1 Cil'ldns g St. Andrews Day jZVit And Eloqugrlce Flow At En- joyable Caledonian ‘Club ‘ Banquet I_s2s_t_ Evening. (Continued i...» Page u 1.—..~.-,.;__.. n,» .1 n. ‘WIZCHIHIYHHH’ ._ in: Scotch I don't mind spending 5 s-night. 1 “An orator one time held forth » until everybody but one man on gthe stage had left the hall. ‘laun- g ing to the lone survivor the orator jrsaid, ' you for so attentive- fly hearingme to the end of a ‘rather too long speech." "Not at , all Sir," replied the other, “I'm the 3; next speaker." _' "Well, I feel that before I will be through that all. even the next kspesker will have disappeared. I I tried to get one real new joke for Ythis occasion I succeeded in get- _,tlng it. It is on s Scctchmsn too." :61 found it in that highly esteem- .cd paper The Charlottetown Guar- dlan- It was so good‘ that they put :,;it in the editorial column. you may have seen it. The joke ls this: I z: was called an orator of high leput! .‘£I wonder where Sir Harry Lauder is tonight. Is he sealed at a table. gwith the haggie before hirn. sur- qrounded by his friends exchanging jokes? Is he marching up and down some dining hall playing the bagpipes? Is he on s stage singing soul-stirring songs and reciting >,comfc sketches, "I feel that if there were some _;inventfon similar to ‘ ‘ hone, radio. or television whereby I __could, by turning s switch, place »__myself in Sir Harry's shoes and he ~_1'n mine for the next few minutes, ;I would be strongly tempted to lake to do so, because I know how exceedingly well, he would carry out this part of this evening's 4elebratlon, and I believe that no rrstter what Sir Ham's duties may be st the present moment, even though it be playing the bag- pipes, s thing I have never done, I would be able to do it as well as I can respond to the toast so beautifully , posed. “It is s great honor to be in- vited to speak on this occasion and - particularly to reply to the toast ‘The Day and a’ Who Honor It,’ and ‘The Land of the Heather‘. I thank the Club most heartily for the honor conferred on me. ' Scottish Jokes _ “As I prepared my speech for this occasion them was an old story that came to my mind quite frequently. I know we should not tell old Scottish stories because we are told that some ofour friendsin Scotland make jokes on the Scotch and sell themto the rest of the world for actual cash. We, being Scotch and consequently with the spirit of loyalty to all good things and especially to the race. should make new Scottish stories old as soon as possible and usher all old ones into the discard in order that there may be always s clean market for new ones. "I tell the story not so muoh for it's humor. but as s DIEIMQ W other ideas. - “There was so Englishman who was quite ill with an anemic con- dition. The only hope of recovery was a transfusion of blood. A search was made and several blood tests taken. b 511W"? Scotsman was found whose blood was suitable. The Scot consented to spare some of his blood and the result was that the 12118155111111?! was restored to health. In grati- tude the Englishmen eent a che- que of saoo to Sandy which un- doubtedly was very graciously re- ceived. A year or so later the Eng- lishman was again taken ill with the same complaint and again Sandy agreed to spare some more blood; again the Englishman was restored to health. This time Bandy did not receive any cheque. Some time later. Sandy met the Englishman and asked him how be felt. and was told that he felt fine, in fact, better than he eve!‘ did. A silence followed during which the Englishman had ample time to mention ‘L’ con- cerning a substantial preseio of gratitude, but to the discomfort of the Scot silence prevailed. Then glandy said ‘By the way, Mister. I d not receive any cheque this time.’ ‘No.’ said the llmalishmsli. ‘although I said I felt fine and in fact, better than I ever did, yet there is one thing I cannot do since I got the second transfusion of Scotch blood, and that is I MIT write a cheque.‘ Scottish Qualities "I really feel the need 0f some qualities which s Bpfllkcr. 0n In occasion such ae this. should pos- sess. ‘Ihese qualities, I believe can be supplied only by recelvilll I- trsnefusion of some Irish. French or English ~blccd.