Milford chronicle., 1920-12-24
GET BEHIND THE MONROE
DOCTRINE

UUt1hlAE
WASHINGTON-"The sanest asso-
citation for the peoples of the Wes-
tern Hemisphere is an association
which will adopt, support, and defend
the principles enunciated in the Mon
roe Doctrine" declares the Repub-
lican Publicity Association, through
its president, Hon. Jonathan Bourne,
Jr. Foreign Minister Pueyrredon of
Argentina, head of the Argentine del
egation to the league of nations as
sembly, has withdrown his country
from the league and is sadly disil-
/ lusioned man. According to dis
I patches he hopes to align Argentina
with the United States in forming
new association of nations to supplant
the league. Senor Pueyrredon found
the same attitude of mind on the part
of the big powers of Europe that ex-
listed a century ago when the Monroe
Doctrine was promulgated, growing
out of the reaction engendered by the
Holy Alliance of the mad Emperor
Alexander / of Russia. If Argentina,
Brazil, Chile. and others of the Latin
American Republics will officially ap-
prove the principles proclaimed by
Monroe the peace of the Western Hem
isphere will be preserved by indefi-
nitely and the inhabitants of the two
Americans need have little fear of I
military aggression or political inter- /
ference from the belligerent and in /
triguing powers of Europe and the /
Orient.
THE Monroe Doctrine contains not
the slightest hint of a hegemony of
the United States. Though circum-
stances have in the past compelled
us. through self-protection, to acquire
certain territories to the south, our
policy is not imperialistic. We deem
the independence and equal rights of
The smallest and weakest member of
the family of nations entitled to as
much respect, as those of the greatest
empire declared Mr.. Root, in 1906.
and we deem the observance of that
respect the chief guarantee of the
weak against the oppression of the
strong. We neither claim nor desire
my rights, or privileges, or powers j
hat we do not freely concede to ev-
ry American republic. 1t is only
hat 'chonic wrong-doing, or an impo-
ence which results in a general loos-
ming of the ties of civilized society
fhich may in America, as elsewhere,
ltimately require Intervention by F
ONE civilized nation, and in the Wes- 2
srn Hemisphere the adherence of the {,
nited States to the Monroe Doctrine n
lay force the United States, however, A
in fragrant cases of such L
rong-doing or impotence, to the ex- !
rcise of an international police pow n
r. to quote Theodore Roosevelt. p
Hamilton, in the Federalist,' adj "
)cated the establishment of indie "
sndent Latin American republics, so a
lat these two continents should form II
political system of their own, inde-
sndent of that of Europe Jefferson.
1898, made application of the same
cory. Washington favored the idea. m
heir views were prophetic. Since pe
larlemagne divided Europe among nj
S three sons, continental Europe has BI
en broiled in wars and stepped in o.
trigues, with Great Britain playing TT
e combination against another Our IIee
st and fundamental maxim should Te
, never to entangle ourselves in the N,
oils of Europe; our second, never to NJ
ffer Europe to inter-meddle with els ~ ~
lantic affairs wrote Jefferson to W
1nroe in 1928. And in the Doctrine - -
lich was proclaimed two months la :
T., Monroe said: With the Govern M
snts who have declared their inde- ava
ndence and maintained it, and
lose independence we have, on great wi
and on just principle, IL
we could not view any
exposition for the purpose of op-
sssing them, or controlling in any
Ter manner their destiny. by any RI
ropean power in any other light
IN as the manifestation of an un-
endly disposition toward the Unit an
States. 1t is impossible that the
led powers should extend their po-
cal system to any portion of either
ltinent without endangering our of
ice and happiness, nor can anyone for
ieve that our southern brethren, if Mo
to themselves, would adopt it of of
ir own accord O.
Senor Pueyrredon has had first -
I'd experience with the diplomacy FIR
Europe. Possibly the eyes of his
ntrymen will now be opened to an at
of the Monroe Doctrine. of
y not strengthen the support of the
I dOctrine9"