great work to completion
with sure results OF success 10
America
"And all praise to John D. Ryan.
who is the master brains directing
the Red Cross generosities Tor
America in the world"
Senator Lewis turned to Americas .
position in the war. .
Our nation" he said, as has been
the way OF nations in war-has
made joint cause with those ma
tions whose grievances were the
same as ours and whose relief was
Joint with ours. America has no
alliance with Britain or France, as
such term is Understood in the die
tionary of national wars. America
has not changed her fixed policy Of
a century.
"Our United States has had but
two fixed international policies-one
of these for Europe, the other for
Asia.
"The first is the fixed doctrine
known by the name of President
Monroe, that forbids European gov
ernments to establish themselves
as such on the continent Of America
and particularly Of South and Cen
tral America. This policy was to
assure forever this continent to the
governments of freedom and in
stitutions founded on the equality
of man.
In sia, because of the convic-
ton of a portion OF our people Of
an irreconcilable difference in race
emotions and aspirations, and do
mestic conditions, a limitation has
been prescribed by our United
States against the free immigration
of Asiatic people to America in
what is known as Asiatic exclud-
ing laws.
These two policies as to Europe
and Acia." the Senator continued.
have had 10 contest or their life
every year Of their existence. The
Monroe Doctrine has to the greatest
degree OF any of our policies aroused
Prussian enmity to us. This has
been because of our driving German
crown governments out of South and
Central America. The Asiatic exclu-
sion twice in twenty years has
brought US to the verge of descriptions
with China and war with Japan.
None of the nations involved has
withdrawn from its position of ceas-
ing to protest against the attitude of
the other.
Around the Peace Table.
Can we not now see that when this
war is concluded in victory to the
allied nations at the peace table thew
will in turn assume to reckon with
our two international policies hereto
fore ever opposed? Will not the Eu-
rOpean nations that have co-operated
with US, demand that we hereafter
Join as one people and partake Of all
the continents. as one world for all
people in common? Should we not
anticipate that England-with whom
we had slight friction as to Venezuela