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Show THAT LATIN UNION. The story is revived that a Latin union to include in-clude the Spanish states of America, old Spain and perhaps one or two other European powers, is about to take form, the underlying thought being to make a bold front to meet future possible possi-ble aggressions of the United States. We sincerely sincere-ly wish that the programme might be followed out, for it would enable the United States to withdraw with-draw the protection of our country from South America. If those states go back to lean upon old Spain, like a dog returning to its vomit; if they desire again to practically return to the King-craft and priest-craft that reduced them them from a brave race to the mongrels that they are, we should say "let them do it," but when they do we think it would be just to our country and the world to give up its Monroe Doctrine so far as South America is concerned, at least so far as any states joining that union, are concerned. con-cerned. True it might entail another half-century of revolutions upon them; it might result in planting some petty thrones upon that evil; but they would not last long. Those people Imagine Imag-ine they want certain things. The best way to cure them is to give them what they desire. Spain was a tough old mother-in-law to them, but if they have decided that they would like to give her another trial all right, only the Iron, great soul that holds Mexico in the hollow of his hand will have none of it, and we can well afford to stand by Diaz. But It is different when it comes to Colombia and Venezuela. They are not fit to be free; if they desire to nurse and warm again the Scorpion that stung their fathers until their manhood was all dissipated, let them try it. They have known for four-score years that the United States was pledged to put forth all Its strength to defend them against conquest by any European Euro-pean power. If they want to do something to justify taking away that protection we should say let them do it. |