| Show dislike hie doctrine it is the monroe doctrine doc trino that the european governments dislike they will probably pat john bull on the back as some are doing now and tell him to go in and demolish that doctrine many of the governments have their eyes on the rich yet comparatively feeble south american republics they would become easy prey to the re appetites of the european countries were it not for the monroe doctrine there is an intense rivalry between great britain germany and france for possessions and trade in alie far east and there is not enough there to satisfy their greed in africa they swe also rivals together with portugal land holland if it were not for the monroe doctrine they would want central and south america it would not surprise us to see the countries of the old world combine to crush that doctrine their newspaper comments rather lean that way in case of thai kind of a combine war will be certain to Q the monroe doctrine the life or death af it hangs on the present dispute and if england shall back down the doctrine will remain in force if the united states lose then woe to the weak republic of donth sonth america the rivalry between european countries is BO great however that combined action on their part will not be so easy to attain as a unity of action on the part of the republic in this already steps are beine taken to upheld the doctrine on this bide of the globe several of the south american republics baing hard pressed by european powers in disputes pending the re ault will most likely be then a tacit regard by the old world for the monroe doctrine as in the past and a deeper regard for it on this side of tha atlantic all 0 which will be brought abent without war |
