Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

GERMANY AND THE MONROE DOCTRINE
The acdy polite recently carried between the Uni
States and German concerning the Monroe Doc
Wey yanye na snT is also that Hitler
giving the Doctrine Interpretation which was never imagined
by President Monroe
The Monroe Doctrine did not into existence long
er it was swiftly condition which 1928
the sovereignty Of this nation At that time the three
oy alliance to crush revolution in Spain and casting
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tempting to dominate the Northwestern coast of this continent
an official warning in Which said that Americas
he mot to be a subjects future as o
to be maintained far as Europe was
moment became convenient instrument for protecting Aer
a o ser the v WAR; o @ the G s.
lutte instead divided control the Panama Canal and force
Today is that the Doctrine is to be used to pro
vide legal grounds for preventing the Axis from Selling
New World possessions belonging the Deocracies Germany
two ways if others are expected to observe that in BRIEF the
u s. interfering With affair Europe
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deny European power the right to garry political diplomatic
the Doctrine to include moral suasion less than military
In addition high German officials have ntimated that they
deem apply Monroe Doctrine of their Central
have to apply the original Doctrine throughout the Americas And
again. there great difference in Interpretation. For have
geographical We have not believed that
the right to ensave and other peoples To the contrary
have used only to protect weaker nations from
possible oppression of potential conquerors
The President said July 18th that Europe should
apply the principles of the Monroe Doctrine
powersha all should get together and settle the attendant
problems rather than allow them be decided
That looks like academic opinion which will find
whatsoever among the staggering Axis powers.
Germany has said in State Department warnings
that nasmuch she has shown desire to seize British
about yet But Washington authorities feel that Germany
will make direction in time and then the
the Monroe Doctrine will effective unless the
70 Latin American Republics back up with are work.
feverlshy south OF the Rio Grande
ster influence there the continents in the cru
SADIE to save democracy in this hemisphere
THE BANKS ARE READY
Financing OF the national defense an and should
carried through the normal existing channels without
ton OF agencies mechanism Devices according the
president of the American Bankers Association. *.
1.-THE banks Of this country have the the state
communities which equip hem along with the investment
markets. to handle large part of the financing
This financing be carried out in such will enable the
banks provide adequate volume of the
time safeguard the funds of their depostors.
An banks should be actively and theoretically soliciting
sound loan in their communities Especially that
they should possible to make that
anything to do with the defense program"
would be tragic mistake the defense program
be accompanied by widespread extension of
and departments Inevitably the cost of the program would
unnecessarily increased Delay would be unavoidable tape
would rampant the expense speed efficiency and
Political considerations would many
mount and the public interest would be secondary Politics
not be eliminated, but it must be minmized.