South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-18
SAYS CONF FERENCE
IS COVE RIVED BY
DEAD AMERICAN
Paris Editor Believes Monroe
Doctrine Conflicts With
League Plan.
by WILLIAM PHILIP snDis.

10y United Press
PARIS April 25-CBy Mail)-
Stephen Lausanne. editor OF 'Le
Natin" considers that it viii be i'm
possible ever 20 reconcile the Mon
roe doctrine with the idea OF
league of nations He said in lie
Matin."
If things continue &c go as they
are going now Monroe will finish the
biggest figure in the peace confer
ence At present his is the only fig
ure before which every body bows.
who was Monroe?
Monroe was born in a carpenter
shop and as time went on. engaged
in most all the trades. He was col
onel lawyer. merchant, judge, am
bassador. secretary Of state. More
over. he did all of them well.
In 1917 ne became president Of
the United States
About that time political tenn
pest was blowing strong in the old
World United under the name of
tthe Holy Alliance. the European
governments talked Of nothing less
than the esta bllshment of an abso-
lutism. first In Europe then in
America.
Called i'm jefferson.
Monroe saw more storm clouds
coming his way and called his old
friend. Thomas jefferson, philOso-
pher and friend OF the French Philo-
sophers' d'Alembert and Condorcet.
10 q consultation Whereupon JEFF
ersOn wrote.
America. both north and south.
as interests absolutely distinct from
those OF Europe and which belong
10 her alone 10 is necessary. there
fore. TO establish the principles of
system which shall keep these in
terests separate from those OF the
old World. While the latter is try
ing TO make itself the home Of des-
potism our hemisphere is trying TO
make itself the land of Liberty
Monroe found the suggestion
good, so on Dec .. 1928. IL an adj
dress TO congress At Washington. he
put the idea into slightly different
words. He said:
our politics has always con-
taking no part in European wars.
Also we have always abstained from
intervening in the affairs of the col
onies or dependencies Of European
nations and we shall continue so TO
10. But for those which have won
their independence and obtained
recognition as states. We can not but
consider as an act hostile TO the
United States any intervention hav-
ing for object the oppression or con-
troll In any manner whatever, Of the
dcstinies OF these same
There il was II was donei a
new doctrine was born.
Now is this doctrine or Monroe
violated by the league of nations
project?
'lt seems 90 me monumentaIly
paradoNical and a trifc infantile to
pretend the contrary.
Points out Instances.
When the executive council Of
the league of nations fixes the rea-
sonable limits Of the armament of
Peru when II shall demand infor.
lnation concerning the naval pro-
NaNtN VI ihlahl iAIl. or the CO.
NcnanD; when il shall tell Argen-
tine what shall DE the measure of
the contribution 10 the armed for
ccs to protect the signatures OF the
social covenant Cart. 16): when II
shall demand the immediate regis
tration of the treaty between the
United States and Canada al the seat
"f the lcasue. it wiz control. whether
10 Wills or no. the destinities of Amer
lea. And when the American states
shall be obliged 10 take q hand in
every war or menace Of war I'm
Europe Cart. I'D. they will neces-
sarily fan afoul of the fundamental
principle laid down by Monroe which
Vas that Americans should never
take part in u European war.
II the LEAGUE takes in the world
then Europe must mix In the affairs
OF America. II only Europe is in
Ciuded. then America viii violate Of
necessity her own doctrine by in.
termiNing in the affairs OF Europe.