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ures described in the memorandum to enforce the 

 payment of these just claims. 



"The President of the United States, appre 

 ciating the courtesy of the German Government in 

 making- him acquainted with the state of affairs 

 referred to, and not regarding himself as called 

 upon to enter into the consideration of the claims in 

 question, believes that no measures will be taken in 

 this matter by the agents of the German Govern 

 ment which are not in accordance with the well- 

 known purpose, above set forth, of His Majesty the 

 German Emperor." 



SIR MICHAEL HERBERT TO THE MARQUIS OF 

 LANSDOWNE. 



"WASHINGTON, November 13, 1902. 



"I communicated to Mr. Hay this morning the 

 substance of Your Lordship's telegram of the nth 

 instant. 



"His Excellency stated in reply, that the United 

 States Government, although they regretted that 

 European powers should use force against Central 

 and South American countries, could not object to 

 their taking steps to obtain redress for injuries suf 

 fered by their subjects, provided that no acquisition 

 of territory was contemplated. " 



Both powers assured us in explicit terms that 

 there was not the slightest intention on their part 

 to violate the principles of the Monroe Doctrine, and 



