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Show Uruguay President Proposes i Association for Common Protection MONTEVIDEO, April 21 Formation Forma-tion of an "American league" on a basis of absolute equality bct-.veen American nations for common action against aggression threatening anyone any-one of them from outside nations and for arbitration of inter-American disputes dis-putes was proposed by Dr. Baltazar Brum, president of Uruguay, In addressing ad-dressing students of the University of Montevideo tonight. Dr. Brum declared other American countries should make a declaration similar to the Monroe doctrine to se-j cure the solidarity of the American continent. He said should any member mem-ber of the "American league" have a controversy with the league ot nations that nation should ask for the co-operation of the "American league" in settling tho controversy. Doctrine Discussed Taking up tho Monroe Doctrine, Dr. Brum pointed out how it had "constituted, on the whole, an ef-ficacfous ef-ficacfous safeguard to tho territorial Integrity of many American countries." coun-tries." Dr. Brum asserted the entity of the United' States into the war was "anticipated "an-ticipated application ot the Monroe doctrine," adding: "Owing to the state in which European Euro-pean countries remain after the struggle, strug-gle, it may bo said that fear of invasion invas-ion by them in America has been removed re-moved for many years." I "But is that sufficient reason for ! us .to take no interest in the future, and turn away from the Monroe doc-! doc-! trine with the pretext it Is now unnecessary?" un-necessary?" he asked. "I bellcvq that today, more than ever, we should use foresight In searching for formulas formu-las that may assure forever the peace and full Independence' of American countries." Room For Both Referring to hi3 schemo for an "American league" as tho same as President Wilson proposed organizing Dr. Brum thought it could co-exist with tho league of nations without difficulty. He pointed out that unsettled, boundary questions were still embarrassing embar-rassing many American countries, and said settlement would bo possible by tho "American league" without appeal ap-peal to tho leaguo of nations. Regarding Regard-ing tho internal questions of individual individ-ual nations, ho thought no Intervention Interven-tion should be permitted unless two-thirds two-thirds of tho allied countries decided to intervene. President Brum expressed belief that the American political world should also declare against diplomatic diplomat-ic interference by outside nations. |