Word: landed
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...proposition of the affirmative because it is a radical departure from our policy of the past three quarters of a century. The strength of the Monroe Doctrine lies in the fact that we have allowed no exception, no opening wedge. There is many a better pretext for taking land than an unpaid claim. For the principle of seizing land in payment of money claims is absolutely unjustified by the precedents of civilized nations. In the cases the affirmative have cited land was seized by war, not by the award of an arbitration of tribunal. If we allow the seizure...
...second speaker for the negative, said in part: We, too, would permit the punishment of the South American state, but not by the seizure of land. For 1000 years the history of Europe has been a history of wars and quarrels between neighboring states. The United States, on the other hand, protected from all dangerous neighbors by 3000 miles of ocean, has been free to devote all its energy to making of itself the greatest industrial nation of the world. The resolution of the a affirmative means that the United States shall give up its priceless isolation and allow Europe...
...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 more and more or even destroying the republics...
...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, as the affirmative would have us, that whenever and wherever these...
...defaulted claim might be satisfied by ways other than seizure of land. It might be satisfied by seizing ships in reprisal as, in 1862-3, England seized Brazilian ships to satisfy an unpaid claim. Another way to enforce the money award is suggested by the question itself. By the terms of this question simply the conditions at the time of the default are given. But, if we are to make this a practical debate, evidently the fact that there is no tariff at the time of default does not prevent the creditor nation from levying a tariff. This tariff might...