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"ONE BROTHERHOOD OF ARMS."

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PREMIER'S EULOGY,

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guns throbbing as you can hear them from; the last three and a half years 14,000 men.. they, most fervently and firmly believed. KAISER AND our shores they have raised a million! He was proud of what Canadian, forres For surely this Empire of theirs would

HIS HEIR men. (Cheers.) Germany expected to had done in the war. (Cheers.) endure, since it rested upon foundationsA STRUGGLE FOR THE MASTERY. meet raw levies, brave enough, but easily

of granite rock. (Cheers.) The British Paris has been speculating during the swept and scattered away by her highly. Of the 395.000 who sailed from Canada Empire was in very truth a league of free past day or two, writes the Morning Post, trained, highly disciplined legions not less than 173,000 were men born within nation each marching to its destiny in correspondent on June 1st, as to what Instead of that they have encountered and the British Islands. The effort had been its way, but linked together by ties is the underlying reason for the German Beneath the roof-tres of the Mother of defeated Germany's proudest warriors in great, but the sacrifice had been great as of blood, of great ideals of material inter- Emperor's recent outburst in which he a hundred fights-(cheers) and have for well-78,000 casualties when he left besoests. This war had drawn these free threw off the mask of a lover of peace and Empire Parliamentary Association, her three months yesterday--baffled the care shores last year, 182.000 casualties to-day nations closer together. A clearer ander boldly proclaimed himself, un, apostle of children from overseas gathered, and fully prepared plans of Prussin's greatest in the Canadian Expeditionary Force standing of the problems that confronted were made thrige, welcome. The Lord generals, and held back the gigantic w more than 2,000 of those men who us all would do much to make the future the speech is that the Emperor found it Pan-Germanism, One reason given for Chanelor presided, and the very res hordes of her most seasoned warriors. had come back from the front wounded. of the Empire certain.. markable company in the Royal galleries | (Cheers,)" It is

impossible any longer to refrain from a great achievement. at Epsom, and he did not think there was

replying to the Allies repeated demands of the House of Lords included no fewer (Cheers.)

one man St in a ipilitary sense to do duty

for a statement of German war ains and than thirtera Premiers and ex-Premiers Germans thought. India was seething again who was not keen and, eager for of the Empire.

with discontent, and that when the hour the work and desirous of standing at the

cut the Gordian knot by plainly stating of trouble cane to the British Empire earliest possible moment alongside his

that the enemy's object is a cold-blooded Indin would absorb and not add to our comrades.

effort to dominate the rest of the world, (L'hiers.) The same spirit strength. india has raised, voluntarily, prevailed throughout the Empire. Since every man a volunteer, including the small force she had before the war, nearly 1,000,000 men-(elecrs) and she is about to raise another half million.' (Cheers,)

Mr. floyd George, as befitted the cir quiastunees of the hecasion, delivered an

(Hear, hear.) They from the Dominions had realised these last few years, how little they under stood Britain, and even more fully how little" Britain understood them. must pass away (Cheers.)

This We have realised, two." Mr. Hughes continued. he was there last year many things had part we have played in the greater inter how little we understood, and what little happened, in Capada, and among others national policies which, alike with you. there had been the enactment of compal-involved us in war and threatened sory service. He believed the compara existence. what they represent. They are leaders They have been guarding the approaches tively triding disturbances occasioned by persons who share a common hazard, was ends the real reason for the speech in the

That day has gone by. As of great free communities, probably the to the British Empire They are guard the enforcement of that Act had been must meet or equal terms to discuss the

democratic contannities in the ing them to-day, and they will continue greatly exaggerated, and he was happy measures necessary for our safety. Those Emperor and the Crown Prince.

to tell then that from one end of Canadaf of our men who have gone forth to fight) to the other the Act was accepted; and that for Empire will in the days to come de- the ad were coming to the Colours. As

address full of inspiration and illumined by the vision of an Imperial hope. In submitting Our Cabinet Colleagues from the Dominions," he said: I recom mend this toast for what they are and for

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long smouldering antagonism between the

to guard them to the end. (Cheers,) world, and they have been chosen, after many free conflicts, for the high posi

