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Show the powers of the Old World to interfere with the affairs of th New." This doctrine has been carried out by us in diplomatic affairs af-fairs among nations and our policy toward the government on this continent. ' The strongest enforcement of this principle was just at the closa of our civil war. Napoleon III taking tak-ing advantage of our embarrassed condition declared war against Mexico and persuaded Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, to become Emperor. He would have prevail- ed but the United States required Napoleon to remove his army which he did, leaving Maximilian to bis fate. t This shows whether the Ee-public Ee-public is capable of enforcing her decrees or not G. M. Hardy. (To be continued. 1)!8 9 6. In last weeks issue we purposely purpose-ly left the-Bubject for future papers. pa-pers. There are small complications complica-tions -which mayiproducs great "res-suits. "res-suits. . ; , .. The Abyssinians are making great trouble for Italy and Italian troops find them no mean enemies. England is having trouble with her South' African possessions. Franoa is having a strong dispute with Brazil, over the Amapa boundary. bound-ary. ... ; Bussia is trying to assume dictatorship dicta-torship over China and Corea. . She wants to cross a portion of China that her fleet may reach the North Pacific Ocean. Japan is anxious to secure the fruits of her victorious war with China which Bussia is disposed to take away from hef. Crete longs for deliverance from Turkey and is ready at any time to dissolve relations with the presont despotic government All the Greek provinces belonging to Turkey Tur-key groan for freedom and wish to exercise their right to belong to the Greek Church without the control con-trol of Mohammedans. It is on this side of the Atlantic Ocean that we are interested, and the "Monroe Doctrine" is now bo-iug bo-iug tested &nd the trouble is not at an end. James Monroe, when he was President of the U. S., took great interest in the establishment of republics on this continent, in every way aiding Mexico and tho South American republics witi the influence and power of his great offico. He declared in a message to Congress: "The American continents, conti-nents, by the free and independent position they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not iubjects for future colonisation by iny European power," hence tho "Monroe Doctrine" is ''Americans will not entangle themselves with the broils of Europe, nor suffer |