Evening star., 1913-03-10
WANT CANADA TO REMAIN
PART OF GREAT BRITAIN
Secretary of State Bryan and
J. A. Macdonald Address
Y. N. C. A. Meeting.

Introduced by William Jennings Bryan
in his first public appearance since he be-
came Secretary of State, and with jose
phus Daniels, the new Secretary of the
Navy, occupying seat on the platform.
J. A. Macdonald, editor of a Toronto.
Canada, newspaper, addressed a meeting
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A.. at
the National Theater yesterday afternoon,
in which the latter criticized those who
desire political union between Canada
and the United States.
In his Introductory remarks Mr.. Bryan
said. in part:
Emerson wrote an essay on compensa-
ton which made a deep impression upon
me when / read 1t and has often come
into my memory since. Every position
that one occupies, whether in private or
in public life,t has its responsibilities and
its pleasures, and suppose that this rep
resents the most pleasant part of the po-
sition with which / am connected.
Semi -0mcial Appearance.
II am q connecting link between the
President and the outside world, and as
such 1 suppose it is not uniting that
should appear upon such an occasion as
this. This might be called a semi-ofhcial
appearance and my first in public. The
speaker on this occasion is citizen OF
another land. That makes it appropriate
that he should be welcomed to this plat
form In the nations capital by one VINO
represents the government in Its foreign
relations.
III it were proper for me to say so
might tell you that he stands In CANADA
as Gladstone for so many years stood IN
Great Britain, the representative Of Chris
tianity applied to government. Tne 1act
that he comes from a country so close 70
us gives me an added enjoyment. He
comes as q representative OF country.
q nefghbOr with whom we have been at
peace for now almost an hundred years.
Laurier, the great premier OF that coun-
try for so many years, expressed a Deau-
tiful sentiment:
Advances "Nobler Ideal"
IT cannot use his exact language, but
I shall not forget the thought that his
language expressed. When some one in
his country expressed a fear that closer
commercial relations might suggest ma
tional unity he answered that there was
even a nobler ideal than a country con-
tinent wide in extent. 1t was two coun-
tries with but an imaginary line between
and yet living as friends side by side, with
no rivalry except in good will. We are
soon to celebrate this century Of peace
and I am sure that our good friend will
enter most heartily into that celebration
and i can pledge him the earnest CO.
operation of the United States in en-
phasizing this delightful occasion when it
comes
There is another reason why am glad
to make this my first appearance since
the acceptance OF the portfolio OF state.
1t is because this is a religious occasion.
AS I know of no foundation upon which
a moral code can be built except religion
religion, as defined by Tolstoy, as the
relation that man fixes between himself
and his God-sO l know Of no foundation
upon which remaining International peace
can be built except that spirit OF brother
hood which the Founder Of our religion
taught U.s."
Mr.. MacDonald's Address.
1.-THE words which Mr.. Bryan has
spoken" Mr.. Macdonald said, ''are con-
sistent with a campaign which resulted
in the election Of new administration,
and the spirit not confined to any one
leader or to any one party. Speaking
from without, 1 say that not in my day
have / seen SO hopeful a movement in
this republic.
so long as the Dominion of Canada
remains an integral and grOwingly In
fuential part Of the empire of Great
oI1t6Ius ID lOuS Will IL DC q UOHQ OeIWccu
you and the mother country.
Two years or more ago the then Sec
retary Of State, Mr.. Knox, said to me:
Instead OF our desiring political union
Of these two lands 1t rs to our advan-
tage that Canada should stay out OF the
republic and should stay in the empire 1
asked him why, and this was his an
swer: The power of America today is
the power Of the Un.,ed States and the
power OF Canada. plus the power of Brit
ain. Should Canada separate from the
empire and become either independent or
a state In this republic there will be no
plus The more seriously you reflect
upon your own situation and the more
seriously your new Secretary of StatA
will reflect upon his obligation the more
will you and will We be thankful that
that plus Britain means for us Cana
dams and for you. too. not only safe
guarding on the Pacific and safeguard
ing on the Atlantic. but the union Of the
whole English-speaking people and their
responsibility to all the world
The meeting was presided over by
Henry B. r. mcfarland.