The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-03
MONROE DOCTRINE EXpOUNDED
NO INDIRECT EUROPEAN CON.
troll, SAYS ROOSEVELT.

CHICAGO, April 2,-Chicago to-day took
a day OF from it's warm municipal cam
paign to do honor to President Roosevelt,
Both sides in the city's municipal battls
have striven all day long TO Guido each
other in showing courtesy TO the Presi-
dent. Tonight at the Auditorium Mr..
Roosevelt made an Grafton on the Monroe
Doctrine and its strongest and most neccs-
sary pillar-a great navy.
Mayor Carter Harrison sat beside him
and applauded vigorously. Graeme Stew
art. who as Republican candidate eads
the opposition to Mr.. Harrison, sat near
the President and was also conspicuous
by his approval. This Is the Presidents
speech:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: To-day wish 70
| DOCTRINE. but about our entire position In
the Western Hemisphere-a position so
grown the acceptance Of the Monroe poctrins
as q cardinal feature of our foreign policy,
and In particular wish to point out what has
been done during the lifetime OF the last
| congress to make good our position In accord
ance with this historic policy
extended our bound"ries westward dea 70 tsss
| Pacific and southwark TO the Gulf sincs
the time when the old spanish and PcrtS-
guese colonies 10 the south OF us asserted
! their independence. our nation has Insisted
thhat because Of LIE Grimacy IL strength among
certain duties and responsibilities which
oblge " 10 take Leading part thereon. We
! hold that our interests in this hemisphere arc
greater than those Of any European Power
possibly can be, and that our duty to our
selves and to the weaker republics who sre
the great military powers from, across the
seas shall encroach upon the territory Of the
american republics or acquire control thers-
THE PANAMA CANAL.
This policy. therefore. not only forbids ~
to acauesce In such territorial ACQUISITION.
ment Of control which would in its eject b.
I; why the United states has steadily believed
canal. the building, Of which. is to stand az
the greatest material feat Of the. twentieth
preceding century should BE- done ns' By An no
r. must OF - necessity 80 through the terrtegy
have been scrupulously careful to abstain
from Penetrating any wrong upon any Of
wish to interfere with their rights In the
Least Sl PIT while carefully safesgardins them.
Which viii enable 9s ..saer proy9ns
and protect It. and to guarantees L, 'S neS:
traltX. we being the sole ruaranter. Our
taken 80 that tie canal could Siways b. sV used
~ us IN time OF peace and war alike. and In
ment by any nation which was hostile to Us.
Such action. by the circumstances snrround-
ipSit; was necessarily for the benefit and not
me astrimeht OF the adjacent American
After considerably. more than half of q
fplnlled by the legislation and treaties Of
no TOWARD e. sso
year.. By the, Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
sat Britain Which Rad BEEN o' Se iIade 70 s Es
u the way. was sbrogated and 1t was. agreed
q tn ns ~ sss
states. and that this Government should have
the exclusive right to regulate and manage
trallty; Y was expressly stipulated. further
any measures which II found necessary ia
SstsS STATE. and sEs an
law undsf which Tie PrssiSsSsf ~s:
e the qSs f. *: y
aS 81 had t e psen the IA *.
obtained and ? treaty negotiated with ths
his treaty has jus. been ratified by the
Senate s.ss II reserves Al q Colombias hShx.
OF neutral nstions and q 8sf SS sn6
fence OF the canal. and for the preservstion
an EFFICIENCY may arise which calls for sction
f On our par, I'm In other words these two
have resulted IL our obtSninr on EN-
actiy the terms we desired the riehtJssnd
privileges which we had so long sought In vain.
that We have ever nsSotiatsd IN shsIrD sEss
upon the future welfare Of this country. and
OF those iortunsts triumpSs.
borrower. which rebound 70 the benefit Of
THE VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.
About the same time trouble aross IN cu>-
nection with the Republic Of, ve4esusla Be-
Sess o. Satt SpS ALLEGED e
this republic 70 citizens Of various Scssa ~ n
Powers, notably England GermsSy I'd
Italy. After failure 70 reach an aFeemsnS
zuelan, coast and a condition Of qussi-vSr
ensued. The concern. Of our GovernmsnS
any Suarrei so far as L dId no: s touch oue
spttituds s, Of protecting from cosrelon ssy
Jude Of watehful vigilance and see that there
no scauirsmsnt o. terrisoriSi Pr fishts SG s.
. European pSwsr a. ths sIRsnss q sE
NIGHT take the sRsps Of an ous a3Ghsa sSa
i control which would IN eject Be- ne :os sSs1n
oi,loviRs ,pSSi!.S:a as%srsSds. The 2r.ss
bcinS tuc irttcI hoOTebSe0 Oy the 8ecrpt4rY
II State to the German Ambassador, the sec-
md the conversation with the 6ecretarY
u State reported by the British Ambas-
Iador:
DEPARTMENT OF SrArH,l
WARRINGTON. DIG. 10. 1901
He Erce!leney. Dr.. ron Roiieben, &c:
-DEAB ExCELLkNcY: I incloso q mem-
,randunn by way OF reply 20 that which Won
lid me the honor to leave with me on Satur-
lay. and am. as ever. faithfully yours,
JOIN HAr.
MEMORANDUM.
The President In HE message Of the ID
4 December. 1901. used the following Ian
uage:
The Monroe Doctrine IA declaration that
here must be no territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
y any non-American Power at the expeneo
4 any American Power on American soil
70 In no wise intended as hostile to any
alton In the Old World
The President further said:
This doctrine has nothing to do with
he commercial relations Of any American
over. save that IL In truth allows each OF
hem to form such as 10 desires We do
OF guarantee any State against punishment
. II misconducts itself. provided that pun
'hment does not take the form Of the ao-
uisitlcn OF territory by any non-American
His Excellency the. German Ambassador,
n his recent return from Berlin. conveyed
ersonally TO the President the sssuranoD
the German Emperor that his MaJestys
overnment had no pur pose or intention
, make even the smallest acQuisition OF ter
tory on the South American continent