The resolution was but. perhaps. an enlargement of the Monroe doctrine. although it was grounded upon another wellknown principle. I may allude to that hereafter. but at the moment. if the Senator recalls it. it was thought that an Asiatic country was seeking a naval base at Magdalena Bay. and Senator Lodge. then chairman of the Foreign Relations of the Senate. introduced a resolution bearing on that question. After discussion the resolution. as originally introduced. was amended. It was very thoughtfully considered. and it passed this body. as I recall. by a vote of 51 to 4. I contend that the Monroe doctrine is reserved from discussion between us and other nations.