Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-15
hut is the Monroe Dout-inee

What is the Monroe Doctrine: I1ow d0es t read?
 When and by whom was ftwritten The Menrpe doctrine Tad As casual 5aekground m. an ot' rernicteus ledgue of despotic nations. After the s<apofecnic wars had torn Europe for ! frfary years. the nations of Europe
 st themselves Co the task of re-estab fishing the balance of power and of dueiling the srnoldering revolution Eary spirit which still prevailed in rrdny parts of the world. AZ the Con-
 srsss of vferna in 1874 the. holy all
 Lance of Russia. Prussia and Austria vss formed. France was recognized at the congress and Great Britain also took part, put neither of these two
 nations became part of th" holy alli- ance, which had as it's purpose the crushing by joint actiou any revolu- | ti6u which might threaten any mem | her of the alliance. Tn European af- fairs, the alliance brought it's powers i to bear in 1seo on Naples and in 1923 CIT Spain.
 Before the Congress of Vienna met, 1 rnn Spanish colonies. wher threatened fvith ennauAst by France had revolt ed from Spanish rule After the pro- ccedings of he congress, lad enabled Spain to become strong again. that naffon set our and enlisted the aid of France in the. project If reconquer 1 iHs her colonies if1 Latin America I At the same time Russia was creep i ins into American affairs. The Inn | rt riaI government declared agains.
 SfAnisl- Amer.can independence and also arrv8autIy claimed Alaskan ter r1tory as far south as the cfst paral-
 Tel, passing hec claim upon few Rus sian settle-rer,ts in .tIaslr. which had been started there in the latter part
 of the Eighteenth Century.
 | These events affected the United
 States in so far as she was committed
 ,o tho policy of looking with favo,
 upon the efforts towards autonomy of | Latin American nations. Tn fact, she 1 r cognized the Independence of seY- tetaI of them ir 1929.
 When in fS2S the new Spain called
 for conference. to include Americt Ltn consider Spanisll- -Amtri, an affairs the news of Spain's intention reached America antt caused much discussion
 Rush. the Arnariean minister in Lon
 don. was wary about saving anvthin:
 on the situation, haTin:; had nc
 definite instructions OF the subject
 John Quincy Adams, no rever. say arf cr1nortunfty to settle inc question
 | tlS duN lScu ItSiutIil Aiolli ot to III
 corporate in his message to congres
 Ia statement on An1efica's attitude
 Tha precedent for action wa
 ,aken from She fact that Washington . lad advocated a policE Of isolation fer America and that Jefferson fa neen outspolsenly anta -orlstic to en .'taglfng foraien alliances.
 AccordineIy-. when President Mon . roc came before the houses of con
 gross. he said:
 ! Tn the war; Of the E1IrCiIoan power
 iu matters relating to themselves " :. Fave never taken any pa"- TOT does , cemport with cur policy so to do. It ; caiy when our rights are invaded q , seriously meraced that we resent in , i:fries or make preparation for our de ; fease With the movement in thi Hemisphere we. are of necessity nor , Immediately connected a'd ay cause ; which must he ohNious. io all enlight } ened and impartial observers. The DC l l.'ical systesr? of the al iati powers } eeeentia1iv ii 'erent in this , rasr~' from that of America. " , owe it therefore to carGnc. and to tt } articahle relations existing between tf :. United States and those DOW CTS, to dc l clare that WE should consider any al
 tempt on th4ir part t. extcnd the } system to any portion of this hem s,+here as dangerous to our peace ar 5 s-zfetv. With the exist''e' colonies dependencies of any European powt