The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-06
AMERICAN POLICY
CALLED OBSOLETE
Columbia Professor Tells Germans
Monroe Doctrine Not Needed.
EMPEROR WILLIAM is PRESENT

ACAD IA 0DECEtA w 4 AOlCCcOA A8UA G8ce'5
at the, University of Berlin
Great Comment Caused in Eu-
rope ON the Statements Made.
Berlin. text of the speech
delivered by Professor Burgess, dean
Of Columbia University, the FIRST in
cumbent of the Theodore Roosevelt
professorship Of American history
and instruction at the University of
Berlin, has been printed by the uni
versity press and widely distributed
In official and scholastic circles.
There was some curiosity to see pre-
cisely what Professor Burgess said
regarding the Monroe Doctrine being
out Of date, upon the obsoleteness Of
the high protective tariff and on the
United States interests being pro-
noted by the extensive German emil
grafton to South America.
AS the address was made in the
presence Of the Emperor and fire.
quent references were made In 1t to
President Roosevelt the impression
appears to have been made that the
President desired to send message
to Germany on those subjects. Some
of the'papers give prominence to Pro-
fessor Burgess remarks concerning
the Monroe Doctrine, seemingly at
tributing significance to it. A trans
lation Of the passage In question fol-
lows:
'sIn my first meeting with the
President after my appointment to
this professorship 1t pleased him to
address me as an ambassador of
peace, friendship and civilization. He
gave proof through this that he rec
ognized and appreciated the great
idea which His Majesty, the highly
gifted and magnanimouS German
Emperor, gave to the world January
/, 1905. 1t is the opinion of the
President, 1t 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
evidence of the great sense of culture
and extraordinary political wisdom
OF its mighty author. The execution
of this idea makes 1t possible to sub
ject questions of the highest impor-
lance which can scarcely be touched
upon In diplomatic way to the most
fundamental examination and the
most friendly consideration.
There are, for example, two doc
trines In the policy OF the United
States which are regarded almost
as holy doctrines, the discussion of
which may not even be proposed by
a foreign power without risk of
awaking hostility in the United
States. These are the high protect
i've tariff theory and the Monroe Doc
trine. Our politicians do not appear
to have the least notion that both of
these doctrines are most obsolete and
that the reconstruction of European
States and their constitutions and
the acceptance by the United States
itself of its position as a world power
have made them both nearly sense
legs
Professor Burgess said he regard
cd the discussion of the protective
tariff automatically between the Uni
ted States and any foreign Govern
ment as futile, but the new ambassa-
doris Of peace and culture would be
wholly free from limitations such as
bound the diplomatists. They would
be able to speak from their own con-
victions without fear of being pun
ished or recalled, or. what was still
more important. without fear of dis
turbing or undermining friendships.
THE best interests of the United
States and the world" Professor
Burgess added, would be advanced
by strong Teutonic tide of emigra-
ton to South America, by which the
settlement Of that gigantic part of
the continent by men capable Of cul-
tivating it would be secured"