New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-09

were gathered there 10 nd him and his party
welcome in the name Of the French Canadians
Of Chicago The whole audience arose In a body
and cheered approval If the graceful act Of the
chief guest At the same time two other girls
We're received i'm the same welcome manner
when they presented Lady Laurier with flowers
in the box ar The side ~ the stage
Immediately after this. vhou Sir WIfrd had
an opportunity To- sp-Dk ho showed his thor
ough appreciation Of the warm wei'om" ten
dcrod him hv The French Canadians lie
thanked them for their reception Of himself ana
the other officials from Canada In brief ad
dress he declared that il Touched bis heart q"
witness SEQ true an appreciation ~ his roh'''"
policy which Do declared to ho equality =" "IA
He said his gospel was 'conciliauan' H' ais"
referred 10 the close relations existing 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 ereato.
resources ln tho latter country. but now. "N ing
o. revived prosperity. DE- said. emigration nom
Canada was c.aslne He closed his address hN
again thanking the audience for their welcome
4; ~. close Il SIR Wnfr'ds address. which
was delivered i'm French a man In tn" centre
Of the hail arose and asked Tho speaker 20 say
something IN English as a part of the audience
had NOT uiiflSitfll any 81 ms i'li'i 80 -
sronse tho Premier spoke AS follows:
/ listened with great pleasure to the invita-
ton which has lfea addressed 10 me hy my
friend DID The audience. would readily COM
pIv with d. bat for ONE JASON. VIII slV" you
that reason rhy cannot answer that invita-
ton as [ would wish ln the month OF January
last was in the city ~ Washington a' ing &S
British Commissioner t. cndcaNoI 20 settle Ger
tain difficulties Whlcn we had with our Amerl-
can ueishhors. incidentally / may say. ladies'
d ft.r on Tt- 90
little quarI,.s sometimes occur. ana IL SO hd.-
pens that AT This moment there is. not what /
would call quarrel. hut a number II dift, ul-
ties among them the Alaskan boundary lucs-
ton LApplauseJ While endeaNoring 10 settle
these difficulties in WASHINGTON ! attended L
demonstration very much 81 the character o9
the present one. ! heard one If the justices
OF the Supreme Court state that the American
system If government vas superior 10 al other
systems hcC ause II was a government by law.
Let say that am Canadan-l am a
British subject ] have great admiration for
the American Constitution and system Of
government but this s free country where
liberty o. speech prevails Therefore, Il I had
had the pleasure # being bic to speak my
mind I would have told MI Justice Harlan
for he was the Justice - whom 7 refer
that the British system ~ q aNecnment is SUI
rorior TO the American. bat. as has already been
sad Americans are governed by law and that
being so Wo must obey the Law. and the law
to-day is that I am not o. speak the English
language bur - speak j. Tomorrow. But even
a. the risk If committing a breach - the law.
- me- thank the people II Ch,ae" for the
kind and cordial reception which they have
given 20 brother &C ihe North.
Mr. Lauricr was followed by Alphonse pei
letter president Of Tie Canadian Senate. and
Mayor Prcfontain. Of Montreal. who paid c!o-
quent tributes 10 their fellow counirymen In
the United Stats.
To-morrow's programme for the Canadian Wis
itors begins AT . 30 o'clock when Sir Wilfril
and the others Of his party viii be- formally pre-
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