| Show THE MONROE DOCTRINE THE discussion in the united states senate on the resolution in by mr herpal her pao a has nen woe one ot the broade dinits in its foppe aud and most Jud kAlve 4 in thai ua 0 py in recent yeav yea refer panama pa coal project c 1 at do jamis andia and ia JA pa la generall gener ajl a 4 Armance rev af the principle of za jia dional polity embodied iba in the men 1 it bas as everything shifted itself around masto mas to becomer beo somewhat proceeding ithe he re be foaud and the it jiow how evert heyda such other batog giblan on oan either side aide for fes positions the tiona taken on the ae part of those who concur with the author of the resolution it Is claimed interference foreign affairs is a procedure which unchecked will wih grow glow that while purely commercial enterprises and business relations may be instituted and maintained these should bo be limited so as not to trench upon the sovereignty or native authority of any power w wherein herein such establishment of business my may be maie made and that the panama canal if completed would bo be such an infringement and therefore in violation vioN tion of the monroe doctrine there would seem to be nothing unreasonable or suggestive of undue vigilance and in this it strikes us as being a very proper and statesmanlike enunciation ofa of a buot slid and well settled principle a principle without which national comity could not exist and national safety would be jeopardized it must not be concluded however that the democrats or sw such of them as have spoken oppose the doctrine or the resola ciolk pe r ma w quite the re ve veree roe they claim however that atiat the necessity for wella such a de declaration clantion ex when we we are not only on terms of profound peace but of the most mod decided amity with our first friend and ally loes does not exist at present and would have an irritating effect that it would atwould cause the friendship subsisting aag between t the a united u states drance ah ia tb perceptibly dwindle and our relations with each other to become greatly embarrassed if not strained that there is nothing so far developed in lesseps Le seeps somewhat visit visionary mary project to call for a resolution of displeasure or for any resolution on the subject and that it will be time enough for this thib government to take a hand when the emergency actually arises all things considered it must be confessed that the democratic gramme pro Is the wiser of the two practically viewed not but w what hat he resolution is 18 proper pro peri a as be abre stated but it does not seem to bo be fitting just now BOW its 18 mere presentation has gw al already shown by our telegraphic reports caused a deeded flurry burry in france not we presume because of any expectation pec tation of a collision aon but because words of reproof coming from a friend whence when we are not conscious of wrong doing toward him hadean effect the reverse of soothing of course the object and intention is to completo complete the canal somo some time but it does not appear althey have had in the intention at al injury of this country or any country by 0 so o boing any more than they intended to injure egypt by constructing the suez canal they look upon a project whose successful outcome would be the revolutionizing of the worlds commerce as too broad anu an grand darand a conception to be viewed with the eyes of a mere politician or through glasses of national envy and there is much of truth and justice Ju itice in their position as well it is not at all likely judging from present appearances that the canal across the isthmus can ever be completed certainly not in its founders day it has already absorbed the enormous amount of and can only be said to have fairly begun the french nation would seem scarcely able to sustain such a drain upon its financial resources resource is and until something more promising promis hig than at present appears is developed it is not at all likely that other powers or people will care to invest to any extent ex this thiis however would toot france of culpability in hi the matter if there were any bemuse because we all know what it would do if it could but it may be taken into consideration on this side and there would seem to be some indications that th tha Demo democratic craW senators do consider it and are thus unwilling to act in the premises at present |