- Perhaps you feel that s transfusion of another kind of Scotch b would be beet. welLIam‘ lscotoharlyway-M! say this, I am reminded of the. Irishman who registered at a hotel in England- no slew! his Mme oriumtv manta. u m3?! V Honor sides-ed would be productive u! good results, was to get those cf- fenders to attend Church. ‘The clergyman was very hopeful one Sunday when he saw the principal offender present, but he became less hopeful during the week when ‘he met Sandy on the street and said to him, "well. Sandy I was delighted to ace you at Church last Sunday. Sandy looked somewhat surprieedand said, "Och, indeed, and is that whale I was." St. Andrews Place “St. Andrew occupies the promin- ent plsce in our minds to-day, be- cause there is an instinct in the human heart which prompts us to cherish the memory of mush-long nsmes,-thus the memory of our poets, our philosophers, and our statesmen live upon the lips of men long after their labors are over and their hearts gone still. If the mem- ory of those who have drne great things for this world deserves to be perpetuated, for far greater reasons are the Saints of God to be remem- bered. To them we must attribute the discovery of the secret of true happiness, the one great thing for which men have so often searched in vain. To them we must attribute the laying up of treasures where moths do not consume and where thieves cannot enter in and steal. Truly we exclsim with the Psalmist, "The Just shall be in everlasting remembrance." To-day, we remem- ber in s special manner, St. Andrew, an Apostle, the Patron Saint of Scotland- St. Andrew was born in Bethsa" . a town in Galilee upon the banks of the Lake of Genesareth. Manym time had he looked over that ex- panse of water and in the youthful ambition of his heart, longed for the day when he would be able to help his father to catch fish, little realising, however, that his future labors would be only e. figure or type of the duty that, one day would be divinely given him when the Heavenly Master would invite him to leave his boat and his nets and become a fisher of men. "We learn from St. Andrew's con- duct when he was called to his noble work. obedience to all lawfully con- stituted authorlty. When the Apos- tle saw a good work to be done. he not only locked at and considered it but he did it. In his death he gave ue the example of heroism. I think of those words which he ut- tered, when he saw, at a distance the cross upon which he was to die. ‘Hall, Precious Cross that hast been consecrated by the body of my Iborcl. and adorned with‘ His limbs as with rich jewels. I came to Thee exulting and glad; long have I de- sired and sought ‘Thee: now Thou are found_by me.’ When St. An- drew saw the cross prepared for was‘ u» em him. his countenance did not change nor did- his blood freeze in his veins, nor did his hair stand on end, nor did ho lose his voice, nor did his body tremble. nor was bis soul troubled. nor did his senses fail him as it happens to human frailty. but the flame p! Charity which burned in his breast cast forth sparks through his mouth. What an inspiration to true heroism it is, tolcok upon the cross ol St. An- drew! St. Andrew's body was buried st Patrol. The remains were taken to Constantinople in 357 and deposited there in the church of the Apostles erected by Constantine: In 1210 the remains were deposited in the Ca- thedral st Amalphi in Italy where they still remain- At different times certain relics of the saint were tak- l en to various places. In 380 an Ab- bot named. Regulus took certain re- lics of the sainifs body to a mon- astery in scotlsnd called Abernethy where the City of St. Andrew now stands. . That country of which St. Andrew is patron is a land to which our thoughts gladly tum to-nlght. We see that 20,000,000 acres lying there 8 with the austere and rugged beauty of its glcns and Vales; its defiant mountains and hills: its peaceful rivers and streams. We are not sur- prised tc find in-those of Auld Scotia that ruggedness and courage coupled with that quiet. peaceful and considerate attitude which characterize the Scot. Well has Sir Walter Scott written of Scotland and its people. It is through his imagination that all things dearest in the memories of his countrymen found expression and received im- mortality. Listen to his word in the wood, Land of the mountain and the flood. Land of my sires. what mortal and can o'er untie the filial band. ‘that knits me to thy rugaed strand. Scotland and ‘Education I believe we success ’ ‘ largely on fore- standing in the Scot. that prompted hlm- to erect in his country the four great Universities father of seventeen children, eleven true spirit prevailed. not so very long until things turned filing he did was to pay the balance ‘of the 100 cents on the dollar. of the many cases that, were they Scotchlncn who come to Canada as leaders in the educational, profes- sional, industrial the moulding of a better Canada. We will not go through the litany of those great men, but we must not let this occasion pas-s, without mak- ing reference to at least one of the noble Scotchmen in Canada. muir, a worthy