El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-14
U. S. Won't Yield
Monroe Doctrine,
Stated Roosevelt
Treat Mexico AS Our Bal
kan Peninsula, Said His
Final Editorial.

Kansas City. No. Jan. 14-(From
the Kansas City Star.)-An article on
the league OF nations dictated January
9. the last article that Col Theodore
Roosevelt prepared for the Kansas
I city star, appeared IN that newspaper
I Monday.
The article follows in part;
1T Is. Of course. a serious misfor-
tune that our people are not getting
a clear idea OF what is happening on
the other side. For the moment the
point as 10 which we are foggy is
the league OF nations. We all OF US
earnestly desire such a league. only
we wish to be sure that It viii help
and not hinder the cause OF world
peace and justice There Is not a
Young man IN this country who has
fought. or an old man who has seen
those dear TO him fight. who does not
wish to minimize the chance Of fu-
/ ture war. But there IS not man Of
sense who does not know that in any
such movement. II too much is at
& TEMPTED, the result IS either failure
or worse than failure.
The trouble with Mr.. Wilson's ut
/ terances, 50 far as they are reported.
d
I them BY European statesmen, is that
{ they are still absolutely in the stage
Z Of rhetoric precisely like the Il points
/ Nobody knows what Mr. Wilson really
means by them. and so all talk OF
adopting them as basis for peace or
league is nonsense and. II the talker
/ IS Intelligent, II Is insincere nonsense
| 10 boot. So Mr.. Wilson's recent utter
ances give US absolutely no clew as
20 whether he really intends that Al
{ this moment we shall admit Germany,
Russia with which. incidentally. we
are still -vagfnE war, Turkey. China
and Mexico into the league on a Iull
Z equality with ourselves Mr. IaIt mas
I recently defined the purposes OF the
! league and the limitations, under
which 1t would act. in way that en-
! ahles most Of US to say We very ne1lIL-
I ily agree in principle with his theory
and can. without doubt. come to an
{ agreement on specific details.
{ Would IL not be well 10 BEGIN Win
I the league which we actually nave N
/ existence. the league OF the allies VIC
] have fought through this great war
/ let us at the peace table see that
! real Justice is done as among these al
Z lies and that while the sternesl
renaratiou is demanded from our 1oes
Z FOR such horrors as those comnitteo
/ in Belgium northern france; A lIIllI, =
and the sinking OF the Lusilanla a.
nothing should be done in the spirii
I 81 mere vengeance Then let US agree
10 extend the privileges OF the league
as rapidly as their conouct Wsrrants
II 10 other nations. doubtless oiscrirn-
mating between those who woulo I ~. =. :
a guiding part IN the league ana me
weak nations, who would be entille
70 the privilege OF membership, bui
who would not be entitled 10 guiding
voice IN the councils. Let eacn nation
reserve 70 itself and for its own oe-
- Ill rnrTT
questions which are nonlusticiaole
Let nothing be done that viii interiors
with our preparing for our own &C.
Fence BY introducing a system OF uni
versal obligatory military training
modelled on the Swiss plan.
I FINALLY, make i perfectly cleei
that We do not intend to take po-
sition OF an international 'Medolesolll
/ ATattv.' The American people DO no.
wish 70 90 into an overseas va ~ ~,
! less for very great cause ana ~ l =
the issue e absolutely plain. mere
: FORE. We do not wish TO undertake tn
/ responsibility Of sending our gallanl
! Young men to die IN obscure fights II
/ The Ralkans. or IN central Europe, OF
IN a war We do not approve or wore
over, the American people do not m
/ tend to give I'D the Monroe doctrine
ret civilized Europe and Asia intro
/ duce some kind OF police system p
the weak and disorderly countries a.
/ their thresholds. But let the United
/ states treat Mexico as our Balkan
/ peninsula and refuse to allow Euro
pean or Asiatio powers 70 interfere
on this continent in any way that in,
plies permanent or emi-permaneni
/ possession
Arrange Joint Service
washington. D. c. Jan 14.-Eic'
president Marshall Monday named
/ committee, composed OF senatori
] Wadsworth Of New York. Martin o.
! Virginia, Simmonds OF North caro-
/ lima, Smoot OF Utah, and Chamber
Z lain OF Oregon. to act with a commit
/ tee Of the house IN arranging 10
/ ioint memorial services for Theodore
/ Roosevelt, TO be held at the eapito
/ February q Senator Lodge viii de-
liver the euiogy.
Proposes Memorial Park
Senator Phelan. Of California. Mon.
ldav said he would offer an amendment
to the bill creating the Sequoia Ma,
tional park in California, naming y
the Roosevelt National park. II en-
braces the King river canyon and sen
ztor Phelan said secretary Lane had
approved the suggestion.
A bill 20 give Mrs Theodore Roose.
welt a federal annuity Of $4,000, anf
mail ranking privileges. was intro