Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-24
PREMIER LAUR|ER
PROVES SURPRISE
TO BR|T|SHERS
CANADIAN SCOFFS AT
TALK OF ANNEXATION
Declares United States and Do
minion Desire Only to Share
Continent Together in Perna-
nent Peace and Harmony.

inS Norhins Jourhhi special Leased Wire
London, May 2S--The dinner OF the
Pilgrim society tonight in honor of
the colonial premiers was historic be-
cause of unexpected and noteworthy
plain speaking by Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
the premier of Canada.
Sir Wilfrid. addressing an audience
composed of many of the great men
of England, handled the annexation
question without gloves.
He began by expressing amazement
| that during his three days stay in
England he had heard so many peo-
pie OF standing voicing doubts con-
cerning the designs of the United
States regarding Canada. He scoffed
at the idea of annexation being seli-
ously considered on either side of the
border. He expressed in warm terms
his admiration for the people of the
United States, but said that. much as
he loved the American people. he low
ed Great Britain better.
Canaue, in sharing the continent
with the United States. he said had
a double interest In the treaty OF
arbitration setween the United
States and the U'sited Kingdom, and
he exclaimed dramatically
II thank God that the relatie rs be-
tNttn tit tNO ptppitS were never so
good as they are today"
The premier aroused enthusiasm
when he said that Canada and the
United States proposed to continue to
show TO the world two nations with
the longest boundary, extending from
ocean to ocean, living In peace and
mutual respect, without, fortress, a
soldier or gun on either side of that
boundary.
The dinner was in contrast to the
one held at a former imperialistic
conference, because that was of pure
ly British imperialstie tone, while
Anglo-American relations were al
most the sole topic tonight.
Lord Roberts presided and well
coined the premiers. Sir Edward
Grey the foreign secretary, proposed
Anglo American arbitration" without
adding anything significant to his
former utterances on this subject. He
expressed pleasure at the arrival OF
the draft of the treaty from Wash-
in9ton. The negotiations. he said.
would enter the domain of practical
politics and he sincerely hoped the
treaty would be concluded.
Defining the Monroe doctrine as
meaning that no European nation
American continent, he added
Our policy is in full accord with
that doctrine"
He said II was matter of gratifi-
cation to the American people when
President Taft struck the highest
moral note of his generation, and he
recalled with what sense of exalta-
tlon they received Sir Edward Grey's
reply.
THE Imagination Is profoundly
stirred as we try to anticipate the good
result which would follow IL Eng
land and America entered into n
covenant of peace he continued,
which would govern the mutual re-
lations of more than SOC. 900, 900 peo-
pie. In the long interval since the
clash of arms was heard on the ISL
ands. England has had the opportun-
ity to develop her conception of law,
order ana power. So she has been
able to impress her lofty Ideals of
government on a larger aggregate of
people than any other empire In the
history of the world