represv-"tative of -His Gracious Majesty. Scotchmen is loyalty. This spirit of loyalty is shown strikingly in those great historical incidents which have touched the hearts of all in- dividuals who know them and which are centered around Prince Charlie. had been hiding in Skye since the Clans died for him at Culloden Moor. Disgusted, he crossed to the mainland from Skye. Hanoverian troops were wandering in the High- lands in search of him. and, as they gathered around their camp fires at night, they planned how they would spend the £30,000 reward they would get for capturing the Prince. Those troops were always quite near their prey and it made it exceedingly dif- ficult for Prince Charlie to procure food and shelter. One time he was forty-eight hours without food. He saw, ata little distance, smoke rising from a small hut. there and beg food. His companion, Glenaladale, pleaded with him not to enter the hut. Even though the poorest Scotchman could not be bribed with £30,000, who knew but I-Ianoverlan troops were in that hut? Prince Charlie was determined to go and he said “I had better be kill- ed like a man than be starved like a fool}! eight poor. tough looking men were at dinner. One of the eight recog- nized the Prince. and thinking it unsafe to tell his companions, ad- dressed him, saying “I-Io Dougal Mc- Cuilony, I am glad to see your” Af- ter dinner the Prince and the one who recognized him held a consult- ation. They trusted the other seven and decided it was better to tell a shilling among them, they swore to protect Prince (lhorlie. stand to the eternal glory of the Scotch that while the Prince was in the Land of the Heather and £30.- 000 to be had for the asking, no Judas was to be found. ton brought the Prince for greater at Carl-idol. hostile troops were mov- ing through the Glens. Within a few miles of the Prince's cave was a man called Roderick MacKenzie, who resembled the Prince in build. and who was challenged by troops and shot. Herc again. the Scottish spirit of loyalty showed itself. For MacKenzie. even in his death ago thought of Prince Charlie and how to save him. He wished to give the impression that he was the Prince and with the breath that remained in him he exclaimed: killed your Prince." Where shall we my of the L”; 1411151111; find a more glorious chapter in hia- tory? O Caledonia stern and wild Those eight lcysl men included Meek nurse for s poetic child; s Mscdregor, a Grant. a Mac- Lsnd of brown heath and shaggy Millan. three Chisholms and two ' MacDonalds: No doubt, if we had the names of the mothers of those eight we would find a MacLecd, s MacPhee, a Mcllbrlanena Shaw, a Burnett, a Maclntyre. s Mscbsilan. and s Campbell. I believe if you ntsde further search you would find are all agreed that tory tells us that the entire eight bcrs’ sheep- - A: R1 _ 1' ' " "l 3, 1935 of i" u . , lstsbereinthefuture. 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We can divide roughly into cupiee. It is the-spirit o: lqyflty °" i“ mum ‘u "° 011d 1°! N“ l“ M“ "d, V‘ pug,“ m m, “m” u”. w; , two ciames the Scotch who came w that has endeared him to the hearts °“° “M” ""1 m‘ 1“"“"°- “d m P!" "m “wk” “W” m‘ capita that any other put of Can- - ""'-' Canada: First, those who came out of men and has caused him to be u“ u" “d m“ mm’ m‘ “u. m mm " lmwmd 1mm“? m“ “a, - ‘ w“ '- 57 9“\"||ll\'l 5min! m") gs w,“ ma“ “m,” m, 3mm, and m, “umrmmq: . , all that wide continent tbs heme w‘; ms um and precious metals. “w m,“ b. . ma“ UITAWA, Dec. 2- m w difficulties, they were poor, geuer- I am filled with» s desire ts vjgjy, 9T ‘Nliiiillll N"! "l0 "hi! 01 l3" leap to the surface, transmitted in- ,3" m up“ w"? ..Pm_ "1 m‘ “importation ally, being rich only in this that Scotland. As r dwell opus m‘, oppressed or vverv m! l“ "W to wealth and power. . yum”; h“- dm ° , d‘, m, llmnflflw “the Maritime Bong they as s rule ma large Ihmllies wish r think of u» words u» m» slime" "as. glvercommand. we. be- .. H c, Q“? °‘ “W “I M“°"°" 1n from N"! they bad courage and bravery lLvtoun putsinthemouthofPrincc hold! plow and barrow. sickle and "wit, °°°u M“ u‘ ‘hum’ w NW "1 P°l¢°°l 9°"! "la Mm. wbi am m» mm u. m. ex- omn- at Versailles: ' 0w commits salon reaper mgllcw the deep mu and "m t" “w” m ‘m’ "m" ‘i’ ‘lmml. was heme. Wecouldtellmsnyinstan- ,, » - - ' sheartherlchinorcaseflllommt- Mmdm3“9w'7'wm°.". .. wlllbeheard bcfcreu, ces which would indicate the worth Bwhurdii- WWII" M 111° Upon forms of religious worship less “in, u" m; full ' loaldmf Railway Commission“ of those noblemen of nature. But “m” there is no restriction by the State. has,“ Mm. “d h” “m, m “Ill 9717" lbllowlng a two-day hearing by m, we will consider only one. A man . T° u" m“ Wm“ “"41 m the division of legislative power 111M with laughing golden plenty. ’ . 