New-York tribune., 1903-04-03


TIE German Ambassador, the SECOND the con.
versstion with the Secretary Of State reported
by the British Ambassador:
.-,,-I9s9 De2aTrtmsnt raDsatS Of Stats s. ts,
His ExceIlency Dr.. Won Holleben. etc.
uas a Of Feps fo hat wcS you d me- the honoE @
leave with On Saturday. and am. as ever.
faithfully yours. JOHN HAY Z
MEMORANDUM.
The President in his Message OF December 8,
1901. used the following language:
The Monroe Doctrine is a declaration that there
must be territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any non
aTts m geyeaa saiI Il Is in 10 wise intended
as hostile TO any nation in the Old World
The President further said:
This doctrine has nothing to 60 with the COM
that in truth allows each OF them to form such
s5sts sgalns! punishment i misoondgC5s Itself 4s
Of the acquisition Of territory by any non-Aerican
power.
Ills ExceIency the German Ambassador. on
his recent return from Berlin, conveyed person
ally TO the President the assurance Of the Ger
man Emperor that his ma5esty's government
had no purpose or intention 10 make even the
smallest acquisition Of territory on the South
American Continent or the islands adjacent. This
var5 Teges+as n The secrafa~v Of state. and
received by the President and the people
Of the United States in the frank and cordial
spirit N which II was ofered In the rnenoran-
dun OF December II his excelency the German
Ambassador repeats these assurances as fol-
lows:
We declare especially that under no circum-
stances co we consider in proceedings the &C
QUESTION CT the permanent occupation OF Nenez-
uelan territory.
In the said memorandum of December IL the
German Government informs that OF the United
States that Il has certain just claims for money
and for damages wr0ngfGiiy withheld from
German subjects by the government Of Venez-
uela. and that il proposes to take certain coer-
Give measures described in the memorandum 70
enforce the payment Of these just claims.
The President Of the United States, appre-
cisting the courtesy OF the German Government
in making him acquainted with the state OF az
fairs referred 70. and not regarding himself as
called upon 10 enter into the consideration OF
the claims ii question. believes that no meas
ures viii be taken in this matter by the agents
OF the German Government which are not in ac-
cordaace with the well known purpose, above set
forth, OF his majesty the German Emperor.
SIR MICHAEL HERBERT TO THE MARQUIS
OF LANsDOwNE.
Washington, November 13, 1902.
communicated 10 Mr.. Hay this morning the
substance OF your lordships telegram OF the 11th
instant.
HIS exeeuency stated in reply, that the United
State Government, although they regretted that
European powers should use force against Cen
1raI and South American countries, could not
object 10 their taking steps TO obtain redTess
for injuries suffered by their subjects. provided
that TO acquisition Of territory was contem-
plated
FAITH KEPT BY THE POWERS.
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
honorable good faith which merits full ac-
acknowledgement on our part
Al the same time. the existence OF hOSti1t1es
IN 2 region SO near our own borders was fraught
with such possibilities Of danger IN the future
that il was obviously no less our duty TO our
selves than our duty TO humanity TO endeaYor
70 put az end 10 that. Accordingly, by an oTer
OF our good services IN spirit Of frank friendil-
ness 10 all the parties concerned. a spirit IN IN
which they quickly and cordially responded, We
secured a resumption Of peace-the contendins
pa-ties agreeing that the matters which they
could not settle among themselves should be
referred TO The Hague tribunal for settlement
The United States had most fortunately already
f,eer able 10 sat an example to other nations by
utilizing the great possibilities for good con-
rsined IN The Hague tribunal. a question at
iss-1e batvv4en ourselves and the Republic of
Mexico being the first submitted to this interna-
Iional court of arbitration
AMERICAN INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
The terms which we have secured as those
under which the isthmian canal Is TO De pull''
and the course OF events in the Venezuelan mat
ter have shown not merely the ever growing n
auence OF the United States in the western
Herlisphere but also 7 think may safely say
have exemplifed the firm purpose Of the United
States that its growth and influence ana power
SHAH rebound Tot 10 the harm. but 10 the oeneIll
OF our sister republics whose strength is less.
Our growth therefore. is beneficial 10 human
kind in general We 90 not intend TO assume
any position which can give just offence TO our
1eighbors- Our adherence 10 the RUE OF @ iIt-Il Is
right is not merely profession. The history OF
our dealings with Cuba shows that We IeduGe
4 70 performance.
The Monroe Doctrine is not international law.
and. though ] think one day IL may DecoIIS
such this IS not necessary as long as II remains
q cardinal feature Of our foreign policy and as
long as we possess both the viii and the sIrehs III
% make Il effective -.
rortant and is one which. as people We can
never afford 10 forget
30 BLUFF AND BLUsTER
bei,eve in the Monroe Doctrine with all my
heart and soul: I am convinced that LIe ne - -
ficz-e IN II. bat would infinitely prefer 70 So
us abandon Il than TO see Us put u Io !" - - f5
bluster about it. and get fail 10 buliu W s--+
cien- fighting strength which IN the last 10
can alone make Il respected By any strong IT, LCL
eign power whose interest Il may ever Ha440"-
70 be 10 violate IL ,s.o.,,ra III a
Roasting and clustering are as obJectlona!pg! !g! ap.e
.roCTr nations as among individuals ana tIz
T.I,btie men Of great nation owe II 10 . tIIsA
sense of national self-respect 10 sleah ,7d
ously Of foreign powers. JUST e . -, oo,,r-
sCTsree-ecrisley man treats all AROUND hlII -
.cC,elv Bat though 10 boast is p2d. ana c@ra t
lessIy 10 insult another worse yer W. ,,5itbort
ssI is II 10 be guilty OF boastlhs esen 80 he
srsulf and when called to the pfo"I " Oe
"a make such boasrtDS good
sprkK SOFTLY. But BUILD WARsHIPS'
There is honely old adage "n1Gh o,5 vii 90
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