Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
CANADA IS MATURING
Sir WiIfred Laurier Talks on Its
Development.
FRIENDSHIP FOR AMERICA
Feels She Has Been Sacrificed by
British Diplomacy.
MAKING HER OWN TREATIES
Thinks That the Country Is Fully
Entitled to This Consideration.
Received With Cheers.
FRIENDSHIP FOR AMERICA
MAKING HER OWN TREATIES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA, Ontario, September 2s-Sld
Wilfred Laurier, in addressing the Cana
dian Manufacturers Association tonight.
said several things of more than usual in
terest to Americans. Touching on interna-
tional relationship, he said:
This Dominion is no longer obscured and
eclipsed by our powerful neighbor. but ap-
pears in her own light The great American
sun is no longer the great attraction to the
world. The Canadian orb is now high in the
sky, and toward that orb turn the attention,
the hopes and expectations Of the people in
other lands who, not being satisfied with
their own lot, are seeing fields where they
will find full scope for their ambition and
their courage"
Then along the same lines he said: 1--WE
live on a continent where We never think
of war Q1ear! Hear: we live on CONT
nent where we have no standing armies,
and we are satisfied, either on the one side
of the land or the other to depend for our
defense on citizen militia. In time Of need
the blood and treasure of every Canadian
would be at the command of Canada, but
In time of peace l claim that we should fol-
low our own instinct
Advances by Canada.
Touching on the recent advance made by
Canada in that for the first time she
signed one OF her own treaties-that with
France, lately-the premier handled del
icate subject with the rarest skill when he
said: up to the present the diplomatic re-
lations of Canada with other countries on
all subjects, in so far Canada Is con-
cerned, have been in the hands of the diplo-
mats of Great Britain. Particularly in re-
gard to our American relations we have
learned by large experience that these
diplomatic relations, so long as they have
been carried on by British diplomats. are
not so successful as we have thought they
ought to be- (Cheers)
I'VE take the record of the diplomats of
Great Britain in so far as Canada is con-
cerned. and the record is a record Of rep
etitlon OF the sacrifice of Canada interests
(Cheers.) We have suffered on the Attain
tic; We have suffered on the Pacific: We
nave suffered on the great lakes; We have
suffered Wherever there has been a uues-
ton discussed between British diplomats
ana foreign diplomats, and we have come
at last to the opinion on this point that in
our relations with foreign countries it
would be better to attend to our business
ourselves.
1T has long been the desire, if mistake
not or the Canadian people that we should
De lntrusted with the negotiations of our
own treaties, especially in regard to com
merce. Well this long Iooked-for reform
mas come to be a lively reality (cheers) as
SAID TO you, without any impairment of
our allegiance The time has come when
canadian interests are intrusted to Cana
dams, and just within the last week a
treaty has been concluded with France-a
treaty which appeals to Canada alone"