The Monroe Doctrine and the national honor.

VENEZUELA; CUBA; UNITED States

ROOSEVELT, Theodore, 1858-1919; LODGE, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

The article presents the text of correspondence by United States President Theodore Roosevelt, written in 1896, in which he applies the Monroe Doctrine to U.S. relations with Europe and Latin America. The first letter, written to Henry Cabot Lodge, relates to a resolution on Cuba in the U.S. Congress. Roosevelt recommends voting against the Cuban Resolution. The second letter is written to the editors of the "Harvard Crimson" student newspaper of Harvard University. Roosevelt comments on U.S. policy toward British involvement in Venezuela. The Monroe Doctrine is described as opposing any further colonization of territory in North and South America by European nations. U.S. relations with Great Britain are discussed. Roosevelt urges American citizens to support the principles of the Monroe Doctrine.