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Show fTENTE COMPLAINTS. lie Great Britain continues to vio-, vio-, our rights as a neutral by intercept-l intercept-l and Bnarchinp; our mails, and to nrt notes denying those rights, Knglish ml Froneh newspapers and publicists ep up a rapid firo of criticism .because 0 United States Hid not take stricter eafliires regarding the German subma-no subma-no which sank six or seven vessels bout 100 miles off our coast. Jean ierbette, who is described as an an-lority an-lority on international law, makes the .traordinary discovery that the opcra-ions opcra-ions of the tf-53 are a breach of the -I onroe doctrine. ITho Monroe doctrine, couched in genial gen-ial terms, declares that the United 'rites will not permit a foreign power i colonize in any of tho Americas or to uniuate any of the countries of this mi sphere. But perhaps it would be Iter to quote some of the defining utonccs from President Monroe's mes-in mes-in which the doctrine was promul-ted. promul-ted. Referring to Russian claims, the fol-ving fol-ving principle was announced: Tho American continents, .by the p and in dependent position which y have assumed and maintained, arc n-eforth not to be considered as sub's sub-'s tor future colonization by any opan powers." 'ef filing to proposed European inanition in-anition in the contest between Spain fri'i' American colonies, the message said: "We should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.1' The message added that "interposition "interposi-tion by anv European power for the purpose of OPPRESSING THK IX DE-P DE-P E X DE N T A M ERIC AN G O V E R X-MEXTS X-MEXTS OR COXTROELIXG IX AXV OTHER M A X X V. R THEIR DESTINY ould be viewed as a manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United states. ' ' If M. Ilerbctte's contention has any color of validity it must refer to an attempt by a European government to oppress an American government or control con-trol iu any other manner its destiny. The action of the U-."3 could hardly be construed as oppressing the United States or in any ot her manner con-trolling con-trolling its destiny. If our govern men t has protested against the operations of warships off our coast it has not been in pursr.une of the Monroe doctrine. It was r.r the assertion of a sovereign rilLi protect ourselves from injury by the wars ot other nations. The U-53 did not sink any of our vessels. In fact it stopped and then released several ships flying the American colors. But if the V-oV should resume its operations a different question won hi he presented. It would then establish something in the nature of a blockade of our coast. We could not permit it to supply itself from this count rv in order to wage war on ships transporting our goods. And that we will not per-suit per-suit it to operate with aid from our '"'s is made manifest by the patrol Yvc established along the Atlantic If a submarine base is discov-: discov-: will be destroyed, probable, however, that M. Her-referring Her-referring to the spirit rather Jhe letter of the Monroe doc-The' doc-The' spirit of that doctrine can yerpreted iu different wavs bv each |