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

Egbert Benson, judge of the State
court of New York, who afterwards
became the Judge of the federal court.
was accepted by both parties. When
a third arbitrator is selected by the
other two upon the ground that he
is cool. impartial and dispassionate.
you may feel that the others have
| that feeling and know what the re-
suit will be.
| In 1894 this boundary Of the State
of Maine was determined, and except
for that unnecessary war-many do
not agree with me. but the War of
1872 was in my view utterly unneces-
sary and it could have been avoided
by treaty--there has been no armed
dispute between the English speaking
people since.
Another arbitration, under the
Treaty of Client. 1914, was concern
| ing the islands of Passamaquody bay.
One of the arbitrator was Thomas
barclay. and the other John Holmes,
afterwards one of the first senator's
of Maine. then a part of Massachu-
sets and they determined that Grand
, Manan belonged to Britain. Frederick
Moose and Dudley islands TO the Unit
! ed States. That award was made in
1917.
| Another question was the northern
boundary or the mountains, where
Maine sticks up her elbow into the
ribs of Canada. by reason of which
we were obliged to build a long rail-
| road around that corner and we
would have liked to have that part
| of northern Maine that you have, but
! that is all settled, never to be dis
! furhpd That
/ to the determination of lawyers.
Thomas Barclay and Cornelius Van
| Ness were the arbitrator, but they
. could not agree. Then it was left to
arbitration or the determination of
| King William of Netherlands. whose
award satisfied neither party, and I'LL
/ timately in 1912 by treaty the line
was agreed upon, the well-known
| Ashburton Treaty.
We have long international line.
, hundreds of miles, every single line
of which was disputed, and every mile
might have caused war, but these
miles of boundaries were determined
by lawyers and judges whose duty it
| was to decide upon principles of right.
and by the peaceful methods of diplo.
macy.
1t seems to me that the State of
Maine at least ought not to be ig-
norant of the great benefits our coun-
tries and the world would receive
from peaceful methods of the Anglo
SaXon--l do not like that word, but
English speaking diplomacy and
methods.
Your people and mine have deter
mined that the world is not to he
7, governed by force: that a treaty is
not scrap of paper; we have de-
termned that the world should be
governed by justice and right.
| What about the future? We have
| lived together in peace and harmony
for years. and the continuance of that
peace and harmony and it's extension
to the world depend on our people
and your people. OF course, there are
people upon both sides of the line
VINO try to make. trouble. The fool
we have always with you. and YOU
have no monopoly of him. You have
men on your side of the boundary
who were determined to make
trouble; we have Canadians like
them. but these people are negligible
i and the peoples as a whole desire to
I'VE together in peace and harmony
III peace and harmony is to continue
Ihslish speaking peoples must keen
together. 1t was my idea, long be-
lore the war. that these two peoples,
with ties stronger than anythinc
written by pen Of gold or steel this
great law of peace and harmony
which proceeds from the throne Of
Cog and from the breast of God. that
these people should work together
and stand together. that they shall
march together. and If necessary
even shall fight together for peace
and justice and right.
The hope of the world is the Jrnjted
States today. What the United States
says SHALL be done will be done. tn.
great burden OF civilization is upon
the American people. and !. who have
no slight knowledge of your people
I. who understand your method. r
believing in you. I have no fears. The
United States must necessarily pro-
coed in the way Of peace and justice.
1 thank you. (Long and continued
applause)
bid you good morning. gentlemen.
and hope to meet you again.
| Mr.. ALLEN Of York: Mr. President.
have the pleasure to inform You tina
Senator Eaton of oxford is in the
chamber and is ready to take upon
himself the oaths of office to qua lify
him to enter upon the DISCHARGE of his
duty.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair hears
the announcement and will ask the
Senator from York. Mr.. Allen, if he
'will escort Senator Eaton to. the Coun-
Gil Chamber to take the oaths, and re-