Show Monroe and Hay Doctrines Practically 5 Identical in Their Principles 5 By Representative JULIUS KAHN of California The United States during its comparatively brief err ti history has formulated two distinct fundamental forS foreign foreign foreign for for- I S eign policies One is is known as the Monroe doctrine i the the other other the Hay doctrine In principle the two doctrines doctrines doc doe trines are practically identical One refers to the countries countries coun coun- I tries of Central and South America the other to China I The Monroe fonroe doctrine was intended to protect the Latin American states against European aggression I I r ti- ti It Tt was never intended to obstruct cr to regulate the 3 p x v commerce or social relations between the republics on y S 55 the western hemisphere and the countries of Europe and Asia As a matter of fact the European countries in in many instances have developed a much more extensive trade with Latin America than has our own country I Under the Monroe fonroe doctrine out citizens our Olit c citizens are not given any superior or Of preferential position in regard to the commerce of the financial and social relations relationE of the nations of the western hemi hemisphere phere I The Hay doctrine was as intended to prevent injustice to China It attempted to preserve the territorial integrity of the Chinese empire and I secure the main maintenance of the principle o of equal commercial opportunity I Ifor for all nations that might desire to secure turtle trade e in in China The latter principle principle principle prin prin- ciple became known to the world as the policy of the open door There was never any attempt either in in the Monroe doctrine or the Hay doctrine to secure special privileges for ourselves in the countries of Latin America or China On the contrary we as asa a nation have always intended that all maritime countries should enjoy commercial financial and industrial rights right opportunities and privileges in in the countries countries' included in the Monroe doctrine and the Hay doctrine I |