Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Canadian Sees
Need Unity Effort
|Anglo-SaxOn People

Boston. Jan. ia message OF Cam
adA's friendship for the United States,
presentation Of the Dominion's prob
lens and an exposition of her progress
were brought to the Canadion club Of
Boston tonight by Colonel Edward -.
Mcdonald. former member OF parta-
ment from Pictou county. n 8, and .
prominent member of the Liberal party.
There should be. if not definite. yet
an understood alliance or federation
of all Anglo Saxon people Of the
world" he declared. May we not work
together in amity and union 20 that
all principles for which we have stooe
may pervail throughout the world.
What the world needs today Ii leader
ship animated by Anglo-Saxop ideals !
Canadian feeling toward the part the
the United States played in the war
was also discussed by the speakers
To-day there are people on our side
who say The United States was tar
dy''' he said. And on your side there
are those who assert America won the
war But when your extremists say
this they are not accurate al all. Re-
member the effort and sacrifice OF our
Canadian boys who. not with conscrIp-
ton but voluntarily. went out s@eo
strong and held the lire at Ypres. stay
ing the effort of the Hun and prevent
ing his success
.1On the other hand. your perform
ances at Chateau Thierry and IN the
Argonne are splendidly recognized and
commented upon in Canada by those
whose hearts were really in the war.
All honor should be given 10 The Inffeo
States: but for her great aid the war
would not have ended wien il did
The end OF The war brought great
responsibility TO your great nation
Your country has a traditional desire
10 be free from participation IN tHs
affairs of Europe. But the events OF
the war compel you into a positioh
from which you cannot escape WIN
your virility. your great wealth ana
your power. your position has aoso-
iutely changed since the war
Canada's refusal at the Geneva
conference to abide by the provisions
of Article Ten of the League OF Ma
! tons covenant and her assumption OF
nart of the British navy were men
toned by Col. Mcdonald as problems
of the dominion that have been
solved.
after all your struggles as to Ar
ticIe n" he said. 1T was left 10 Can
ada 10 declare for the elimination OF
that article and that it was not TO be
included in the covenant"
He said that although the domin-
ion'ss share in the British navy indi-
Gated q desire for widening auton-
ony it did not mean a lessenIng OF
devotion to the British Empire, 70
which we are proud to belong and
ito which We always hope TO belong.
Canada and the United States have
come closer together than they real
ize in the last few years, Co. Melon
aid asserted.
There's always large delegation
of Canadians at the games that de-
eide the championship of your base
ball leagues" he continued. Your
books are in our shops and your
court decisions are eagerly watched
by our lawyers"
The position of Quebec in the
dominion has been misrepresented in
the last ten wears. he declared The
task of assimilating the French
Canadian population has been diff
ficult, ne said. but mo province oc-
eupies the position OF Quebec where
wealth is safe and property secure.
"All feeling of bigotry has gradu-
ally disappeared and it seems as if
all men of all parties are. vieing 10
forget all feelings of racial divisions -