Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-01 | Page 2 | Monroeism Called Thing of the Past

MONROEISM CALLED THING OF THE PAST Melbourne, Australia. Dec. 1, via London, 12:30 p m The Melbourne Age referring to the views of former for-mer President Taft concerning the Monroe doctrine, expressed recently at Montclalr. N. J. and particularly his statement that the United Suites would not be compelled by the terms of the doctrine to intervene if Can ada should be attacked by Germany, has Mils to say "If this IntC rprttaticn represents I he views of the government of the united States, an event of first rate importance to the entire civilized world has taken place The Wilson government shares Mr. Taft's opinion it is very clear that Monroeism is a thing of the past and that the United States had abdicated the position she has been jealously guarding for s period extending upwards of eighty ; ears." Taft's View of Monroe Doctrine. In his addross at Montclalr, N. J., last Friday night. ex-President Taft said that while the landing of troops in Canada by enemies of Great Britain Brit-ain would not constitute a violation of the Monroe doctrine, an effort to establish es-tablish a new form of government in case of victory would violate that policy. pol-icy. Mr. Taft said1 "All that the Monroe doctrine would consistently require of us would be to insist that when the war is over, if Germany were successful, she could not take over the territory of Canada and overthrow her government govern-ment and establish her own there, oi take any oppressive measures which would have a similar effect. But we would not object to her exacting an indemnity if she were the victor."