The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-04-11
THE MONROE DOCTRINE

THE MONROE DOCTRINE
A great many people are demand
tuition shall contain some speclIis dec
ing that the League of Nations Uonati-
laration concerning the Monroe Doc
trine, and are doing so, perhaps, with
but vague knowledge of what that
''unwritten law" is, or states; and for
this reason, we submit the following
This so-called Monroe Doctrine"
was promulgated by James Monroe,
the President of the United States, in
his message to Congress on December
2, 1923; George Canning was Eng
lands Secretary of Foreign Affairs;
Richard Rush was United States Min
lister to England; Thomas jefferson,
former President of the United States,
was residing at his home at Month
cello, Virginia; the Holy Alliance was
composed of Austria, Russia and
Prussia, and was formed to regulate
the affairs of Europe according to
these three nations precepts of the
Christian religion, and was formed i'm
mediately after the Battle of Water
loo, in 1915.
In the Autumn of 1923, President
Monroe received two dispatches from
u. S. Minister Richard Rush concern
ing the efforts of the Holy Alliance,
and transmitted, in October, 1923, the
following to ex-President Thomas
Jefferson, to-wit:
81 transmit to you two dispatches
which were received by Mr. Rush (a)
which involve interests of the highest
Importance. They contain two let
tiers from Mr.. Canning (b) suggesting
designs of the Holy Alliance (c)
against the independence of South
America and proposing cooperation
between Great Britain and the United
States in support Of South America
against members of that Alliance.
Has not the epoch arrived when Great
Britain must take her stand either on
the side of the monarchs of Europe or
of the United States, and in conse-
quence either in favor of despotism
or of liberty? My own impression is
that we ought to meet the proposal of
the British Government"
Ex-President Jefferson, in the same
month, made the following historic
reply:
"The question presented by the let
tiers you have sent me is the most
momentous which has ever been Of
fered to my contemplation since that
of independence. That made us ma
ton; this sets our compass and points
the course which we are to steer
through the ocean of time opening
upon US. :. America, North and
South, has set of interests distinct
from those of Europe. While the last
is laboring to become the domicile of
despotism, our endeavor should surely
be to make our hemisphere, that of
freedom. j1.. .. o., &c.,. .
zone nation most of all could dis
turb us in that pursuit; she now Of
fers to lead, aid and accompany US in
it. By acceding to her proposition we
detach her from the bands, bring her
mighty weight into the scale of free
government, and emancipate a CONT
nent at one stroke which might other
wise linger long in doubt and difficult
ty. Great Britain is the one nation
which can do US the most harm of
any one or all on earth; and with her
on our side we need not fear the whole
world. With her, then, we should
most sedulously cherish a cordial
friendship, and nothing would tend
more to unite our affections than to be
fighting once more side by side in the
same cause"
On the converting of Congress, in
regular session, and on December 2,
1873, President Monroe, among other
matters submitted, gave utterance to
and promulgated in his message the
following, which has ever since been
known as the Monroe Doctrine, to-
wit: =,
"The American Continents, by the
free and independent condition which
they have assumed, are not to be con-
sidered as subjects of colonization by
European powers. :. We should
consider any attempt on their part to
extend their system to any portion of
this hemisphere as dangerous to our
peace and safety, and while no OBJ
lection is made to any existing colony
or dependency of theirs, yet any fur
Their intrusion or Interference would
be regarded as the manifestation of
an unfriendly spirit towards the Unit
ed States"
~ WILL tliuo w cCcu tndt tutS HOW
historic Monroe. Doctrine was not
entirely Of American origin, but a
very large degree of credit should be
given to England, through her For
eign Minister, George Canning, and
had not President Monroe had Eng
lands implied, If not expressed, OBJ
legation, as mistress Of the Seas, to
protect this doctrine, It is probable
President Monroe, with the assent of
ex-President jefferson, would never
have announced it.
Austria, Russia and Prussia We're
at this time (1823) endeavoring,
through the "Holy Alliance" to make
England the domicile Of despotism,
and then extend this influence to the
Western Hemisphere; noW It seems
that these same powers, together, with
others, are lab6ring quite as hard to
make Europe the dornicils of free-
dom, and are more than willing to not
only accept and acknowledge Nsopr
aMonf5s D6ctfine"s bat eStyAd Es4p;
the "uttermost parts " ths sktth.