This war has taught us many lessons, and no lesson more striking than the ions they hold by their fellow-citizens,

lesson of the reality of the power of the a matter of fact, when the Act was first and a voice in the councils of Empire. who know the best. Many of us have British Empire. What would have haped the Colours at once without waiting pose of our visit here to-night I see pe

proclaimed sotme 10,000 or 12,000 men join: The old order must change. In the por been privileged to meet them in counsel.pened to the world had the might of the for the call(Cheers.) The spirit of the haps yet dimly, the first signs of that and we know well why they have been British Empire not been a fact, and bad en comung in under the Act was just as order which shall take of us a veritable to the forefront to such an extent that a it not been thrown into this condictmen who came under voluntary enlistment by side to a greater and more glorious fine and as worthy of their country as the Coinmonwealth of Nations, marching side

bring to bear on the problems of Empire, in last year, and Gerony emmanding Allies required food, ships, and muni.ations shall ensure to the world for ever. Emperor against steps being taken for

and there were thousands of them in these destiny, and which linked with other free istands. Besides men, the Empire and the

chosen. (Hear, hear. We value the shrewdness, the, courage, the sagacity they

and 1 cannot tell you how helpful and how stimulating to British Ministers are these periodical conferences with the statesmen of the Dominicus. When, pen have borne incessant strain fox months and years. pursing one issue, there is no greater inspiration and support to them than to get the benefit of a con- ference with other minds, which T at the same time fresh and friendly, (Cheers) Perhaps 1 ay also be per mitted to say we welenme here and greet the representatives of India. (Cheers.)

W. welcome, as I said, our guests not merely for what they are but for what they represent. They present a good deal to us. (Cheers.) They represent the consciousness of an Empire, and of a great Empire. And at most when a ter ribis enemy is compassing the destruction of our native land we may

ay be forgiven for having almost uppermost in our minds that, our guests represent a real hip to ur country atment of real peed. Cheers) We know that they as people are fighting for the cause of freedom and right, which they dre as sacred as wo But we also know that they cante

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MR. MASSEY.

was proved shortly before the war by the That this antagonism exists he holds Zabern incident and the scene in the

Pacifist inclinations. Only a few weeks Reichstag when the Crown Prince openly

ago to Pan-Germans pushed their policy showed hostility to his father's alleged

them, the declared object of which was League was actually formed to oppose to protect" the person and wil of the peace which would not be a German peace. This league, in other words, was formed to curb Pro-Germanism in the interests of the Emperor as against the Crown Prince The Pan-Germans, how and, this being so, M. Berenger suggests V proved too strong for the Emperor, that the Emperor, seeing with anxiety the growing strength of the Crown Prince and his policy, suddenly resolved to spika his son's gins by proclaiming himself as the leader hf Pan-German ambitions. Nobody, not even the Crown Priner, he Pan-Germanism. determined, should outdistance him in

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the seas, international right would have tons, and Canada had tried to do her Peace, justice, and liberty." (Cheers, ) been trampled upon and military depart in these matters. He had a repart spotism would have triumphed throughout from Canada that the acreage under cul- the world. The Kaiser has proclaimed totivation for food purposes during this Me. Massey, who was loudly cheered or the world that God gave Hindenburg and Frason would be at least 10 per cent rising, said that good results would Ludendorf to him and to Germany. 1 greater than it was last year, and, taking certainly follow trom the meetings of the his enemies: (Cheers.) You can easilyed in Canada, unless the weather proved The people of the "Empire were being wonder who gave the British Empire to wheat, oats, rye, and barley, they expect Imperial War Cabinet and Conference. find it out if you will only ash, some unfavourable a crop of about 900,000,000 drawn closer together than ever before learned divine to tell you who planted in bushels. Cheers.) They had enacted an the heart of men wrath against injustice anti-loading law which provided that every

and today more soul-stirring affection was being felt by the citizens of the Em and love of freedom. It is these divine man in Canada from the age of 18 to 60 pire than at any time in its past history, passions that have raised the British must be engaged in some useful

