| Show AS TO THE MONROE DOC TRINE there is in some quarters a f fear ear that the policy of annexation which the war with spain has developed in this country is a departure from the monroe doctrine as generally understood it seems to be forgotten though that the civilized world has a right to expect of each member of the family of nations that it keep good order within its own jurisdiction and that when for some reason or other a nation is unable to do so it becomes the duty of others to interfere in behalf of the establishment of peace and a a stable government the greater nations of europe have repeatedly done so and the map of the world has been changed accordingly it needs no argument to prove that no nation monroe doctrine or no monroe doctrine can safely permit a nuisance to exist permanently on its very doorstep when conditions become such as they have been in cuba for the last two or three years and when there is no evidence that these conditions can be altered by the responsible government the united states owes it to the world to step in and do just what she has pledged herself to do no other course Is compatible with the honor of the nation to say that this course Is contrary to the monroe doctrine Is to say substantially stant lally ly that this doctrine was framed for the purpose of preventing the united states from performing her plain duty and discharging the obligations toward fellow men placed upon her on account of the power and wealth with which she has been entrusted it is to say that we believe in the truth of a principle the application of which would prevent us from fulfilling the special mission given to us its as a people in this age of the world but that Is absurd the monroe doctrine was framed for no such purpose according to that doctrine this country should have no de designs a igns on european colonies in this hemisphere and there has been no such design either the war was undertaken in support of our demand upon spain that she aar once relinquish her authority and gw i in the island of cuba and withdraw her land and naval foroe fore from that island in enforcing this thi I 1 deil de il mand it was found necessary to oeo aeo other spanish territory some of ofala spain most probably will have to ce cedar to the united states as part paY payments merit of the enormous price in money anda anal precious lives which the of peace and a stable government ment te in cuba has cost and still may cost ou ouk people and in all this there is n otaw 1 ing to violate the monroe doctori doctrine ne gsg iii any other principle enunciated 74 hyna aft americas distinguished statesmen as the past they never contemplateS 38 tying this nation up so as to mafi it impossible in all tipe tibie to come eff strike a blow at tyrants in behalf of 1 I an oppressed race or to prevent nt thal collection of a just and equitable wai indemnity which in the present ri da aBeS it seems must be paid in land S having no other visible resources ean can there be anything in the ilk monral ton doctrine to prevent the american naf jno il tion from remembering the MEL maine e aalf the martyred marty red heroes of that shia ls there were it would speedily be e as dared a dangerous heresy th there ei laa ing good deal more common sense in florip popular interpretation of that ort mentioned doctrine than there Is ia S the timid comments on it by some lne f essed statesmen |
