Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-07

done by nations before us, under condition.
that seemed to limit the possibility Of
human Achievement. but were overcome By
the bravery. the courage and the religious
faith OF nations that preceded us In de-
veloplng the world.
Tribute TO Two Countries.
There were MOntcalm and Wolfe, two
great Christians, back to whom you trace
the whole history of lower Canada 1t Is
true Wolfe conquered Montcalm on the
Plains of Abraham, but there is still in all
the region OF lower Canada a population
purely French, a population industrious.
God-fearing and loyal to the flag under
whose government they live. That fact
is a compliment not only to the far-seeing
statesmanship Of the English colonial
statesmen who framed the government UNI
der which they live, but II Is a compliment
to the present Industrial domestic virtues
Of the French nation.
For sixteen years It was my good for
tune to 60 to Murray Bay in Canada for
the summer. There is a Limitation, how
ever, upon the presidential office that now
prevents While there 1 learned some
things, and one was While the Murray
Highlanders and other soldiers of England
conquered on the plains Of Abraham, quite
a number of those soldiers went down the
st. Lawrence and were induced to settle
on the French Seigneuries, which lie some
eighty miles below Quebec.
There we're Blackburns and Warrens
and Macneils and Fraziers and Nairns and
all the Scotch names, that bring back the
memory of the Murray Highlanders. And
what did the do? They had the good
sense to marry French women. And what
happened? That country is full of Black
burns and Fraziers and Macneils and War
rens and Nairns today, and they don't any
Of them speak a word of English. There
are other ways of conquering a people
than merely by guns.
History Of valley.
This valley, in the 800 years since 1t
was discovered by Champlain, has fur
nished almost as much Of battle ground
for the three nations and the Indians who
were on all sides as Belgium in Europe,
and one does not have to look far for the
reason. If you will read the account given
by Benedict Arnold Of his attempt to reach
Quebec through Maine you will understand
why everybody that went that way went
by Lake Champlaln. The truth is that
1t was the only passageway and here were
fought the battles, continued for 200 years,
and, as we now say, never 10 reCur again.
"In the civil war / believe there was a
little adventure by some rash representa-
ives of the confederacy, who tried to
break a bank in st. Adams, but with that
exception vi have to go back to the war
Of 1872 for the use Of this as a battle
ground.
Il echo and emphasize the statements OF
the two ambassadors and repeat their
prayers that never again may this great
valley be given a name in history by
reason of its being the seat Of bloody
war;
Governor Hughes and Governor Prouty
Of Vermont spoke briefly at Ticonderoga,
where the Indian pagent was re-
peated tonight. The president will
not see this pagent until he ar
rives at Burlington on Thursday.
President Taft thought for a time today
OF returning to Beverly from Burlington
to spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday set
his summer home with Mrs. Taft, but later
decided to adhere to his original schedule
and return direct to Washington, reaching
there late Friday afternoon.