The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-03
PROPOSE A NEW DOCTRINE.

A Pan-AmeTlcan doctrine, to super
sede the Monrnoe doctrine, which, IL
accepted would form an offensive and
defensive alliance between the Unit
ed States and every republic Of South
and Central America, and between
these republics, will be advocated at
the conference on National Defense, to
be held in Washington, October Al,
under auspices of the National De-
Tense league, Immediately following
the Grand Army of the Republic en-
campment.
The new doctrine. suggested by
Winfield Jones, secretary, and one OF
the organizers in 1913 of the National
Defense league, If put in effect, would
form a political and military solidar-
ity of the western hemisphere.
While the Monroe doctrine forbids
any European power from acquiring
territory in the western hemisphere,
it does not go far enough in the
changed world conditions caused by
the European war, in that it does not
provide for naval and military assist
+ance from any or all of the Pan-Amer-
lean republics in event the United
States should be forced to fight to
protect one ora number of South o.
Central American countries from
European or Asiatic aggression, in the
opinion of Secretary Jones.
IF the United States should be
forced in the future to pour out blood
and treasure in maintaining the Mon
roe doctrine it would be equitable
that all Pan-American countries en-
gage to assist the United States with
their full naval and military power.
The interest of one is the interest OF
all in maintaining the political IN
tegrity of single one of these le-
publics," declared Secretary Jones in
a Washington interview.
The new Pan-Amerfcan doctrine
would expand the Monroe doctrine far
beyond its original meaning. would
supersede it altogether for something
better and stronger.
An offensive and defensive al
lance OF ali the Pan-American repub-
lies with the United States, and be-
tween themselves, would enormously
increase the resisting force of the
countries of the western hemisphere
against foe from any quarter.
Statesmen OF Pan-America realize
that should the United States be beat
en- in war with a European or Asiattc
power it would be easy for the victor
ports and territory in any part Of
South or Central America, particular
ly in Central America, close to the
Panama canal. Panama is an ex-
ample of the defenselesgness of some
of the Pan-American countries. 1t
= has absolutely no army or defenses
; whatever, and should the canal be at
. tackled would in all probability suffer
the fate Of Belgium
These statesmen, as a matter of
protection for their own countries,
: should favor such an alliance with
. the United States.
2 Not only would this alliance with
4 the United States forever assure the
r independence and territory Of all the
e Pan-American countries from foreign
5 aggression, but it would also ASSURE
r permanent peace among these conn.
e tries themselves. which has no. alwavs
l. been the case, and between them and
g the United States.
= Every Pan-American rarub1;c nm
d matter now weak, would then have
r behind its national existence tho com.
D bined power of the United States ana
V all it's neighbors
d This alliance would at ona e+,ot,1
q practically double the rniIft,-,,
e naval power of the United St,.a-
l. even in our present risera bIa 49,
It of unpreparedness.
4 THE combined naval and -,,i,i,
power OF the countries of the western