Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-11

joys or life, or wealth and power, of
material things; and we saw not the
realities; some do not come back to us;
scarce a Canadian home. not a Cana
dian community but mourns one dead;
our wounded and MANNED go about the
streets of every city, every town and
village-nay every hamlet in our broad
la9d.
have learned at length. the eternal
veritics that life is serious, that
wealth and power are to be valued on
ly.as they do good. that the things un-
seen are of immensely more signifi-
canoe than the material-that 1t is not
boasting, not arrogance. not the belief
in super-humanity. not army or mill
tary glory, but Righteousness which
eXaltctk a Nation.
We have just finished a great war
if it is indeed finished-and now we
have victOry-we and our allies-what
is to follow?
Are we to have the old weary round
of peace for time, national ambition,
arrogance. unreason and War? Is it to
be all over again 1.-The burden of Du-
mah."? ''Watchman what of the night?
Waterman what Of the night? Watch
man what of the night" and the
Watchman says THE morning cometh
and also the night"-Or is the Watch
man to say THE morning. cometh and
there shall be no more night?"
few months ago there was playing
a drama at Westinghouse mighty
drama, the whole civilized world look
ing on with bated breath and beating
heart-what was the Fifth Act to be?
declined to allow myself to become
excited over the outcome; the peace of
the world and the future Of civiliza-
fiOn dnnpp6S cnpathinp p1ca than
the United States joining the League
of Nations. Whether she does or not
is her business. the business Of Amer
leans only-Canada is in and will re-
main in. although not wholly So tisfied,
indeed strenuously objecting to Article
X. The future salvation of the world
depends on the English speaking ma
tions standing as one--the mighty Re
public and the great Empire being at
one, peace and hope; asunder, woe uu-
uttcrablc.
There will perhaps be no formal
! treaty binding these nations to act to-
gcther. l do not know that such a
treaty is to be desired except for it's
moral effect upon the rest of the world.
| But there is the higher law. the moral
law. the law enthroned in the breast
| of God himself--a law more binding
| and more immutable than the laws
| imposed upon the inanimate Universe
| by the Creator; and that law renders
it certain that, the peace of 100 years
extending IN AETERNUM between
and among all the English speaking
peoples, they must needs draw closer
and closer together. they must recog-
nize their fundamental and essential
identity and with or without a formal
treaty stand and march. and if need
be fight side by side for democracy
and justice and Righteousness.
! What then is there for us lawyers
| to do? The Great War was after all
a war that the world should be gov
crned by law and not by brute force.
that the government should be one of
| laws, not of men.
| The natural leaders Of the dcmoc-
racies at least of this Continent are
| lawyers. When the government shall
| be upon His shoulder and His name
shall be called Wonderful. .
! The Prince of Peace; when they shall
beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks
nation shall not raise up sword against
nation. neither shall they learn war
any more" where shall we stand?-
and shall we receive the commenda-
ton of the Master We'll done good and
faithful servant?
| SfiSI JUSTICE SOFniSn
| The response of Chief Justice Corn
lSh also was very inspiring and he
was Interrupted time and again as he
referred to the friendship that had
| been maintained for SO many years
between the two countries. His ad-
| dress follows:
, Address Of Chief Justice Leslie c.
Cornish
Mr.. President, Guests of the Evening
ana members of the Association:
This meeting ends a period of thir-
ty-two years since the incorporation
OF this association and it's first meet
! ing for organization in Il small upper
| room at the State House, at which Il
! handful of the incorporators were
present. most of whom have now
| passed away. Ever since that time
the Maine State Bar Association has
held warm place in my heart and
naturally so. For the first sixteen
years l served as its Secretary and
treasurer, and during the last sixteen
my nephew has filled the same Offices
80 we have sort of kept the affair in
the family. Tonight marks the line
OF equal division. Henceforth, my
term of service becomes secondary
and his assumes first Importance
Gracefully, however. do 1 yield the
prestige. During all these years the
ASSOCIATION has grown in numbers
and in strength. and l trust that in
the future it may see furthur increase,
and especially may feel the conscious
ness of its own power and may eXer-
else that power in the service of the
State. by emphasizing the funda-
mental obligations of our profession,
by promoting the highest ideals and
by demanding the pure and high and
efficient administration of law and
justice throughout the Common
wealth.
We have had many memorable
meetings, with addresses by men of
distinction from within and from
without our State. But today our
thoughts have taken a wider range,
we have crossed an International
boundary and have clasped hands
with our friendly neighbor toward the
North, who is represented here by one
OF her most distinguished and best
beloved sons. 1t is happy depart
ure from our customary routine, and
the effect of such a meeting must be
salutary. Not that it is needed to
create good feeling, but to acccntuate
the friendship already existing. There
are no hatchets to bury, except as
our sturdy woodsmen on both sides of
the golden thread that separates us
bury their hatchets into the pine and
spruce and hemlock of our deep and
mighty forests.
The relations between the United
States as a nation and the Dominion
of Canada are cordial and friendly,
not only outwardly but inwardly. But
nc State of the forty eight is so init
mately connected with "Our Lady of