3°“ " "WWII "vent-Iv an m gm: tcdPrince Edward Island from L" 11155116?‘ ‘guwhlgfw there is no hereditary privilege. In “an, m“ u; . mag ms swift l “I: f“ lung °' m" ‘:4 mourns was made for presentg. an . He was ve r. He mm‘ l; “mam “m” X11!!! ' c argument: laand a Hetsettklerd mam‘... g: firings???‘ h°'“‘gd' Zlgtlnctiog. “:11: Jim’? course “g glr timifill? $lumrmlp‘lr”m gm“ m n Th!‘ "l"? Indy launched 1g ° ° “m 5 1"" W" t° ° °*' ' litlcal sscndanoy from the mlll- ‘mm m; “a ‘Mm’ " w"! W‘ "W Qflladlan pa. himself. He bought s farm, which G1" ma but m hwr in Scotland {fry m, o, 5mm, Mum to m, wlll- "W" fence to we amt and Canadian National B,“ h“ on n" “m, o; “ed but Letms see it o'er I diei 7 products over ten thousand miles “w” mm“ h, u” m, o; w. I l n ~ He sctwmarrisd and ‘bfcame the ' wwhhyaw u” mmgfi °‘ m“. and" ‘lul- ‘md. W“ Ohlflolifililwfl by 0W3" “'39” shiypznent up tomsdizltlanpctsftflefs lg 11m. sarcasm-s snpgggg 0! I Whip. em and waters flow to turn her vast w, “m, o, ,,,,_,,,,,,uw_ - - of whom grew up to be men and women. Finding it impossible to make a living. he started s store and bought and sold produce. one cf his vessels loaded for the Newfound- land market met disasrter on the banks of Newfoundland. He was 1300310011! mined. Ha had to go through bankruptcy and paid only s few cents on the dollar. But the His family became an assistance and it was a little in favor. and the first The Sco‘ are modest, and there isonly oneday in the year on which they boast. This is only one written, they would fill many a glorious page in Scottish history. In the other class are those and commercial life. Many and greet have they been and Oh, how they have labored for One who is a remarkable man and a literary genius. He ls, Lord Tweeds- The outstanding quality of The Jacobite Spirit It was July, I746. Prince Charlie He decided to go I-Ie entered the hut and hem. Even though there was not It will Those eight men of Glen Moris- afety to a cave at Carridoi. While “You have Scotland's War Shrine Ildinbursh. Glasgow. 8t. Andrews . . nod of sevent ycsrsthe original ‘and Aberdeen. s remarkable _ ~ Ill-modern times, the spirit of 2.3mm, s: {gm-y c“ h" u. plialhment for a land mm r . emvMlr-Mvifififi come nine, the ares of s00,- lfll- ‘ 000: arcmileshssbeccmellom- Those universities have sent forth ‘ ‘see lbs finestns- m flue m,“ m, m “gm, men jcapableof 11111 tbs-most lav, in he world. An mum,“ o, SIM.“ h“ “an. ~Wi=lfiil>°ml°PIm‘ ‘Will-Will'- mllwfi‘ 10,000,000. ova.- all mu m: area inlrglsudmverone-nalftbepcsi- write about-lowlands mbiunmwmmm‘ n” tlonsefimportsnee are filled by_ ethenaboutany- qhmmwn u, v ' lootchmen. Is it m! woodsrtbe dal- ‘u m. “wanna, "nib, w °°""""”"‘ - l“ mm on ma» oboe. the auth- Osnsdian Parliament “y Bay Company, adding an empirg to the federation, giving her a fron- Mr. Toastmaster. w. Remier. your Worship, distinguished guests. gentlemen: Before proceeding with my reply to the toast (our Dominion) allow me to say a word regarding your society and its members W; are re- minded of the words ‘Time like an ever flowing stream. bears all its sons away’ so during the past year you have suffered the loss of in- fluential members and one espec- ially wbo we always looked for st the Saint Andiews dinner. I refer to Mr. James Paton, whose loss w all deplore. ' In replying to the toast, (our Dc- minion) many things may be said in respect to th; discovery of this country, the growth of trade, the increase of manufacturing indus- tries and of all natural resources. But (or s. few moments allow me to draw y ur attention to some of the impo nt changes brought about during thg intervening years while Canada was in the making. I think it will he admitted that the enterprise and stateemanship which evolved Confederation, and has brought Canada to her pres- ent position among the nations of the world was Canadian, not Im- perial. True there were times in our history when the withdrawal of the protecting arm of the mother country would have wrecked all our hopes, and perhaps have complete- ly changed our destiny, and yet it is all equally true ‘ that st other times the minds of British states- men were moved, all too reluctantly, to grant priveleges of citizenship, which. if finally denied, would have been fatal to our aspirations. The political aspirations of Can- ada from her earliest days were to- wards those measures of civil and religious liberty which mark the progress of the last century. As far back as i774 Canadians insisted that the disqualllioations of Roman Catholics from holding office on account o: