A Policy

In honor of the hundredth anniversary of the nativity of the Monroe Doctrine, Secretary of State Hughes delivered an address on the Doctrine before the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia. His address was an exegesis and a restatement.

The Doctrine, said Mr. Hughes, as it is now acted upon by the Government, may be summarized as opposed 1) "To any non-American action encroaching upon the political independence of American States under any guise, and 2) to the acquisition in any manner of the control of additional territory in this hemisphere by any non-American power."

He added:

"While the Monroe Doctrine is thus distinctively a policy of the United States, maintained for its own security, it is a policy which has rendered an inestimable service to the American republics by keeping them free from the intrigues and rivalries of European powers. The same, or similar, principles might, of course, be set up and applied by any or all of our sister republics, and it is believed that each of them would be benefited by having such principles as a definite part of her foreign policy. We have always welcomed declarations by other American States as to their determination thus to safeguard their independence. We have also been gratified at the acquiescence in these principles by European powers."