A Jront view of the magnificent Congress Building in the Plaza de la Inquisicion in Lima where the Pan-American Congress has been meeting.
The Lima Declaration regarding @ common attitude in regard to attack by other powers is hailed by the "New York Timi as "plain notice that the American nations recognize their identity of interest." the high opinions others appear to entertain about it.
The Monroe doctrine was almost launched upon the world as a "Monroe-Canning Doctrine" and in the new problem of hemisphere defence much is still left to Great Britain. It would not be stretching a point very much to say that in. the past. the Monroe Doctrine was American theory, but British practice: while now it has become both American theory and American practice. The Administration realize that they can no longer assume that whenever any dominant European power arises it will be automatic ally struck down before its tentacles obtain a firm hold on the New World. H. M. Navy {sno longer the Monroe Doctrine's first line of defence: but the Anglo-American navy is. The President was asked at the Press Conference in which he announced his theories of continental solidarity and hemisphere defence if he believed that the United States should therefore build up a two ocean fleet, one for the Atlantic and another equally powerful for the Pacific. He replied in the negative. Tt is no secret that without any formal undertaking having been made the naval high commands of each country fully understand that the United States navy stands guard in the Pacific while the British navy holds sway in the Atlantic.
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