THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1919
MONROE DOCTRINE AND LEAGUE
The British White Book, recently
issued in explanation of the peace
treaty and League of Nations cove
nant, has the following in reference
to the Monroe doctrine:
“Article XXI makes it clear
that the covenant is not intended
to abrogate or weaken any other
agreements, so long as they are
consistent with its own terms,
into which the members of the
league may have entered, or may
enter hereafter, for the further
assurance of peace. Such agree
ments would include special
treaties for compulsory arbitra
tion, and military conventions
that that are generally defensive.
The Monroe doctrine and similar
Understandings are put in the
same category. They have shown
themselves in history to be not
instruments of national ambi
tion, but guarantees of peace.
“The origin of the Monroe doc
trine is well known. It was pro
claimed in 1823 to prevent Amer
ica becoming a theater for the in
trigues of European absolutism.
At first a principle of American
foreign policy, it has become an
international understanding, and
i is not illegitimate for the peo
ple of he United States to ask that
the covenant should recognize
this fact. In its essence it is
consistent with the spirit of the
covenant, and indeed the princi
ples of the league, as expressed
in Article X, represent the exten
sion to the whole world of the
principles of the doctrine; while,
should any dispute as to the
meaning of the latter ever arise
between American and European
powers, the league is there to
settle it.”
A great deal of fuss has been made
by the opponents of the League of
Nations about the danger to the
Monroe doctrine should the league
covenant be adopted. And yet here
is Lie British government standing
sponsor for the statement that not
only is that doctrine secure under
the league, but that the principles
of that doctrine are by the covenant
extended to the whole world.
It is beginning to look as though
the treaty, when it is ratified by the
United tates senate (as undoubtedly
it will be), will have attached to it
reservations or interpretations of
some nature. This not for the rea
son that such reservations or inter
pretations are necessary to safeguard
the interests of the United States, but
in order to satisfy the factious ob
jectors and to secure their votes for
ratification. Slowly but surely it is
dawning on the country that most of
these objectors have little but polit
ical motives on which to base their
position. As the various objections
are torn to shreds by the logical
reasoning of the statesmen who are
advocating the adoption of the league
covenant as it stands, it is seen that
the assumption of patriotic motives
alone is a mere sham to hide the
real reasons.
It is doubtful whether any man of
prominence in the senate, aside from
radicals like Borah, Johnson and
Reed, would care to have it said of
him that he was responsible for the
failure of the treaty to secure ratifi
cation, with all that it implies of
further negotiations extending for
months and perhaps years.
It must be remembered, also, that
any “reservations” or “interpreta
tions” that may be adopted will be
in addition to what, in the nature of
a peace treaty, has been signed by
the defeated central empires. If
these additions to the document be
adopted it means that the assent of
Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bul
garia must be gained for them. And
it is doubtful, should they refuse
their assent, whether it would be con
sidered good policy to again resort
to force to compel them to do so.
The coming weeks will be eventful
ones in the history of the United
States senate, and we may look for
the obscuring of heretofore bright
political lights and the development
of reputations for statesmanship in
men hitherto unsuspected of great
ness of soul and vision. There is in
history no instance where great
problems have not brought out and
developed great genius, especially
among the English-speaking peoples.
THE MEAT TRUST
Dispatches of the past few days
indicate that there is a strong determ
ination among certain members of
congress and other officials to “regu
late” the “meat trust.” Bills have
been introduced which are as revolu
tionary in their proposals for hand
ling this traffic as are the proposals
of the railroad men for handling the
railroads under the Plumb plan. It is
evident, also, that the packing con
cerns are thoroughly alarmed at the
danger that confronts them, for every
mail brings propaganda showing that
the great packing concerns are really
benefactors of the country, and that
they are the victims of “a clique of
wholesale grocers”. And it may be
said that they are putting forth what
seem like logical arguments why they
should be left to work out their own
salvation in their own way.
One big concern, which says its
profits last year “were far below the
amount prescribed by the United
States food commission as fair and
reasonable,” says:
“When you find a business in
such a highly competitive field
as foodstuffs attaining size you
may be sure that in some broad,
economic way it makes for in
creased efficiency and gives a
very fundamental service to re
tail distributors and to consum
ers. In no other way could it
continue to exist.”
We are living in an age of revolu
tion, and it is to be expected that the
enormous increase in the price of
meats will call forth some radical
suggestions in an effort to bring
back prices to normal. The big cat
tle ranges of the country have been
broken up, and there is nothing to
indicate that meat ever again will
be as cheap as it was heretofore.
But care should be taken that in
handling these pressing questions we
do not work injustice. If packers
can be “regulated,” so can other
lines of business, and there is no
telling where these innovations will
end.
An Alaska exchange says that the
visit of Secretary Halloway to Alaska
results from the charge that lack of
personal attention on the part of
Secretary Lane or his assistants has j
resulted in gross mismanagement of ;
railway affairs in Alaska. This was |
brought to a crisis by the open letter :
written to Secretary Lane by Dele
gate James Wickersham last Novem
ber.” Now we are willing to wager
a bottle of denatured cider against
an equal quantity of 2% per cent
that the visit of Mr. Hallowell has j
no connection whatever with the let
ter of Wickersham to the secretary
of the interior, which, by the way,
the Daily Times was responsible for
first giving to the world some time
before its author had calculated on
its publication. The pernicious state
ments of Wickersham wrere so pal
pably misleading that they could have
no other purpose than a purely politi
cal one. To say that Secretary Lane
was influenced by such scurrilous at
tacks on the railroad project is to
argue that the cabinet officer is not
better acquainted with true condi
tions on the railroad than is Mr.
Wickersham, which is far from the
truth.
ALASKA NOTE AND COMMENT
“Harmony” is the Word.
“Wickersham predicts a sweeping
Republican victory at the presiden
tial election in 1920. He plans to
reorganize the Republican party in
Alaska while in the territory. He
has already discussed the matter
with Republican members of the
Alaska legislative assembly and har
mony prevails. In the reorganiza
tion of the party in Alaska, the old
Shackleford crowd will be entirely
eliminated.”—Telegraphic dispatch.
Wickersham and “harmony” listens
good, says the Valdez Miner, but if
Wickersham is in earnest about re
organizing the party and there is to
be any harmony, the party will be
composed solely and alone of James
Wickersham.—Nenana News.
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