Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-24
CANADIAN commissions.
Members Meet nsQuebec5 Under Fallc-
itous Circumstances.
lily Ielegraph.)
NV Tralp~ronh> .

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oUEgEc, Aug ~
on. .ha snn,a,,.h e : n;ati ! tbsu aGS ls proh-
tias NJ nre,i rninur 40, AoTtnal'-
past. the commissions h.va hanom az
ouain,eI and tho hndy ~ ;,.esonne ae,
nrh i,,,to &C 10 ~ 2 sio1lal
work before them eHe nara
Th, caremoniev of ry
ptacn in ,hc nnrl;,r,en3 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
day and while ,hav vara cba ~,
nv - ,onsidara hia 5aar,a of IL I.Sii|eu
utmost degree of fri.ndl;nass Us ~
fest II, every word ~ ,,ova,,na.
mn atnica bic ,1iustme,, of III ~
lions is prodicicS n. hntb tha
ana Hritish cn,nn,issione,s A. ioai
tn. co,n,nissionn,c ma, In o,jyn :, 80
sion in he Legislative. .ssen,hiy ~ 80
-n..,.i ho,,sa nfs,h. o,,.I,ac
ulI of tho commissioners rcaGtSIron
gresham DjnrI,y and sir Ia,na. W.
ter being rres,nt Aftar The go,
exchange Of ,reIent als Mr. ,;rh,nLs
rs 1.hair,nar NJ ne. deiayat;on Dn,r.,;;
Lord He,sch,.Il nf I,n,1nna -. na,,,,
urnt president of The Joint co,n,nis.;ou
Three secretaries weTe mon 49,,
Chandler \. Patterson r~ep,esentinp Iha
Americans. IL G. cart wriyht fn,. C:r,,.
@i.ritain and Henry Eournssa%t NJ .
rep,,s.uiiup tho Canadians
mi,,rr Of four commissioner VA an.
pointed to Formulate. n r,an of nro,.,3-
ure and will report at the next n,ectinr
of the commissioners on THURSDAY ~ II
4. NJ. .-s r..
After this work of organization w,s
finished, the commissioners proceeded
Ia the Iurislatura council chamber
where i publi,. r.ce,tiop was t.nd.r.,i
them by May.r S. NJ. parsn. and the
city council OF Quebec When ~, com
.nissiuu.rs had taken their Mace Nav
or Parent. standing at the foot ar TN.
table. addressed them. His words we're
delivered FIRST in French and then in
English. lie spoke in part as follows:
.The honorable members of tht. intsr-
national commission Of Quebec:
9Th, citizens of Quebec through
their mayor and council are hapnv 10
welcunic you most cordially on this
memorable day, which marks the open
ing Of the important work which has
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nalionaI conference which ms h.an e,-
trustee, WITH a mission OF peace wh;c,
Mil be one OF the lasting events Of ms
,.v,.n,ful ar. VS. f,cl hnnor,1 ma
plilud II. be called on to extend our m.
banded hosnitaIity to = sathe,in :
confused Of most eminent men whS
y,inn ,,,a wi.hnc ana cn;r,tione nf two
nnly.rful n,,ions hound nv the tiss ~
h1oad ana tIiation ana AT the nrasenI
drawn M. tnward ,he OTHER Nv n,w,r-
~ ;,,,a,.c,. ~. r,,,rt,nca of n.hirb
,ssor,s i,salr in a most sirnificsn man
,,.r,n, which n,,v nnan = new and M.
nxnsrtn1 ch,nt,.,. in Inc history Of o,,r
inns" N
snn,tor r,irh,nks ranliod a. fo,,ov,s.
.ynu, ,ynrshin ~ Anari..an ann
,ni..;,n.rs in who's, nh,lf 7 h,ye,thc
h,nn, IN s,,.,k .r,A danny sens;hia !; a
,hn hi,h ,r;hutn nf.,n ,dlr.ss fro,n 10
, ~ ~ histnric ritv of Oueh,.c
,,a ~. t,En ,,a.sn,n in 4yuressin.r n
,.n, or, ,it,,d. tba,nf,ro .rbis snnt ;s
r,,I, ~ historic memories. The soil
h,s hnen ,.urit.had nv Erpljsh Aneri-
can ana French blood. 1t has y,en
n,,da ,rl,rjn,,s Nv deeds az saroes Tie
.t,,ri,e nf Nnntc}an Woe and Mont
.,nn,,,v viii .ndl,- when that nobla
II M - -,:.l commenoration of
y W E,1lam, has faded from
y ~ .M." @
J nT ~, me thai his goodly city
shah know no future strife. save the
Wholesome and ~enervating CONSISTS
which are the. rich fruit OF peace.
1T is a cause Of -immeasurable graf
iiicntlan to us and to our c~ountrymen
that The narrow traditional prejudices
which so long divided us have disap-
pearcd. Recent events which sharply
enlisted the attention Of the world have
served to emphasize our kinship 6nd
increase the bonds Of affection WHICH
Should exist between the TWO English
Speaking nations. We indulge the hope
that the Joint high, commission. which
YOU have honorcd With your cordial
welcome, may, by it's further delibera-
lions, still further promote that feeling
of amity and goodwill which We de
sire should ever continue between the
Kingdom of Great Britain II the re-
Lord Herschel followed Senate Fair