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Show CLAIMS THE RIGHT TO III CANADA 8ERA1AN EMBASSADOR DECLARES GERMANY WOULD NOT VIOLATE MONROE DOCTRINE. Suggests That as Canada is Sending Soldiers to Europe, We Should Not Object Should Kaiser Land Armed Force in Canada. Washington. Germany's right to land troops in Canada, If possible, and thus secure at least a temporary foot? hold on the American continent, -was ' upheld Sunfay by Count von Bern-storff, Bern-storff, German embassador here who declared this would not be a violation of the Monroe doctrine. The embassador suggested that, as Canada was sending soldiers to Europe to fight against his country, the United Unit-ed States should not consider it in any Benss an Infringement on the Monroe doctrine If Germany should land an armd force on Canadian soil. Discussing his now much-talked of noto of September 3 to the state department de-partment here, explaining the attitude of the German government toward the Mxiroe doctrine and giving assurances that Germany was not contemplating an- South American colonization schemes In event of victory over the allies, the embassador said only South America was referred to at that time becauss there never had been any question raised as to possible Gennan attacks to 6eek colonization In any other part of the American hemisphere. hemis-phere. Count von Bernstorff asserted that preat Britain had officially called the attention of the United States state jdepartment to reports that Germany might attempt, If successful in the war, to colonize In South America. Of. ficials at the department said later they !did not recall that Great Britain had made any such charge, but the embassador embas-sador explained Sunday that his notes fiad been intended largely as a reply (to this accusation by Great Britain, as Well as to reports which that country had been spreading in other ways that Germany had designs on South America. |
