The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-14
U. s. ISOLATED
 UNLESS JOINS
 SOME LEAGUE
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

dHy ueW AoSOCldtlOl ol NdLlONS,
 which may or may not occur, this country will continue to occupy an isolated position among all the other nations of the world. Under such circumstances the republic will be standing alone, with all the other countries, including the first-class powers, not necessarily arrayed against the United States, but at any rate in an alliance of which the | United States is not part
 Many members of congress believe that if the United States finally and definitely assumes this status it may be a position of perils for this coun- try. For this reason some congress- men favor a revival of the agitation concerning the proposed pan-Ameri- can doctrine. Few newspaper read CTS have heard for some years of the pan-American doctrine.
 The pan-American doctrine, in brief, would set up another League of Ma tions, with considerable difference however, from the Paris League of ! Nations, because league organized in conformity with the American doctrine would be limited to the western hemisphere.
 The national defense league was organized in 1916 by group of con gressmen and Washington journalists. | At the 1914 convention of this organ ization the pan-American doctrine was first enunciated. It was con- ceived by Washington journalist who wrote it and speech decribing Panama Morales, who presented it ] to the convention. It was unanimous l ly endorsed by the convention and attracted much favorable notice then but has since been practically for gotten. Later the World war began and no more was heard of the pro- posed pan-American doctrine. A few South and Central American news papers, however, since the 1914 con | vention have from time to time made editorial reference to the suggestion, 1 but there has been no concerted eff | fort either in pan-America or the 1 United States to revive discussion of the proposal. President Wilson in a message to congress in 1914 suggested similar plan, lifted" al most bodily from the Morales ad- dress.
 In view of the insistence of the United States that this country can not enter the League of Nations, and the recent formation of the new Gen. tral American Union, it may not be unlikely that this session of con- gross will witness suggestions along the line Of the 1914 proposed pan American doctrine, and it is possible that President Harding and Secre- tary of State Hughes may consider the plan.
 The argument for the proposed pan American doctrine can be brief Urine the United States will not per init European or Asiatic nations to make aggressions on any republic in pan- America. But under the Monroe doctrine there is no obligation on the part of any of the South or Central or Asiatic powers should this. coun- try be attacked by any of these na- tions or a coalition of such nations. The Monroe doctrine is sSone sided. l It does not conform to any treaty of mutual assistance and defense be- tween nations. The United States guarantees the republican form of government in the pan-American countries, but is pledged nothing in return from these republics. Mani festly it would only be fair and in conformity with all treaties, and with international usage and law for that matter, that in return for the protec- tion of the Monroe doctrine the pan American nations should agree to CO., operatively go to the assistance of the United States in event the independ- ence of the United States is assailed by any European or Asiatic nation or league of nations. Not only does this moral obligation manifestly rest on all the pan-American nations, in return for the protection of the Mon roe doctrine, but aside from the moral obligation such alliance and as. sistance in war would be matter of sound national policy on the part
 of all nations of South and Cen tral America. If the United States
 should be defeated in a war over the Monroe doctrine, that doctrine
 necessarily would be abrogated
 With the Monroe Doctrine destroyed Nt h~