Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-29
HIT THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Says It May Be Regarded as Almost
Obsolete.
TARIFFS MAY BE READJUSTED
Says He is in Favor Of German Emil
grafton to the South Amer1-
can States.

BERLIN October 29.-The text Of the
speech delivered Saturday by Prof. Bur-
CESS, dean Of Columbia University. tie
first incumbent Of the Theodore Roosevelt
professorship Of American history and In
struction at the University OF Berlin. has
been printed by the university press and
widely distributed in official and scholas-
tic circles. There was some curiosity to
see precisely what Prof. Burgess said re-
garding the Monroe doctrine being out of
date upon the opsoleteness of the high
protective tariff and on the United States
interests being promoted by the extensive
German immigration to South America. AS
the address was made In the presence OF
the emperor and frequent references were
made In 1t to President Roosevelt. the i'm
preston appears to have been made that
the President desired to send a message
to Germany on those subjects. Some of
the papers double lead Prof. Burgess re-
marks concerning the Monroe doctrine.
seemingly attributing significance to 1t. A
transla ton Of the passage in question fol-
lows:
I'm my first meeting with the President
after my appointment to this professor
ship 1t pleased him to address me as an
ambassador OF peace, friendship and civ.
ilization. He gave proof through this that
he recognized and appreciated the great
idea which his majesty, the highly gifted
to the world January 1. 1905. 1t is the
opinion Of the Presidcnt-it Is the opinion
of my countrymen in general-that this
idea Is the most pregnant that has come
forth in our time and that 1t gives evil
dence Of the great sense of culture and ex-
traordinary political wisdom of its mighty
author.
Monroe Doctrine Obsolete.
1.-The execution of this idea makes 1t posi-
BILE to subject questions of the highest i'm
portance, which can scarcely be touched
upon in a diplomatic way. to the most fun
damental examination and the most friend
ly consideration. There are for example
two doctrines in the policy OF the United
States which are regarded as almost molly
doctrines. the discussion OF which may not
even be proposed by foreign power with
out risk of awaking hostility IN the United
States These are the high protective tarin
theory and the Monroe doctrine. our poll
ticians do not appear to have the least no
ton that both of these doctrines are almost
obsolete and that the reconstruction or Eu-
ropean states and their constitutions anu
the acceptance by the United States Itself
OF its position as a world power have made
them appear nearly useless
Professor Burgess said ne regarded the
discussion of the protective tarin diplomat
ically between the United States and any
foreign government as futile; but the new
ambassadors of peace and culture would be
wholly free from limitations such as bound
the diplomatists. They wound be able to
speak from their own convictions without
fear of being punished or recalled. or, what
was still more important, without fear or
disturbing or undermining friendships
Professor Burgess added:
THE best interests of the United States
and the world would be advanced by a
strong Teutonc tide of emigration to South
America by which the settlement or that
gigantic rart of the continent by men capa-
BILE of cultivating it would be secured