Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-30
OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBOpS.
Canadian Guests Respond to Toasts to Their
Provinces-They Say We Are One Great
Country-Bright Thoughts From Bright
Men.

Canadian Guests Respond to Toasts to Their
Provinces-They Say We Are One Great
Country-Bright Thoughts From Bright
Men.
j. B. Boyd, of Toronto. respo nded to the
toast to Canada. He said that while the
convention had been good enough to cali
them neighbors they had gone even further
and welcomed them as brethren. And are
we not in reality brethren in a very special
sense? Do we not belong to one great fra
ternIty, whose sphere is worldwide, but whose
methoGs and objects are practically the same?
And may be permitted, in response to your
cordial toast, to tell you something very briefly
of the history and progress of the branch of
of Canada which you have so handsomely recos-
nized at this convention. The Canadian press,
while il cannot compare with yours in men,
bers, has had an interesting career
The speaker gave a brief sketch of Canadian
Journalism and the prominent part it has played
III the history of the two countries. One of the
most striking and encouraging signs in the
recent history of Canadian journalism,
said he, has been the creation of that
independent spirit which leads the greatest
paper of the Dominion to deal with all Ques-
rons on their merits apart from all party ties.
While our progress is not TO be compared with
yours, it has nevertheless been most encour-
aging. and to-day we possess throughout the
dominion from Halifax to Vancouver, some
Permit lie to say that the holding of this
convention at this time seems to be most op-
perfume for MS. At no previous period has SO
much attention been paid to Canadian affairs
hy the press of the United States as at present.
The reason for this is not far to seek. Live
issues are arising between the two
countries. The trade question is
daily becoming more vital question.
We now and again have our little quarrels,
which will eventually do more good than harm,
they will call our attention to each other,
and when each find out what jolly good fell
lows the others are we will get on all the better
together.
Unfortunately there is sometimes good dea.
of buster INDUCED in on both sides of tine line
just now we are hearing great deal about the
Bering Sea trouble, which. as you know, is all
about the catching of 4 few seals. Your Mr.
Blaine and our MIR. Tupper are having a very
pretty diplomatic contest on the question, which
with some good matter. 1t is to be regretted
that there are, rome peopl, who lose their
heads on this question.
Some even go so far as to talk war. War.
gentlemen, between the United States and
Canada! What absurdity is this! How
much meaning is embodied in that good old
Anglo-Saxon word neighbors. Those who are
near to each other are not the people of Can
ada. Should not the people of Canada always
be near the people of the United States
not only in the mere proximity of the two
countries, but in everything that tends to
union, peace and fraternity. There is every
thing TO bring us together. Our interests on
this continent is in common with yours. Should
we not therefore always live in the closest
bonds of friendship? Should not especially
be the aim OF the newspaper men of the
two countries to use their best efforts to foster
fraternal feeling between the two countries.
to do everything to knot closer the bonds of
union? Not that political union is necessary
or desirable, for Canada has its own destiny to
work out Canadians are looking forward to
the day when they too will become a great
nation on the northern part of the continent.