Evening star., 1921-11-13

trine) is founded on the right Of every
state to protect itself by preventing
condition of affairs in which 1t will
be too late to protect itself; it does
not cause the fundamental conflicts
in national interests that lead to war,
but secures to America important
strategic advantages should it become
necessary to battle for our national
defense"
Senator Lodge said in 1916 They
speak of the Monroe doctrine as a
foreign policy. 1t Is not a foreign
policy; 1t is a mere law Of self-preser-
vation. We wish to be at peace and
we wish to be secure"
Hague Agreement Reservation.
The two Hague agreements OF 1899
and 1907 contained a reservation in
serted by the United States Senate
declaring against departing from its
traditional policy of not entering
upon, interfering with or entangling
itself to the political questions or in
ternal administration of any foreign
state, or REIMBURSEMENT by the United
States OF America Of its traditional
attitude toward purely American
! questions" The whole world knew this
meant the Monroe doctrine.
Has the Monroe Doctrine been ex-
tended beyond the original intention
Of its trainers? Some say it has; and
there may be ground for this asser-
tion. 1t is generally conceded that
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beyond the limits OF American public
opinion when he declared that to-day
| the United States is practically SOW
ereign on this continent, and it's fiat
(, is law upon the subjects to which II
confines it's interposition."
Secreatry Root did much to explain
| the real American doctrine and to dis
sipate the false conception" of that
American policy. Mr.. Root said the
! mischief was done by those who could
not distinguish between "clamors for
national glory" and "a sense of ma
tional duty" In meeting this same
situation John Barrett said in 1916:
The Monroe doctrine is just as nec-
| essary today as in 1916; Latin Ameri-
ca does not object to the Monroe doc
trine, but to it's Interpretation. II
haphazard Interpretation can be sup
| planted by responsible and reasonable
judgment, the majority of arguments
against it, describing it obsolete, will
! fail absolutely.
President Angels Appeal.
Perhaps the most eloquent and sane
| illumination of the, Monroe doctrine
as understood in America, is the state
ment Of the late President James B
Angel of Michigan University. in ar
address at Harvard University in 1905
standing here" he said, ION GROUND
made sacred by the presence, the life
the teachings of that great Harvard
statesman, John Quincy Adams, t.
| whose matchless courage and far
| sighted wisdom we owe the declara.
| ton which we all the Monroe doc.
| trine. but which might more justly
be called the Adams doctrine, I for one
cannot understand how any American
/, citizen, and especially how any Massa.
chusetts man, can recall except with
a thrill of gratitude and admiration
that the brave Secretary of State was
i able to inspire the slow-moving and
lethargic President, to fling out the
challenge Of 1923. James Monroe held
the trumpet. but John Quincy Adams
blew the blast The notes have never
died upon the air."
The so-called Lodge resolution OF
1912. declaring the occupation Of an.
harbor or other place on the American
continents for naval or military pur.
poses constitutes a matter "of grave
concern" was pronounced by som,
an enlargement Of the Monroe doc
trine. 1t will be recalled that ar
American company IVES about to sell
to Japan a large tract of land OF
Magdalen bay, Mexico. Secretar!
Knox interpreted the project "as in.
imfcal to American interests" In de
! tending the resolution Senator Lodge