El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
CANAOA IS j. :,
FRIEND--BORDER
Premier Praises Relations
Between Countries; Wants
Renewal of 1910 Treaty.

New York. Dec 23.-Sir Robert Laird
I Borden, the Canadian premier. ad-
! dressed the Pilgrims Society OF New
/ York at luncheon here today on re-
/ latiOns between Canada and the United
states and between Canada and Great
Britain.
The relations between the dominion
and the United States. the premier be-
lieved, were never more firmly foun-
ded on true understanding and sincere
goodwill. than at present" and as for
Canada and the mother country he said.
Z they were never so closely united in
IDEAL inspiration and effort" as at the
present time.
In part, Sir Robert spoke as follows:
From ocean to ocean across this
continent runs boundary line of
nearly four thousand miles entirely
ungarded on 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 agree
ment which accomplished so great
result was made between Great Britain
and the United States fifty years be-
fore the Canadian Federation came into
being. 1t is embodied in a few letters
exchanged between their diplomatic
representatives and 1t can be termin-
ated upon six months notice. But for
a hundred years il has held good and
/ believe IT will always hold good
Does it not mark an impressive epoch
in the relations of the two countries?
Arbitration Settles TrOubIes.
During the past half century or
more those relations have on the whole
been intimate and friendly; during the
past twenty-five years they have stead
lily improved: and I believe they were
never more firmly founded on true
understanding and sincere good viii,
than at present At times situations
have arisen which proved difficult and
delicate If not dangerous; and they de-
manded fOrebearance. restraint and the
most attentive consideration of the
Lay
the present time on how many Occa-
sions have differences. important and
sometimes acute. been composed by re-
sort Of the peaceful arbitriment Of an
international tribunal At Geneva in
1870, at Halifax in 1877, at Paris in
1893, again at Paris in 1899. at Lon
don in 1903 and at The Hague in 1910,
on each occasion judgment was given
by a great international court to whom
each country had submitted for con-
sideration and determination the claims
which II put forward and the national
interests therein involved In some
cases the decision was in your favor,
in other cases it was for US, and in
certain instances there was partial
7 beg you TO consider what might
have been spared to humanity during
the past fourteen months and IN many
months to come il such examples had
or more earnest effort could Sir Ed
ward Grey have made for that purpOse9
Wants Treaty to be Permanent.
MAY I recall to you the provisions
OF a treaty made in 1910, by which an
international joint commission was es-
tabHshed for the determination Of all
disputes between Canada and the
United States in respect of the use Of
the Boundary waters2 The treaty is to
continue for five years from its incep-
ton and thereafter until either party
gives a years notice of denunciation.
I most sincerely trust that the spirit
which has preserved the Convention of
of 1910.
"One who has seen the manhood Of