The Washington herald., 1914-10-22
NjRIST EXTOLLS
CANADA'S \ SPIRIT
Asserts that Dominion Will
Sacrifice Its Last Man :
for England.
ASSET LIES IN LOYALTY
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick Tells Bar AS
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ASSET LIES IN LOYALTY
Sir Charles fitzpatrick Tells Bar AS
sOcia6On Unity Saves Empires
Faulty Political Machine.

Inc DOmlnlOn OF SdHdud Will SpEHu
not only its last dollar but will sacri-
fee its last man in the cause Of Eng
land in the European war. This wonder
full loyalty was born in the spirit that
moves the machinery OF the British En-
pire.
These are statements by Sir Charles
Fitzpatrick, Chief Justice Of Canada, in
a remarkable address before the Ameri-
can Bar Association in Continental
Memorial Hall last night
DIatInE1Ished Men Present.
Addressing william Howard Taft. who
presided as president of the association,
the Chief Justice OF the United States,
and Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court and an assemblage of diplomats.
members of Congress and jurists and
barristers from all parts Of the land. Sir
Charles awakened salvos OF applause
when he admitted that the Empire
philosophy OF politics may be wrong and
its machinery Of government faulty but
asserted that the spirit which is the
foundation OF government makes men
glad to die in England's defense.
The German government, which in re-
cent years has made a special effort to
further colonial expansion, apparently
has not discovered that there can be no
colonial enterprise where the colonist is
checked at every turn by official limi-
tations," declared Sir Charles. This
may account for the fact that the Ger
man emigrant today selects the United
States, Canada, or Australia as a field
for his enterprise. rather than the Ger
man colonies in South Africa, where free
dom to work out his career is not yet
permitted
Defects Offset bN Unity.
With The Constitution of Canada" as
his subject, Sir Charles evoked applause
by quoting from an editorial: There is
not at the present moment any more ef-
fective institution. in the world of politi-
cal fabrics than the British Empire
Whatever its machinery lacks appears
to be supplied by its spirit. The defects
Of its body are made up for BY the unity
OF this spirit"
The fact cannot be gainsaid that Eng
land. who does not begin TO be as logical
as Germany or as systematic as France
in matters of government, has neverthe-
less the knack OF making men step out
of their own free will TO die in her de-
feRse," declared Sir Charles. She has
the gift Of keeping alive, across tumbling
seas. round half a world, the undying
bond that unites the heart to home. She
has shown herself Indifferent TO the pos
SESSION OF Ine ldAlnB power over neT COlO-
nies-but what matters Il?
Those colonies willingly tax them
selves to send her warships, and their
sons seize their rifles to go to her aid
She has the wisdom so TO train and guide
the swarthy children of alien races, and
even the foes of yesteryear, that they
put their living bodies between England
and England's enemies. She has a fear
fully muddled theory of government, but
her practice of government lays hold on
the deepest things in the soul of man.
Politics Is All Wrong.
"As We contemplate this wonder of an
empire which is an empire of the spirit,
an empire whose philosophy of politics
is all wrong but for which the costliest
things within the gift Of man are poured
out without stint we are moved TO wonder
whether this is a prophecy of the future.
VIII the states of coming days make
more Of the spirit and less OF the ma
chine? Will they reck less OF constitu-
tions and bills Of rights and fabrics OF
government and more of the invisible
things which touch the soul?''
After Sir Charles address. a brief busi-
ness meeting was held. The committee
on judicial procedure filed a printed re-
port, which was accepted without read
ing The report OF the membership COM
mittee was postponed until today. The
international committee on the Ghent
celebration announced that because of
the European war II was unable TO. re-
port This committee was discharged.
The committee on reorganization re-