Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
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Leading Papers Bitterly Attack the
Monroe Doctrine.
VIZ DON'T APPRECIATE COURTESIES.
That Hard Rsaiist, the Yankee, Should BE
Very Grateful for tho visit OF Prince
Henry and the Gift of the Statue OF
Frederick the Great

Berlin, Jan. 5.-The government Is
without information regarding the
landing of German marines at Puerto
Cabello, Venezuela. The foreign Of
fee says that II such landing oc-
CURED 1t must certainly have been
transient and regards the reported
seizure of the customs house at Pu-
erto Cabello by German marines as
O canard.
Several newspapers in their year
ly political reviews devote much at-
tention TO Venezuela and the Mon
roe doctrine. The Votsische Zeitung
independent liberaD regards Ger
many's proceedings against venezu-
Ella % certainly within the limits Of
international law. whoever has Q
claim against another" says this
journal, "tries to collect 1t whether
they be private individuals or ma
tons. If anybody disputes our right
to compel payment Of the Venezuelan
claims we must ask that person If
he be willing to pay the debt him
self, or give guarantees therefor. If
so, the matter speedily could be set
tied; but II this other person is I'M
willing to give such guarantees, his
objections do not concern us. The
United States could settle the trou-
BILE between Germany and Venezuela
in q moment If it would stand good
for the payment of cur claims, but
the United States is unwilling to take
this step and we cannot demand that
1t do so. In this case the United
States should not hinder Germany
from pursuing the course that is
deemed expedient." -,
The Vossische Zeitung refers to
what 1t calls the wild noise" in
portion of the American press which,
declares that Germany has no right
under the Monroe doctrine to take
forcible action in Venezuela, and
that Germany has not even recog-
nized the Monroe doctrine. "The
latter assertion is correct" says the
journal. "No other European state
ever recognized this doctrine and we
believe NO European country will
ever do SO. The Monroe doctrine is
not adapted to become q subject Of
diplomatic negotiation and. the docu-
ment largely exists in which this
doctrine is laid before any European
power with the request that this
power make a declaration thereon"
After reciting the history and the
origin Of the Trainer of the doctrine
the paper asserts that the right of
Intervention claimed by the holy al
lance has long since been abandoned.
The countries Of South America have
been in chronic state of revolution,
yet nobody in Europe dreams of in
Prevention. The disastrous issue of
Napoleon's attempt in Mexico rem
ders it probable that no European
state will ever repeat the effort to
establish itself in the western hem
isphere.
later interpretations of the Mon
roe doctrine" continues the Vossische
Zeitung, do not involve the defined
hegemony Of the United States over
Central, and South America The
United States claims suzerainty over
these countries with the right Of in
PREVENTION, but denies to European
countries the right to interfere in
their political affairs. No European
state has made any concession in
this respect and finally the United
States itself has given no clear state
ment of Its aims.
1.-THE Monroe doctrine does not be-
long to international law, but to
conjectural politics. 1t binds nobody
and endows nobody with rights. Ger
many has NO obligation to recognize
and no occasion to dispute the Mon
roe doctrine. The South American
states stand toward Germany as SOW
ereign nations; they have allfthe
rights and all the obligations Of SOW
ereign states, and having such obi
cations, they must pay their debts.
Germany will establish it's claims con-
in form and theoretically
In action"
The Taeglische Rundschau com
plans that that hard realist, the |
Yankee, does not appreciate courte-
sizes like the visit of Prince Henry
and the gift of the statue of Freder-
;ck the Great, 'but blows few notes
into the rusty and hoarse Monroe
trumpet and Germany must let that
impudent trickster, President Cas-
tro, alone while he laughs in his fist"