e attitude that must be adopted
to facilitate the settlement of disputes--an attitude considerate and
just.
Of the changed conditions in Canada he said:
I think the American people recognize the fact that much has
taken place on the other side of the border--much which
materially affects the theoretical, assumed, or supposed
relations between the United States and Canada.
It was with apparent doubt that the American people read the
treaty of the eighteenth century, whether Canada was to
become a part of the United States, and in 1812, the British
governor-general of Canada wrote that a majority of his
people were rather in favor of the Americans than the
English.
We must recognize that a great change has taken place.
Canada is no longer the outlying country that it once was,
when a few remnants of French descendants were left upon its
borders to subsist upon precarious livelihoods. It has
become a great community with increasing population and
wealth.
In her relations with England one can see that, while she is
loyal to her mother country, as she has attained maturity
she has contracted a personality of her own. Her relations
to us have become of great importance. With enormous natural
wealth, and with vigor and energy, she is protecting her
industries, as we are protecting ours.
Her people are proud of their country, as we are proud of
ours, and we appreciate that from what was a little dominion
upon our borders there has grown a great and powerful
nation. And the people of America look with no grudging or
jealous eye upon her development.
HOW MUCH SOCIALISM DO OUR PEOPLE WANT?
Bryan Suggests that "Individualism"
Best Defines Limit to Be Set
on Socialistic Tendencies.
A tendency toward factional alignment at present characterizes the radical
movement which has been sweeping over the country. The different elements
of that movement are beginning to offer their individual claims for
recognition. At this juncture William Jennings Bryan contributes to the
_Century_ an important article on "Individualism _versus_ Socialism," in
which he seeks to dispel the fogs which have enveloped the economic
situation. First, he defines the two terms opposed in his title:
For the purpose of this discussion individualism will be
defined as the private ownership of the means of production
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