The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
THE REPUBLIC OF
NORTH AMERICA
An Interesting Paper Read at the Quarter
" Meeting Of Prison Chautauqua Circle,
in Which the Writer Foresees Many
Political Changes.
A UNION OF REPUBLICS
By Pendennis

is the federation of all the countries
upon the continent of North Ameri-
ca into political unity. This fu-
ture political possibility will be the
result of peaceful deliberatiOn and
mutual concession on the part of the
federating units. The form of gov
ernmantal guidance or medium of
political control will be the basic
principles of the Constitution of the
United States with such added
changes as will meet the exigencies
of the new era.
The Capital of this Federation
which have called the Republic of
North America, will be located
somewhere in fhe great Mississippi
Valley. The citizens of the Repub-
lie of North America will be repre-
sentatives of all the civilized nations,
and their great Federal Union will
be the foremost politica; power in
the world. The foregoing statement
may seem visionary and perhaps
appear to be the vaporlngs of SEN
tlmentalist; but an analysis of the
political and economic affairs of the
countries upon the continent of
North America, reveal much evi-
dence to suhstantiate the contention.
caaada's Desire
1t will be more desirable for the
Canadians to have their country a
prominent factor in the greatest
political force in the world, than to
remain the isolated province of an
Empire on the verge of disinter riga
ton. / hold and maintain that the
British Empire cannot keep intact
the widely scattered colonies and
dependencies, that now pay homage
to the British Crown, for ano,he
quarter of century. The institu-
ton of monarchism must perish
among progressive people. To deny
this is to deny that man is a progress
sive being and not capable of i'm
provement. The principle or idea
of monarchism in however a delu-
ted form it is applied, is breaking
down under the weight of progress
i've ideas. Monarchism must and
will cease to be the fetish of govern
ment among enlightened people.
When monarchmism is thrust from
the throne of England, the 1ismem-
berment of the British Empire will
follow. Canada will be set adrift.
Attempts by the Canadians to set
up a separate government will re-
vlve the former sentiment favorable
to annexation.
Annexation will not satisfy the
Canadians. Federation with the
United States will be the solution
and the satisfactory manner in which
to settle the question,
Whv Canada Should Federats
There are many economic reasons,
why Canada and the United States
should federate. Time does not
permit me to go into details.
At present Alaska is isolated, far
from the source of it's govern nent
and beyond reach, in case a hostile
feet appears in the Pacific. The
coast line stretching southwark from
the southern boundary of Alaska for
many miles belongs to an Empire
that exercises but little influence in
that part of it's domains.
By all known tenets of geograph-
ical conformity, the United States
should present an unbroken front to
the Pacific from Lower California
to the Artic.
As matter Of political conven-
fence Alaska should belong to Can
ada.
The United States would not per-
NIT Canada to annex Alaska. Can
ada would oppose the annexation of
British Columbia by the United
States. Economic conditions are
such that Western Canada should
be a part of the same country as the
states that form the southern border
of that rich grain belt.
Eastern Canada has in the past
given expression to envious desires
when viewing the growing prosper
ity of the United States. When
John Sherman was Secretary of
State, Eastern Canada made a strong
plea for annexation; but the over
lures were coldly received. The
principle objection raised in Canada
at that time was, that Canada did
not wish to lose the prestige its po-
sition in the powerful British EN-