Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-06
Hull Tert ON Page A-5.)
BY GARRETT d. HORNER.

By GARRETT ID. HORNER.
Germany had warning today that
the United States will defend the
Monroe Doctrine with all of our
resources" against any Nad chal-
lenge and will GUST any Reich diplo-
mats in this country who publicly
discuss American policies.
Secretary of State Hulls state
ment reaffirming that this Govern
ment will not acquiesce in transfer
OF Western Hemisphere territory
from one non-American power to
another won quick support from
Senators aroused by German note
rejecting previous "hands-off
America warning.
Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee said
the German challenge of Monroe
Doctrine principles may have been
made as justification for a future
violation of the Doctrine"
Senator Connally, Democrat. of
Texas, a member of the committee,
asserted that if such violation is
attempted I'VE are prepared to de-
fend 1t with all of our resources and
military and naval power against all
comers."
Diplomats Warned.
The State Departments warning
against public discussion of Amer
lean policies by Nazi diplomats in
this country was evoked by a news
paper interview quoting Baron Ed
gar Won Spiegel, German Consul
General at New Orleans, as saying
Germany would not forget American
aid to her enemies.
While acknowledging that Won
Spiegel apparently did not know
he was speaking for publication, the
department reminded the German
Embassy that foreign diplomats
cannot properly" discuss this couD-
try's policies and still remain here.
The Won Spiegel incident Is con-
sidered closed, the department said.
In another thrust at "totalitar-
IAN powers, Secretary Hull asserted
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piles of his reciprocal trade program
remains fixed policy of the ad-
ministration because "the only al
tentative, especially after the war,
would be the destructive course of
totalitarian autarchy."
He explained that recent creation
of a new Division of Commercial
Treaties and Agreements to replace
the old Trade Agreements Division
was intended to strengthen and
make more efficient" the practical
experimentation of the reciprocal
program.
Colonies Caused Concern.
The exchange concerning the
Monroe Doctrine grew out of con-
Germ here that Germany might at
tempt to take over French, Dutch
and British possessions in the New
World. A formal note advising the
Reich we would neither recognize
nor acquiesce in such transfer was.
delivered June 18.
Germany replied Monday, Sec
rotary Hull disclosed yesterday, ex-
pressing surprise that such a note
should have been sent to her be-
cause the Nazi government had
given no occasion whatever for the
assumption that it intends to acquire
such possessions"
The German note went on to argue
that the American policy was "un-.
tenable" because it would amount
to comforting upon some European
countries the right to possess terri
tories in the Western Hemisphere
and not to other European coun-
tries" and that validity of Monroe
Doctrine principles depends on re-
ciprocal non-interference in Euro.
pean affairs by American nations.
Germany Standing Pat.
Despite Secretary Hull's new
warning that the Monroe Doctrine
must be respected. Germany is ,
standing pat" on her policy regard
ing Latin America, an Associated.
Press dispatch from Berlin quoted
authorized Nazi sources as saying
today.
The German sources outlined
(See MONROE DOCTRINE, Pc. A-45