The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-20
| CANADA FOR xONROEDOCqRINE
A MIGHTY GOOD THING FOR THIS
CONTINENT, MINISTER SAYS.

Canads's Free and independent Now and
Would Remain 80. Sir Frederick Borden
Decaares-Aeainst Annexation. hat
Welcomes Cl0se Relations With Us.
Tha Canadian Society had it's annual din
ner at Delmonico's last night and drank the
health OF the President Of the United Statea
and the King Of England together. then
singing alternately the verses OF the two
national anthems to the common tune
James Douglas presided and among
those seated with him ut the head table,
beneath the entwined standards Of England
and this country. were Sir Frederick Bor-
den. Canadian Minister OF Militia and
Defence; Sir Percy Sanderson, the British
Consul-General; John 8. wiae. Augustus
Van Wyck, Colgate Hoyt. Dr. Richard j.
Kelvin. Paul Dana. James L. Thomas. the
Rev. A. H. Judge. H. Lowenthal, Robert
@. Monroe. Berkeley Moysten. Edmund
Clarence Stedman. Robert H. Turtle, George
A. Howell and Alexander McFee.
President Douglas, In opening the speech
making. said that most Of those present,
whether they had become citizens or not,
had become part Of the Commonwealth
here
Speaking Of anne xation. he said:
Il believe that Canada should remain
inde.pcndent and that the independent unit v
on M race Is better for both count ies than
II they were organically one. As such tie
can tecome irresisti lie In spreading rp
resentative government. not by numbers.
but by moral force"
In introducing Sir Frederick Borden, Mr..
Douglas said that Mr. Carnegie had irrtated
canadians by saying that Canada had better
he left out as a factor in future indu5t ria !
development and added:
1 hardly think Canada deserves to be
snufied out in that way. defy Mr. Carne-
gle TO show such an advance as Canada has
made in mining in the last few years No
matter what II produces, Canada anyway
Sir Frederick Borden. while he showed
himself foe to annexation. also took a
great deal OF pains to point out in his speech
that Canada is very far from being de-
pendent on England, spirit Of indepen-
dence WHICH seemed to coincide with the
feelings of the diners. Sir Frederick re-
marked that Mr. Douglas had set the pace
a little OF fast in saying that on Canada
the responsibility mainly devolved OF bind
ing the two countries more closely to-
gether. he proceeded
l am ready to accept that responsibility
70 some extent, and to say for Canada that
u Is her desire to do everyt' ing possible to
weld the two together as Armly az Possible
are Gctnated by the ' same me- sen,im n nta
spread through the world freedom and
Sir Frederick presented figures to show
Canadas growth in the last six years and
added:
We have to thank the people of this country
for teac hin us the lesson OF self-reliance Ne
want pleasant trade relations. but we want
the next movement started on this side OF
the line. When the invitation Is extended
10 US to meet YOU again we will gladly accept
A great deal is being said about the destiny
OF Canada. think We are absolutely salts
ned WITT our present position. ! think We
facetous friend OF mine or &c .aid that Can ada
Do.triTe I'm ris',y clad TIA, +, ' il i. '0"f0s
The Mo7ro" Do"'rin" is q GOOD thing for
the American continent. England has the
when II was promulgated. Some OF her
hes' Statesman flyo-rd 1t then. II is guar
, ast.e OF 10 no c,o.rcion, and Of freedom and
N favor OF Canadian integrity as IL IL ofthr
integrity OF any other part Of the American
great many people know nothing about
country The British Emrire il made up
bu, nsou %s or not ksHe
send troops to South Africa, nor did we con-
tribute one cent OF the cost other than vol
W. rilv.
G,eat Britai in Acknowledges that she can.
not have our troops or our money unless our
Parliament votes 70 allow our troops TO 90
and our money to be spent II 10 for US TO
decide first whether IL Is a Just war or not
] hope that II will be impossi Die for Great
Britain to fall out with this country Such q
war would be worse than your great struggle
Let W. hope that We may never 20 to war
and that these two faRs will always be on the
same side and never on opposite sides.
John s. Wise, Augustus Van Wyck and
Sir Percy Sandersnn alan smoke