Evening star., 1938-08-19

BAChIhOONO-
Pledgino that the United States
,Dould not stand idly by in case OF
aggression By an outside nation
against Canada and urging joint
governmental control OF St. Law-
renee ,DaterUays, President Roose-
Delt Dds roundly cheered in his
ttoo speeches yesterday. The Presi-
dent receiUed an honorary degree
and dedicated the Thousand Is
lands Bridge in celebration
marking 100 years of peace bet,Deen
the United States and Canada.
~ the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 10
President Roosevelt indicated today
that no extension of the Monroe Doc
trine was involved in his address at
Kingston, Ontario. yesterday.
The President arrived here this
morning for an indefinite stay.
Talking with reporters from his
open car at the Hyde Park station,
the Chief Executive appeared rested
and happy after his strenuous trip
through Ontario yesterday.
In his Kingston speech, the Presi-
p. dent asserted that Americans would
not stand idly by" If domination Of
Canadian soil were threatened by a
foreign aggressor.
NewSmen at his informal press con-
ference informed Mr. Roosevelt Of re-
ports that the State Department in
Washington interpreted his speech as
an extension of the Monroe Doctrine.
Suggest Reading Doctrine.
The Chief Executive suggested that
his ouestioners read the original
language of the Monroe Doctrine. He
called attention to the fact that he
had not said anything about Latin
America in his Kingston talk.
Questioned regarding an address by
Representative John J. OConnor last
night, Mr.. Roosevelt said he merely
had seen the headlines on it. Mr..
O'Connor, whom the President criti-
cized sharply in statement this week,
asserted that Mr.. Roosevelt's interven-
ton in party primaries lis an escalator
to a dictatorship"
The President arranged quiet day
Of rest and planned to talk tomorrow
with Secretary Wallace.
He was met at the station by Mrs.
Roosevelt, his son John and Mrs John
Roosevelt
Receives Great Ovation.
n ~
and-motor trip through Ontario yes
terday, received an enthusiastic re-
ception from crowds which heard his
addresses at Kingston and at Thou
sand Islands Bridge.
. There were cheers and applause
along the Chief Executives motor
route, punctuated occasionally by cries
Of How are you, stranger"
In his speeches Mr.. Roosevelt made
1t point that Canadians and Amer
leans are no strangers; that they have
similar ideas and ideals. and that
they want to work together CO.
operatively for peaceful relationships.
1t was Mr.. Roosevelt's speech at
Kingston, where he received an hon.
orary degree from Queens University,
that excited his listeners most. He
asserted that Canada was sister OF
the British Empire and that 1.-The
people of the United States will not
stand idly by if domination of Cana
dian soil is threatened by any other
empire"
The President spoke while Prime
Minister Mackenzie King of Canada
sat nearby on the platform. The two
were guests at a luncheon in Kings
ton. They talked animatedly through
out the meal.
They motored to the Thousand Is
lands Bridge spanning the st. Law
renee from Ivy Lea, Ontario, to Collins
y. Landing. N. Y, where, in dedicating
the bridge, the two had much to say
about the friendliness of Canadian
American relations.
Mr.. Roosevelt drew repeated ap-
plause when he expressed the wish
that the two countries could get to-
gether for joint governmental de-
velopment of the st. Lawrence. He
said that unless the work was under
taken by government. private inter-
ests in the United States we're likely
to gain monopolistic control of the
streams development.
Prime Minister King said the span
symbolized Canadian-American friend
ship and added that challenges to
Aforementioned international order
now ARE many and dangerous.
On his afternoon motor trip, the
President rolled out of Kingston be-
meath the crossed flags of Great Brit
ain and the United States. A dozen
Scotsmen, wearing bright kits, played
q fiambouyant air with bagpipes and
drums. The scarlet-coated Canadian
Royal Mounted Police were every
where.
The President motored to Clayton,
N. Y, to board his special train. Flags
were hung on front porches in the
quiet little town. and high school
band played when he boarded his train.