Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-03-16


commission reported in favor of
Great Britain and the matter rest
ed perfectly satisfactory 10 the
United States.
In 1897, ii became apparent that
the United States would not stand
by and let foreign nation Cypress
any of our southern neighbors. For
Years the Cubans had been mis-
treated cruelty by Spain. The
Spanish officials had grabbed all
the trade for their own personal
interests, taxes Were eXtortionate
and the Spanish government had
failed to remedy the unsanitary
conditions. American capitalists
had interests in the Cuban sugar IN
dustry aud We're strongly in favor
Of intervention. The American
people We're deeply stirred by the
cruel aIdships that the Spanish
were inflicting on the Cubans and
war fever ran high, but it was the
sinking of the American hattleship
Maine which actually brought
the crisis, The war was brought to
a speedy close by the superior Am
erican Navy and Cuban given hel
freedom after the unsanitary con
ditionS We're bcttered
In the year 1902, new trouble
arose for the United States, when
ten European countries had large
debs against Venezuela and the
president of that country refused
to settle with the claimants. Ger
many and England blockaded the
Venezuelan port to collect the
debt Roosevelt took new policy
in regard to the doctrine when he
forced Venezuela to pay her right
full debts after the blockade had
been raised and the matter sub
mitted to arbitration. Germany
was manifesting a deep hatred to-
ward the United States at that
time both in the press and in her
relations with this country. After
being forced to evacuate Venez-
uela, she tried to hinder many
movements of the United State.
such as the purchase of the Virgin
Islands and the Panama and Col
cmbian canal zones.
Roosevelt surther expanded the
doctrine in Santo Domingo in the
year 1907 when certain European
countries threatened foIceful III
yasion in behalf of their citizens.
He not only objected TO this, but
took the small country's debt and
established her again ON firm
basis. Roosevelt warned Latin Am
erica that in ease of any disorder
wrongdoing, or the failure to pay
debts, the United States would
have to use It's international police
force.
Some of the later relations with
Latin America were the interfer-
ence in Cuba in 1910, giving the
Cubans proof that the United |
States warning against disorder
was to be respected In 1908 See |
rotary Knox broke relations with |
the Nicaraguan President and |
warned the contestants for the |
throne that there was to he no |
fighting in Buefields, thus pro
tccting European and American
interests in that country. In the |
year 1920 the American Navy /
was used to help in the stabilizing |
of Guatemala. In 1924 the Amer |
lean marines once more helped toll
restore order in Honduras aud III
1927 the American marines were
again sent TO Nicauragu in attempt !
tr restore thai government to finn
btsis again
Europeans have come to look up 4
on The Monroe Doctrine as q cover /
under which the United States
would gradually extend her influ-
enec and acquire new lands iul
this hemisphere TIL Americans d |
not wish to annex the territories /
OF her neighhoring countries, The
Monroe Doctrine is q creed which |
expresses the fact that this govern /
mnt has a duty to perform To these (
small struggling republics which /
cannot be left to tribunals or oihr /
powers. The Americans have Piled /
god to keep the rights Of equality, (
peace. independence and protec- I
lion over the Latin American com /
tries and this pledge nus, be-
kept In 1859 the first Pan-Amei /
lean eoufcrerenee was held on this
continent to symbolic cooperate