The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-13
GEDDES IN STRONG
PLEA FOR UNITY
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stately ships. but in the coracles and
bark canoes OF an Incl )ent civilization.
But here m n are as the gods. II
they so will there need be no renewal
of the storm in or time, or in our
children's. Folly. greed and Jealousy can
alone drag down the nations now. Az
fairs in Europe slowly but surely are
coming right. and as the months go by
the rate of prog -ess increases"
Ambassador Geddes sroke Of the mon
strous gaps caused by the loss of men
and treasure. of the Price the victors
and the defeated paid and OF the years
that must elarse before the sense Of
being manned and torn Is eradicated
from the minds Of the belligerent popu-
lations." He went on:
rs 1t to be wondered at that things
are uncomfortable? IL il not rather
cause for cor graduation that they are
not more uncomfortable than We find
them, especially when we consider all
the difficulties that we have had to face,
not the least Of which has been that
concentration Of circumstances which
has prevented this great country taking
the place which would gladly have been
made hers by the allied Powers in de
termining the settlements of the peace?
To secure the peace and the Spirit
which is essential / firmly and truly b.
lieve that there mist be as the very
foundation OF our effort close COO era
ton between all the English speaking
nations. and indeed between all the na-
tions which draw their ideal Of gov
eminent from that old mother OF free
dom. England 1t is a good thing for
the world that one of the great do
minions which constitute the British
Empire is here in North America. side
by side and cheek by check with the
United States"
Circumstances, the Ambassador said,
have made Canada "the interpreter of
America to the Britons and OF the Brit
ons to America"
Geographically free from the turmoil
Of Europe. but sharer from the begin
ming to the end In Europe's struggles"
he continued, ut was Canada that point
ed the way to transatlantic cooperation
In war and in peace. Her great deeds.
her great achievements predest'ne her
10 be leader In securing cordially be-
tv cen her partners and her neghbors.
She can do what no other can She can
speak to America and to her partners
about the world Hers Is the RESPONSE
bility and hers. IL she succeed in es-
tablishing a world friendship of the
English speaking races. will be the
glory. We know she will succeed Ma
records, and Is nation like Canada go
ing to fail?
THE Atlantic Is broad and news that
goes across it In either direction seems
to suffer sea change. whether ii ~ sses
by mail or cable, but there Is notrans-
forming medium between Canada and
this country. Each must know the other
as 1t is and each being what 1t is must
respect and admire the good qualities Of
the other.
Canadians. on you is laid the high
destiny of being Interpreters and mighty
smiths, interpreters of the great quail
tiles of England to the United States
and of the United States to England.
great qualities that each possesses un-
seen by the other. because Of the mists
of traditional misunderstanding and re-
peated Misrepresentation mighty
smiths to forge links of mutual respect
and understanding-whic shall at the
last bind the nations in cooperation TO
serve the cause of peace and to win
renewed prosperity for mankind"
DIR. wan Dyke Wants Same League.
DR.. Henry van Dyke. another speak
er, said he still favored the League of
Nations. IF we can't have it all, I'm
IN favor of getting as much as we can.
he said. 81 don't want to see any OF
the countries that were allied or asso-
ciated come back to a normal state of
mind If 1t means the state of mind of
before the war But to me the friend
ship of the lands that use the English
tongue is far more important than any
ca ue. association or alliance"
Tho last speaker was DR.. James
Robertson, OF Toronto. Dominion chair
man of the Canadian Red Cross Soc. ETY..
Others at the table with the guest of
honor were John Castree Williams, the
Rev. John Williams. Dr. Walter Eyre
Lambert, E. p. Brown. Frederick w.
SHIRLEY, George w. Burleigh Mark
Sheldon. Australian Commissioner az
New York: Gloster Armstrong. British
Consul General: James NJ. Beck Fred
erick Cunllffe-Owen. Major Hugh X.
Bethel, Military Attache of the British
Embassy: Allan +. Graves, honorary
ttache of the same: DR. Alexander c.
Humphreys. Harold Sims, Freeman l.
Davidson and the Rev. DR.. William T.
Manning. Several of these men are
presidents of British or Canadian So
cicties here or in other cities.
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