Word: americas
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...broad and sweeping. Its conditions could never exist by themselves. There would inevitably be other conditions, and as these other conditions vary, the case outlined in the resolution will very in most important particulars. This resolution of the affirmative denies that the United States has any interests in South America, for if we have any interests there, we cannot allow the seizure of land under the six conditions, for these interests are as a to be menaced under these conditions as any other. The position assumed by the affirmative is also too broad because it assumes that the moment...
...Harvard's contention was that under the conditions presupposed in the question the European power had an unquestionable right to seize territory of the debtor state to the amount of the award. The denial of that right by the United States would be contrary to the interests of South America, the United States and the rest of the civilized world...
...United States must think not merely of the menace its self. From their birth she has watched over the little republics of South America and helped them to work out the great problem of self government. Can she now calmly see done to them the worst injustice that can be done to any state--their land taken from them? The law never takes the mechanic's tools, the lawyer's books, nor can it take the home of the bankrupt. Once allow a European state a foot-hold in South America and it will be impossible to prevent its taking...
...speeches for the negative. When we assented to the Hague tribunal, he said, we did so with the reservation that we should not be obliged to sacrifice the Monroe Doctrine. The essential meaning of that doctrine is that no European power shall be allowed to seize territory in south America. If the tribunal allowed a European power to take land in South America we should not be bound by its decision. Every one must admit that we have some interest in South America and in this debate we have shown that our interests are many. Therefore we cannot resolve...
...many other ways? In replay to the isolation of the territory seized, we say that not only England but all the European powers would obtain footholds and we would soon see the extinction of the republics. If one nation retains land others will; and so the land in South America will all be acquired by European nations with danger to the United States...