Even when the period of re Empire, from north to santh, from the Lon

recupa. (Cheers} (Cherry). Sefar as taxation was sturation was reached. he believed that Far East to the Far West, in'ene brother concerned, they believed they had the the "representatives hood of arts against the deeds and the highest taxation upon war profits that was Dopinions would be exceedingly useful, of the Overseas designs of Prussian despotism. (Cheers) to be found in any country in the world. The reality of the strength of the bonds

because they would be able to.make sug

M. Berenger trils a striking anecdote that unite the British Empire have beentured to believe, might be found the germ presented which would not

In the Imperial War Cabinet, he venRestions with regard to the countries they

in this connection. which, be says, was underestimated by everyone. The Ger of a development in the constitutional Ministers whose only experience was

occur to repeated to him by an eminent French mans thought they were paper, thes that relations of the Empire which would form limited at the heart or the Empire itself. Berlin some years before the war the statesman. At an official reeption in would shrink and search into back dust at the first flash of the fires of was. They all optimistic in the war, because it had ments since the beginning of the war, but rown Prince spoke to the French Am- a basis of its unity. (Cheers. They were We had experienced many disappoint were inistaken. In life the most real, the been undertaken in a cause which could we were not downhearted, because we hadbassador of the inmens admiration he mos most intimate ties, are the invisible ones.

felt in the French cavalry, and ex- not be permanently defeated. I would confidence in each other, confidence in our Here you have the ties of language, of be idle to pretend that there had not been Alhes, and confidence in the great cause pressed a desire to visit incognito the race, of blood, of common origin. But mistakes: but against them must be set the for when we were fighting. the most patent ties of all were the ties most wonderful military effort

Britain's French Cavalry School at Saumur. The under. of common sinx, common sympathies, and taken or accomplished by a non-military

ease was the eats freedon, which Ambassador pointed out that the French THE Sternship would common ideals." (Cheers,)

never die

We might Government's consent would have to be Cheers.) country. (Cheers.) In that effort let presently be face to Ince with a war of obtained.

replied the Princes would be the Emperor's consent to be you can manage that.” "Then there gained." remarked

that man is always getting in ray path."

the Ambassador. Ah," murmured the Prince gloomily, Apparently that man has once again got in the way of his son and rival by throw- ing himself into the arms of Pan-dier manism in a desperate effort to assert himself.

'have

andily, more rakerly, more try stood the strain, they have drawn us closer them ever forget the great valour and attrition: if so, the staying power of the

in to the the Old

and got herself

through

championship of the fallen.. (Cheers.)

to France in the early weeks of the war.

Cheers,) militarism was sounded when the United The death knell of German States entered this war, and that milt tarism would eventually go down before the purset of democracy. (Cheers.)

in a great Council of Empire, of an ludia has been called to our councils complex and four years, the many!

equal to that of the Central Powers. A generation, if necessary, than to allow million times better to carry on for

ermany 10 dominate the world. (Cherr) The feeling on the part of our soldiers and sailors was that they would Bever lay down their arms until they had accomplished what was intended when 1914. Britain unwillingly drew the sword in Great Britain had been in peril og many occasions, but the Higher Power which had protected Britain as a nation as an Empire. would, he felt confident, protect Britain hour had passed, and there were indies- He thought the darkest

tions of a glorious dawn and a perfect day. (Hear, hear.).

MR. HUGHES ON WHAT EMPIRE MEANS. when its strength may be essential to the with loud chcers, said he felt it a great Mr. Hughes, who on rising was received great cause of human freedom, and that honour to have the opportunity of meet knowledge of the peril averted be our Empire's administration and guidance in and is priceless. We know now, Let the ing so many of the men responsible for the means of further strength. The Imperial this the darkest crisis in its history. Conference of 1507 has become the In- When they looked back upon the great perial Cabinet of to-day, That is why events of the That is why our enuncils have been con confronted us, and the grave dangers problems which had vertel into action. specially welcome our guests te-night as to think that the British Empire, not that if the Empire was to remain in our That is why we which had threatened us, we were proud vii, and the present struggle had shown Even war was "nut always an unmixed the forerunners of a succession of coun withstanding the dread trials of war, was possession we must be prepared to defend cilters curing from all the Expire torto-day more firmly united on the vital and wield the authority and the power of (Cheers.) They were gathered on that duty because they were patriotic and generations to come to protect the destiny

it and to make full use of it. The citizens issues of this struggle than ever before.

of the Oversen Dominions bad dope their the greatest communion of free nations that the world has ever seen. (Cheers.)

occasion awaiting the issue of one of the phases, of the greatest battle of all the shared in the losses and hardships.

