Milford chronicle., 1929-03-29

450, 900 900. One-seventh of Canada
is water; it is 1000 miles long and
$1,000 miles across. The glacial age
= has left deep indentations on its
+. northern border which is within the
/ Arctic Circle. Canada first came into
prominence about three hundred
{ years ago when, Fontenas, Cadillac.
|, Pontiac, La Sale and several other
children of the General Motors
Z family" began to roll along the st.
Lawrence.
: The fox farms pleased the smaller
, children, especially Jimmy the sill
yer fox" who played with his mas
ter, bit his finger playfully and fin
ally "cuddled up" in his masters
arms. There are over 1000 fox farms
in Canada and a model farm was
shown with its hundreds of pens for
the families. The hides were prepar-
ed for market. The French Coureur
de Bots was led on into the remote
parts of Canada to secure his pelts
by trapping. He had always been the
pioneer into new lands, regardless
of dangers or physical hardship
this runner of the woods. Today the
Frenchman stays at home-he loves
his native land and few of them ev-
er become American citizens. The
French predominant in most of Can
ada although the middle west and
western parts are largely Norwegi-
ans, Danes, English, Irish and Ger
mans.
The question has often been ask
ed How did a strong country like
France lose Canada to the English"
/ The answer given by one authority
is Canada was lost to England be-
cause of the jewels worn by the
court favorites of Louis XIV"
Money which should have been
spent for army supplies and roads
and water ways was spent not only
by the King in France, but if it
was sent to New France (Canada) it
was diverted to his own selfish pur-
poses-the army suffered and forts
were not built. The French lost in
King William's-Queen Anne's War
and King Georges War and finally |
lost all territory in New France
during the French and Indian War ,
(Seven Year War in Europe) and |
was left without a foothold in Can !
ada.
The British Empire has usually /
followed her trading and fur posts.
She got control of India through the
East India Company whose posts
soon took part in the affairs of state
and infltrated farther and farther
until the traders of Britain control
led Indian. She had a bull dog grip
which sank deeper and deeper until
it had a strangle hold. The Hudson
Bay Company extended British DOW
er in Canada, entering farther and
farther into the wilds. In time the
Hudson Bay Company and the Roy !
al Northwest Mounted Police were
synonymous with British Govern
ment.
The Battle of Blenheim in Europe
at the opening of the 18th Century;
the Battle of Quebec about 1850 and
the Battle of Waterloo in 1915 ]
Second Hundred Years War between {
France and England. ]
1t is regretable that two such ma
ions as the English from Anglo i
Saxon stock and the French descen-
led from the Franhish forebears S
should vie in deadly conflict. Cous- C
ms in blood, that their government,
by noble institutions, and b
iteeled by contacts with Roman t
and military affairs !.
should weaken themselves that 100 n
-ears later they were almost COM
yelled to bow the lance to the Ger n
nan juggernaut. The Germans had b
lever been conquered by the RO- C.
nans. The Germans would have won "
ad not America interviewed. a
Would the War of 1914 been
ought if France and England had p
observed their strength from these T
7ars and not bled each other white? A
Iermany would never have risen to h
over. Yet Anglo-Saxon, French re
nd German were kinsmen of leu fC
0nic origin. al
Canada was the scene of wars Ia
hitch helped pave the way for the
World War of 1914.