Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-22

4 quarter of a century ago the ia
NOUS English journalist, William T.
Stead wrote a book entitled The
characterization OF the World He
showed how our business enterprise
was dominating every country. More
than that Mr.. Stead argued for a re-
union of the English. speaking peo-
pies, with the capital of the reunited
nation to he the City of Washington.
He quoted many statesmen OF both
England and the United States as
foretelling such a union.
In the second Lincoln campaign for
the presidency. Secretary William Fl.
Seward, speaking from the steps OF
the Capitol of Minnesota. predicted
that the day would come when not
far from where he then stood would
be the capital of all North America
Yet. at that time. few recognized that
there was any possibility of aGricul-
ture or manufacturing in the Cana
| dian North. That region was con
ceived as but fringe of the Arctic
waste. Today, the word comes from
Canada that there Is an active move
ment to ask admission into the Pan
American Union. and a corollary po
| litical and economic movement to sep
arate western Canada from Quebec
on the basis Of divergence of interests
and races.
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II is suggested by students of Cana
dian development that the propose
10 join the Pan.American Union may
have deeper significance than appea RS
upon its face. for no country is eligi
BILE to membership In the Pan-Ameri
can Union unless il Is q free and in
dependent American nation. Canada
Is a dominion of the British Empire
and, as such, could not become a
| member of the Pen-American Union
without declaring complete severa nee
of British ties. 1t Is not believed that
those who are active in the matter
really contemplate secession from
| Great Britain, since that connection
gives Canada many advantages-with
some handicapS. But secession OF
western Canada from eastern Canada
,, may have more substantial basis OF
political and economic agitation.
At the last session Of the Interna
tional Conference at Williamsburg
Mass, DR.. l.. S. Rowe. director of the
Pan-American Union. delivered an ad
dress on THE Significance of Pan
! Americanism," in which he said:
LAS regards the relation of the self
governing Dominion of Canada to the
Pan-American system, 1t is we'll to
bear in mind that Canada is justly
proud of her membership in the great
commonwealth of nations. known as
the British Empire, and that. as far
as | am aware. there has never beer
any movement in Canada to become a
member of the Pan-American Union
Furthermore. 1t is difficult to see how
she could become q member as long
as she In not complete mistress OF
her foreign policy. These principles
are. | believe. thoroughly understood
| and accepted by the people of both
countries"
Nevertheless. last Summer, Sir Rob
ert Falconer. principal of Toronto
University. in addresses delivered in
Scotland and England. emphasized the
interf1ow of commerce between Canada
and the United States, quoting from
the 1924 annual report Of our Depart
ment of Commerce: Economically
and socially, Canada may be consid
cred as a northern extension of the
! United States. and our trade with
Canada is, in many respects. more
! like domestic trades than our foreign
trade with other countries"
| AT the recent Pan-American Com
| mercial Congress, the Canadian trade
commissioner, Mr.. Frederick Hudd
stated that there is a growing com
| mercial triendliness between the two
countries and that speech has stirred
| UP a vigorous discussion in Canada
| based upon the misinterpretation thai
| it was an intimation that Canada
/ wanted 10 be annexed. to Uncle Sans
| farm and factory matter on which
| especially the Conservatives of Can
ada are painfully sensitive.
| On both. sides of the international
boundary. the two nations are proud
| Of the record Of more than century