The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16
SUNDAY. APRIL 1s 1905 i!
The Monroe Doctrine.

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The Monroe Doctrine.
rho correspondence between our MN y
,.,or a. Caracas and the Venezuelan NM N
,star for foreign affairs concerning the
j, s,,,to hetwcen our Government a ie
1.snoyue,n nuts President RooseVeiti ~
+, most unenvlable position. me ne c0''
snondencc has been kept secret p!5 ~
s,ote Dcna r,ment, but the Baltimore sun 81
nrints what It says IS q. para I phtasc =
these highly Important pa errs,
,,,o notn Of Minister Bowen to the V ,.,N,-
,,a,an Minister for Foreign Affairs, wr .sl
has been termed the "ultimatu u n !. , o,5tns
tinted states 10 Venezuela, 1o Lew.
ITO the Minister OF = o 1l..s;.as ;nstr,c-
+,onsN from nv Government TO ASK ..ne
se.n,.ornment of Venezuela If It IS ols,
nnsed or not to submit to arpltlutioi y =, g.
pcnding questions between the ! NO W. y
er,,ments 4 inclose an instruction =,
ceived from my Government Wn.um
.aiitbnrizcd to deliver to your EXcelle ~
iF1t63is the Enclosure which y sol I'M N
portance. II follows: ,..S i. \, x,
# tS;.1fiis tho opinion of tn cUntca states
that Is necessary to put an END 10 inc
offenses committed by the .GoYernnel,.
OF Venezuela against ana the : .nJu s"a..
"A
eminent Of the United States tnerelole
desires to ask the Government OF vene-
zucla 10 decide, YES or no, If. II IS WHINE
10 submit all pending questions IN q
friendly way to arbitration. Arnitrat,on
liza fair and Just way to settle these aues-
tons. In case Nenezuela ~
III submit these questions to arbitration
mo United States reserves to Itself Inc
RIG hi to take such action as 1t may deem
proper.
THE reply Of the Venezuelan Minister for
Foreign Affairs to this automatically
ca,stic note, which was received by
81 Secretary Taft only@a few days ago, ana
which has placed this country, as 1t Is
said, in the position OF having to back
= down. is OF great interest. In fact, the
n note is SO much to thespont and Is such
an absolute refusal to the demands OF
the United States that the State Depart
Il nlent has steaGfastly refused TOE max
lit public. 1t follows:
ITO United States Minister Herbert w.
@ Bowen:
observation-disclosures are no questions Of
an international character pending be-
tween Venezuela and the United States.
THE Government Of Venezuela desires to
Inowif the United States has respect or
not Tho sovereignty of Venezuela, and
has consideration for the nobilityo of Its
judicial power, The sYcnezuelan Icy crn-
ment cannot consent to withdraw from
its courts questions submitted TO their
jurisdiction. The case Of the New York
and Ber7nudez Asphalt Company Is not
an international question. 1t Is a private
question between the company and the
Government Of Venezuela, submitted 10
the courts Of the country in accordance
with the terms Of the concession and
%t the laws of Venezuela"
The languare OF President Monroe con-
tained in his message Of 1923 and announc-
ing what we now call the Monroe Doc
trlne is: I'VE should consider any at.
tempt on the part Of European powers
to extend their system to any portion
Of this hemisphere as dangerous to oul
peace and safety" He further said
that this Government Gould view an,
interposit!on for the purpose of Cypress
ing them (the South American rcpub
l!cs), or controlling in any other munne
their destiny. by any European power
In any other light than as the NANTES
tat!on of an unfriendiy disposition to
wards the United States" We now In
sist upon arbitration Of our claim. Pres
dent Castro Insists upon settling
In the courts Of his country. If "
use force will we not be violating til
II spirit of the Monroe Doctrine? We coui
not, under that doctrine. seize Sout
American territory when we are den,
ing that right 10 other nations, No MOI
caula we consistently interfere in an
way with the form Of government OF an
south American republic. but in OF
forcing our claim. would we not be in
sense interfering with the sovereign,
Of Venezuela? AS q recent writer {
this subject puts II, our own admini
traticns have repeatedly announced Til
We have no intention Of relieving al
American republic from lis ob!ignto
NJ fixed by international Law. nor
preventing any interested power fro
enforcing such obligations nor from
flctins merited punishment for the brca
OF such obligation, and that NO guarant
no State against punishment On the ca
tiary, We have announced that. beca,
Injurious 10 our national interests, 81
punishment mutt not take The form
# forcibly deprrins an American State
the right and power of selt-goyefnmcn
Minister Bowen Insists upon SUBMIT
The dispute with Venezuela TO arbit
ton. President Castro replies that t
is mt a question 81 international CHI
Hcter. but n question for the courts
Venezuela 10 settle Therefore, tho s
rrnment OF Venezuela desires 10 know
he United States las respect or
for tie Sovereignty OF Venezuela {
has considerations fer the nobility Of
judicial power2 4 ~ an embarrass