and (4) the United States would regard the interference of the Holy Alliance in American affairs as an "unfriendly act." This part of the message was written by Adams. He had had a long experience in diplomacy. He used the words "unfriendly act" as diplomatists use them when they mean that such an "unfriendly act" would be a cause for war. The British government also informed the Holy Allies that their interference in American affairs would be resented. The Holy Alliance gave over all idea of crushing the Spanish colonists. And the Czar of Russia agreed to found no colonies south of fifty-four degrees and forty minutes north latitude.
（4）美国认为"神圣同盟"干预美洲事务是"不友好的行为"。这一部分由亚当斯写成，他有长期从事外交活动的丰富经验，他使用"不友好的行为"这个语词是有理由的，外交家是在觉得如此一个"不友好的行为"将成为导致战争的一个原因时才用这个语词。英国政府也提醒"神圣同盟"，英国不满他们干预美洲事务。"神圣同盟"打消了所有关于镇压西班牙殖民地的想法，而俄国沙皇也同意不在北纬54度40分以南建立殖民地。
283. Meaning of the Monroe Doctrine.-The ideas contained in Monroe's celebrated message to Congress are always spoken of as the Monroe Doctrine. Most of these ideas were not invented by Monroe or by Adams. Many of them may be found in Washington's Neutrality Proclamation, in Washington's Farewell Address, in Jefferson's Inaugural Address, and in other documents. What was new in Monroe's message was the statement that European interference in American affairs would be looked upon by the United States as an "unfriendly act," leading to war. European kings might crush out liberty in Europe. They might divide Asia and Africa among themselves. They must not interfere in American affairs.
283．门罗主义的意义--在门罗给国会的那封著名的信中所包含的思想通常被称为"门罗主义"，这些思想的大部分内容不是门罗和亚当斯所发明，可以在华盛顿的《中立宣言》、《告别演说》、杰斐逊的《就职演说》等文献中找到这些内容。在"门罗主义"中新的东西是说欧洲干预美洲事务将被美国视为是"不友好的行为"，这种行为会导致战争。欧洲国王可以粉碎欧洲的自由，他们可以瓜分亚洲和非洲，但他们绝对不可以干涉美洲事务。