From the News

Dated: December 6, 1916

THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES

Referring to the Monroe Doctrine, Sir R. Borden said this was a policy of the United States, and that country alone had the right to determine its scope and limitation. As the policy of a great and friendly nation the Monroe Doctrine is entitled to every respect, but Canada would not seek shelter behind it in this way. "The people of this Dominion are eager and determined to take their part in the struggle which involves the destiny of the Empire, and indeed its very existence. They are prepared and willing to assume all the responsibilities which that action involves, and have reasonable confidence in Canada's ability to defend her territory."

 He said the war had demonstrated the essential unity of the Empire, and we at least owed that to the Kaiser.

 Canada is united in the strong conviction of our cause is just, and in the unflinching determination to make triumphant. Our fortitude and endurance must equal all the demands the future may make upon us. All our fathers have fought for and achieved, all we have inherited and accomplished, our institutions, our liberties, our destiny as a nation, our existence, our Empire, are all at stake in this contest. The resolution, determination, and self-reliance which never failed Canada in the stress and trials of the past will assuredly not fail her now.