New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
CANADA AND MONROE DOCTRINE.
Sir F. w. Borden Says 1t Stands as Much
for Liberty There as Here.

The sixth annual dinner of the Canadian So
cety of New York was held in the small ball
room of Delmonico's last night. The decora-
tions were simple. consisting of American and
British flags entwined above the guests table.
Sitting at this table were. among others, Sir
Frederick W. Borden, K. c. NJ. c., Minister Of
Militia and Defence: George A. Howell presi-
dent of the Canadian Club Of Toronto; w. A
Higinbotham president of the Canadian Club
of Philadelphia: James L. Thomas. president OF
ST David's Society; the Rev A. H. Judge, chap
lain of the Canadian Society of New-York;
Alexander McFee, president Of the Board of
Trade of Montreal, and Sir Percy Sanderson
British Consul General.
The speakers of the evening and their sub
jects His Majesty's Representative" Sir
Percy Sanderson; Canada Sir Frederick W.
Borden; United States" John S. Wise, and
Our Guests" ex-Judge Augustus Van Wyck
DIR. James Douglass, president of the society,"
presided.
DIR. Douglass said he believed II to be for the
good of Canada to remain independent. "Abili
ty is not servility,' he added land 1t would
give her greater advantage to remain as she
is. The time will come when all the great people
will be the English speaking race. and while
not in numbers will excel In ability.
Sir Frederick w. Borden, in the course of his
address. said:
know that in speaking for the people Of my
own country / can say it is their desire TO
weld together as firmly and strongly pos
sible. the sentiment which actuates this coun-
try as well as Great Britain-to strive together
for the improvement of the human race L
doubt if such meeting as this could take place
under any flag other than the Stars and
Stripes. Such meetings as this will do good
work toward binding together the two great
Anglo-Saxon nations. The people of Canada
are as unit to this end.
In 1896 the aggregate foreign trade OF Canada
SD.{9 600 600 and in 1907 II has amounted
to S433 100000. In exports and imports both,
the increase has been startling
1t is said that Canadians go to the United
States. but out of the six hundred thousand peo
pie who to Canada last year, twenty
thousand came from the United States one
fftieth of the population OF the United states
are Canadian born but more than one-fftieth
cf the population OF Canada came from the
States
We hear great deal to-day about reciprocity.
and we are all waiting for something to arise
in this direction. After all our efforts to try
to sell our potatoes, barley and other products
to the United States. we were finally compelled
to seek a European market, and we found the
open market Of Britain waiting for US. Now
we want to thank the United States for turning
us away and teaching us lesson In self-reh-
You hear a great deal said about the destiny
of Canada but we are perfectly satisfied to pro-
ceed upon our present lines. and we feel tL1t
we have no better friend 10 help us do this than
the United States. Some once bounded
Canada as follows: On the north by the North
Pole on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. on the
west by the Pacinc ocean ana on tne SOulH
by the Monroe Doctrine This Monroe Doctrine
stands Just a much for freedom and liberty In
Canada as II does in the United States IL IS
a guarantee against coercion and oppression
When IL promulgated the leading British
statesmen approved of it Canadians know
what IL means TO them. and believe in il in every
form our mother country will always look to
her daughters for counsel. and a separation from
Great Britain would he almost impossible II
war should occur between Great Britain ana
the United States the result would be more
terrible than the War of the Rebellion, out we
all hope that If the two countries are drawn INTO
any war they will both be on the same SIDE
and marching in the same direction