Evening star., 1919-03-01
japanese Remember.

japanese Remember.
Her delegates in Paris have not for
gotten that the British empire in Aus
tralia and the United States, two
principal members of the league, be-
lieve in excluding orientals, not as
racial discrimination. but as an eco
nomic measure.
Senator Lodges apprehensions are
rot shared by the British or Japanese
delegates in respect to this funda-
mental right of self-determination of
what shall constitute citizenship in
any country.
AS for the Monroe doctrine. many a
It The President took the position
always that the Monroe doctrine was
icing extended around the world. not
Abandoned. Senator Lodge says. he
cannot agree with this viewpoint. AS
matter OF fact, the Massachusetts
senator and the President probably
would disagree as 10 what constituted
Americas obligations under the Mon
roe doctrine even il the league of ma
tions were not now involved
Presidents Interpretation.
MIR. Wilson throughout his admins
tration has shown a disposition to in
terpret the Monroe doctrine merely
as a. guarantee of territorial integrity
to the nations of the western hemi-
sphere. Some OF the republican sena-
tors at the White House asked Mr..
Wilson the other night whether in the
event that Brazil wanted to go back
TO the rule Of Portugal the United
States would be a BILE to prevent the
cession of territory or disappearance
Of sovereignty.
Probably Mr.. Wilson would argue
in return that the Monroe doctrine
never gave us the right to interfere
nf
American countries and parent states.
Certainly Latin America never ac-
cepted any such interpretat ton.
Stand Chile Took.
1t may be interesting to point out
in this connection that Chile formally
advised President Wilson two years
ago that she objected to his draft for
pan American treaty because it pro-
posed to guarantee republican form
of government, and Chile argued that
every nation had the sovereign right
of lf-determination-t is, she
could change to a monarchy if her
people so desired.
Latin America considers the Monroe
doctrine to mean merely that the
United States acts to prevent Euro
pean aggression on this continent.
President Wilson considers that by
trine is exteAded, because Europe for
mally agrees to do no more aggress-
ingA,s He feels the Monroe doctrine is
thus VsecogniZed by Europe and firmly
establI ed. Latin America will no
doubt s1e pleased because somebody
else besides the United States acts as
a guarantor of the Monroe doctrine
Many of the South American countries
feel that America didn't preserve the
territorial integrity of Colombia. even
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They believe the partition of Pana-
ma never would have occurred and
there would now be no controversy
between Colombia and the United
States if America had been required
to submit to arbitra ton the matter in
dispute senator Lodge has always
defended the taking of Panama and
refused to allow outside nations to
decide the controversy.
League Requirements.
Under league of nations America
would be required to submit the facts
to the executive council and the
American people would then be
obliged to register their judgment as
verdict of the league. If America is
to insist that she is always right in
foreign affairs. then the league of ma
tons is obviously barrier.
If as in the case of the repeal of the
tolls exemption law, because it con-
iicted with the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty with Great Britain, America is
generously to make amends whenever
she is in error, the league of nations
will be the means of obtaining a full
investigation of the facts and disinter-
ested judgment upon them by nations
of friendly disposition to the re-
spective disputants.
Latin American Manufactures.
AS for the selection of the United
States a mandatory whenever a Latin
American question arises there is no
doubt that this will be done, for the
covenant specifically says mandatories
shall be chosen by reason of their
resources. experiences and geographi-
cal position" No European nation
would SO quality, though it would per-
nit, of course, Brazil or Chile to be
inandatories in South American trou-
bles.
Senator Lodges suggestion that
every country. shall be permitted to
accept OF decline at viii the RESPONSE
biIities of Incoming a mandatory is
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