| Show MONROE DOCTRINE AND HOLY BOIT ALLIANCE to discuss the final disposition of the philippine islands is as yet premature but in view of the fact that expressions axe are heard to the effect that the uni united states has no business in that part of the world as long as the monroe doctrine is considered sound politics politico it may not be untimely to call attention to that doctrine it defines our policy with regard to europe to be not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its ift 1 powers to consider the government da facto as the legitimate government for or us to cultivate friendly relations with it and to preserve those relations by a frank firm and manly policy meeting in all instances the just claim of every power submitting to injuries from none it is believed that this definition ot of the position of the united states was intended as reply to the aggressions of the so called holy alliance a compact compi act in which european princes solemn solemnly pledged themselves to give to each other assistance protection and help supposedly in the interests ot of spain to help her to conquer re her american possessions at that time commena ing to slip from her grasp by the monroe doctrine it was expressly stated staked that the united states is not to interfere in the internal concerns of european powers but this implies that in matters of extras extra continental concern which by no construction can toe be considered internal the country has reserved the right to say a word ward the philippine islands situated in asia and being practically lost to spain by the changing fortunes of war or rather by the inability of the mother country to govern and defend them are not a spanish possession european powers may have interests in asia but they are chiefly of their own making and are by no means of any 1 importance than tha those of at the t ched states to tsay imy that the monroe prevents us from looking to our ur commercial interests in amy aft of the globe where such a hite rests exist de facto Is F i 14 defeat a doctrine framed t the manifest intention of beclar toy to the world the right of the united 0 states to defend herself against ag 1 ip easlon 6 0 on the essence of that doctrine is 1 t that 1 at no european power shall forcia I 1 ly r possess itself of american soil 01 0 to 21 control atrol the political fortunes of its peo 2 i 1 and that america will reciprocate J with regard to europe the philippine Is lalios are not covered by the monroe a doctrine from the moment their laion renounces loya lity to spain and spain is unable to enforce her rule s whether it would be wise for the unit od fid states to acquire these islands is a y tuition to be considered later and i i i it ft will be discussed with due regard to p t the best interests of this nation not 1 with ath regard to the dicta of other pow ws |
