...policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions of policy or internal administration of any foreign state;...of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions;'1 And whereas the said Convention was duly ratified by the Government of the United States...

...one of the conventions a declaration that nothing therein contained should be " construed to require a relinquishment by the United States of America of...traditional attitude toward purely American questions." In treating the conditional acceptance of the convention as a sufficient adhesion to its principles,...

...foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be so construed as to require the relinquishment by the United States of America of...traditional attitude toward purely American questions. •Accompanying the signatures ot the American delegates. THE CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL. BY EDWIN O. JORDAN...

...delegates signed the first convention in regard to arbitration they read into the minutes this statement: "Nothing contained in this convention shall be so...traditional attitude toward purely American questions." At The Hague we pledged ourselves, in case we ever went to war, to observe certain broad general rules...

...not unmindful of the inconveniences which might arise from an obtrusive exercise of mediation, and so carefully guarded the historic position of the United...traditional attitude toward purely American questions." Thus for the first time in a formal document duly signed by representatives of all the great powers there...

...peaceful adjustment of international differences, as proposed by the International Peace Conference, make the following declaration : — " Nothing contained...traditional attitude toward purely American questions." Under the reserve of this declaration the United States delegates signed the Arbitration Convention...

...foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishmeut by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions." Thus for the first time in a formal document duly signed by repre2Z8 sentatives of all the great powers...

...foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be so construed as to require the relinquishment by the United States of America of...traditional attitude toward purely American questions." 1' The Monroe Doctrine properly interpreted, namely, as a declaration against the interference of European...

...foreign state, nor shall anything contained in the said Convention be so construed as to require the relinquishment, by the United States of America, of...traditional attitude toward purely American questions." The Mon-oe The adoption of the treaty without any qualificaxstrine. . Article 27 } would undoubtedly...

...foreign state ; nor shall anything contained in the said conven. tion be so construed as to require the relinquishment by the United States of America of...traditional attitude toward purely American questions. ' Accompanying the signatures of the American delegates. THE CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL. BY EDWIN O. JORDAN...