The Ely miner., 1936-12-10

South America can hardly be ex-
| pected ever again to subscribe to
the Monroe doctrine by that name.
What, then, is the course?
The Monroe doctrine, whether il
was ever so intended, has placed
the United States in a position
where it is made to appear as a
boss. No nation of people enjoys
being bossed. So, if the Buenos
Aires conference is to result in a
definite understanding by which the
peoples of the western hemisphere
are welded together in an effective
group, some understanding must be
evolved which will replace the i'll
will engendered by the Monroe doc
trine. Possibly, that understanding
lies in the direction being followed
by President Roosevelt. Apparent
ly, he is willing to subordinate the
Monroe doctrine and coneede to
those other peoples on behalf of the
United States the end of our over
lordship.
Undoubtedly, it will be a slow
process. Present generations
throughout the South American ma
tions will be suspicious for a time
and will move with caution but
there are many who believe in even
tual agreement among the western
nations on a general policy that
will keep us all out of European and
Far Eastern entanglements to a
greater extent than ever before.
The thing that may break down
the apparent Roosevelt plan is the
circumstance of drawn swords and
cooked rifles in Europe at the mo-
ment. 1t is entirely possible that
before concrete adhesion among the
North and South American peoples
can be accomplished, explosions in
Europe may take place. If they
do, propaganda agents of the con-
f1icting powers will be abroad in
Stanter. Attempts will be made to
ALLEVIATE various nations in the west
ern hemisphere, to align them with
one side or the other in the Euro
pean controversy. It may well be
that this condition will ruin the
Roosevelt program before it gets
under way but start has been
made and succeeding generations
will profit if the peoples of North
and South America can come to
regard themselves as an Individual
group that is willing to make sacri-
fees necessary to cut off European
connections when the European
statesmen insist on fighting.
Thus, when we have torn away
all of the verbiage and the fanfare
of the Buenos Aires conference, it
seems to me that the meeting must
have as it's main objective an ac-
ton to devise replacement of the
Monroe doctrine with revision of
the Wilsonian policies so that they
can be applied locally. The Wilson
policies failed when applied to
world affairs. There is reason to
believe, however, that they can be
made workable if used among peo-
pies who are sincere and who have
the same purposes.
There is yet one more thought
concerning the South American ses-
sions. There are students of in
ternational affairs who already are
saying that history has repeated it.
self and that the United States has
lost, as usual, in its diplomatic deal
ings. They are saying that the re-
vision of the Monroe doctrine and
the rebirth of that policy under a
new name represents gift by the
United States. 1t may well be that
such has occurred. But among
Saner minds, I believe the convic-
ton is that the Monroe doctrine al
ready has undergone so many alter
ations and revisions that a major
operation on its structure will clar-
ify the picture. The Monroe doc
trine was designed originally, of
course, to prevent European nations
from gaining foothold in either
of the Americas. That danger is
definitely past. Why, then, is it
necessary to perpetuate an anti
quated policy that has no purpose
any longer? Thus, it seems to me
that if a revision, even a casting
out of the Monroe doctrine can elm
mate suspicion of our governments
purposes among those peoples in
habiting the same hemisphere, it is
not too much to pay.
There was a great banquet held