The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09
GIVEN A WARM WELCOME
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Won All
Hearts.
HE TALKED TO CANADIANS
Equality to AL and Cancellation the
Policy of His Administration-Em
grafton to the United States
Ceasing.

Chicago, Oct. S.-When Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, premier of the Dominion of
Canada, stopped to kiss two little girls
who were presenting him with a bunch
of red roses on the stage of Studebaker
hall to-day, he won his way at once to
the hearts Of more than 1000 persons
who We're gathered to bid himself and
party welcome in the name of the
French Canadians of Chicago. The
whole audience arose in a body and
cheered approval of the act of the city's
guest. Immediately after this when Sir
Wilfrid had an opportunity to speak
he showed his thorough appreciation of
the warm welcome rendered him by the
French Canadians. He thanked them
for their reception of himself and the
other officials from Canada. In brief
address he declared that it touched his
heart to witness so true an apprecia-
ton Of his political policy, which he
declared to be equality to ALL He
said his gospel is "conciliation.' He
also referred to the close relations ex-
listing between the United States and
Canada. He said that in past years
many young men had gone from the
Dominion into the states because of the
greater resources in the latter country,
but now, owing to revived prosperity,
he said emigration from Canada is
ceasing. He closed his address by again
thanking the audience for their well
come.
Immediately after the close of Sir,
Wilfrids address, which was delivered
! in French, man in the center of the
hall arose and asked the speaker to say
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the audience had understood his re-
| marks.
| In response to this request the pre-
| mier spoke as follows:
II listened with great pleasure, un
| derstanding the invitation which has
| been addressed to me by my friend in
| the audience. I would readily comply
| with it but for one reason | will give
you the reason why I cannot answer
| that invitation as l would wish. In
| the month of January last was in the
| city of Washington, acting as British
| commissioner to endeaVor to settle GER
| tain difficulties which we had with our
! American neighbors. Incidentally l
| may say, ladies and gentlemen, that
even in the best of families little quar-
rels sometimes occur, and it so hap
| pened that at this moment there are
not what l would call quarrel, but
| a number of difficulties about the Alas
kan boundary question (Applause.}
| While endeavoring to settle these
difficulties in Washington, l attended
demonstration very much of the char
acter of the present one. I heard one
Of the justices Of the supreme court
state that the American system of
government was superior to all sys-
TENS because it was government by
law. Let me say that I am a Cana
dian--I am British subject. / have
great admiration for the American
constitution and system of government,
but this is a free country, where lib
erty of speech prevails. Therefore, if
l had the pleasure of being able to
speak my mind, l would have told JUS
| tice Harlan, for he was the justice
OF whom l referred, that the British
system of government is superior to
the American, but as has already been
said, Americans are governed by law
and that being so, we must obey the
law, and the law to-day is that | am
not to speak the English language, but
to speak it tomorrow. But even at
the risk of committing breach of the
law, let me thank the people of Chi
cago for their kind and cordial recep-
ton which they have given to brother
Frenchman."
Mr.. Laurier was followed by NJ AL
phonze Pelletier, president of the Can
adam senate, and Mayor Preefontaine
of Montreal, who paid an eloquent trib-
ute to their fellow countrymen in the
United States.
To.morrows programme for the
Canadian visitors begins at 9:3(
O'Clock, when Sir Wilfrid and the re-
mainder of his party will be formally
presented to President Mckinley and
members of the cabinet at the Audi
torium. The Canadians will then &c
to view the corner stone ceremonies
! and after luncheon at the Union League
, club, will view the afternoon parade
In the evening Sir Wilfrid speaks al
banquet at the Auditorium. Wed
nesday the Canadian officials will be
, entertained at a luncheon given by the
Canadan-Amercans of Chicago. Afte1
this they will leave for Ottawa.