South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-08
HOLD DEBATE ON
MONROE DOCTRINE
RouHd Table Members Thor
oughly Discuss Subject
at Meeting.


stract principle. a present interest.
or a state Of mind was the topic
81 discussion at last nights meeting
81 the Round Table. Stuart Mac
ki0oin reading the principal paper
The question was not answered so
cry ernphatically b. anyone.
though a bakers dozen took part
Do the debate. Preceding the read
ing Of the paper. dinner was had
and resolutions were adopted appre-
clative OF the membership OF Rev
John Cavanaugh. G. s. G., president
Of Notre Dame university. who re-
tires from membership in the club
oH account Of mis- retirement from
ruch presidency The resolutions
were read by s. p. PettcnguI and
adopted unanimously. s. J. Crum-
lacker presided as chairman
The origin, scope and history OF
the Monroe doctrine was reviewed
hy Atty. MacKibbin after "a man
uer that nearly shut off debate. pre-
senuns as he did such an array OF
historical facts that none We're able
10 dispute them IL was a doctrine
OF resistance 20 movement. known
as the Holy alliance. INDUCED On oy
tho crowned heads of Europe. not
ably Russia, Austria and Prussia.
back in 1915. and continuing for a
number Of years. According 10 NJ.
HacKibbin, IL was Russia. in reality
that the doctrine was aimed at. even
more than spain. though havius
direct reference to certain Spanish
colonies in south America that had
gust declared their independence.
Russia. according TO the speaker.
was laying claim 20 much Of the
western coast of this continent. and
as supplemental TO the doctrine laid
down by Pres't Monroe. Sec'y Of
State John quincy Adams was
Obliged 70 serve direct notice on the
Russian minister in Washington
tnat further encroachments upon
this continent by the Russian
monarchy would not be tolerated.
what Doctrine Means.
The attitude of the foreign pow
ers toward the doctrine was also
presented. particularly of Bismarck.
who regarded II as "A bit OF Amer
lean Impertnence" OF England.
NJ hich seemed to favor it, and of
others who looked on more or less
askance at the audacity Of the
thing. He presented in connection
The comment of Pres't Triana. of
columbia, with reference to the
Roosevelt method OF fomenting
revolution in Columbia, fostering
the republic Of Panama, and then
acquiring the American Panama
canal zone rights. Triana said:
The United states. while pre-
venting the conquest of American
territory by European nations. has
not been logical nor honest, il has
not respected the essential equity or
the principle, tor It has conquered
territory 10y violating the sovereign
~ of other American nations"
There was also q review of the
Venezuela affair. of the expulsion
OF Maximillian from Mexico. and
almost every phase of the doctrine
il has been employed.
The doctrine as laid down forbids
rot only the colonization OF the
western hemisphere by European
powers. but interference Of the in
tcrnal affairs OF the nations of this
hemisphere, or Of the nations of this
hemisphere with Ihe affairs of Eu-
rope.
Debate Is Spirited.
The subject as thus presented
gave rise to "A lively discussion. not
so much of the Monroe doctrine as
of its relation TO the League Of Ma
lions, the effect of It's recognition
by the league constitution. and
What right America had Hereunder
10 NEEDLE IN the affairs of Europe,
us II was asserted is being done to-
Hay Speakers. practically all OF
,yh0m touched upon this point, were
-harles IT. Andrews. Or -. W. Eaer.
William Happ. A. y. Hildebrand. +.
r. Lambert J. Y. Masters. Samuel
parke-. 5. B. Pettensill, Dan Pyle,
DR. Charles Stoltz, T.. W Strickland,
anthony Wolfe and the chairman.
Mr.. strickland rendered "a dis
tinct service by exploding a belief
seeming TO be entertained, and for
which historical authority was
eIaimed. that the Monroe doctrine
was really not "A Monroe doctrine.
but an inspiration from Premier
canning. OF Great Britain Messrs
Andrews and Masters were inclined
30 question the eNpediency. or even
EI-nL OF Tres I 81 l4N0l 10 ht repre-
senting the United States I'm Paris.
lat they received small support
from the other members present.
though il was largely a republican
assemblAge.
Perhaps the most sheptiCal of the
speakers for the future OF the
league Of Nations and the Monroe
doctrine vas William Happ who
wanted TO know hoN DO would oper-
ate 10 stop the spread OF bolshevism
and the setting up of soviets on this
hemisphere Hs was ansv cred by
Mr.. NacKibbn that the Monroe
doctrine was promulgated an re-
~lstance Of system. and COLOMBIA 81
uon by such system coming from
Europe no; OF any system that
might sprins from d people them
selves setting Jp a new form OF
government OF their own
Approve League Pln.
Belief IN the League OF Nations
was generally apparent samuel
Parker declared IN its favor. doubt