Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-15

similar question by stating that it
would NOT affect the Monroe Doctrine
but that It would extend the Monroe
Doctrine all over the world"
The Journal man replied: "Tne
Monroe Doctrine as defined by Mr..
Olney when he was secretary If state
was that the will of the Unitel States
was paramount : in the Western
Hemisphere to all matters to which
it should direct its attention. Is
that in any way impinged upon by
the league of nations?'
Senator Fall answered; "Oi olrse,
if that is the Monroe Doctrine Il
would be entirely outside of the. con-
stitution of the league of nations, hut
/ do not agree in the broad sense that
Olney expresses it, except as he was
applying it in the controversy with
Great Britain. In other words. as
you have quoted 1t, the Monroe Doc
trine might he construed to mean that
the United States assumed that her
will should be paramount with refer
ence to the questions or disputes of
provinces formerly belonging to Peru
and Bolivia and now claimed by Chile.
This is not the Monroe Doctrine at all
The Monroe Doctrine IS the doctrine
of national self-defense. The Mon
roe Doctrine not only declared that
the United States would not brook
certain classes or ginds of interfer-
ence upon this hemisphere by nations
of Europe and of course any other
portions of the world, but at the
same time that this country would not
interfere with any similar questions
or disputes in Europe or any other
portion of the world. The Monroe
Doctrine was so perfectly clear and
explicit that there was no question
of its meaning when it was announced
and Britain understood why it was
announced A league of nations had
been formed in Europe to follow the
divine example and teachings of Jesus
Christ. AS announced IN the consti-
tuition, the league was to preserve the
peace of the world by force or inter
fering with the internal or external
affairs (although this was not eX-
plicitly stated in the constitution) by
all the other nations. Great Britain
had not signed the constitution of the
holy alliance. The prince regent had
expressed his approval and his de-
termination to follow it's provisions.
The other countries of Europe had
been invited TO join and had joined
except the Turkey and Rome; neither
the sultan or the pope having been
invited The result was the crushing
of the Sicilians by the Austrian army
acting as mandatory of the league
of nations. The crushing of the up
rising of the people of Spain against
Ferdinand by the French army under
Angouleme, who led a force of French
into Spain as a mandatory of the
league of nations. This Is where the
present conference secured the term
mandatory which they are now using
Great Britain although she had not
joined the league, was wearied by
fifteen years continuous warfare with
France under Napoleon but herself
did not dare to oppose the leagues
program. She proposed to the United
States that the two nations should
join and bid defiance to the league
of nations known as the holy alliance
and comprising all Europe except
Great Britain and Africa.
These Men Not IdealIsts.
adams and Thomas jefferson and
Monroe were not idealists or at least
impractical idealists and Thomas
jefferson, whose advice was sought
the United States take advantage of
this opportunity to announce an
American doctrine and announce it
herself without the aid of any other
nation and in practically these
words, that the United States would
never interfere in transatlantic af-
fairs and would not submit to any in
reference by trans Atlantic nations
in western hemisphere affairs He
was practical statesman enough to
say to Monroe that 1T is an oppor-
tunity which we have long sought,
We have now the backing of Great
Britain and her great fleet but we
should announce this as our doctrine
now that with the British fleet we
can defy the world Monroe imme-
diately sent his declaration to con-
gress and the Monroe Doctrine was
announced as the plan followed from
that time to this, that we must not
interfere with European affairs or
problems or would not permit the in
reference of foreign nations in mat
ters upon this hemisphere"
The next question was THAT be-
ing the case why did we interfere in
the war in Europe Was it as a cru
SADIE to rescue Belgium and France or
was it a matter for the protection Of
the rights of the American govern
ment and its people?"
II Was Not u Crusade.
The answer of the senator follows;
With due Difference to the president
of the United States and his beautiful