Show INVASION OF CANADA It is the oi in on of former President Taft that tho Monroe doctrine does not give this country any ground for ob ject ng should the European war esult in an invas on of Canada by the foes of England No doubt Mr Taft 13 cor rect m theory but as The T buno has frequently pointed out an occupat on of Amer can terr tory by a European 1 power is almost sure to end in just such oond t ons as the Monroe doctrine was des gned to prevent lo example f Germany should invade Canada to pun ish the Canadians for aiding England n the war tho Ge ma o cupat on probably would be permanent and t would be a constant menace to the Lnited States if the Germans cont nued to worsh p at the altar of m 1 tar sm and conquest They probably would make no such arrangement with us on the Great Lakes as has been made 03 England and we should see powerful fleets traversing those waters as a con stant challenge to each other No the ory of the Monroe doctrine would reeon cile the Amer can people to such a s t uation The invas on of Canada by Germany presupposes the defeat of Creat Br ta n and the d smemberm nt of the emp re In that caso the Intel btates would be able to occupv Canada lefore Ger man t ps could lanl and that s pos s blv tie acton th t would le tak w th the consent of Canala Th s wo 1 not ne s lv n ean va w th Ger n an ft. c ng that O man would ha 0 th c t a epr sa s agra nst Cnnada because of Canadian participa I tion n the war the Un ted States could p ovide for adequate reparation in the way of an indemnity and other eatis fact on short of surrendering territory The occupation of a South American ountr bj a E ropcan power would h ve in t inf nitely less peril for the Ln ted statos than the nvasion of Canada It 9 scarcely possible to con ce ve of a s tuation more d reetly in confl ct w th the spirit of the Monroe doctrine While we m ght look with equanimity and without fear upon the occupation of Braz 1 or Argent ne Be publ c the very thought of a European occupation of Canada would instantly st r tho people of th s country to a I real zation of gravest danger |