If a republic to the south of us commits a tort against a foreign nation, such as an outrage against a citizen of that nation, then the Monroe Doctrine does not force us to interfere to prevent punishment of the tort, save to see that the punishment does not assume the form of territorial occupation in any shape.
Roosevelt explains that the Monroe Doctrine does not obligate the U.S. to intervene in foreign disputes unless territorial occupation is involved.
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