Imperialiais. (Cheers,) As they had FIN ROBERT HÖRDEN ON CANADA'S MAN-POWER.

struggle hung the fate, not only of the when it came. Empire. but of the world. Whether we had fallen would not be wasted if Ger Upon the issue of this tilani they would share in the glory of victory

The lives of should be hond or free, whether liberty many was defeated and civilisation saved. and justice should prevail or be crushed We had lost Russia as an Ally, but, we despotism-this was the tremendous issue and the same stock as ourselves. (Cheers.) beneath the juggernaut of military had gained America, a mighty natico. which in all human probability the next He hoped that Britain and America were all weary and worn with war; death would always be prepared to come toge few weeks would

practically decide. and suffering and the fearful consequences ther when the occasion required, each would never again be estranged, hut

Yet, throughout the Empire, we stood firm bolding those principles and

modern war bedged and united, not only resolved to conquer, are the commct property of free and ind us closely about under its own form of governms which bat Ermly assured of ultimate victory, lightened peoples. and resolved to have no peace that did not the time when war would cease it would we ever reached rest upon the enduring foundation of be by a combination of such nations as justice and liberty. (Cheers.)

Britain, France, and America, along with pyr other Allies who would uphold the Principles of peace on earth and goodwill to men. (Cheers.)

of all statesmanship to strengthen those There are Legends in history, striking bonds, and defend and protect them legends, of children that turned on their against severance. All that is best in the parents in the hour of tribulation. One world is safer to-day for the existence of of the greatest stories of the ns hence, the British Empire. Cheers.) farth will be the story.

Motherland of

I recollect that I said at the Imperial best by crael foes whose childern Conference of 1907, that the federation of rushed from the ends of the earth to shield free rommenwealths is worth making Jer with their sturdy strength. (Cheers,) se sacrifice for: that one never knows We are always glad to see our kinsmen from beyond the seas, but they must notice 4 special warnth in (Chris) For reception since the war. the Old Country is grateful to them, and thi Old Country is proud of them. (Cheers.) They have come here to take part 24

the most wonderful Empire which is federation of hunne beings that the world even seen. I had the privilege of pre ans siding over the first Imperial War Cabinet. Sitting round that table you found the representatives of over 1100 million human beings, Most of the great races and the great faiths of the world were represented. It was an aggregation of many great nations through their re- presentatives to convert the best methods

ages, Sir Robert Borden, who was greeted of establishing right and justice on the with loud cheers, said the welcome had earth. A fine start for an Imperial Con-ben. 19 from kinsmen to kinsment ference. (heren.)

(Cheers.) It

nen with the deepest was In this war the British Empire has dissatisfaction that on his arrival in Great appointed its for steadily bitterly. Britain on the present occasion he a angrily Let us be quite candid. It has what a profound change there was in the also surprised its friends. Think of what it has achieved. Think of compared with when he left England the (Cheers.) feeling regarding the submarine peril; what would have happened had it not blast time. He did not wish to be under there (Hear, hear.), It has held this stood as suggesting that the menace was was, for ourselves and our Allies i past, but he ventured to believe, from am not in the least deprecinting the value what he bad seen and heard, that ten of the assistance we have had from the extreme peril of twelve of faarteen fects of France, Italy, America, but they will all admit that the meeting that peril the British Navy, had

Japan,

and months ago was indeed and that in "main burden of the task has fallen on preserved its most splendid traditions.

