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ed the victories and defeats OF war
and the blessed triumphs of peace.
The battle ships of three great ma
tions rest yonder upon the bosom of
the st. Lawrence. The representatives
of those powers assembled here are
recalling past differences but only to
emphasize the present prevalence OF
a spirit. of genuine friendship between
them.
1t Is with unusual pleasure I bring
you greetings from the President
and the people of the United States
who rejoice with you in the progress
you have made in the manifold ways
which make for the strength and hon
or of a great people. We are not IN
different to your welfare nor are you
Indifferent to ours. The blood of a
common ancestry is In our veins. We
have much In common. We glory In
many of the same traditions and we
have the same jurisprudence. Our
standards Of civilization are alike
Here, side by side, owing allegiance
to different sovereignties, we are, in
Gods Providence, to work out our
destiny. We wish you that content
ment which comes from the culdva-
ton of the arts OF peaceful industry
under those political institutions
which are the guaranty OF Justice and
liberty among men.
The United states and Canada have
but fairly entered upon their careers.
Each has vast areas either sparsely
settled or unoccupied where many
will make their homes in the future
Many millions will be added to our
population and to yours. We have
each made much advance in the scale
of civilization and are gratifed with
the progress we have made. Back OF
us lies a brief but honorable history,
and before us stretch illimitable op-
portunities. We confidently believe
that we are each destined to play
large and worthy part in the progress
of the human race upon the western
continent. We have no rivalries ex-
cept in the ways of peace. We neither
covet the others territory. We covet
only each Others neighborly esteem.
We rest upon common frontier more
than five thousand miles in length.
1t is crossed and re-crossed by instru-
mentaltties of commerce which tend
to strengthen our neighborly ties.
There are no fortihcations upon our
frontier and no battle ships upon the
waters which divide US, and we be-
lieve and fervently hope that there
will never be need Of any defensive
preparation between us.
AS we behold this majestic ceIebra-
different nations participate and wit
ness the manifestations of genuine
fraternaI spirit among them, we are
impressed with the thought, that there
is no rational reason why nations
should resort to war. May we not, on
this theatre of past conflicts, surroun-
ded now by the impressive monuments
of peace, venture TO hope that the
widespread movement which seeks
to insure the maintenance OF peace
among the nations of the world with
out invoking the sword, may grow in
strength and at no distant day become
incorporated as a part of the fixed
policy of nations. To advocate meas
ures to the maintenance of interna-
tional tranquility, to endeayor to
substitute reason for force, is not ev1-
dence of any decay in the courage or
manhood Of nations, but 1t Is the proc
ern civilization is not failure. 1t is
failure if it does not substitute for
force the serene and all-powerful
chamber Of reason and de1iberatien
There is such thing as righteous
ness among nations. Let them take
their differences into international
courts of justice and there let reason
and Righteousness prevail Let ma
tions by every honorable means which
| enlightened craftsmanship may sug
gest avoid an appeal to that court
where might alone turns the balance.
We have no reason to fear that the
relations between. the United States
and Great Britain will ever again be
disturbed. We have faith to believe
that our flags which grace this his
toric occasion and which mfngle to
/ gether and salute each other upor
i the Plains of Abraham viii never con
front each other in conflict upon eth
/ er land or sea.
1 beg again to thank your Roya
l-Higness for the gracious welcome
and hospitality which you tender tt
ime as the representative of the Unit
led States and to wish for your coun
TRY and your people continuance o