Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11

1t was fitting that the dedication OF
the bridge between Canada and the
United States should have occurred
on Sunday; it marked the continuance
of peace and friendship between two
great nations. 1t was fitting that the
gray ribbon across the bridge which
typified the boundary line between the
two nations should be simultaneously
cut with golden scissors by the wife
Of the Vice President Of the United
States and the wife of the lieutenant
governor of Ontario, each represent.
ing the womanhood of the neighborly
peoples.
This great bridge between Buffalo
and international City" has a
capacity of $500 automobiles per hour
and many thousands of pedestrians.
international City Is a new industrial
area with 400 square miles on the
American side and 800 square miles
on the Canadian side, linked by this
international Peace Bridge $500 feet
"a little over mile in length.
X u y y
An editorial in a certain anti British
publication, calling itself American, is
SO preposterous as to appear comical
in its presentation of the case of the
century Of peace between Canada and
the United States. It Is quoted as a
sample Of hyphenated journalism
going to extremes to such an extent
as to show itself more concerned In
European politics than in affairs OF
the Western Hemisphere. No real
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sneer at our neighbor without disgu
Or ridicule.
us a general dislike for war on the
part of the people the. United States
and Canada responsible for more than
a century of peace? Is there no other
reason? Is not the disparity In
population responsible in a large
measure for this long continued
peace? The population of Canada, &C.
cording to the census of 1921. was
8,78S,493 That of the United States.
05,710,620. The population of New
York, one of the as States Of the
United States, in 1921, was 1885 ,227.
or 1,596,734 more than that Of the
whole of Canada.
"It would not be reasonable to ex-
pect that a country with a population
of less than 100000 would care to
attack a neighboring State having a
population Of over 105, 100000. Such
step would be very similar to the
foolhardiness Of the dwarf who at
tackled q giant"
Why not reverse the absurdity and
suggest that with our own population
of 105 900 900 the most reasonable act
imaginable would be to pick q quarrel
with the 5000 ,000--if we are DULLES!
1t Is about rs years since the cam
paign cry rallied the jingoes with
"Fifty-four-forty-or in the dis.
pute over the Oregon boundary. We
neither got the boundary showed up
TO 81 degrees 40 minutes nor did we
fight. Yet we retained our self.respect
far better than by swinging the
shillaly. Verify, the will to peace Is
effective between neighbors when 1t
is evenly distributed on both sides OF
an international Bridge of Peace" or
an imaginary boundary line. Numbers
don't count where good Will prevails
Prime Minister King referred to the
peace of more than a century when
has existed between Canada and the
United States; he might have gone
farther and spoken of the fact that
never have Canada and the United
States, upon their own authority and
governmental action, fired a single
hostile shot across that international
boundary. Every hostile act--all more
than a century ago-has been at the
dictation of European powers-France
and England-which then controlled
the destinies of their American colo
MES. Since Canada has been autono.
nous and since the United States
has been Nation, every question be-
tween the two has been amicably de-
cided by friendly commissions of
peace. Secretary of State Kellogg,
who represented President Coolidge on
behalf of the United States at the
bridge ceremonies, praised the work OF
the international commissions which
have settled all difficulties that, from
time to time, have arisen between the
two countries. and warmly commend
ed the recent exchange of ministers
between Ottawa and Washington
IAN innovation which Ia proving vast
ly successful"
In view Of England's lopg'held fear