Evening star., 1922-04-07
HANDS ARE elapsed
ACROSS THE BORDER
Bonds Between U. S. and
Canada Cemented at Inter-
national KiWanis Exercises.

Hands across the border were lit
orally clasped and the bonds of
friendship existing between the
United States and Canada drawn the
tighter when notable representatives
OF both countries met at the Cana
dian day" exercises of international
Kiwanis. held under the auspices of
the local Kiwanis Club. at the Hotel
Washington yesterday
Honored by the presence of all three
District Commissioners and diplomats
from several provinces of the United
Kingdom, more than 500 Americans
and Canadians mingled, expressed
their sentiments in song, verse and
speech. and, when at last President
Journment, all present declared the
ceremonies had been worth while.
keynote of Addresses.
The keynote of virtually all the ad-
dresses was the hundred odd years of
peace that has existed between the
two governments. In his opening re-
marks, Harry E. karr, president of
welcoming conditions: NJ. N. Mahoney
of the British embassy, Canadian,
detailed events that had made such
friendliness possible, and Representa-
tive Clyde Kelly. responding on be-
half of the United States. reiterated
the same sentiments. declaring that
when the "neighborliness that now
prevailed between the United States
and Canada had spread throughout
the world, then and only then would
universal peace be attained"
'There are men in the Congress VINO
would isolate the United States" said
Representative Kelly. "They question
internationalism. but the time has
passed for questioning. Internationalism
Is here. and We must accept it,"
Discusses World Brotherhood.
In an address in which he said that he
knew of no better medium with which
to spread the doctrine of world brother
hood. George NJ. Ross. vice president of
the International Kiwanis and COM
missioner of finance a Toronto, Canada.
dwelt at length on the friendly relations
that have always prevailed between the
two people, and in speaking of the fu-
ture. said:
I'VE in this generation can put gen.
erations yet to come in 'our debt by
faithfully adhering to those principles of
international fair play which have for
over ten decades secured peace to our
two countries. We can extend our in
f1uence to- weaker and less fortunate
countries, not by interfering in their
affairs. but simply by conducting our
selves. one toward the other. in such
a way that they will feel justified in
copying our good example.
Speaking at Hoboken. ". J.. last
year. President Harding. at memorial
servH,e held for American soldiers killed
in France. said: 4 find hundred thou
sand sorrows touching my heart. and
there is ringing in my ears. like an
admonition eternal an insistant call, 1t
shall not be again: it shall not be again
IF the sorrows are measured by
the proportion of the population who
suffered irreparable losses. then the
sorrows of your hopored President
would be vastly multiplied in Canada.
for in my country 10000 brave men
gave up their lives. while our total
casualties were close to 300.000-one
casualty in every thirty of our entire
population. No. it shall not be again"
Honor to American Patriots.
Alexander Mcneil of Nova Scotia
followed Mr.. Ross and paid a stirring
tribute to the trainers of the Consti-
tuition of the United States. Those
great patriots" said Mr.. Mcneil. mot
only faithfully served your incom-
parable country. but. from the way