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a British subject, and that simultaneously
an act OF Congress should make every
British subject during the continuance OF
such peace citizen OF the United States
Mr.. Bryce the author of the American
Commonwealth" has advocated the same
course. "There are things. he says, which
, may be done at once to cement and per-
petuate the good relations which happily
prevail. suoh as the recognition OF com.
mon citizenship, securing to the citizens OF
each III the country OF the other certain
rights not enjoyed by other foreigners.
Our author holds that. while common citi-
zenship would not affect In the least the
political form or substance OF the govern
inent Of either country, the result OF its
adoption would practically make the Eng
lish-speaking peoples. so far as the outside
world is concerned. one nation More
| over, the ebb and flow OF citizens from one
. country 10 another could not fail to be
beneficial in It's influence upon the internal
and external policy of each country
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Compa ratively little space is given by Mr.
Dos Passos to the advocacy OF the proposal
that freedom OF commercial intercourse
between English-speaking peoples should
, be established by treaty Such freedom
of trade IL far distant, and the arguments
1 In favor Of q common citizenship would
Ire weakened by All elaborate defence OF
! the economical suggestion. II would be
far easier to induce the countries concerned
to adopt a uniform coinage and uniform
standard of weights and measures. There
IL no, doubt about the unifying influence
Of interchangeable coins. 1t Is a gratifying
fact that Canada has made a step in that
direction Her silver COINS with the ex-
ception OF the Inscriptions, are practically
the same as those issued bv the Govern
ment OF the United States. The CONNER
cal advantages of adopting uniform
standard Of weights and measures for all
English speaking peoles are too obvious
to require recital.
We observe, finally. that II such treaty
as Mr.. Dos Passos advocates could be con-
cluded, there could be no reasonable OBJ
lection to the arbitration tribunal proposed
by him for the decision of questions arising
under the treaty. Some such tribunal
would be indispensable. He would have
the court composed of twelve arbtrators
nix Of whom should be selected by the
/ United Kingdom, and the same number by
the United States. "The King Of England
should Appoint the Lord High Chancellor
Of England, member Of the House OF Lords,
a member OF the House of Commons, q
/ banker. q merchant and the president or
chairman of leading industrial or labor
organization of the British Empire. The
President of the United States should choose
Judge of the Supreme Court of the United
at Eor nf tho ITpitad int Nop-
ate, a member of the House Of Represen-
tatives, n banker. merchant and the presi-
dent or chairman OF leading industrial or
labor organization of the United States" ;"
At the first meeting Of the arbitrators, to
be held within ninety days after their ap-
pointment, they should select an umpire
TO cast the decisive vote in case of a tie. The
court would then be fully organized and
ready to u.
In a concluding chapter on the state
Of Public Opinion our author recognizes
that there is as yet no close approach to
unanimity with regard TO the desirabiity
: of union Of the English -spea king peoples
Irish Americans are. for the most part.
opposed to such a project. and will, doubt
less. continue to be opposed to Il. 30 long
as ireland is dissatisfied with her exist
lnX TeId'pfls " NNcdt biHoih' NAo'y
Canadians, perhaps we should say most
a union though he Halifax Morning Herald
takes different view why should not
the United States" it asks. come into the
Anglo Saxon family Of nations, and have
a share in their noble work." 4 writer
in the canadian Magazine for August
1899, acknowledges that "the idea Of an
, ,11, I>NtI,
, branches of the English raceif 1t may
be called such-to work side by side, with
ono aim and one ambition. is certainly
most worthy. If it can be successfully
carried into performance. 1t will be the
most important political development Of
, the nineteenth century" On the other
hand. Mr.. r. e. kingsford, writing in the
Canadian Magazine for january, 1890,
speaks in a very different temper. Il
warn you, Englishmen, you are treading
on dangerous ground. The British Lion
is hugging and slobbering over the Ameri-
,, can Eagle. But that scrawny bird is only
submitting TO be embraced, The situa-
ton is an illust ration Of the French proverb,
that there ia always one who loves eng
(! land) and one who let's himself be loved
the United States> Presently the Eagles
beak will pierce the Lions flesh, and the
Eagles talons tear the Lions side. Then
there will he a roar Of astonshed anger.
/ But the mistake will have been made.
the mischief will have been done. Cease
this Anglo American nonsense, Rely on
your own colonies. Establish interimperial
tariffs.
Mr.. Dos Passos, for his part, believes.
and has endesvored to convince his readers,
that the unification of the English-speaking
peoples means the elevation and enlighten-
ment OF mankind. tho mitigation Of suffering
and the opening of new roads to human
happiness. This he believes to be the
mission Of the race, and he hopes that the
I twentieth century, which, in the title Of
his book. he has termed the 'Ango-Sa xon
Century" will behold it's accomplish
ment. In furtherance Of that hope, he says:
y appeal to philosophers, historians and
all other writer's to espouse a cause which
| calls into exercise the best instincts and
noblest impulses Of mind and soul; appeal
! to lawyers to combine in favor of union
that would preserve and enlarge a system,
Of jurisprudence which, properly admin
istered. innsns exact justice and true
! equality for all men; appeal to individual
{ priests and preachers everywhere to adj
vocatc a text which will draw men nearer