THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1490, 21 January 1882, Page 2

THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

In connection with the Panama Canal, our Government, says the San Francisco News Letter, is evidently laying a rod in pickle for itself some day. We are unnecessarily making assertions and assuming obligations which cannot but lead to grave complications— perhaps to humilating retrocessions, and' even to disastrous wars. The Toronto Globe, one of the ablest American newspapers, referring to this portion of Mr Arthur's message, says :—": — " If this doctrine ia insisted upon, and the United States attempts to enforce it, trouble is inevitable. None of the European nations can consent to any one power dominating so important a highway as this canal will be." The Great Powers have already intimated their willingness to join in a guarantee of neutrality, - but this wis£ concession is not, apparently, sufficient forl'our'Blaines, Conklings and other Presidential aspirants." They are willing,! in order to securd some petty advantaged' in. American politics, to lead the .country* i to f> the * brink'^ di war j bu*t ■ we '- doubt .whether, with all their bunkum *resolu-i jtiohs/ they! will'f'veriture>intO' anything 1 more 'decisive., y.lti is«'obyious l -therefore' *that threats which we are, unable to'tulfil* to say the least, impolitic and foolish. •Against .iiLel'gfeaiinavieaTarid "disciplined sarmieaof, England^Pwrncejand Germany |we' should^tsbiit ra^&ofrjv figure., ifiordingxto ,"(3irwfaan^s»teßmanship,''v,it~ tp^pursue 1 a^policy-j o%4"ipe^lcfe* joi£ ;eartii;