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not slaves of time; and that was, he
thought, the real reason why the Irish
and the Americans got on so we'll to.

sOc1aDle people, and their hospitality
was unbounded. The Irish have a rep
uation for hospitality, and he thought,
as compared with other European
peoples, they deserved it. They alone
OF the peoples of western Europe es-
capped being conquered by the Romans;
they escaped the weight of Roman
civilization being pressed upon them
and the Romans derived from the
same root the words stranger" and
"enemy'"-a lesson the Irish escaped
learning for the reason stated. They
regarded strangers as, at all events,
neutral people, whereas with the Amer
lean the stranger was treated as an
old and valued friend (hear, hear.
Dealing further with the character for
socfabflity that marked the Americans,
the lecturer drew attention to their do
nestle architecture, of which he was
a great admirer. In American cities
and towns the houses-all the houses
could be seen by the people who
passed by, not as in England and here
in Ireland. where the first idea that
possessed the mind of the man about
to build house was that of building
a big wall around it so high that even
the chimneypots could not be seen
(laughter). The American idea of
house-building was inspired by the
democratic spirit Of America; still on
this side of the Atlantic no bne could
be more democratic than an English
Liberal, yet when he wanted to pos
sess house he built wall around
it quite as high as any Tory would
(laughter). The lecturer proceeded to
pay tribute to the beauty of Amer
lean villa residences, and instanced
them again as an example of the So
liability of the American citizen. One
of the troubles of tourist was that
he was being continually asked what
he thought of the American sky
scraper building.
Religion In america.
Looking from sky-scraper in New
York one was not struck by vista of
church spires, as they were utterly
dwarfed by the enormous commercial
buildings. He did not believe the
dollar had usurped the place of God
in America, because, as matter of
fact, he believed that religion in Amer
lea was one of the most potent factors,
in the life Of the people. He did
not know whether he was particularly
fortunate in the people he had come
across while in America, but he was
convinced that the religious instinct
meant more in the social life of the
people than it did in this country.
Americans were essentially more re.
ligious people, and the mighty thing
was not the dollar, but some concep-
ton of God.
The Color Question.
Referring to the color question, Can
on Hannay said 1t presented large
difficulty in the southern states. The
setting free of the black men did not
by any neans make a citizen of him;
and the whole question still remained
a vital one in the southern states.
College and University Life.
College and university life was more
full of hope and promise than anything
else he had seen in the Continent.
He did not know If the American un-
dergraduate wrote better Latin prose
or knew more about chemistry than
the ordinary undergraduate at home,
but the civic virtue and noble pur-
pose which American college life in
spfred was amazing. In American col
lege life there were no "dons" or "don.
nish" people. An American professor
was man of the world. He mixed
freely with his fellow-men, and did
not stand aloof in sort of cultured
isolation as the typical don did. It
was possible to meet a professor of
English literature in an American uni.
versity and spend a week in his com.
pany without ascertaining that he was
a professor. The spirit of college and
university life was one of the hap
piest auguries for the future of the
Continent (applause).
A vote of thanks to Canon Hannay
was moved by Professor Mary Hayden,
and seconded by Mr.. Dawson.
The chairman, in putting the vote
Of thanks, said it was no wonder the
American people would ask what of
Ulster?" because the men of Donegal,
Antrim and Down were amongst those
who had brought the War of Independ-
ence to a successful conclusion. The
people who had elected Mitchell, the
grandson of an Ulster rebel of sixty
years ago. mayor of New York. had
every right. to ask What of Ulster
today?" (Applause.)
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