Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-05
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED
STORY OF DETAILS THAT
Led TO VISIT OF PRINCE
ROOSevelt'S Message and Dinner Talk
With German ambassador -
Venezuela and Monroe
Doctrine.

Washington, Jan. IA very inter.
csting story is told of the initiation OF
the recently friendly advances Of En-
pcror William of Germany. It ap.
pears that the Emperor was first i'm.
pressed with President Rooscvclt's ref.
crenCe. in his message to Congress to
the Monroe Doctrine. The President
then said:
The Monroe Doctrine is dcClara.
ton that there must be no territorial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by any non.American
power at the expense Of any American
power on American soil. It is in no
wise intended as hostile to any nation
in the Old World. Still less Is II in
tended to give cover to any aggression
by one New World power at the cX-
pensc Of any other. II is simply a
step, and long step, toward assuring
the universal peace OF the world by
securing the possibility OF permanent
peace on this hemisphere. .
This doctrine has nothing to do with
the commercial relations OF any
American power. save that 1t in truth
allows each Of them to form suClr as
II desires. In other words, II Is really
a guaranty OF the commercial indie.
pCndonCC of the Americas. We do not
ask under this doctrine for any eXclu.
sive commercial dealing with any 9th.
or American State. We do not guaran.
tee any State against punishment II it
misconducts itself, provided that pun
lshment docs not take the form of &C
QUESTION of territory by any non
American power
Emperor William saw in this deCl
ration no hostility toward Europe.
Then Herr Won HOlleben. the German
Ambassador. called on the President
and was greatly pleased by the Presi.
dents friendly references to Germany
and his expression of desire for bet.
ter understanding. each Of the others
motives and purposes. Shortly there,
after a personal friend. an American
citizen who has relatives in Germany
who are close to the German court.
was dining at the White House and
the President then said that he wish.
| ed there were some way in which he
could meet and talk with the German
Emperor or with some one who would
represent his views, feelings ami indi.
vidualisms, and that he felt that such
n talk wOuIu do much toward promot'
Ing friendliness between the United
States and Germany, In that II would
remove misunderstanding and per
haps tend to eliminate the seeming
ill.feeling that existed. While the
President had no idea that his re
marks would ever reach the German
Emperor's ears they were reported Ia
the Emperor and pleased him. There
upon he determined to have tho
| United States consulted before any
steps were taken to collect the debt
due Germany from Venezuela and that
consultation followed. 1t was prac
tiCal recognition OF the Monroe Doc
trine and an indication OF a desire fol
cordial relations. The Emperor then
thought 1t well to follow this by some
direct indication of personal lriendli
ness for the United States, and the in.
vitation to Miss Alice Roosevelt to
christen the Emperor's AmeriCan.built
yacht Meteor was given. Tits natural
| ly offered an opportunity for the En-
peror to send a personal representa-
tive to witness the launching, and
Prince Henry was chosen, and h'
comes with a brilliant suite. He will
be received with all hospitality, anC
the opportunity will be easily afford
ed for the President and the Imperia
Prince, the brother of the Emperor
to have a heart to heart talk.
The story as given Is very far from
improbable, even If 1t is not possibl,
to accompany 1t with affidavits of III
exact truthtulness. Certainly the visi
OF Prince Henry and the christening o
the yacht by Miss Roosevelt will dc
more than a treaty to establish cordia
feelings between the two nations.