New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
u. S. Not Boss
OF New w orId.
Says Peruvian
DIR. Victor Andreas Asserts
That Monroe Doctrine
Must Be Limited to Keep
ing Nations Independent
More a Moral Force
Recognition Of Mexico
Would Do Much TO Create
Good Feeling, He Believes
specsal Dispatch 10 Tho rrinuna


WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, Aug. TO-
Latin-Amcrican peoples cannot accept
an Interpretation of the Monroe Doc
trine which gives the United States
the hegomony or supremacy of West
ern continents, DR.. Victor Andres, pro-
fessor at the University Of Lima and
member of the Spanish Royal
Academy, told the Institute of Politics
in speech on diplomatic relations to-
day.
"The Monroe Doctrine said DR..
Andres, "can only be the expression
of the solidarity of all the peoples Of
the countries of America in defenc,
of their independence.
MANY writer's believe that in the
policy of the United States, as in the
policy of any state, there is perpetual
conflict between the moral factors and
the economic factors; that the econ
mic factors only will determine surely
an imperialistic policy, but that there
is hope that the moral factors will
control the economic forces regarding
the policy of the United States toward
South America. The signs of the
instance, the treaty with Colombia, in
tended to heal the wound of the Pan
ANA question; the restoration of the
government in Santo Domingo and
chiefly the free discussion and the
growing public opinion in behalf of
the policy of good understandino
with the Latin American peoples and
the respect of the principle of equality.
Nothing can foster the good re-
latlons between the United States and
Latin America so much as step like
the recognition of the Government OF
Mexico that has the consent and snn-
port Of its people, the help of the idea
of the union of all Central American
countries in one nation and a deyo-
luton to Hayti of its independence.
Besides that, there are two aues-
tions, the recognition of new govern
ments and the loans afforded to them.
that have much to do in the relation az
the United States with South America
and in the application of doctrine
that That is connected 1bh the Monroe
"It is the doctrine of solidarity in
democracy. In the solidarity for de-
mocracy the subjects are not the
states, but the, free institutions of the
nations; the link is not political but
ohiy hoAai, ana Cne means are not
treaties or ententes, but currents of
public opinion. In spite of the moral
character of this theory, it has politi.
cal effects, on the ground of the recog-
milton of the governments and the
loans.
"our theory demands the collective
recognition of the new governments by
all the people of America after thor.
ough study Of the origin and devel.
opment of these governments from the
point of view of the principles of de.
mocracy. Solidarity for democracy de.
mands the following of new policy
based, first, on the collective action OF
all the countries; second, on the moral
and not the economic criterion applied
to the recognition. We answer the OBJ.
lection about the collective action
stating that every day this collective
action is more possible and it is the
only way to acquire true knowledge
OF the conditions of new government
we answer to the other objection
about the difficulties in the determine.
tion of moral criterion, stating the
only conditions that we demand are
relative to the essential institution OF
democracy, as the liberty of the press
parliamentary freedom, respect of Judi.
elai power and so on.''