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numerous and efficient as to stand
alone. 1t must continue a standing
Army of sufficient size and training.
From this day forth our country
must not merely be able to prepare
for war, but must stand panoplied,
equipped to the last button, and
ready for war"
Mr.. Kelland's proposals on foreign
policy were contained in an address
he delivered today on The Zones
of Safety Plan" before the Law
Committee of the New York County
Republican Committee at the Ma
tional Republican Club.
He said his plan would be pre-
sented at the September CT meeting
of the Republican Postwar Advisory
Council at Mackinac Island Mich.
Five-Point Program.
The five points of Mr.. Kelland's
program:
First zone of safety; A trusteeship
composed of the United States,
Great Britain, Russia and China to
administer "the territories and peo-
Pile and economy of our enemies, the
bankrupt nations of the earth, and
of other nations who shall find
themselves in similar plight by rea-
son of the war" France would be
admitted to full trusteeship when
able to function as great power.
Second zone of safety: A concord
among the victor nations for Often
sive or defensive joint action di-
rected against any nation threaten
ing to breach the peace"
Third zone of safety: "A perma-
nent defensive alliance between the
United States and Great Britain"
which shall provide that the two
great democracies, the two great
English-speaking nations, shall act
as one in case of attack upon either
by any nation or combination of
nations permanent and openly
declared to the world"
American Solidarity.
Fourth zone of safety: "A con-
cord, an entente among the nations
of North America and the nations
of South America-between.C Canada,
the United States on the north and
our sister republics of the southern
continent both military and
economic. A policy of Amer
ican solidarity against any non-
American nation threatening the
territorial rights of any American
nation, large or small"
Fifth zone of safety: "As our fifth
and final zone of safety we must
possess, by friendly negotiation if
we may, by occupation If we must,
those points, those islands, those
bases which will perfect the fortifi-
cation of the United States. .
What we acquire we must fortify.
We must create naval bases, flying
fields, fortresses imposing in
strength. Not to be held as threats
against the peace of any nation,
but as guarantees of the peace OF
our own Nation"
Celebrating on the fifth zone
the ring Of protective steel around
the Nation-Mr. Kelland declared: ::
We do not want, we do not need,
territorial aggrandizement. We are
reluctant to extend our borders, but
at last we must face realities. =
Circle of Gibraltars.
we must have such spots on the
surface of the earth as will ring
this land with a mighty circle of
Gibraltars.
The islands of the Pacific. in
what number and in what location
are essential to us, must become
ours to have and to hold. The Pa
cific Ocean must become an Amer
lean lake, to see to 1t that
no foe can have jumping off point
| for treacherous attack.
I'VE must not content ourselves
with fortifying the Pacific. We must
turn to the Atlantic, and there
again acquire by treaty or by occu-
patton such islands, such territories
as we deem necessary to our safety
First, we must 60 far afield, Da-
kar and Casablanca on the bulge of
Africa are spearheads for the in
vasion of the Americas. They must
be ours in permanence, ours to for
tify and make strong. Because pos
session of them will Illustrate plans
Of aggression by sea and by air.
| I'VE must have our own, perma
nent naval and air bases upon the
island of Iceland, and upon the
mainland of Greenland. We must
maintain and continue and perfect
and enlarge our base upon the is
land of Bermuda.
I'VE must move nearer to our
shores and consider the defense OF
our southern shores and of the Pan
anna Canal. We must make equita
BILE arrangement If we can for pos
session of the islands of the Carib-
bean Sea now the possessions
of our friends and allies.
I'VE must extend the Monroe
Doctrine in that negotiation. Let us
In friendship and with generosity
and equity Of consideration en-.
deavor to procure cession of other
territories to ourselves, or to oul
South American neighbors, or to the
inhabitants OF the territories as In.
dependent states, every foot o1
American soil now flying the nag.
of nations across the sea. To thu
end that America shall be wholly
American. And to the end thai
America shall be wholly secure"