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The Monroe
Doctrine

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the letter addressed by the Secretary
of State to the German Ambassador.
the second the conversation with the
Secretary of State reported by the
British Ambassador:
Department OF State.
Washington, December 16, 1901.
His Excellency
DIR. Won Hollenben. etc:
Dear Excellency: inclose
memorandum by way Of reply TO that
which you did me the honor to leave
with me on Saturday. and am, as ever,
Faithfully, yours,
JOHN HAY.
Memorandum.
The President in his message of
the Sd of December 1901. used the
following language;
1.-THE MONROE DOCTRINE rs A
DECLARATION THAT THERE
MUST BE NO TERRITORIAL Ao-
oRANDiZEMENT BY ANY NOM
AMERICAN POWER At THE Ex.
PENsE OF ANY AMERICAN POW.
Err ON AMERICAN SOIL. 1t is in no
wise intended as hostile to any nation
in the Old World.
THE President further said:
This doctrine has nothing TO do
with the commercial relations Of any
American power, save that IL in
truth allows each of them to form
such as II desires. We do
not guarantee any state against pun
ishment II II mlsconducts itself. pro.
vided that punishment does not take
the form OF the acquisition Of terri
tory by any non-Amcrlcan power
His Excellency the German Am
bassador, on his recent return from
Berlin, conveyed personally TO the
President the assurance Of the Ger
man Emperor that His Majesty's Gov
ernment had no purpose or intdD.
, tion 10 make even the smallest ac
QUESTION OF territory on the South
, American continent or the islands ad
, jacent. This voluntary and friendly
declaration was afterwards repeated
p To the Secretary OF state. and was re
j. reived by the President and the peo
{ pie OF the United States in the franl
and cordial spirit In which II was OF
r fered. In the memorandum OF IN,
y nth OF December. His EXcclency tn
$ German Ambassador repeats these as
I surances as follows We declare es
y pecially that under no circumstance
q do we consider in our proceeding
e the acquisition or the permanent oc
!. cupation OF Venezuelan territory
$ In the said memorandum of th'
a nth OF December. the German Gov
. ernment informs that OF the Unite,
= States that IL has certain just claiml
4 for money and damages wrongful!
I withheld from German subjects b,
e the Government OF Venezuela, an,
?. that II proposes to take certain coer
4 Give measures described In the mem
3 orandum TO enforce the payment o
e these Just claims.
5 THE President OF the Unite,
r States appreciating the courtesy o
} the German Government in maklnl
y him acquainted with the state of al
I fairs referred TO. and not regarding
I himself as called upon 10 enter int
? the consideration of the claims II
! question, believes that no measures
r will be taken in this matter by th'
. agents OF the German Government
, which are not in accordance with the
E well known purpose. above set forth
. Of His Majesty the German Emperor.
D Sir Michael Herbert to the Marquis
e Of Lansdowhe.
Washington. November l3, 1902.
Il communicated TO Mr. Hay thi.
morning the substance OF Your Lord
p ships telegram of the nth instant
His Excellency stated in reply
that the United States Government
although they regretted that Euro
p Dean powers should use force against
r Central andsouth American countries
= could not object 10 their taking steps
TO obtain redress for injuries suffered
, by their subjects. provided that nc
: acquisition Of territory was contem
r plated"
Both powers assured US In explicit
p terms that there was not the slightest
intention on their part 10 violate the
principles OF the Monroe doctrine
and this assurance was kept with an
, honorable good faith which merits
: full acknowledgment on our part. Al
: the same time. the existence OF hos
: tilities IN a region so near our own
, borders was fraught with such posi-
/ biilties OF danger In the future that II
+ was obviously no less our duty 70
r ourselves than our duty 10 humanity
10 endeayor 20 put an end 10 that
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