The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-30
HIGH TARIFF IS
NOW OBSOLETE
Monroe Doctrine Also Not What
1t Is Cracked Up to Be
Over Here.
BURGESS CREATES FUR0RE
SUPPOSED TO REPRESEN
ROOSEVELT.

Berlin. Oct 29.-The text OF the speech
delivered Saturday by Prof Burgess,
dean of Columbia University, the first
incumbent OF the Theodore Roosevelt
professorship of American history and
instruction at the University of. Ber-
lin, has been printed by the university
press and widely distributed III ofnclal
and scholastic circles There was some
curiosity TO see precisely what Prof
Burgess said regarding the Monroe
doctrine being out OF date, upon the
ebsoleteness of the high protective
tariff and on the United States inter-
ests being promoted by the extensive
German emigration to South America.
As the address was made IN the pres
ence of the, emperor and frequent ref
erences We're made in it to President
Roosevelt. the impression appears to
have been made that the president de-
sired TO send a message to Germany on
those subjects. Some of the papers
double lead Prof. Burgess remarks
concerning the Monroe doctrine, SEEM
ingly attributing significance 10 it. a
translation of the passage il question
follows
The Monroe Doctrine.
In my first meeting with the presi-
dent after my appointment TO this
1
me as an ambassador of peace. friend
ship and civilization. He gave PROOF
through this that he recognized and
appreciated the great idea which his
majesty, the highly gifted and mag
unanimous German emperor. gave to the
world January l. 1905. 1t is the opinion
OF the president, il is the opinion or my
Countrymen i'm general that this idea
is the most pregnant that Fas come
!. h~f
evidence of the great sense Of cultuI g
and extraordinary political wisdom of
its mighty author. he execution of
this idea makes it possible tn subject
questions of the highest Importance,
which can scarcely be touched upon
I'm a diplomatic way, to the most fun
Iamental examination and the mos
friendly consideration.
Tariff Also.
There are, for example two doc
trines, the discussion of which are re-
garded as almost holy doctrines. the
discussion of which may not even be
proposed by a foreign power without
risk of awakening hostility in the
United States. THESE are the high pro-
tective tariff theory and the Monroe
doctrine. Our politicians do not appear
TO have the least notion that both OF
these doctrines are almost obsolete
and that the reconstruction of Euro
pean states and their constitutions and
The acceptance by the United States It
self OF it's position as a world power
have made them appear nearly sense
less
Can Speak Without Fear.
Prof. Burgess said he regarded the
discussion of the protective tariff dip
lomatically between the United States
and any foreign government as futile
but the new ambassadors of peace and
culture would be wholly free from linn
itations such as bound diplomatists
They would lie able TO speak from then
own convictions without fear of being
punished or recalled, or what was
disturbing or undermining friendships
still more important, without fear OF
Prof. Burgess added The best in
terests of the United States and the
world would be advanced by a strong
Teutonic tide of emigration 20 South
America. by which the settlement o.
that gigantic part of the continent by
men of cultivating it would be Sc
cured