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Show Present International Relations and Obligations of United ; States General Topic. i ANNUAL MEETING OPENS American Attitude in Pacific and Elements of Foreign Policy Mexican Problem. Philadelphia, Pa., April 3 The present International relations and obligations of the United States is the general topic under discussion at this year's annual meeting of political and social science which began here today. The sessions were opened i with a discussion of "The Present Status of the .Monroe Doctrine." f. The Mexican situation, its problems f and obligations will be taken ifp to- j' night, and at tomorrow's sessions ad- j; dresses will be made on the policy of 1 the United States in the Pacific and j on the elements of a constructive I American foreign policy. I John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American Union, presided nt the opening session, and among the papers read was one by Rear Admiral F. E. Chadwlck, retired. 1 Views on Monroe Doctrine. I - Leopold Graham, New York, pre- Bcnting.the Latin view .of the Monroe doctrine, said that the doubts and sus- picions of the Latin republics as to I the ultimate aims .of the United ' States are accentuated by the exten- j sioii of the Monroo doctrine to ends 1 never contemplated by its author. i Jt.the Monroe doctrine of 1S23 had not expanded- with the lapse of time or t.'rken on new phases with the de- velopmcnt of new situations, said .; John H. Latane, professor of history ,. at John Hopkins university, it long wouid have ceased to be of any value, j , for the exact situation that callnil ,J forth the original deciax-ation in lfvv i : can nev.cr again arise. ' |