New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-20
Parliament Unanimous in
Endorsement of Speech
from the Throne.
WARNING OF WAR
CAME IN JANUARY
Sir Robert Borden and Sir Will
frid Laurier Make Patriotic
Speeches.

Ottawa, Aug. 10. -Englsnd's partici-
patton in the European conflict was
Endorsed by the Canadian Parliament
to-day. In the House Of Commons and
in the Senate the Government and OPP
position leaders and their followers
were in unanimous accord. and in both
chambers the address indorsing the
speech from the throne was adopted n
record time. In the Senate the debate
lasted an hur and a quarter, and m
the Commons an hour longer
Great public interest was indicated
by crowds OF spectators who filed the
galleries. Only a fraction Of the
throng was able to find places
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Opposition lead
er Of the lower house, the first 70 rise
after formslities had been completed,
opened with a declaration that for the
present session party lines had been
abolished.
80 long as there is danger at the
'front.'" said Sir WiIfrid. at is our
duty-more pressing than all other
duties on this first day of debate to
let Great Britain know-to let the
friends and foes of Great Britain
know-that there is in Canada but one
mind and one heart, and that all Cana
dams stand behind the mother cOun-
try, conscious and proud that she did
not engage in war from selfish motives
or for ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but to main
tain untarnished the honor of her
name, TO fulfil her obligations 10 her
allies, TO maintain her treaty obliga-
tlons and 20 save civilization from me
unbrldled lust of conquest and power"
OF Canadian aid Sir Wilfrid says:
81 am well aware that the small con-
tingent Of some 10000 men which we
are going to send will have 20 show
double steadiness and double courage
If they are going TO give an account
Of themselves among the millions now
conycrging toward the frontier OF
France. where the battle of giants is
to be decided. But il is the opinion Of
the British government, as disclosed
by the correspondence brought down 10
US yesterday, that the assistance Of our
troops. humble as it may be, will be
appreciated either for the material help
that they give or for the greater moral
help which will be rendered, whereby
il will be seen by the world that this
daughter of old England intends to
stand by her in this conflict"
Volunteers from the Province of
Quebec, he reminded they would fight
on this occasion for both England and
France OF the Germans Of Canada
he said:
"They have shown more than once
their devotion TO British institutions,
but they would not be men il they
had not in their hearts a deep feeling
for the land of their ancestry No
body blames them for that. There is
nothing perhaps so painful as a stu
alton in which the mind and heart are
driven in opposite directions. Let me
tell my fellow countrymen Of German
origin that Britain has no quarrel with
the German people. We respect and
admire them. but in the struggle for
constitutional liberty, which has been
universal in Europe during the last
century, the German people have not
made the same advance as some other
nations of Europe. | am sure they
will agree with me that if the instltu-
tions of the land of their ancestors
were as free as the land of their adop-
ton this cruel war would never have
taken place"
That Canada was warned in January
last that Germany would likely precipi-
tate war was the startling announce
ment with which the Canadian Pre-
mier, Sir Robert Borden, opened his
speech. As a result of this warning
Canada prepared a defence plan, and,
he said, ~ cannot overestimate the
great advantage which resulted to the
government from having these matters
thought out in advance"