Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-14
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
By PAUL J.. COLLINS.

Adams had been Secretary Of STATE IN
MorroeS administration and he IS gen.
orally credited with paramount reSpon-
sibility .or the Monroe Doctrine"
which was our warning 70 Europe that
America was 10 longer 20 Dc considered
a field for European colonization BoE-
var desired similar defiance OF Europe,
20 be voiced by the Latin American re-
puol.cS: ne virtually adopted FOX them
all the same attitude as cur Monroe
Doctrine. ye. there hiss never been any
political policy which has been 50 MS
understood or nlaliciously warped IN
meaning IS has the Monroe Doctrine BY
the very peoples IL was primarily IN
tended 20 benefi, and project
That Boi;yar-Iatin American Union
met n Panama on June q 1895. with
two delegates from Colombia (which
then included what Is nov Panama,
TWO from Central America which Unit
IS now divided into I'VE independent re-
puol;cs: Iwo from Peru. o. xhlea Boz
var was President, and one from Mexico
seven delegates n all They met and
made grand.lccuen. spsSensS - each
other and. after 20 sessions. agreed o.
q treaty Of perpetual ur.,oa. league and
confederation between the .rp2oIcS o.
Colombia. Central America, Peru and
the United Mexican States"
They also agreed upon future meet
ingS 20 DC held every two years. Ia
peace. or every year . time % WAY. aco
Tor q Convention On Co0Engecs<
whatever that EslgA. mean and
special secret agreeuser, relating 20
coa:eGeraGed army and navy. In short,
they proposed . supe-Soyerr1,ens fcz
ALI
navy. recc<niEnS the fu;,Gty ~ such
SUPERINTENDENT without power u
enforce It's oEG.naccsS> Perhaps theN
were 100 years ahead Of tasS- cay II
that rcgar0-or rather C.aly centuries
aAead-for the present League 90 Ma
items. With headquarters n Switzerland
where every citizen IS armed vesssSSs
30 face the dilemma Q. 4 wcrid military
and naval power 10 erfoEce rs GecrSSS
as government Of governments
What happensd 70 President Wilson's
League Of Nations IN the United STATES
Senate n 1870 happened q century De-
fore 20 Gen. BohvArS Panama agree
mens 10 create superintendent. fer
u Was not ratified. Even Peru Gnde-
PreSlden, Bolivar. refused ~ ratity. Is
did also the CONGRESSES % Guatemala
and Mexico There have esSa hitter
partisan rsp-oScheS against osr Senate
for Us refusal IL ratisy President VII
SINS commitments ~ Paris IS 70 sNe
League ~ Nations and tSs Senate has
been accused N Breach ~ fA,ta.~ As
Il !, were under osGSS;.oGs ~ iaccrse
the League because the President had
promised u, III spite ct the facs TIA:
the Constitution limits the power a.
the President e. make any treaties ex-
ceps by and with the advice and ecx.-
sen, Of The Senate"
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When President Adams grssS CS>s,-
grrSs 10 accept the celats>s initiation
~ send delegates ~ the HSNlySs-Pas-
anna conference. he declared, III rsSy
ee that ~ the lapse ~ many Centuries
~ other csSNNytQrity Sc favorable vii
ce presented 10 the Government ~ tn
UnitsNd States ~ serve the csaeyclen,
purposes " DIVINE Providence &, DIS
sSSe the psysasSsd blessings IL enc Ne
deSGer ~ mankind. IL promote the
prevalence IN future aseS ~ peacs ca
earth and SSSN wsu ~ HAN. AS Will
ueipAtinE III the Deliberations " tAs
congress"
After the Bolivar failure. we had CUR
war With MsxtSSN WAScA wcllAA have
eS<n "eatsawed" II the RAhVSr SssA had
eeen aSs>iNe>a. and BY that war MsNiS>,
Inst ~ uS half her ARIA.
There Mas net again any escxt G.
revive the ssea ~ UnSca e<twren the
American countries 0nsil there waS
held III Washington. IN 1889, what MAS
tegnseA the FIRST CAnteg~sN,S cf the
American Republics NE LATIN rexsse.
eeS merely, bat all IN America. NSxtA,
Central ana S>aasa. And that tlsSAaSssS
Rsaal whseh had ceased 10 Ns an EN-,
psfv and esScMe q yepuNhc. Later
President Roosevelt MSlrea CentrN
American rSrus,lcS ~ agree ~ rS<s,x~
Mise ~ sNyernMsat " any " tAssS
countries which achieved ycw~g ey a
eeep detae and ~ psctect all NeAnA,
arteS then exISttng
NeES etort NC have nsaSe IN rSN.
uSut e. Latin AMsrecan Countries has
esSa toward their NaitssS With the eN-
trpss<M NJ eNr war with NeNt,>N
esrNSas n th'rsSxh the SEFtsSsss t>N
me&e Shave States fssas NAN 80 wears
ASH ami The lneeaalSe " thcSe ssAyS ~
NNtsvr e>ESS NUy cW9 gSssNsy IN tire
eASs 80 wears has ecen Ns&alsa ,es m
anrEvsS,as she pG<ssgsgSsy and pgeSg1s
" all AmegASA
tesNsssAt lass, ~ eaAl V. cslsAaAl