Hence I will repeat the statement that. in the spirit and purpose of the Monroe doctrine. it is our duty to see to it that no dictator or usurper of the constitutional authority of the Republic of Mexico shall be allowed to inaugurate monarchical absolutism for free constitutional government in Mexico. The Monroe doctrine was proclaimed to meet a critical emergency when the Central and South American Republics were weak and struggling. Today they are strong. They repudiate our guardianship absolutely. They are strong and militant now and do not fear European colonization or either European or Asiatic aggression. The Monroe doctrine. in the language of Prof. Bingham. of Yale University. is now an "obsolete shibboleth." It has no legitimate place in the solution of the present crisis in Mexico.