Show I I ii Independent Canada i By DR FRANK CRANE There was as some talk at the Havana conference about Canada Canad becoming an independent nation an and severing itself from Great Britain This is not to tobe tobe tobe be understood as a slap against Great Grat Britain in fact it was wal said t to have the approval th British people There are many advantages connected with Canadas Canada's Canadas Canada's Canada's Canadas Can Can- adas ada's being an ah an independent American country It is already a world power and is is' undoubtedly able to stand on its own bottom It might take over the British Isle possessions in the western hemisphere such as Bermuda and Jamaica And there might b bother be other advantages in casting its lot with the western American republics The relations between between Canada and the United States have hav always been pleasant in fact the long boundary line Une between the two wo countries has been uch exploited as having no fortifications or other military defenses connected with it The United States has no d desire siret to take over Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada and Canadians apparently have no desire desiro to become a part o of ot the United States The arrangement to make maIm Canada an integral l factor of or the western hemisphere might have an Interesting interesting In In- In effect upon the Monroe 1 doctrine for tor Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada might be of great assistance to the United States in maintaining that doctrine The Latin American countries of br South America do not want to sell sea Jamaica and other European- European owned possessions taken over by t the e United States but perhaps they would h have ve no objection to admitting admit admit- ting Canada the into Pan-American Pan union and al allowing al- al lowing her to assume possession or of of the British col colonial cola colo nial possessions in this hemisphere The representatives of the United States naturally Go o 0 not care to speak upon this matter nor to urge it it Th Thy They y do not wish to take part in a discussion that is 15 none of their business but the sentiment of the conference was probably in favor of the movement Julio Garcia chief chic of the Mexican delegation as aswell aswell aswell well as Mr rr lr Roa floa and other Mexicans and nd Ir the Chilean delegate said they woud heartily support support sup sup- port the admission of or Canada and Mr Garcia added It It make makes no difference what political status Canada has she is Just as free free and and actually just as sovereign as any country belonging to the Pan-American Pan union Copyright 1928 McClure Newspaper Syndicate The original manuscript of or Alice Alco In Wonderland Ils is to tobe be auctioned ned off Vho buy it we cant can't guess but suggest it as good reading to thee the theman man who told the senate committee he he saw nothing the matter with soliciting gifts from fI larry Harry rr Sinclair I FOrmer Farmer Mayor Major Hylan of New York York c coined the word ord In recent recent testimony during a a. transit in investigation in- in Just t to give Jive everybody nn an even bre break k he should ha haves hat t m mad it Another man claimed to be the original Tom Saw Saw- yer ter is dead out west vest But we haven't heard yet of ot the death of toe the last Jast of ot those who ho knew Abraham Lincoln J i JI I |