The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
VENEZUELAN AFFAIR
How II Is Viewed by Some Of the
Papers Of Berlin.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Does Not Belong to international Law
But TO COniectural Politics.
THE CLAIMS OF GERMANY
Will Be Established CONSIDERABLY ia
Form But theoretically 10 Action.
INTERFERENCE BY THE UNITED STATES
Can Not Be Tolerated Unless II Is Will
inc to Give Guarantees to the
Creditor Nations.
Does Not Belong to international Law
But TO COniectural Politics.
he CLAIMS or GERMANY
Will Be Established CONSIDERABLY ia
Form But theoretically 10 Action.
INTERFERENCE BY THE UNITED STATES
Can Not Be Tolerated Unless It Is Viii
inc to Give Guarantees to the
Creditor Nations.

Berlin, January 4-rhe government is
without Informatlop regarding the landing
Of the German marines at Puerto cabello,
Ncue4ncla Tu' foreign Office says that Il
such ,utlns occurred II must tcrtalu!f
have Iccu transient and regards tho 70
ported seizure Of the customs houss az
ruerto Cabeuo by German marIrcs as a
canarI
srycro newspapers today, in their yearly
political reviews, devote much attention
TO Venezuela aud the Monroe doctrine
rte Nosslsehe zcitoug independent lib
crab regards Germanys proceedings against
Nenczl,m as entirely within The limits OF
International law
Whoever has claim against another
says the journal. tries 10 collect 1t,
whether private individuals or nations.
Whoever disputes our right TO collect our
claims. we must ask that person il he
is willing to pay that debt himself or
| give guarantees II SO, the matter could
! be speedily settled; but II this other per-
son is unwilling to give such guarantees.
/ his objections do not concern us The
! United states could settle the trouble be-
| tween Germany and Venezuela IN a moment
| lr 1t would stand good ior The payment
of our claims, But the United States Is up-
/ willing TO take this step aud we can not
command that she do So In this case the
| United states should not binder Germany
! from pursuing the course that IS deemed
! cxpedept
| 1ha Vossischc Zri,ung refers TO what IT,
calls tho wild Noise Ia a portion Of the
American. press, which declares Germany
has no right under the Monroe doctrine
10 take furciblc action Ia Venezuela, and
that Germany has not even recognized the
Monroe doctrine
"rhc latter Insertion Is correct Gays the
| journal "Nu European stute cyer rccog
pized this doctrine. and we believe no
Uuropcan country win ever do SO Tae
I Monroe doctrine IS not adapted to becom,
"a subject Of diplomatic negotiation, and
! the document hardly exists in which tails
! doctrine is laid before any European power
with the request that this power make
a declaration thereon"
! After rccItipp tho history aud the origin
! Of the Trainer of the doctrine. the paper
! asserts thit tho right Of intervention
| claimed by the holy alliance has long since
/ been abandoned The countries Of South
! America have been IN n chronic state OF
revolution; yet nobody iu Europe dreams OF
| Intervention. Tho disastrous issue Of Ma
I poleon attempt Ia Mexico renders It prob
able that no European state will ever repeat
the effort to establish itself In the Western
hemisphere,
Later interpretations Of the Monroe doc
trne' continues the Fossische Zeitung,
"do not involve the defined hesemouy Of
the United States over Central and South
America The United States claims
suzerainty over these countries. with the
right TO Interfere in their political af-
fairs
"HoW far such suzerainty extends, and
what rights and obligations result from It,
nave never been cleared mp. Neither have
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