New-York tribune., 1920-11-13
Canada Holds
i. S. as Friend.
Says Ceddes
Responsibility fo EsiaE,-
lishing Bonds Between
English-Speaking People:
Rests With the Dominion
Police Guard for Envoy
Ambassador Declares War
Stricken Nations Are Re-
covering From Conflict

Canada's place in international af-
fairs was defined by Sir Auckland Ged
des, British Ambassador, in an address
last night before $50 members Of the
Canadian Club Of New York, as "inter-
prefer Of America to the Brltons and
of the Britons to America" The re-
sponsibility OF establishing a world
friendship of the English-speaking pco-
pies rests upon the Dominion, he de
clared.
Assurance that the countries of
Europe that Suffered in the war are
exception of Russa-from the eco
nomic plight in which war left them,
was conveyed in an analysis of world
conditions made by Ambassador Ged
des. That the end of she war came at
the eleventh hour, he said, is realized
by all persons in a position to Judge.
Had it been prolonged victors and van
quished would have been plunged to
common disaster, he declared, and
civilization would have had to be be-
gin anew.
Special Guard at Hotel
A special police guard was stationed
at the hotel some time before the ar
rival II he Ambassador. Although
eight uniformed patrolmeH were on
duty before the hotel several hours 1t
was denied that they remained so long
a time as a precautioN against possible
difficulties With IRISH s:mpathizers.
The armada Of European civilization
is sttl aboring in heavy soas," said
Amba ssaGor Geddes, "Dut the SHIPS Of
state are all pulling away from the
rocks that threatened Some fains
hearts are alarmed because the wave
still run high. They moan that the
storm IS not over and the dangers arc
as great rs they were. Others torture
themselves with speculation as to what
wou happen if another storm as in
tense as the last were TO break upon the
feet before it had had time to effect re-
pairs. They need not speculate. If an
other storm a. fierce as the last were to
break now the survivors would begin
again the uncnding voyage Of humanity
il, the bark canoes OF an incipient civ
ilization.
Polly, greed and jealousy can alone
drag down the nations row. Affairs IN
Europe slowly but surely are coming
u q ~
of progress increases. But time is re-
qured for the human ranks SO close.
Nor is this all. The loss in treasure,
though mmeasurably ,css tragic, is
from point Of view OF a return to
no'mal scarcely less important than
the loss of human life"
Cost of War Reviewed
After reviewing tac cost of the war
Ambassador Gcd.cs a. Acd: "Is it TO
be wondered that things are not com
Portable? Is it not rather cause for
congratulatiOn that they are not more
uncomfortable than we find them ?'
Not least o1 the difficulties which beset
the Allies has been the circums tances
which prevented America taking the
place offered Ter in determining the
settlements Of the peace
"ln spite Of the mirage of wealth
which IS still deceiving millions the
world is low essentially poor he de
clared. The wealth Of the world has
been dissipated and It's recovery viii
be SLOW, he said until all of the peo-
Piles recover from the madness of war
and revolution.
1t is good thing for the world, he
said, that Canada is IN North Amer
ica, having the same problems as the
United States. Her role among the ma
tlonS Is tnat OF Interpreter. ne SAID.
to forge bonds of sympathy between
the English sreaking peoples and pre-
vent cprcscntation of facts. "The
Atlantic is broad and the news that
goes across it seems to suffer sea
change he said, "but there is no trans
forming medium between canada and
the United Statcs.'
DR.. Henry van Dyke. former United
States Minister to the Netherlands,
and DR.. James w. Robertson, Dominion
chairman of the Canadian Red Cross
Society. also spoke. Among those at
the presidents table were Gloster Arm
strong. British Consul General; Arthur
Knowlson, president of the Canad an
Club; Frederick Cunliffe- Owen, chair
man of the executive committee,
France RIGA Society; Harold Sims
and Dr.. William T. Manning.