Evening star., 1921-05-02
Editorial Digest
pau.Americanism,

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papers Of the country as a whole as
a worthy enuneiation Of American
foreign policy-wise, forceful and
| altruistic A few voices are raised
against what they feel to be = mar
| tial tone in the language, but the ma
| jority consider that the message can
| only serve to interpret the unselfsh
! motives Of the United States.
! The Brooklyn Eagle fndependent
democratic) sees in Mr.. HardinEs
! speech IAN admirable platform for
the new administration in dealins
with foreign countries" for: The
President emphasized the unselnSh
aspects of the Monroe doctrine to the
terest which 10 also a -Irt OF 1t and
no translated Pan-Americanism to
mean not only a principle applicable
to all American governments, norm
,, and south, but as principle which
imposes upon those who accept II an
obligation to help in the process Of
rworld-wide readjustnent made neces-
sary by the war;
This phase Of the discourse also ap-
peals to the Manchester Union On
dependent republican, for It hnds
that 1t links up preceding declara-
tions concerning our relations with
other powers and forms chain OF
evidence as to our wilu:cness for un-
selfish cooperation SO while we CO.
operate with Europe" we make IT
clear that I'VE must insist on freedom
from foreign political influence in
South and Central America-will
fight. If need be. to maintain this
freedom"
The most impressive utterance the
new executive has made since h.s
inaueuratfon" is the Richmond News
Leaders independent democratic)
81 NJ a l..
though mot altogether free from
that vagueness that is the bane o.-.he
Presidents thought" II indicates that
he will take the lead in making the
Monroe doctrine "distinctly pan
Amsrican ana th1s 3 ocrera in the the
western hemisphere.
The Baltimore American Fepub-
lican) afeels that II reveals our pur-
poses as none the less humanitarian
than they were. but announces that
we will continue to apply those pur-
poses by practical methods OF our
own advising"
Mr..Harding gave Kindly. noble
and generous expression to the right
view of the Monroe doctrine. says the
Duluth Herald independently. which
lis not junkerish.f conception OF
ynrkee hecemony with superior
Yank So. rights. but a Arm announce.
merit that, no old-worId power shall
ever. AGAIN Cypress a people In this
h emi sph ere,
1t is the broad view Of the doctrine
that President Harding has. taken.
asserts the Christian Science Moni.
ton bws the United States but as
hulwark erected by the United states
for the defense Of the American
theory: Of government IN the other
American republics no less than
"disposine Of the idea" that the Mon
roe doctrine Is to be used for exploit
ing the small republics. the Richmond
Times Dispatch (democratic) feels
that Mr.. Harding made the "aDIest
and thu most significant public utter
anee that It, he. he nas.,Sensy has Se1ssd since ma
The frAnkness and outspoken car
itv OF the message is commented on
favorably by the Ann Arbor New.
independently which remarks; if
therebis any nation on this hemi'
toned the sincerity of the United
States" in this regard. 1t has row
had all its doubts wiped away the
Butte Mir.r fdemocratic) also 1eels
that it indicates that candid decla-
evidently is the method Of the pres
ert regime Of the Unified states"
II is an outline. further. "of sound
sta+csn1arsh'p." the Cleveland Plain
Dealer firdcnendent den'ocrHtic) be-
IIeves. pnd America backs up every
word Of 1t. All that rernairs ts to
nut the promise into execution. The
aunarioritv Of pction over words vs.
nowhere better, dsnfonstrated than In
pa s -amer'ca- re'a'ionsHps.
There are those who fear they hear
"rumors Of YER" IN some OF the
Presidents more emphatic asest
'1yhv ta'k war;" asks the Rochester
mes-Union (independtntl, in the cap
t,on Of an editorial. which quotes the
words: I'VE stand willing to fight, II
necessarv to protect these continents
and these sturdy young democr"ctes
from oppression AMI tyranny TINS
and o+her similar statements. some
NAV interpret "as merely an ex-
nress.on Of aggressive America nism:
says the Times Union. but there is
no denying the fact that many are
ve.rtul that such an attitude may
lead us into serious trouble"
Another writer. rejecting similar
onjn;on. declares. from the columns OF
the ri Paso Times (democratic). tnat
:'Preaident Harding has reanirmed IN"
Nonroe doctrine belliaerently. and
ADDS zone IL inclined to wonder just
what was the reason for the Pres,.
dent. bellieqse ppronon,ermdenft pro, .,end for
American rights IL necessary. the
Times feels that attempted dictation
to the world is quite something else