THE MONROE DOCTRINE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14578, 17 July 1909, Page 10

THE MONROE DOCTRINE

SUGGESTED APPLICATION TO THE PACIFIC. Pies! Association--By Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, July 16. Mr Wynne, in tlio course of the 'tonsure debate, advocated the application of the I MonToo Doctrine to the Pacific, and that Uio United Stales, Canada, and Australia 'should have a combined fleet of 30' vessels to safeguard it. The Monroe Doctrine, which is a cardinal point of American policy, was formutated by President Monroe in 1825, in agreement with Great Britain, and in opposition to the designs of the Holy Alliance, which contemplated the partition of South America among the European Powers. It has ever since been accepted es laving clown tlio principles which guide the United States in respect to the .relations of European Powers with the other countries on tlio American continent. President Monroo said: "We owe it to candour and io the amieabta relations existing between tlio United Slates and thceo Powers (the allied Powers of Europe.) Io declare that we should considerany attempt cnt.l.eir part to extend' tlie.;r system to any portion of this hemi3p'liArcacdanj:iioitjtootir peace and' safoiv. With tlio exisning colonies or dependencies of any European Power we have not interfercd, and shall .not interfere. But with the UoionmneuU v.-ho have declared' their independence and maintained it, and whoso iiKlspendeiice ire have un peat eonsidoralion and on just prineipks acknowledged, we could not view any interposition "for the purpesj of oppressing them or controlling in any other ma-nnor their destiny by any unfriendly disposition towards the United .States. It is iiirooesible that the Allied Powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without onduttgeriivg our peace ami- happiness: nor can anyone believe that our rauilicrn brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, feefow, that wo should l«hi>!d such inkrpoaition with indilTeronpe." President ltooecvc.lt pointed otil in 1802 4 hat tlio iloctrino was noL a means of aggression, but defensive in purpose, and that it. would lie respected just to long as the United States wnMsscd a first class navy Ln an address on the subject, delivered io the Yale Law Sohcol m 3803, Mr Whitclaw Raid said that neither of the two fisaitial .proposifcicfls in President Monroe's inrcuago " objects to transfer of dominion to Europeans by ocsion, purchase, or the voluntary act 'of the inhabitants, and neither of them R-ivos any pledge to any Amcrica.n Sla.'e that we would interfere on its behalf against the use of force for the collection of debts or the redress of injuries, or, indeed, against any European attack."