Evening star., 1940-07-05
Hull Again Tells
Nazis 10 Stay0ut
Of New World
Secretary Answers
German Challenge
To Monroe Doctrine
By GARNETT d. HORNER.

Secretary of State Hull answered
German challenge of the Monroe
Doctrine with vigorous new warn
ing today that the United States
would not acquiesce in the transfer
OF any territory in this hemisphere
to a non-American power.
Mr.. Hull also emphasized that this
Government would continue CO.
operating with like-minded nations
whenever practicable and in its own
interests" for the purpose of "ad-
vansing the cause of international
law and order"
In his statement on German
note challenging validity of this.
Governments interpretations of the
Monroe Doctrine, Secretary Hull
took occasion to point out that the
doctrine does not resemble Japan's
proclamation of a so-called Monroe
Doctrine for Asia.
He referred to policies arising in
other parts of the world which are
alleged to be similar to the Monroe
Doctrine" but which really are only
"the pretext for carrying out con-
quest by the sword"
Discrimination Protested.
Mr.. Hull's statement was made
at his press conference in reference
to note received from the German
Foreign Office on July in reply to
the United States note of June 1S,
informing Germany that this coun-
try would not recognize any trans
fer of geographical region of the
Western Hemisphere from one non-
American power "and that it would
not acquiesce in any attempt to
undertake such transfer"
The German note said the Reich
could not see why communication
was addressed to it because it has
no territorial possessions in this
hemisphere "and has given no oc-
casion whatever for the assumption
that it intends to acquire such pos
sessions"
THE German Minister of For
eign Affairs continues by remark
ing that in this case" Secretary Hull
said. the Interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine, implicit in the
communication of the Government
of the United States, would amount
to comforting upon some European
countries the right to possess ter
ritories in the Western Hemisphere
and not to other countries.
He states that it is obvious that
such an Interpretation would be un-
tenable.
No Z. S. Answer Planned.
He concludes by remarking that
apart from this the Reich govern
ment would like to point again on
this occasion that the non-interven-
tion in the affairs of the American
continent by European nations
which is demanded by the Monroe
Doctrine can, in principle, be legally
valid only on condition that the
American nations for their part do
not interfere in the affairs of the
European continent"
Mr.. Hull said he felt that no
useful purpose would be served for
him to make a formal answer to
the German note. but he proceeded
to reaffrm principles of the Monroe
Doctrine in a statement to his press
conference.
Describing the Monroe Doctrine
as solely a policy of self-defense"
designed to prevent aggression in
this hemisphere on the part Of any
non-A American power" the Secretary
emphasized that it made clear that
the future transfer of existing pos
sessions (of one American
power to another American
state would be inimical to the in
terests of this hemisphere"
In regard to the German conten-
ton that validity of the doctrine
depended on non-interference in
European affairs by American ma
tions, Mr. Hull said:
THE Government of the United
States pursues policy Of non-par-
ticipation and of non-involvement
in the purely political affairs of Eu-
rope.
Cooperation for Law and Order,
1T will, however, continue to CO.
operate. as it has co-operated in the
past, with all other nations, when-
ever the policies of such nations
make it possible and whenever it
believes that such efforts are prac-
ticable and in its own best inter-
ests, for the purpose of promoting
economic. commercial and social re-
habilitation, and Of advancing the
cause of international law and or
der, of which the entire world stands
so tragically in need today"
Pointing out that the Monroe
Doctrine has become a basic policy
of the United States, Mr.. Hull en-
phasized that "as already stated in
the communication addressed to the
German government by this Gov
ernment under date of June 18, the
Government of the United States
will neither recognize nor acquiesce
in the transfer to a American
power of geographical regions in
this hemisphere now possessed by
some other non-American power"
This obviously was intended as a
warning to Germany not to attempt
(See HULL, Page A-2.)