The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-10
ARGENTINA AND THE
MONROE DOCTRINE

| WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Quoting
from Emilio Mitre's address on the
occasion of Secretary Roots visit to
|Argentina in 1906, the Republican
publicity assertion, thru its presi-
dent, Hon. Jonathan Bourne Jr.
says:
Secretary Colby has paid the I'M
official respects of President Wilson
to the Republic of Argentina-unof-
fetal because nothing which the re
firing administration may have to
say concerning our future relations
with Latin America can be consid-
cred as binding on the Republican
administration soon to come into
| power. In view of the knownanti-
pathy of Mr.. Wilson to the Monroe
Doctrine it is encouraging to learn
| that Argentina has not repudiated
the principles enunciated in her be-
half by Hon. Emilio Mitre of the
| Argentine chamber Of deputies on
the occasion of Secretary Roots visit
to that country in 1905, particularly
when coupled with the fact that Ar
| gentina, thoroly disguised with the
recrudescence of old world diplomacy
| exhibited during the recent conven-
ton of the league of nations, has
| withdrawn from membership in the
l>league.
Emilio Mitre is the son of Gen
| eral Mitre, one time president of
| Argentina. General Mitre is con-
sidered one of the three great states
men of Argentine history, and more
than any other man is to be credited
with having placed his government
on a secure footing after having
brought it out of over half century
of revolutionary chaos. One of Roots
chief purposes in visiting the Latin
Americans fourteen years ago was
to correct the misunderstanding
which prevailed in many of those
countries concerning the Monroe
Doctrine. That no such misunder-
standings prevailed in Argentina was
amply evidenced by the language of
Emilio Mitre, chief speaker in con-
nection with the welcome &C.
corded Secretary Root, for address
ing his remarks to Mr.. Root in the
chamber of deputies Senior Mitre de-
clared:
1.-THE American president in
formulating this doctrine decreed
peace between Europe and America
which seemed destined, the former
to assault always for conquest, the
latter to fight always to defend it's
frontiers. In short, the Monroe
Doctrine has been the veto on war
between Europe sand America. In
it's shadow these youthful nations
have grown until today they are suf-
ficiently strong to proclaim the same
doctrine as the emblem of their
shield. And the most glorious
characteristic of this doctrine is thai |
it is a dictate of civilization, in the
nature of magnificent hymn OF
peace which can be chanted at the
same time by the European and thu
American nations, because it avoided !
that permanent contention which ,
would have subvened If the system
of conquest that Europe has devel-
,ped in regard to certain nations had |
been implanted here in this terri
tory of South America. America for
the American is formula, as I |
Understand it, which meant the final
conservation of the independence of
The American nations
mo more glorious tribute to the
Monroe Doctrine is to be found in the
oratory of the Western Hemisphere
than that of Senior Mitre. His I'M
derstanding of the doctrine is our
understanding of it, and such an I'M
derstanding should be encouraged
Ind fostered thruout the new world.
The league of nations, dominated by
the greedy and intriguing powers of
Europe, would scrap the Monroe
Doctrine in jiffy if we could ne
7aught in the leagues tolls. If the
nations of Latin America will pro
claim the same doctrine as the en-
blem of their shield an agency for
peace will be established In the West
ern Hemisphere which will leave lit
tie opportunity fer European
league to gamble in national SOW