The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-22
COL. ROOSEVELT IN
JOINT DEBATE
WARNS UP
He and Chilean Diplomat Have
Slight Clash
OVER THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Or Martinez Says Monroe Doctrine
Is a Dead Issue and Col. Roosc
welt Says It Isn't

Washington, Dec. 22.-Members of
the diplomatic corps especially rep.
resentatiycs from tie South Amer
can countries. were greatly interest.
ed in report reaching here yester
day that former President Roosevelt
and Or Marchial Martinez, al one
time Chilean minister TO the United
states, had clashed in Santiago de
Chill on account Of divergent views
on the Monroe doctrine. The Chilean
is repaired to have strongly dissent
ed from the Roosevelt view tina The
much-discussed doctrine is still % vi
tai issue
The reported debate attracted IN
usual Interest in Washington be
cause both CT the prepared speeches
we're reviewed before delivery by the
Chilean foreign Office Dr. Martinez,
il WAS said last night al he Chilean
legation. was selected as the spokeS-
man Of the Chilean government at
the state reception given the Amcri-
can visitor recently at the university
of Santiago because OF his warm
friendship for the United States He
is one of the Oldest and nest cmin-
cnt Chilean diplomatsts and made
many lasting friends during his ten.
IRE as minister in Washington
many years ago.
In his address at the Roosevelt re
ccptjon, Dr.. MARTINEZ characterized
the Monroe doctrine as a dead issue
and argued that The conditions which
caused its PRONUNCIATION by Presi-
dent Monroe in 1893 have almost en-
tircly disappeared. This statement
is said TO have aroused the he OF
Col Roosevelt, who replied With
some heat. holding that the Monroe
doctrine still was vital principle Of
he foreign policy of the United
States He is said also 10 have sus
gested to the CHILEAN diplonatst
that il was iu-adviscd on such an oc.
casion to inangurate controversy
Then Col Roosevelt according TO
report, stated that before leaving the
United States. the texts OF ihc ad-
dresses he proposed 10 doliyer IN
Brazil Argentina and Chill had been
submitted to the diplomatic repre-.
sentatiycs of those nations in Wash
lneton. to avoid the inclusion of any
thing that might prove offensive 10
his hosts. TO this DR. MARTINEZ is
said to have replied that his own adj.
dress had been submitted to the Chil-
ian fcreign Office three days before
Col ROoscvcts arrival. and that as
no objection had been raised in tha,
quarter, he could see no reason why
the discussion of the Monroe doc.
trinc should be avoided as a dunger.
Gus issue
Nothing official has reached the
CHILEAN legation in Washington con.
ccrning any phase OF what diplomat
lists are inclined 10 consider a deli.
cate situation. 1T is true that ,he
legation passed upon Col Roose.
yclrs Santiago speech" said Chilian
Minister Saurcz last night. After
reading the speech had il translat-
cd into Spanish and forwarded to
the foreign minister. Senior Enrique
Nillejas ! understood that Col
Roosevelts speeches in Rio de janet.
TO and Buonos Ayres likewise were
submitted TO the Brazilian ana Ar.
gcntine foreign Offices as those ad.
dresses and the one delivered in
Santiago were TO be his principal
uttcrances during the South Ameri.
can tour cannot understand how
an issue could be- raised between
Col Roosevelt and Dl Martinez.
since the latter WAS selected 70
speak in behalf OF Chilli on account
OF his well-known sympathy with the
ideals OF the United States.
Il Is said that az the conclusion OF
the Roosevelt reception q demonstra.
iion against The American visitor
was made by small clique OF Cen
trail American students The story
goes that a. the colonel left the uni
vcrsiy the students shouted viva
Colombia This incident. however
is understood in no way TO have rep.
resented che general feeling oi The