Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-10
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c river trip confirmed more than evel
the Impressions formed by me a
the Toronto. Fair. Unconsc iously 4.
found myself trying to call up from ON
3 the almost forgotten past the words
ots Canad ian staatesman in refer
\ ance to the. frien dship which Should ' Z
continue between the people Of his
country and those Of the S.s$ Great Ire y
American Republic. No one in ,on'
party could remember the authors
name, but these were his words AZ
they were finally agreed upon I
u Through a thousand valleys on &
either side OF the boundary line
flow streams from each country
stoE mingle their waters In the 4
NJ mighty river. at our feet. S. may / !.
the ideals and aspira e tons sof the
two nations flow IN q gracious
stream Of friend ship and peace 4.
during all the glorious years Of:
the future.
The members OF The american pa
sSAssocia tion, in attendance at IT. it
annual meeting, soor
4 found tn the atmosphe ere Of Montrea
jTa cordially which banished formal !
4: ity. Well before ten Q clock Mon q
day forenoon, the hour set for the
& public opening, and while the Gen
n eral Council Of the Asso citation " as
\ still convened, the members Of the
Association with their wives a an I:
friends, packed the big hall Of the
Royal Victoria college. ~
AZ ten o clock precisely the guests
Il of honor mad their way to tbs
platform, and rather we-inspirine
4 group they mad In the center sal
the Hon. Frank 3. ellogg, pressi.
\ dent Of the American Bar Ass ocia
ton, and presiding officer of the
Il ion. AT his right hand sat the
Eht Honorable Viscount Richard
burden Haldane, Lord Chance llor q
Great Britain; ct his left the Hon
forable Edward Douglas White, CHIEF
Justice Of the United States. Mex
on either hand again 4 sat the Hon
ssR. Borde Prime Minister 81
Canada, and exp dent OF the Unit
ed States, William Howard Taft.
Sir Charles F,itzp patrick, Minister
#of Justice Of Canada, and the Hon.
Joseph II. Choate, formerly ambassa-
dor from the United States to the
Court Of st. James, were also upon
the Splatt orm, where places had been
reserved, as well for the members
1T the General Council Of the Assoc
citation. Maltre Labor, the leader Of
the French bar, came all the way
from Paris to be present at the meet.
ing, but a sprained ankle prevented
him from attending the sessions I'M
4 MI the last day. The meeting this
year was notable for the number Of
eminent 1urists and public officials
who were present. Even q partial
Hist 81 their names would fill more
than half a column, and the list
would include men like Alton 81 b..
Parker and Attorney General Nc
sReynold s. ii Vi t.}, !, 2s58 5.53 Il
Premier Borden, Of Canada. vel
coined the visiting lawyers, by pay
ing q warm tribute to the high ira
5diuons Of the American Bar, and.
ats influence upon the public life Of
the nation. He said that Canadians
were bound BY ties Of kinship to
both the Empire and the United
States. While proud Of the fact that
his country was a part Of the EN-.
pire, he said that it was bound to
the United States ''by bonds Of So
.cial and commercial intercourse, by
the enjoyment of like institutions, by
the possession Of common language
and literature, by the Inheritance
OF common liberties, by the duties
and responsibilitie of a. citizenship
confronted with common problems
and by the ties Of comradeship and
,neighborlines .5
The Premier's welcoming words
we're well received, but his speech,
like all other speeches and papers
this year, was overshadowed and out
classed by the remarkable address
delivered by Lord Haldane, who, in
many respects, is the highest public.
official in Great Britain. His sal
airy is twice as large as that of the
prime minister's. He is the chief
presiding officer Of the House of
Lords, and his Judicial position is
similar to that Of the Chief Justice
Of the United States Supreme Court |
He Is also custodian of the great
seal of the empire, and the Kings
chief adviser, or as termed by many,
keeper Of the Kings conscience.
1t was stated in the newspapers
that the Lord Chancellor wanted it |
understood, that his address was an
official announcement Of Great |
Britain's world policies; that Earl
Grey, the British foreign minister,
had gone over the address line by |
line, stamping it's every word with |
his official approval. The far reach
ing Importance of the address can
be Judged by the fact that it was
published in French,
German, Russian and Chinese, and
upon by the newspapers
It those countries. The address was
instructive on many subjects, but !