The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-12

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 11.-Cen-
trail and South American countries nave
become suspicious. OF the insistence ~
certain members OF tho United states
Treaty which would give this country
Doc,r,ne' o The note addressed to the
Department Of State by tho goyernmsnt
Ssfina Al this time It's Interpretation OF
the Monroe Doctrine means. am as
sured by one OF the ministers who 10 In
touch with the views OF other govern
ments. that Central and SCUM Ame.i.
can republics will not enter tho League
Of Nations II they must sign away 70
the United States the sole right OF ae-
termining what tho Monroe Doctrine
means w.SSS; vt %Ss, any II doss sHqnEa incSde
Tho situation is . direct outgrowth
Of the senate debate and reports here
indicate that the prospect OF bringing
Lsasu. fas Of Nations hinges directly, on
the purposes and motives Of the United
States as revealed by the discussion In
the American senate.
TO the original statement by Presi.
dent Monroe, Of our national policy OF
preventing Eurpean countries from Sc
quiring territory or colonistns IN this
hemIs phere, the republics south OF US
Ms0.G Hats 20 the SoNlfStSs Neafos poesTin.
cd varlously by Republican and Demo-
cratic administrations IN such fashion
IS 10 evoke suspicion on the part nt
means to the United States 4 bulHark
Against European interference but the
privilege OK doing as we please 10 make
the Monroe Doctrine common prlncl-
pie OF international understandlnS IN
fhis hemisphere nor has President
Roosevelt's remarks about the use OF
national police power been ais
missed from the sensitive minds OF
Latin American statesmen.
They are gratified that the uniteo
States keeps Europe out OF this hents-
phere But worried over the repeated In
reference by the United states In wnta
= they construe As their own arfairs. Inc
question asked by Salvador was prompt.
ed by the fear that with the United
States out Of the league, Europe would
bs left to determine what constitutea
an impairment Of the validity OF such
regional understandings as the Monroe
poctrine" as the covenant now reads.
There Is no objection 70 the statement
cha. the United States alone shall De
permitted to enforce the Monroe Doc
lrins but there Is decided aversion 70
leaving blank just what the future In
;srpretation OF the doctrine shall be.
The moment any Central or South
American countries sign the conditions
y the covenant OF the League, they
that the Monroe Doctrine ls not affect
ed but II reservation Is added. saying
as Senator Lodge and the Foreign Hela-
lions Committee has framed II, that the
Monroe Doctrine a. interpreted by the
United States alone. Is outside OF the
Jurisdiction OF the League. the south
ern republics would refuse to put their
signatures on the contract. They say
), would be a plain admission on their
part that the United States alone can
interpret hte Monroe Doctrine an II
II pleases.
Il will be noted that President Will
son. impressed no doubt by tho arSu-
ments OF La,ln-American diplomats at
the Paris Peace Conference. used less
harsh language when he referred 10 the
Doctrine as "a regional understanding.
That would seem TO imply that there
must be two parties at least TO an un:
derstanding and that ths disputes would
De worked out purely by Pan-Amertcan
countries without interference by Euro
pean members Of tho League. This ia
l logical consequence OF the Wilson
policy toward Latiu-Amertca revealed
from timo TO time in th" lnSt seven
Years. On one occasion, Mr.. Wilson an
louncc1 the readiness OF this govern
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