The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-04-05
HObS0N SPEAKS
TO XIV ANIANS
MONDAY EVE.

The U. S.-Canadian Day was apDro-
priately celebrated here last Monday
evening by the Devils Lake Kiwanians
The regular luncheon was served at
tie Grayson hotel at $50 o'clock P.
m.. where the usual good fellowship
was very much in evidence.
The evening program took place at
the Presbyterian church commenc-
ing at $3.50 o'clock. and was attend
ed by mostly all the members of the
Kiwanis Club and quite number of
invited guests. Judge G. w. Buttz
was chairman Of the evening, ans! the
several numbers rendered We're great
ly enjoyed by everyone. The first on
the program was the Canadian nat
io11al song, "God Save the King by
the audience. Next came a pipe or
gan solo by Mrs. M. R. Ma.1cr, and
next a vocal duet "To Thee o. Coun-
try," by Mrs. Romig and Rev Case.
The feature Of the evening was an
address by Hon. Fred W. Hobson, first
vice president if the Kiwa,.is Inter
national, and this was especially en-
joyeG by all. Other musical numbers
were vocal solo "Map
ever"7 by Mrs. Merrill Finch, a pipe
organ solo by Mrs. M. r. Maher, and
the "Star Spallgled Banner by the
audience.
Nh. Hobson is a speaker whom a
person never tires Of hearing, and
local Kiwanians consider themselves
indeed fortunate in being able to
secure him fer their U. S.-Canadian
program. In fact the fore part of
the address he gave some Of the his
tory Of colonies up to the time the
Treaty of 1914 was signed following
the War of 1912, and lauded both
the United States and Canada in their
ability to settle all matters OF dispute
that came up since that time in a
peaceable manner and without the
use of arms. The boundry line be-
tween these two great nations lis
by lar the longest in the world, and
when person stops to consider that
boundry for over a hundred years.
said the speaker, when every foot
OF the international boundaries in
Europe are at al times heavily guaz,1,-
ed by armed troops, one stops to
wonder what the reason is. The
speaker gave several reasons that
contributed to the peaceful manner in
which we were getting along, and a.
mong these were the fact that most
Of the literature read in Canada in
the way Of books and magazines
came from the United States, and
then mentioned a number of Can
adam authors whose books were very
popular in the United States. A
large number Of the residents of Can.
ada formerly resided in the United
States, many more than the average
person realizes. and in fact the two
countries could be called cousins,
while the speaker went so far as to-
call them brothers. But what during
the past few years brought the two
countries closer together than any
other one thing, said the speaker, was
during the World War when men from
both the United States and Canada
laid down their lives on the battle
fields of France for the same cause,
and the bond of blood sacrifice is one
that is closer than any other.
The speaker told his audience that
righ now the United States was the
premier nation Of the world, having
more wealth and more power than
any othre nation, and called atten-
tion to the fact that freat national
power following great wars was
gradually moving west. History
shows us that Greece was the first
powerful nation then came Rome,
and later Spain and France, and then
Great Britain and finally the United
States. Much good was brought about
for the human race following the
power given to each nation. France
was the first to give us statehood,
England gave US successful colonial
tion, and now United States is giving
us world disarmament which will
eventually give us permanent World
United States, being the most power
full nation on the Globe with Great
Pri+isn coming rex, and Canada as
a connecting l;r<, could enforce arbl-
tration in place of restoring to war in
any part Of the world, and opined that
the time was not for distant when
such would be the case.
Work has already been started at
the store of the Gilbertson Monu-