their religion should be removed, and removed it was by the Quebec Act of that year. The de- mand for this change originated not in the Colonial office, but in Canada, and thelact that no harm came lo the government of Canada bythc change was an incentive to the 17581118 of the Catholic Emanci- pation Act i829. Again in i791. Canadians a pealcd to the Imperial Parliament for a Legislative As- sembly in which representatives elected. by the people should legis- late for the people. instead of s Council appointed by the Crown under the Quebec Act. Here again, the change was the product of Canadian aspiration. Again, in 184i when it was clear from Lord Durham's report that Cans- dians would be conten with noth- ing less than a full measure of re- sponsible government enjoyed by the Mother Country. the Imperial Government surrendered its control of the customs and post office and territorial revenue and civil sp- pointments to the Canadian Par- " ‘Jlesponsible government, as we have it in Canada, is a plant of our own growing. It was deeply rooted in the soil long before Lord Durham's visit to Canada, and has been recognized as worthy of pree- ervatlon and protectic by every Governor-General from Lord Elginb time to the present day. Steady Program Starting out with four provinces, with an area of 000,000 square miles, and a population of 8.000.000, she began her onward. march, each year giving fresh proof of her optimism and her vitality. Now it is the pur- chase of the rights of the Hudson's her dominion. ‘Then it is the incor- poration of British Columbia into tier on the Pacific Ocean. Next it is the widening of her Atlantic fron- tier by the addition of Pfllltg Ed- ward Island. Then the Western Provinces are added and we have s complete Federation from the At- lantic to the Pacific, and from’ the forty-ninth parallel to the Arctic We are proud of the fact that s large part in bringing about the results wevhsve attained was cer- tiedout by men of Scottish descent, who w, wish to honor tonight. And we are, also proud ‘of the fact that the laying o! the foundation for this great undertaking was in our own Province and in our Provincial Building. Courts of‘ Justice were erected, officers to preserve law and order appointed, franchise brosdenemsepfesvntstlon in Par- liament conceded, till in the short fssupremyandtbemsndstscf I aayfilsrfumlsm or ma» .1011:- Bright, spesklnglet aim- ‘L in the statutes of a Canadian Par- “ -‘ the expression of the sov- ereign voice of Canadian publio opinion. ‘ Many difficulties have had to be faced and overcome in the bringing about ofConfedei-ation. They did not deal with them as the old Scotch minister used to do when he came to a difficult text in the Bible, when he would proceed to ssyH-"My brethren, this text has been differently translated by some translators, and some commenta- tors, think it means this thing, and others think it means that thing, and it presents great difficulties to us. I think the best thing we can do today, my brethren, is to look the difficulties straight in the face and pass on." We have accomplished the moral and intellectual ascendancy of Can- ada. There is no hamlet so remote and no citizen so isolated as to be beyond the reach of the missionary and the schoolmaster. And there is no Canadian, no matter what his social position, that is debnned from the benefits of elementary educa- tion. To those who aspire for s higher education, there are ccl- leges and universities which have already proved themselves equal to all the requirements of the beet natural talents. illiteracy, like psuperisln, hides its diminished and degraded countenance in the light o‘: our Canadian educational facili- t s. Assuming, then, what I have said to be true as to the achievements of Canada. is it not reasonable to expect that Canadian should and a broader outlook than they now enjoy? Would we be doing jus- tice to ourselves-to cur pruent status or to a certain future-of great wealth and population, if we failed to aspire to a more inde- pendent and influential position in the councils of the Empire and the world? Common Purpose Deeinble The power of the American Rie- pubiic docs not consist in the illlivlwmy 0f the different States of the Union, but in the Union itself. Flirty-six republics, with their dif- ferent motives for action and diver- gent views, would, never coalesce as the American States now do where any great national purpose is to be served, nor would‘they ever have the same feeling to- wards each other they have now, if they were not correlated parts of one government. A common pur. pose united them in their earl: history, and how the world has gained by this