The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-16
Pays Eloquent
Tribute to Old
World and New
Or. j. A. Mcdonald Of Toronto De-
livers Address on North Ameri-
cas- Experiment

San Francisco, Oct. Medals
were presented today by officials OF
the Panama Pacific exposition to the
American Peace society and also t1e
Church Peace union at the opening
session of the second day of the In
ternational Peace congress In the
court of the universe. The congress
met in joint session with the Worlds
Insurance congress.
President David Star Jordan ac-
cepted both medals and addressed
the delegates on Insurance, Business
and Peace.
DR.. James A. Mcdonald Of Toron-
to, Canada, spoke on North Ameri-
cas- International Experiment, in
part as follows:
North America like ancient Gaul,
is divided into three parts.
The center is held by the greatest
republic on the map of the world,
covering with Alaska included B..
56O922 square miles and numbering
hundred millions OF people; the
United States of America. To the
south lies q country of 767,005 square
miles, claiming fifteen millions Of peo
pie, ruled over at one time by an
emperor, at another time by a presi'
dent, but always by a dictator and
never long without rebellion, revo'
luton or war: the so called republic
of Mexico.
Youngest In North
On the north stands the youngest
of the three, stretching from the
Great Lakes to the north pole, and
from Labrador to Vancouver island
comprising 3729,6 65 square miles and
holding eight millions of people; the
Dominion of Canada.
These three each with its own
flag, it's own political heritage and its
own national ideal, constitute the
unique trinity of North America. The
| national history of the Oldest is less
than a century and half and Of
| the youngest less than a half century
As compared with European history
| North America is but of yesterday
and yet North America presents al
international experiment without par
allel elsewhere in all the world, al
international achievement that gives
war stricken Europe of today &
chance and hope for better to
morrow
Greatest Achievement
But the greatest thing North Am
erica has done the thing which puts
into visible and concrete form the
spirit and purpose of this interna
tional congress, Is the joint achieve
ment of these two nations the Unit
ed States and Canada. From the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
Pacific across to the Arctic, there
stretches an international boundary
line of 400 miles, where territory
touches territory, where sovereignty
meets sovereignty, where nation sa
lutes nation, but for a hundred years
the international waters of those
Great Lakes have been unfretted by
any ship Of war, those rolling prair
les have been unmarked by any hos
tile fort, those majestic mountains
have never echoed to the roar o
any alien gun.
Four thousand miles! For one hun
dred years! Tell me, you men from
, other continents, where In all thu
world is there match for this, tina
North America has done? Where II
there a civilization so undishonoret
Where is there a boundary so free
Where is there history so worth
of record? Let Europe answer.
Agony Of Europe
Europe! from whom we inherited
our civilization, whose two thousan
years is our background, who's
achievements were our inspiration
Europe! whose Christianity Is in GU
creeds, whose culture is in our co
| leges, whose hearts blood is in on
veins. Europe! bristling with gun
from tae Hebrides to the Dardanelle