Show THE MONROE IMOE DOCTRINE every tow now ana then we as are thiet at b bi the crici Crt Ci that in entering the european war we are running counter to the monroe doctrine I 1 hese same critics would have us believe that this country on h haa entered n th pe the conflict for the purpose of punish punishing ng one set of belligerents and merging avenging another I 1 a set C t the country should get right on this matter and forever silence the tongues of those who by these arguments would dog clog the wheels of progress program at this time taking the latter count first this CD country antry has no intention of punishing any nation nor of nf aei avenging ging any it has however a firm determination no nt that hat the atrocities visited upon be belgium ig I 1 u m and countries avant sh shall a il h have no chance of a 8 duplica tron here german a apologists p seem to forget that this co country had ample cause for war before war ws declared cause consisting of germanys germanas Germ anys aggressions gres on this country and ad on it ita citizens many innocent american lives had been sacrificed to her unlawful and outrageous methods metho and many in indignities dignat a an suffered ered before this country decided per e to puts put a stop to them by force a of arms the wit citey plea that we a are going to war to avenge the wrongs of f other people wi ll 11 ll not prevail cona could d that be established it would really place us in an unenviable light it would place us in t the he attitude of overriding a principle of action t that at for mare than a cent century t irv has been a veritable beacon star by which we have steered our national course this same monroe doctrine we listen with horror to a recital of german atrocities in belgium and a thought that such might mine come to our land and our people will no a doubt nerve the arms of our fight tog ing men but these them are in no sense the impelling motive 0 of f our action that action was prompted pro M apted by a condition that had gro grown k intolerable condition of affair s anti entirely ay between this coup country t r Y a and rit that bar and having no relation to t the he affairs of any other country or people and aa the days pass and new chapters are added to the record of german intrigue we can but mar vel that those in authority in our government held their hands as aa long as they did president preside nt wilson has stated the matter clearly clea the earth roust must be made safe for democracy zt it most certainly is not so now |