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

approved.
The PRESIDENTS: On account of
the fact that he is the principal speak
CT at the annual meeting of the State
bar Association, which will be held in
this chamber this afternoon, we are
honored by the presence of the Hon
orablc Mr.. Justice William r. Rddell,
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
Province of Ontario. The Senate of
Maine extends to him it's most cordial
welcome, and L am sure that it would
be delighted to have a few moment S
out Of his very busy day in order that
he may speak to it on whatever subject
he may choose.
The Honorable Mr.. Justice Riddell
then addressed the Senate, as follows
Mr.. President and Gentlemen, Sen
ators of this Sovereign State of
Maine. l feel it very great honor.
and were it not so great an honor.
should say very great pleasure to
be asked to speak to you this morn
ing.
| have had some difficulty in deter
mining upon what subject l should
speak to you. and still there ought
not to be any difficulty for your peo-
pie and mine are all Of the same ma
1ure and mind, we have indeed diff
ference in allegiance. a little differ
cnce in our customs, in our lesisla-
ton and our law. but Americans and
Canadians form parts of a great com
munty having in view not only the
administration of law, but also the
government of the world upon prin-
eiplcs of right and justice.
III bring to you the greetings OF my
Country. my Canada, to the north and
west of you, but | do not come to
you as a stranger or an alien. No
English speaking Canadian when he
enters the United States, or Amcri-
can when he enters the English
speaking part of Canada. but feels at
homc-whcn he comes from one coun-
try to the other without undue inter-
ference.
lit always seemed to me that tho
peace and harmony of the world. the
salvation of the world must neces-
sarily depend upon the amity. the
harmony, the joint work of the two
great English speaking peoples. We
cannot speak of France now leading
and saving civilization, she cannot dc
it; Italy cannot do it; Germany car
never again, not at least in our gen
Grafton or two generations after this
be allowed to lead in civilization. fol-
her form of civilization is not what
recommends itselfs to US or to Che
world at large.
If civilization is to be saved it must
be saved by the joint fellow feeling
and harmony of the two great Eng
lish speaking peoples. one the very
greatest Republic of the world and
the other the greatest Empire of the
world-that world Empire. a great
Commonwealth of which my country
Is one of the free. independent parts
1t has always seemed to me. too
that the Inhabitants of the State OF
Maine should be particularly cogniz-
ant of the harmonious connection be-
tween the two countries: that oul
Quarrcls are family quarrels; anC
that in the main the two peoples
have lived together for hundred
years or more in peace and harmony
for while there have been trouble.
and disputes. they have never beer
so acute that it was thought neces.
sary that a brothers hand should b.
imbrued in a brothers blood. Three
OF the various settlements between
the two branches of the English
speaking peoples. twenty-three In all
were concerned in the boundaries o.
the State of Maine.
The very beginning OF the English
speaking method of determining in
ternational disputes was back in 1884
when under the Jay treaty the north
easterly boundary OF the State was
determined.
Three lawyers were called upon un.
der that treaty to determine the
northeastern boundary of Maine
Thomas Barclay. who was a student
of John Jay. Nova Scotian and &
member of the Nova Scotia Sarlia.