| Show THE MONROE DOCTRINE the recent tween kween the united states and england over the affairs of venezuela a south american republic frequent reference has been made to what in u known as the monroe doctrine we question if a majority of the people really under tand stand the meaning and history of the phrase we will therefore bari briefly efly state the origin and significance of the principle as expressed by the words monroe doctrine for some years year prior to 1822 mexico and the south american states hal hai ha i been struggling to achieve their independence from spain their mother country henry clay had exerted himself I 1 with much enthusiasm to induce congress to recognize their independence pen en dence but such a step had been considered premature in march 1822 his efforts were successful and a bill was passed by congress on the recommendation of the president recognizing aing the independence of mexico and the south american republics and providing for maintaining diplomatic relations with them the next year president monroe dee declared lared in his message to congress that As a principle the american continents by the free and independent position they have assumed and maintained are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any european ean power 39 this claim thai the western continent belongs bel gnp to reau republicanism and is not to be t lescene he scene of european schemes for tae aggrandizement klize or es establishment aa t 0 of any iri new kingdom or empire has since that time been known as the monroe doctrine and bascome has come to be regarded gar dedas as one of th the cardinal points of the policy of the government of the united states its application in in the crisis is against ra england in her attempt to claim a large area of tile the republic of venezuela under the pretext of a disputed boundary line and by which if successful a large number of citizens of the republic would be transformed into aliens and become inhabitants of a monarchy the united states being in the stronger power of the new world considers it her moral duty to be a protectorate for all weaker republics as against 1 the encroach ene ro cn h ments of kings or emper emperors ra aiss t s the duty of all true A americans eri can a t to stand by the monroe doctrine at this time |
