The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-03

sAeFsAse OF control which would in eff
feet be equivalent to such seizure. This
attitude was expressed in the two fol-
lowing published memoranda, the first
! being the letter addressed by the Sec
rotary of state to the German ambas-
sador, the second the conversation with
the secretary of state reported by the
British ambassador:
HAYS NOTE
Department of State,
s Washington, Dec. 16 1901.
His ExceIleney, DR.. Won Holleben,
etc.
Dear Exceneney: inclose a mem
orandum by way of reply to that which
you did me the honor to leave with me
on Saturday. and am. as ever.
JOHN HAY.
Z. MEMORANDUM.
:. The president in his message of the
Sd of December, 1901, used the following
language:
80. THE Monroe doctrine is a dec1ara-
ton that there must be no territorial
ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any non-Amerlcan
power at the EXPENSE of any American
power on american soil. 1t is in no
wise intended as hostile to any nation
in the old world"
s. The president further said:
- This doctrine has nothing to do with
the commercial relations of any Amerl-
can power. save that it in truth allows
6dCl Oh them 10 10TH SuCl dS II 0C9ii Co
We do not guarantee any state
against punishment if it misconducts
itself. provided that punishment does
not take the form of the ACQUISITION OF
territory by any non-American power
IS His exceuency the German ambas-
sadOr, on his recent return from Berlin,
conveyed personally to the president the
assurance of the German emperor that
his maiesty's government had no pur-
pose or intention to make even the
smallest ACQUISITION of territory on the
South American continent or the Islands
adjacent This voluntary and friendly
declaration was afterwards repeated to
the secretary of state, and was received
by the president and the people of the
United States in the frank and cordial
spirit in which it was offered In the
memorandum of the 18th of December.
his excellency the German ambassador
repeats these assurances as follows:
we declare especially that under no
circumstances dove consider in our pro-
ceedfngs the ACQUISITION or the Derman-
ent occupation OF Venezuelan territory.
In the said memorandum of the
18th of December. the German govern
ment informs that of the United States
that it has certain just claims for
money and for damages wrongfully
Withheld from German subjects by the
government of Venezuela. and that II
proposes to take certain coerciVe meas
ures described in the memorandum 60
enforce the payment of these just
claims.
The president of the United States
approaching the courtesy of the Ger
man government in making him ac-
Quainted with the state of affairs re-
ferred to. and not regarding himself as
called upon to enter into the considera-
ton of the claims in question believes
that no measures will be taken in this
matter by the agents of the German
government which are not in accord
ance with the well known purpose.
above set forth. of his majesty the Ge4-
man emperor
HERBERT TO LANSDOWNE
Sir Michael Herbert to the Marquis
of LaEsdowne:
g Washington. November 10. 1902.
I communicated to Mr.. Hay this
morning the substance of your lord
ships telegram of the 18th instant.
His excellency stated in reply that
the United States government. although
they regretted that European powers
should use force against Central and
ject to their taking steps to obtain
redress for injuries suffered by their
subjects. provided that no acquisition OF
territory was contemplated
Both powers assured us in explicit
terms that there was not the slightest
intention on their part to violate the
PRINCIPLES of the Monroe doctrine. and
this assurance was kept with an hon
orable good faith which merits full ac-
knOWleG-ment on our part. At tbs
same time. the existence of hostilities in
a region so near our own borders was
fraught with such possibilities of dan
ger in the future that it was obviously
no less our duty to ourselves than our
duty to humanity to endeavor TO put
an enc to that. Accordingly, by an
offer of our good services in a spirit OF
frank friendliness to all the parties con
cerned, spirit in which they quickly
and cordially responded, we secured a
resumD tion of Deace-the cOntendine
parties agreeing that the matters which
they could not settle among themselves
should be referred 10 The Hague tri-
bunal for settlement. The United
States had most fortunately already
been able to set an example to other
nations by utilizing the great possible
ties Cor good contained in The Hague
tribunal. a question a issue between
ourselves and the republic of Mexico be-
ing the first submitted to this interna-
tional court of arbitration
EVER GROWING INFLUENCE
THE terms which we have secured
as those under which the Isthmian
canal is to be built. and the course of
events in the Venezuela matter have
shown not merely the ever growing in
duence OF the United States in the west
ern hemisphere. but also I think I NAV
safely say have exemplified the firm
purpose Of the United States that its
growth and influence and power shall
rebound not to the harm but to the
benefit of our sister republics whose
StieHSlu - iS7~- Cur growth. therefore.
is beneficial to human kind in general.
We do not intend to assume any posi-
ton which can give just offense to our
neighbors. Our adherence to the rule
of human right is not merely profess
sion. The history of our dealings with
Cuba shows that we reduce It to per-
Torrance.
1.-The Monroe doctrine is not interna-
tional law. and though I think one day
it may become such. this is not neces-
feature of our foreign policy and as
long as we possess both the viii and