Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-08
ALLIANCE PROPOSED
To SUPERCEDE The
MONROE DOCTRINE
Offensive and Defensive Union
With Central and South Anne
riCan Republics Will Be Dis
CuSSed at National Conference


American Doctrine, to superside the
Monroe Doctrine, which, If accepted
would form on offensive and defensive /
alliance between the United States
and every republic of South and Cen
trail America, and between these re-
publics, viii be advocated at the Con |
ference of National Defense, to be |
held in Washington. October Al UNI
der auspices of the National Defense |
League, Immediately following the /
Grand Army of the Republic Encamp. /
ment.
The new doctrine, suggested by |
Winfield Jones, secretary and one of
the organizers in 1913 of the Nation
.al Defense League, if put in effect,
would form a political and military
solidarity 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-Ame-
rican republics i'm event that United
States should be forced to fight to
protect one OF a number of South
| or Central American countries from
European or Asiatic aggregassion, in
1.-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 pan-American countries engage
Ito assist the United States with their
Ifuu naval and military power The i'm
terest of one Is the interest Of all i'm
maintaining the political integrity Of
la single one of these republics de-
clared Secretary Jones in an inter
view here today.
/ The new Pau-American Doctrine
would expand the Monroe Doctrine
far beyond it's original meaning, would
lsupersede it altogether for something
better and stronger.
Am offensive and defensive alliance
of all the Pan-American republics
with the United States, ard between
themselves, would enormously in
crease the resisting force Of the coun-
tries of the Western Hemisphere
against a foe from any quarter.
Statesmen of Pan-America realize
that should the United States be beat
|..-. I'd ~
power it would be easy for the victor
TO seize and permanently hold sea-
Iports and territory i'm any part OF
South or Central America, particularly
lin Central America, close to the Pan
lama Canal Panama is an example OF
The defeuseless of some of the Pan
American countries IL has absolutely
mo army OF defenses whatever and
should the Canal be attacked would IN
an probability suger the fate OF Bel
!gium.
These statesmen. as a matter o.
protection for their own countries
should favor such an alliance with the
United States.
] "Not only would this alliance will
the United States forever assure the
Independence and territory Of all the
p pan-American countries from foreign
b aggression, but it would also ASSURE
p permanent peace among these coun
tries themselves, which has not al
ways been the case, and between then
. and the United States.
a Even Pan-AmeriCan republic, n
matter how weak would have behin'
- it's national existence the Combine
d power OF the United States and all it
o neighbors.
"This alliance would at one strok
double the military and naval powe
II of the United States even i'm our pre-
sent miserable state of unprepareC
ness.
"The combined naval and militar
power of the countries of the Yves
Pc ern Hemisphere is strong enough
IA win a war against any possible coal
tion of the other powers of the worl'
70 THE military and naval strengt
i- of all the South and Central America
. republics is, according to the late'
government statistics available: arm
d les, peace strength, l95l99i wa
strength, 1,995,732; unorganized b'
of military age. 5,37AO76-nayies,
ships and 27,S36 men.
GAS allies of the United States an
Of themselves. the South and Centr
al American countries could bring, in
war for the defense Of any COUNT
of the Western Hemisphere, near
M 100 warships and $4,000 seamen, an
military strength of more than
b.. 100000 men when all of service az
were under arms.
ne with such allies, the United State
IN. with its boundless wealth and resol
49, ces, its 1O0.000.OOO population and
present and potential military al
raj naval strength could emerge yicto
GUS In any war against any combir
ton of powers.
"The United States is not the
on hitter ofits own destiny We have
friends IN Europe Our logical frien
,s+ are our neighbors i'm .Pan-Ameri'
who have, as we have, a vital int
am est I'm maintaining the republican
ted stitutions and the freedom of
icb western world
Therefore we ought to negOtli