Evening star., 1923-07-26

than a simple understanding. safe
guards lives and properties on the
great lakes, and only humble mile
posts mark the inviolable boundary
line for thousands of miles through
farm and forest.
Our protection is in our fraternity.
our armor is our faith: the tie that
ever increasing acquaintance and
comradeship through interchange OF
citizens; and the compact is not or
perishshle parchment, but of fair and
honorable dealing. which, God grant.
shall continue for all time.
IAN interesting and signincant
symptom Of our growing mutuallty
appears IN the fact that the Vo!un-
tary interchange of residents to Whlch
/ have referred is wholly free from
restrictions. Our national and in
dustrial exigencies have made II nec-
eSsary for US, greatly to our regret
to fix limits to immigration from lot
eign countries But there is no quota
for Canada. We gladly welconie Al
of your sturdy. steady stock who care
to come. as a strengthening ingredient
and influence. We none the less plu
godspeed and happiness TO the tnou-
sands of our own folk who are swarm,
ing constantly over your land ana
participating in it's remarkable de-
velopment Wherever In either OF our
countries. any inhabitant OF tne one OF
the other can best serve the INTERESTS
Of himself and his family Is the place
for him to be.
L. s. Capital I'm Canada.
"a further evidence of our IN
creasing interdependence appears In
the shifting of capital Since the
armistice. | am Informed. approx
mately $500 ON0. 900 has found its way
from the United states into Canada
for investment. Most gratif"ing TO
you. moreover, should be the circum-
stance that one-half of that great
sum has gone for purchase OF your
state and municipal bonds, a tribute.
of your credit. to degree equalea
only by your mother country across
the sea and your sister country across
the hardly visible border.
"A hundred years of tranquil rela-
tionships, through vicissitudes which
elsewhere would have evoked armed
conflict rather than arbitration. al
fords, truly declared James Bryce,
the finest example ever seen in MS
tory of an undefended frontier. whose
very absence of armaments itself
helped to prevent hostile demon
strations. thus proving beyond ques-
tion that peace can always be kept.
whatever he the grounds OF contro-
verSy, between peoples lhat "lsn 10
keep it
Is Forceful Truth
There IS a great and highly peril
nent truth, my friends. in that single
assertion. 1t Is public will. not pub
lie force, that makes for enduring
peace And 1t is not a gratifying cir
cumstance that it has fallen to the
lot Of US North Americans. living
/ vt,f l.
under different flags, to present the
most striking example yet produced
on that basic? II only European
countries would heed the lesson con-
veyed by Canada and the United
States they would strike at the root
of their own continuing disagree
ments. and in their own prosperity
forget to inveigh constantly to ours.
Not that we would reprOach them
for resentment or envy, which after
all is but manifestation of human
nature. rather should we sympathize
with their seeming inability to break
the shackles of age-long methods,
and rejoice in our own relative free
dom from the stultifying effect of old
world customs and practices. Our
natural advantages are manifold and
obvious. We are not palsied by the
habits Of thousand years. We live
in the power and glory OF youth.
Others derive justiflable satisfaction
dent pasts. We have relatively only
our present to regard, and that with
eager eyes fixed chiefly upon our fu
ture.
profit both mentally and materially
from the fact that we have no de-
parted greatness to recover. nor lost
provinces to regain. no new. terri
gnaw eternally at the heart of our
national consciousness. Not only are
we happily exempt from these handi-
caps of vengeance and prejudice. but
most helpfully by our better knowl-
edge, derived from long experience
of the blessings of liberty.
No Annexation Aims.
II find that quite unconsciously !
am speaking Of our two countries, al
most in the singular when perhaps
should be more painst,aking s,ag to keep esp
plural. But feel no need to apollo
gize. You understand as well as l
that I speak in no political sense.
"The ancient bugaboo OF the United
States scheming to annex Canada
disappeared from all our minds years
and years ago. Heaven knows we
have all we can manage now and enough
room to spare for another hundred
millions, before approaching the in
tensive stage OF existence OF many
European states.
And If 1 might be 30 bold as to Of
fer a word of advice to you, II would
be this: DO not encourage any enter
prise looking to Canada's annexation
of the United States. You are one OF
the most capable governing peoples in
the world. but ! entreat you. for your
own sakes to think twice before un-
dertaking management of the terri
tory which lies between the great
lakes and the Rio Grande.'
"No let us go our own gaitS along
parallel roads, you helping us and we
helping you. SO long as each coun-
try maintains it's independence. and
both recognize their interdependence.
those paths cannot fail to De nigh
ways of progress and prosperity"