Evening star., 1919-04-30
BR|T0NS APPROVE
MONROE DOCTRINE
Legitimate for U. S. to De-
mand Inclusion in League
Covenant, Delegates Say.
VIEWS OF LONDON PRESS

PARIS. April 70 (by the Associated
Press)-The British delegation Is
sued today a series OF commentaries
on the covenant of the league of ma
tions. expressing their definite views
and making some changes from the
, official analysis issued on Sunday
With regard to the section dealing
! with the Monroe doctrine the COM
mentaries say:
Article 21 makes it clear that the
covenant is not intended to abrogate
or weaken any other agreements, so
long as they are consistent with Its
own terms, into which members of
the league may have entered or may
| hereafter enter for the assurance of
peace. Such agre ements would in
clude special treaties for compulsory
| arbitration and military conventions
that are genuinely defensive.
Rated Guarantees of Peace.
THE Monroe doctrine and similar
understandings are put in the same
category They have shown them
selves in history to be. not instru-
ments Of national ambition, but guar
| Monroe. doctrine is well known. 1t
was proclaimed in 1923 to prevent
America from becoming a theater for
intrisues of European absolutism At
hrst principle of American foreign
policy. it has become an international
understanding. and it is not ille-
gitimate for the people of the United
States to say that the covenant
should recognize that fact.
IN It's esssnIe II ~ consistent with
the spirit OF the covenant and indeed
the principles of the league as ex-
pressed in article X represent the
extension to the whole world of the
principles Of this doctrine: while.
should any dispute AZ to the meaning
OF the latter ever arise between the
American and European powers the
league 10 there to settle It,"
1t is particularly noted that the COM
mentaries state that the Monroe doc
trine has become an international
understanding"
London View Of Amended Pact.
LONDON. April 2s.-While on the
whole the. London morning news
papers in their editorial comment on
the amended covenant Of the league of
nations do not welcome it heartily,
there nowhere is any condemnation of
it's principles.
The Daily News. the most ardent
champion In London Of the league,
thinks the amendments take the right
direction, but It critictses the retec-
tion of Japan's plea for equality
The sooner the new covenant can be
put in operation the better" says the
Daily News. only then will the real
greatness Of President wilson's tri.
umph become clear"
The Daily Chronicle questions
whether In its present form the
league will meet any of the demands
which the future Is likely to make
upon II. The newspaper criticises
amendments OF which it says:
Most OF them have been inserted to
win over reluctant opinion in
Confines Leagues liabilities.
I'VE need not seriously criticiss the
Incorporation Of the Monroe doctrine
into the covenant" the Daily Chroni-
Gle continues. though Its effect 10 to
q great extent to confne the leagues
liabilities. II not its privileges. 70 the
old world. The rejection of the
japanese plea for race equality mocks
all our humanitarian professions."
The Daily Express. while welcom-
ing the covenant and wishing IL trt-g
umphant success. says it would be
foolish to ignore the slender basis for
the best Of hopes, and adds: Even In
the very covenant We note the fact that
the Monroe doctrine 10 expressly in
violate"
The Morning Post declares the
league ~ . very large and dubious
experiment.
The Daily Mail joins heartily in ''the
felicitations which the peace confer
ence- bestowed on President Wilton
on the triumph Of his momentous
idea" and sees in the league guar
antse Of enduring peace.