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Show All America May Unite For Delense Most Formidable Alliance In History Planned by Twenty-one Republics " Washington, Jan. 8. A dofenslvo alliance that would put tho power and resources of the 21 republics of North, South and Centrnl America behind tho Monroe doctrine, 11 bo-came bo-came known today, Is tho real purpose pur-pose of tho proposed convention between be-tween theso nations. Some of tho suggestions understood to havo been made nre: Creation of standing armies by each nation, tho slzo of each utmy to bo decided upon by all tho nations concerned. Such armies would bo subjected to tho call of any ono or moro of tho 21 republics. Creation of navies along tho samo lino. Promulgation of a codo of laws for regulation not only of boundary disputes, dis-putes, but of commercial, International Internation-al and finnnclal matters. No member of tho alliance to mako any offenslvo or defensive treaty with any government outsldo of tho 21 publics of tho western hemisphere. hem-isphere. Establishment of an international court comprising representatives of all tho nations subscribing to tho Pan-American alliance, such a court or body to have power to settlo all disputes nnd to Interpret tho proposed pro-posed International codo. Establishment of an Internationa force, distinguished from tho regulnr land and naval forces, to bo used ns a police force, this force to bo called upon and to bo augmented by tho regular land nnd naval forces, If necessary to put down revolutionary revolution-ary movements when In tho opinion of tho International court, tho revolutionary revo-lutionary movement Is not a movement move-ment on tho pnrt of tho people of the unt Ion affected. |