RECOGNIZING MONROE DOCTRINE
Recognizing Monroe Doctrine AREMARKABLE memorial is soon to be completed in New York city. It will be remarkable in that it will pay honor to a famous American by immortalizing his greatest...
...Twice president of the United States...
...It will be remarkable in that it will pay honor to a famous American by immortalizing his greatest achievement...
...In our wars with Mexico the doctrine prevented the governments of Europe from meddling in any way, although several were sympathetic with our southern neighbor...
...While we were in the throes of the Civil war, France and Austria took advantage of the situation to establish a monarchy practically under the protectorate of France, which was then an empire...
...Maximilian found himself surrounded and the dream of an empire in America ended...
...27, 1758...
...The walls are tottering and the plaster crumbling, and the house has the appearance of some such devastation as comes with a destructive war, added to the ravages of time...
...Unexpectedly the war in the United States ended and our government mentioned the Monroe doctrine to the French government...
...died July 4, 1831...
...Member of the Continental Congress...
...American Envoy to Great Britain, France and Spain...
...Secretary of War...
...The man is James Monroe, fifth president of the United States and famous for his declaration of the doctrine which has become the basis of the foreign policy of this country...
...It has been the main policy in foreign affairs of the government and its importance will continue in the future...
...An Unwritten Law UNLIKE other fundamental American poli-cies, the Monroe doctrine is not a law of this country and if ever there were a change of mind about it no law would have to be repealed to make it ineffective...
...The memorial, which is to take the form of preserving the" home in New York in which he spent his last days, will be ready on the centenary of the promulgation of the famous Monroe doctrine, next February...
...Soldier in the Continental Army...
...Born Apr...
...Twice governor of Virginia...
...The house stands at the corner of Lafayette and Prince-sts, and is one of the oldest dwellings in the city...
...Now A Junk Shop NOW used as a junk shop, its historic front is piled with litter so that it is hardly possible to see the placard on the exterior which tells its story: In this house died JAMES MONROE Fifth president of the United States Who proclaimed The Monroe Doctrine Upon which depends the Freedom of the American Republics And the safety of the United States Against foreign Aggression...
...The French government did not have to he told twice and in a short time there were no French troops in Mexico...
Vol. 14 • October 1922 • No. 10
