Show lN ENGLAND lAND AIDED I 1 u. u 1 1 IN 1 9 I 8 n AJ I I London Checked Plan of I E European Intervention 1 La Lawyer wyer Asserts I By William L. L Mallabar International News Service Staff Correspondent Cor Cor- r- r respondent LO LONDON DON Jan 2 A 2 A hidden chapter chapter chapter chap chap- ter in American hist history r showing that Great Britain was ready to intervene on on the side ide of United St States tes dur dur- during d rI r- r I ing the Spanish American n war war and nd support the Monroe doctrine wa was re revealed revealed revealed re- re r today by Sir Frederick P Pollock ll ck world famous authority on int International international rna rna- laws and a member of ot the I Brit British rit- rit ish privy council Sir Frederick Is Is one of the foremost t members of the British bar and as assisted assisted assisted as- as in drawing up the indictment against again t the the- ex Kaiser His revelation regarding b Anglo American relations relation was made in the course of an interview in which he strongly defended the league legue of nations covenant ACKNOWLEDGED BY BRITAIN I I 1 notice that there has been considerable considerable considerable con con- talk talle In hi America regarding the Monroe doctrine and the claim has ha been made that there Is some chance that England might take advantage of ot the league pf nations reservations and tr try to upset this doctrine I 1 wonder how many Americans are aw aware re of ot the fact that England always acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged edged the basic right of f the United States to enforce the Monr Monroe e doctrine while the other continental powers did dlO not do so Nor do I suppose Jt it is generall k known own that dun during durins n the Spanish Amer ican war of 1893 England backed ed the United States In in this matter of the Monroe doctrine There w was s a conference con con- ference of European powers and it was then suggested that pressure should be applied to America in order to force her to stop her victorious conquest o 01 oG Spain The other European powers powers were plainly told by England that if America was interfered with it would result in inthe the Intervention of England on Americas America's side and that instead of America m rica being alone against Europe it would be England Englan j and the United States side by side BOOSTS BOOSTS FOR LEAGUE I sincerely trust that the United States will eventually join the league of ot nations Th There re may be certain clauses that may have to be modified or changed to a certain extent but 1 Is Isam t tam am firmly of the belief th that t these these- changes even changes even If Insisted upon will upon will be minor in character and that America will join England in malting making m the world in the words of President Wilson s safe fe Joi Sor democracy The reservations reservations-or or at least many of them them Insisted Insisted up upon upon n by the the- United States senate in the league of or nations are already in th the covenant A great eat many Americans are talking a as if It it were a fact that th the league of nations nations na- na would have havo the right to order out the army at any time If Jt things did not carry carrYon on as a's as the league wanted This is not so Action could only be taken by bv the league of nations on vote and then only b bj by united action |