Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-27
Relations Of United States
With Canada Discussed.
Eminent Speakers at Annual
Dinner Of Canadian Club.
hew FoundIand Fishermen will
Never Yield a Single Point.

Boston, Nov. .G.-That annexation of
Canada by the United States is an alb
solute impossibility, but that = union
"l TWO great nations was possibility
was me keEi''e Oh the address dcliv-
cred toilSht before the members of the
Canadian Club at their annual dinner
by Lieutenant Governor Duncan G.
| Fraser Of Nova Scotia "Eeyer in the
history Of the wOrld'' he declared .c,,n
IanceXation be made possible but the
| lime may come when these two conn
| tries will join in a union for the frceinp
of the oppressed and give liberty To all
mankind
| The banquet was presided over by
Charles II. Mcintyre, president of the
CLUB and the principal guest Of the oc-
casion and the only speakers were
| Lieut.. Gov. Fraser and Hon. A. r. Mo-
rine, eX-finance minister of New
Foundllnd. The guests were welcomed
to the city BY Mayor John f. Fitzger-
aid in a characteristic address, after
| which Gov. Fraser was introduced.
| Speaking the the subject, 1.-THE Rela-
| tlors Between Canada and the United
| States, Governor Fraser said in part:
| The relations between Canada and
the United states We're never closer
| than at the present time. Trade was
never broader between them and it
should be still broader in every manner
Than We find it today. Our relations
with the United States are the same
now as always except that wiser coun-
sells, which have argued with you in
the interests of reciprocity. have failed
in their endcavcrs and we have been
obliged to seek other avenues for our
commerce. There was a time when we
We're ready ana willing to enter into
reciprocal trade relations with YOU but
that time has passed and today we do
not feel that morning, noon or night
We should be the first to ask You for
your trade. for we seem To have moth
ing which you appear to care for.
ANY man from Canada who comes
to the United States and finds 4 home
ana who is protected by it's laws, its
flag, its government. can do but one
thing. accept its protection with all
dignity Of conscience and SO conduct
himself that he may leave an impress
sion Of such good citizenship as to ren-
der honor to the land of his nativity. |
Anyone who wants to return to his own
land, will ever find the latcn string
ON the outside. The hundreds of thou
sands of American citizens whom you
nave known here viii be there to wei |
come You home.
'Wc seek the best relations possible |
with our cousins to the south OF us. for |
there is no thought at home OF annex
d;i'.n. The time may come when these |
two greet nations may join in Il union |
for the mutual protection Of the land |
and sea. but annexation can never come |
in the history of the world. a time may
CON" when these two people may see |
that oppression shall cease and these |
two nations shall then join in II union |
and fire the volleyS which will give lib
crtY To all mankind. There is, | believe,
Il mission for these two mighty nations
tn which we belong, and that il a mis-
sion under God for the bettcrmcnt of !
our fellow men,
The Hon. \. Il. Modinc, who spoke on
TIE New Foundland Fishermen" dur
that the Gloucester fishermen were all
wrong when they believed that the New
Foundland fishermen would ultimately
''iii' ~ tiitll tNl iiiSi'Stti, Sdltl
Mr.. Morine, mo matter II the New
f'oundland fishermen find utter ruin
staring them in the face. they will not
yield one minute point, and the sooner
the Gloucester fishermen realize this
the quicker amicahle relations can be
reached between the island and the
American fishermen
Mir. Morines address was purely his
toric;tl. dealing with the treaty Of 1918.
the BlaineBOnd agreement of 1890 and
the Hay-Bond arrangement of 1904
both agreements failing to become laws
the former thr, ;..h I'll, objection OF
Canada ard III" l,-:,t. on account of |
bitter opposite .,y the Gloucester
fishing interests.
"\"w Foundland wants free entry |
of fish into this country and in return |
is willing To give free bait, simply be-
cause she had rather trade with the !
United States than any other country |
IN the wcrld. This is the view of tn"
ma i.rity of New Foundland fishermen, |
!, view in which do not coincide. but
which. under right and proper condi-
lions. will sooner or later, bring the |
fishing industry of the island and of
America closer togrther.'