The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23

| Sin ROBEAi1 II
New YORK, Dec 23.Asir Robert
Laird BoIden,S the Canadian premier,
addressed the Pilgrims Society of
New York at "a luncheon here to-day
on relations between Canada and. the
United States and between Canada
ana Great Britain.
The relations between the Dominion
and the United States, the premier be-
neved, were never more firmly
, founded on true understanding and
sincere good will. than at presents"
and as for Canada and the Mother
country he said, they We're Nnever SO
closely united in ideal, Inspiration and
efoGts' as at the present time.
In part, Sir Robert spoke as fol-
lows:
| From ocean to- ocean across this
Continent runs g. boundary line of
nearly four thousands miles entirely
unguaf dedson either side. Upon the
Great Lakes for more than century
the armed forces of each country
have been reduced to a point which
forbids the thought of aggression. The
agreement which accomplished 50
great a result was made between
fGreat Britain and the United States
fifty years before the Canadian. F'eFe-
ration came into being. It is embod-
led in a few letters exchanged between
their diplomatic Representatives and
fit can be terminated upon six months
notice. But for a, hundred years it
Ehas held good and 7 believe it will al
ways hold good Does it not mark an
impressive epoch in the relations of
the two countries? :
During the past half century or
more those relations have on the
whole been intimate and friendly; dur
ing the past twenty five years they
have steadily improved. and believe
they were never more firmly founded
on true understanding and sincere
good will, than at present. AT times
situations have arisen which proved
difficult and delicate If not dangero Gus;
ana they demanded forebearance, re-
atralntz and the9 most attentive consfd4
eration OF the ether s viewpoint All
honor to the STATESMEN who so guild
ed the affairs Of either country as to
prevent the awful calamity of war be-
tween two kindred people. Consider
for a moment the course which has
been taken - From 1870 up to the
present time on how masny occasions
have differences, Important and some-
times acute, been composed by resort
to the peaceful. arbitriment of an I'M
IternationaI Tribunal AT Geneva in
1870, at Halifax IN 1877, at Paris in.
1883 again at Paris in 1899, at Lon
on each occasion judgment was given
by a great international Court to.
whom each country had submitted.
for consideration and determination
the claims which it put forward and
the national interests therein involved
In some eases the decision was in your
favor in other cases it was for US
and in certain instances there was par
tia1 success for each. But on every
occasion each country by the. example
which it gave the world and blythe i'm
huence of that example gained for it
self a more conspicuoussvie victory in the
light of history, as it must yet be writ
ten than If resort were had to the
arbitrament of the sword and the most
signal success had attended its war
like operations.
beg you to consider what might
have been spared to humanity durinfr
the past fourteen and in many months
to- come If such examples had been,
followed; and Z ask what stronger or
more earnest effort could Sir Edward
Grey have made for that purpose
May I recall to you the provisions
Of Treaty made in. 1910, by which
an international Joint Commission
was established for the deterrni 11at ton
of all disputes ybetw eenf Canada and
the United States in respect of tie use
of the Boundary waters2 The tenth
a t4%Ao SSO4eSI&pIdIGQ.d reference to the
Commission, by consent of the two ma
lions, Of; any difference rising between
and it is thus of the most co1nprehen-
sive character The Treaty is to con
tinue for five years from its inception
and thereafter until either party gives
a years notice of denunciatfon. L
most sincerely trust, that the spirit
which has preserved the Convention
Of 81 will make permanent the Trea-
ty of 1910. By observation of the
proceedings of that Commission and
my knowledge of what it has accom-
plfshed lead me to believe thatzit has
been of inestimab1e value ito the good
relations between the two countries
occupied many months of tedious and
unsatisfactory diplomatic correspon-
dence have been dealt with promptly,
efficiently and with satisfaction to your
citizens as well as to our own. i The
Commission has undertaken and car
ried on its work in a thoroughly Judi
cta1 spirit, worthy of the high pur-
poses for which it was created. It's
work has not attracted the notice or
been attended with the appreciation
which would have ensued if the same
results had been accomplished by the
usual diplomatic methods For that
reason Z feel it not only a privilege.
but a duty. to express myyovVn belief in
the great advantage which has result
ed therefrom to both countries
s*One who has seen the manhood of
a young nation spring to arms at the