Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-03-28
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IN hia message TO cone5ess In 1891,
President Monroe warned All other
nations that their days for exploiting
the American continent We're oyer
aad that from henceforth any attempt
by any European nation 70 extend
their territorial possessions on this
continent would be looked upon by
the United Sfatea as an unfricndly
act towards this government. This
proponitloa. in view OF past experience,
appealed 70 the American people ana
WINS adopted a. q fixed policy or IN"
limited states ~ has been the basis
Of all our international dealings ever
aimee and IL is known 1s THE
MONROE DOCTRINE in its APP
tsication Il has always been Interpret
"a 70 mean that all the nations on
this continent are guaranteed BY the 1
United States from any sort Of for
sirn interference that American ma
tons are guaranteed the right to set
lie ali questions affecting their SOW
reggnty without European interfer-
nnce. The one and only wise mar OF
the world. who by the merest accident
happens 70 be President Of the United
States. Is now in Europe holding up
the peace conference with his league
of cations proposition which he tells
US will not destroy the Monroe doc
trine but win extend Il to AL the
world. Since the Monroe Doctrine
pledges the United States 70 guaran-
lee. protest and defend the national
Integrity Of all nations on the Ameri-
ean continent the only way II could
be extended TO 'all the world" would
be foF the United States 10 guarantee
the political integrity of every nation
Ia the world Extending the Mon
roe Doctrine 70 "aI the world" must
rneaa that or nothing. To put any
ether construction on Il Mr.. Wilson
would be talking M much sense II he
advocated extending the Monroe
Doctrine 90 include the binomial the
orem or the procession OF the equi-
roxea. or any other equally diSconaect-
"a subject.
II may not be altruistic sentiment
but Just the same every true American
citizen sosno how feels a greater duty
70 his own family than TO any ether
his next duty he conslders AZ tow
ards his own blood relatives and next
his nearest 1cighbors. His own town
claims his loyal support as against
all ncigiboring towns, his own coun-
~ rs against any binFt tthift3F Rtt' wv
own state as agains; any other state
in the Union and hts own country as
against the whole world. A citizen
whose patriotism ~ not built on that
plan has a rotten spot in Il some
place and yellow streak and white
hver Mr.. Wilson seems 10 have
aomo OF the symptoms or
and seeks TO moe
uEts America with The same virus by
appealing 20 It's nitfuistic spirit.
DO you wish 10 have tho United
states stand az guarantor for the po-
ffsicai integrity q every nation In the
vorid7 II you do ;hen you stand
with Woodrow Wilson in his desire 20
extend the Monroe Doctriit 10 All the
world II you wish the United States
10 continue the policy Of Washington
and Monroe as Il has from It's birth. =
you are against this Wilson league. Il
This is not question OF the interprc 4
alton OF the constitution II IL not n
question OF partisan politics. II Is =
me OF discarding the constitution all a
ogether and matchmaking the U. Al
g. or scpudiating the Wilson PROPOSE
ion OF extending the Monroe Doctrine 81
0 Include the whoie world -