Show SOUTH AMERICAN CHALLENGE SEEN WASHINGTON Sept 26 p- p Some students of International affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs here say a German and ItalIan ItalIan Italian Ital Ital- ian challenge to the United States' States interests in South America steadily k s drawing closer This theme is discussed at length I. I in an editorial survey of the international international inter- inter national situation in the current issue of the Army and Navy Journal Journal Jour Jour- i nal which though ough not an official publication often reflects the views of service circles Within the scope of German and Italian ambitions is Pan- Pan America the journal said sald I Ihas The propaganda of the dictators has been loosed upon it fascist coups have been attempted in Brazil Brazil Bra Bra- zil and Chile and there is intense cultivation of Mexico aided by the irritation against the United States and Great Britain resulting from their protests protests' at th the expropriation f of at the land and oil properties of af their nationals Even though we are successful i in avoiding embroilment in Europe or ar Asia Asia- we will face in our hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemi hemi- sphere determined drives to foist dictatorial ideology upon the countries countries countries coun coun- tries belo below the Rio Grande Granile and to encourage their hostility against us It is apparent that the test of the Monroe doctrine is nearer than it has been for years and it behooves the American people to tobe tobe tobe be ready for it The journal further urged Pre Predent Pre Pre- President dent Roosevelt and congress to take immediate steps to carry out the postwar recommendations of General General General Gen Gen- eral John J. J Pershing for an army of between and men and recent suggestions of Senator Walsh D. D Mass for building a navy so powerful that it could re resist resist resist re- re any combination of nations attacking attacking attacking at at- tacking American interests Directly after the war General Pershing advised the house military military mili mili- tary affairs committee that as an outside figur figure he ne e would fix army strength at from to However in the spirit of disarmament disarmament disarmament ment after the World war wars war the landing army was cut to about men and its strength now is I Ii i DISAPPEARS AT SEA NEW YORK Sept 26 UP UP IP Officials dals of the French Line disclosed today that Mrs Georgia Piker wife of an H O O L C in Washington Washing Washing- ton disappeared at sea Saturday night from th the inbound liner Cham- Cham plain |