Britain. In the

The Empire could only be held together British Flante carly days of the war the

the sens of the craft by sea power. (Cheers) If it had not The objects of the association which had of the for, and when a new and more been for the Navy, what could those Over done them the honour to invite them that terrible danger assailed us, the deadlier seas have done to aid England in the war, evening called for some reference to the and darker peril that glides under the and to aid our gallant Allies on the Con-relations between Britain and the Greater surface of the water, the British Fleet in tinent? He had often thought of the Britain beyond the seas. He had said that the main, dealt with that. (Checra,) wonderful vigil the men of the Navy were. we faced to-day the supreme crisis of our There is nothing in the history of sea keeping in the North Sen in order that history. And, dark though the outlook warfare to compare with the resource, the the Empire might be kept together.

In be, we faced it unitedly. (Cheer) Or skill, the daring, the way the British returning to England he was glad, because that fateful day when the torsin wounded Navy, the British mariner, has fought he realised that the spirit of her people, the alarm throughout the world, the and conquered these naval sharks who in common with that of all the peoples of children of the Dominions in the outer have infested the high seas." (Cheers.) the Empire, was as unflinching and as seas took the great step which at once con. as she has saved herself by her energy. Bat we knew that we had a great Navy indomitable as it was when he was here founded the calculations of the enemy xave Europe by her example." It took (Cheers.) That is an old romance. It is in 1915, and as it was a year ago and so inspired the soul of every Briton, and ten years before the nspiration was ful true. Its last chapters have not yet been it would be to the end(Cheers,)

which even now constituted one of the filled. written. And not merely is the interest

To-day in the same spirit we In Canada they realised the sacrifices great outstanding features of the war. sustained, but the fascination of the tale Great Britain had made, and the burdens (Cheers.) The Empire was in danger, should say not that England but that the should use rather different language. We grow from chapter to chupter. It is un which the people bad laid upon them and across the leagues of occan the free Empire, including those great Dominions old story, the story of the British Fleet. selves. They realised the way in which sons of the scattered Dominions sprung so well represented here to night, hau the country had overcome traditions of the to arms in her defence. Before that, saved the cause of freedom, not as the LESSONS OF THE WAR

past in order that the power of the nation Empire was to them an empty word-aid then,, without an Alliance, but with But what we have done on land as an might be systematised and co-ordinated so thing vague and almost lifeless. But in the Alliance of France, Italy and Empire is something new, not merely in that it could be thrown with all its the hour of trial it assumed a new and America. And we should say, with even the history of our own Empire, but in strength into the struggle. They admired inspiring shape. That which was dead greater confidence than animated Pitz, the history of any Empire that, has ever the leadership that had been existed. There has been nothing quite hoped that they had not been wholly back and India had played a part in this way peoples are going to save, not merely given, and became gloriously alive. The Dostinions lit these great combinations of free like the British the least like what it has accomplished the spirit they had shown would be con- India, had placed in the field over a front it. It is in that spirit, whatever Empire, and nothing in ward in doing their part. (Cheers) And of which they had a right to be proud: Europe, but the civilised world, from the The Dominions themselves, excluding horrors and perils which at present con- during the last four years. Britain had, tinued till the issue was decided, a small Army. I think it was about the decided as it should be. (Cheers.) When million men. As to their valour, initia may be the fluctuating fortunes of the

and size of the Bulgarian army. The Domin- he was in London a year ago Canaria had tive, and endurance, let their deeds speak ions had hardly an army at all, The enlisted for the war 100,0000 men. Today for them. (Cheera) United Kingdom, including those in arms the number was considerably more than when war was declared, has raised nearly 500,000 (Cheers.) They had 35,000 more Kix millions of men for sea and landen in France than when he left Great

Cheers.) The Dominions, with nothing Britain last year. To-day their sailings pire would hold together no man could like the same population, the nearest of from Canada' numbered, over 385,000, and say, That in some way it would not only them thousands of miles away from the the men were still coming. In addition, hold together, but be more closely cement of causes, the future of humanity will be scene of the conflicty could not, hear the they had sent into the Air Service during ed by trial, tribulation, and sacrifice, Aecured. (Cheers.),

LEAQUE OF FREE NATIONS.

How and in what form the British Em-

M. ASQUITH ON THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY. Mr. Asquith, in proposing The Lard Chancellor," said: fr. Pitt, in the last speech he made, I think within six weeks of his death, on the morrow of Trafalgar, Austerlitz, the great triumph of Napo- agrent British victory,, and the eve lean, used these words,

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