New-York tribune., 1901-12-05
THE MESSAGE ABROAD
GERMAN. AUSTRIAN AND BRITISH COM
NENT-THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

uENT-THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
1rlin Dec. 4.-The officials of the Foreign
.ossce here make special application of Pres-
1T Roosevelt's definition of the Monroe Doc
.-,ns in his Message 10 Congress to Germany's
,n,,te with Venezuela a Foreign Office Off
o,.I irtinated to the correspondent of The AS
.is,ed Press to-day that while a friendly ad-
,r,ent Of Germany's claims is still expected
t,rcible settlement might become Germany's
,u,v al no distant date. Such a settlement if
.assary would not infringe on the Presi-
,,,s policy nor offend the United States in the
least particular
The official also said that the Presidents
;-,ngration views were not of special interest
- germany now, because the emigration to
os-ica was inconsiderable.
vienna, Dec. 4.-Discussing President Roose-
,elts Message to Congress. the Austrian papers
are unanimous in praising the references to an
.,cbists but on other points they are not quite
50 Mandatory
The "Fremdenblatt" comments its peace
fnl tone. remarking that President Roosevelt
evidently will not allow himself to be carried
.uav by senseless chauvinists.
The "Neue- Wiener Tageblatt' dwells on its
.1mperialistic character adding:
There lives in America a spirit, as an "ap
rendant' TO the Monroe Doctrine formula, of
Europe for the Americans. and this formula, al
though clad in the most peaceful phrases, per-
yades the Message.
The "Deutsche Volksblatt" declares that the
polcy enunciated must expand American pro-
duction. and therefore measures for the pro-
lection Of Austrian production are required by
the dictates of self-preservation.
The Austrian Volks-Zeitung' believes that
the strength of the Message lies in the modera-
tion of its tone, adding:
It speaks in the language of strong man
who knows he requires no sonorous words TO be
heard
The ~Neue- Wiener Journal also dealing with
the power of the Message, recommends its close
study so as to find means, at the proper time'
of spelling his game"
The Wiener Morgan -Zeitung,' following SINH
lar lines. declares that the governments of all
civilized States VIII only too soon recognize the
tremendous danger that these measures con-
stitute for the commercial policy Of foreign
communities
London. Dec 4.-President Rcosevelts Mes
sage TO Congress holds the first place in the
afternoon newspapers here to-day. The COM
ment on it however differs little from that OF
the morning papers. Strong. general approval
of the pronounceinent. which. as The St
Jamess Gazette says, strikes notes of con-
scious strength and assured success" is the
pervading tone of the editorials.
The spirited declaration for Monroeism will
cause futter in Europe" says The West
mirster Gazette which continues:
If the Kaiser is really of the opinion. as al
legged that ''the American Peril" is the question
of the future for Europe, he will find conflrma-
ton in the Message. He Will envy Secretary
Cages surplus of f15,000,000 available for build
ing ironclads other purposes, for the Ameri-
can doctrine backed by the American surplus
means that many European ambitions in South
America are foredoomed to failure. We do not
doubt tnat it is the policy OF this country, if
called upon tc make choice to stand by the
United States in defence of the doctrine. We
are also American power, and ii was We who
first suggested the icea.
After noting that South America, the only
outlet for the surplus population of Europe. is
largely in the possession of the corrupt Spanish.
over whom the United States throws its egis
without guaranteeing good government, The
Westminster Gazette concludes:
1t is rot easy to affirm this in the interests Of
mankind, and when the United States, after
warning Europe not to enter America proceeds
itself to step out from the American continent,
even theoretical defence is difficult. The situ-
alton has the germs CT an immense controversy
In the future.