The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-01
Powerful Alliance of Tween
ty-One Republics Is
Outlined
PROPOSED TO
SECRETARY LANSING
international Court and Po-
lice to Be a Part
Of 1t

/ Washington, Jan. IA defensive ALI
ance that would put the resources of the
q republics of North, South and Central
America behind the Monroe doctrine, it
became known yesterday is the real pur-
pose of the proposed convention of these
! nations.
| Officials at the state department re-
| fused to discuss in any way reports that
| suggestions looking toward this end have
been informally made and that represen
tatives of Central and South American
governments in Washington have dis
patched memoranda to their govern
ments.
Delegates to the Pan-American con-
gress, who are close officially and person
ally to ministers and ambassadors here,
however, declared yesterday such a
movement was on foot. They said that
if only part of the suggestions made
in conversations between the secretary OF
state and Latin American officials were
subscribed to, the Americas could present
solid front in event of necessity to the
rest of the world
Such an alliance they believed would
prove the most powerful in the world
when resources in men and materials
were considered. Some of the PROPOSE
tions already made, or to be made, are
Creation of standing arinles4by each
nation, the size of each to be decided
upon by agreement OF all the nations
concerned. Such armies would be sub
iect to call for the defense of any one or
more Of the republics, in the event of an
attack by an outside nation.
Creation Of nayies along the same
lines.
PRONUNCIATION of a code of laws for
regulation not only of boundary disputes
but of commercial, industrial and finan-
cial matters.
Agreement that no nation in the Pan
American alliance viii make any often
sive or defensive treaty with any gov
eminent outside the 81 republics of the
western hemisphere.
Establishment of an international
court, comprising representatives of all |
the nations subscribing Such a court or
body to have power to settle all disputes !
and to interpret the proposed interna
tional code.
Establishment Of an international |
force, distinguished from the regular land |
and naval forces, to be used as police, |
this force to be called on and to be aug |
mented by the regular land and naval /
forces if necessary ito put down revolu-
Lionary movements when, in the opinion
Df the international court, the revolu-
tionary scheme is not backed by the ma
iority of the people of the nation affect
ID.
It'was pointed out that this interna-
-ional police force would only be called
INTO action at the request of the heads of
he recognized government, and after the
International court had passed on the
,ase.
The chief object of such an alliance,
hough, it will be repeatedly emphasized
when the plans are formally made pub
ic, will be the adoption by every nation
# the western hemisphere of the Monroe
doctrine and its principles.
Union of American nations to preserve
heir sovereign integrity and actual life
vas urged yesterday before the Pan
american Scientific congress by Director I
ohm Barrett of the Pan American un-
On. K
1
aid Mr.. Barrett, there may be little or
o love for the United States and other
ations forming Pan-America. The Z
.merican republics must stand together {
Of eventualities. War passions and war y
over may force a policy toward Pan
.mericanism and the Monroe doctrine |
lhich will demand absolute solidarity of a
elton on the part Of American republics
all their physical and moral force"
Training of American school boys for
commerce was urged by /
resident James A. Farrell of the United
tates Steel corporation, the chairman of
he National Foreign Trade council
IF we need American ships and Amer I
an banks for our foreign trade" said c
Ir. Farrell, "the need for an army of
lecially trained American statesmen and 4
nployes is more acute. Our progress as
nation will be retarded unless steps are
oeedily taken TO overcome this defect in u
1r commercial system" &c