The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-06
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WANTED
|By Nafionai Defense League
to Take the Place of the
Monroe Doctrine.

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siye alliance between the United
States and every republic Of South
and Central America, and between
these republics viii be advocated at
the conference on national DEFENSE
to be held fn w aAhtngton. October
~, under auspices on the national
defense leagncs Immediately follow
ing the Grand Army Republic en-
campment.
Il Phe new doctrine. suggested BY
Wfndefd zones. secretary and one OF
the Organizers IL 1919 81. the Ma
ttonal Defense League. IL put In ef-
feet, would form political and mill
tafy solidarity Of the western hem
fsphere.
VINO tho Monroe doctrine for
BIDS any European power from ac-f
curing territory III tie western
hemisphere it does not 20 far enough
a thd ehaKesd world conditions
caused BY the European war. In that
| 1t does not provide for naval and
military assistance from any or all
or the Pan American republics Iii
event the United States should be
forced to fight to protect one or d
number OF South or Central Amer
lean countries from European or
Asfatic aggression, in the opinion Of.
| Secretary Jones.
Mutual Interest.
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ne ne new ran AneTlcan doctrine
4 Ssou! . s.e1PanQ Stne MonEoe, ooctrine
1ar peyonu us Original meaning
would supersede IT aitogether Tor
peller ano stronger.
An otenstve and defensive al
nance OF All the Fan american re
pnblics With the United States, and
/ inetWeens themsefvess would enor-
r1ousiy increase the resisting force
OF the countries OF the western
hemisphere against q Zoe from any
quarter
Statesmen OF Pan America realize
4 that should the United States be
4 beaten In war with European or
Asfatic power 1t would be easy for
/ the victor to seize and permanently
hold seapofts and territory Ia any
part of South or Central America,
/ par tieularly in Central America,
4 close TO: tho Panama canal. Panama
4 is an example Of the defensiveness OF
some of the Pan American coun-
4 tries. 1t has absolutely no army or
dcfenses whatever. and should the
canal be attacked would in all prob
ability suffer the fate of Belgium.
4 These statesmen, as a matter OF
\ protection for their own countries,
should favor such an alliance with
4 Not only should this alliance with
the United States forever assure the
independence and territory or all the
Pan American countries from foreign
aggression. but 1t would also assure
permanent peace among these coun-
4 tries themselves. which has not al
WAYS been the case, and between
them and the United States.
i Every Pan American republic, no
mAtter how weak. would then have
behind its national existence the com
bined power of the Uhited States and
all its nefghbors.
L Double Naval Power.
"This alliance would at one stroke
practically double the military and
naval power of the United States
| even IN our present miserable state
of unpreparedness.
The combined naval and military