Its stated objective was to free the newly independent colonies of Latin America from European intervention and avoid situations which could make the New World a battleground for the Old World powers, so that the U.S. could exert its own influence undisturbed.
其主旨在于，让拉丁美洲刚独立的殖民地免受欧洲的干预，避免新世界沦为旧世界列强的战场，从而使美国能够不受干扰的施加影响力。