union! And if the British Ehnpire was similarly bound by one common impulse and the ties of a common federation, would not the civilization and freedom of the world gain even still more? True, the Dominions, are separated by many leagues of the sea. The brave men and women by whom they were founded travelled far from the seat of empire and from the hearts of their childhood for a home, and only in their dreams “do they behold the Hebrides,’ but filial affection is mt necessarily chilled by distances nor nature's ties sund- ered by parallels of latitude. How much greater would their affection be, and how much stronger the tie, if the strands which bound them to the empire also bound them to each other in one common bond cf ‘family affection and mutual good- look rel-wars to a rami- life| machinery. , “Main she speaks sud in every hamlet, every city, school doors open wide, and merry trooping children enter with eager feet the temples cf s. wledge, serve therein, "After reviewing briefly some of the City's advantsdee His Worship expressed the hope that the blessing of Providence would continue to remain wltltAllld Scotland and all who were celebrating this occasion and. bee; in noisy. hhapoy tonight- the o gsrnerin‘ ome $23. p" u! I MB- JOIIN A. DIWAI. u d yet once more on quiet Sabbath moms, when traffick swirl- ing tide retiree before the holy calmyand clear-toned notes from echoing belfries chime, Seel .she drops on bended knee. and with uplifted face and reverent closed eyes whispers to heaven her faith- "‘Our Ilathcrs’ God in Thee we trust.’ -‘ _' “Ask ye who is this and what her name? Behold it is the genius of the great Ncrth-westem land, the personification of your own loved Canada, lady of the gleam- ing Winter shows and soft sum- mer suns, daughter in her imperial mother's house and mistress in her own." Why, we fancy the Scotchman at some lone poet in the Hudson's Bay as Lord Strathcona was at one time, or farther north still, near the brim of the Arctic Circle having mail from the Old Country butonce s year, or perhaps in the back for- ests of Canada, in some of our Northern Counties, separated from home friends. In his dreamshebe- holds the Hebrides. and that is sat- isfaction enough for him for the time being. The nil-loos spa-n That is the patriotic spirit we should cultivate in Canada. Put Scotland side by side with Canada, and it is, as was once said of the Emperor or Russia when he called upon his secretary to bring him down the map of Europe and show him where England was. He held one side of the map while his sec- retary was holding the other, and he was looking for England, and could not find it. "Why" says the secretary, "your Majesty, your thumb is on itl" It is so small a space that it was covered by his thumb. Scotland is so Ismail a plaoe-—EB,(D0 square mics-while ,_ Ontario is four times as large and Lagwsyriglggg gfegamml Canada more than seventy times them as large. If Scotland in her few heather hills can produce the race that she has produced, if Scotland has given the laws to the world in many respects, and directed the commerce and the iegi" lotion of the world in some respects, surely we with our larger territory and our more favorable circumstances will be heard of yet in the councils of the world and in the progressive elements which constitute the high- er civilizations. Whatever strength we may get tonight from gatherings like these ought to go to contribute to make great Dominion what Scotland is in its identity, in its individuality, its adaptability, and its pure love for the beautiful, the true, the holy, the pure and refined. Tonight the world is Iirdiedwith the songs of "Auld Lang Sync." The Scotchman in Hong Kong clasps hands with the Scotchman in Peru, with the Scotchman in Australia. with the Scotchman in Ceylon, in Indie-the whole world clssps hands tonight, singing “Should auld acquaintance be for- got." No other nation can boast of that universality of loyalty and devotion to their native land. Let us transfer that loyalty to Cans- “Desnocracy versus Dtctstouiiip.” was the subject of an interesting addres by Mr. John A. Dewar, New Perth. Many. he said. have lost faith in the efficacy of democracy. He believed that in United States and the British countries demo- cracy was operated most‘ success- fuliv with the pomble exception of Switzerland. In earlier’ timu the growth of democracy was slow be- cause education was retarded and living conditions were flr from eat- isfacwry. Inter, developments in agriculture and trade in England were tmced. resulting in greatly improved conditions and in unpre- cedented progress in demmmury. Democracy as it exists in Uni States was discussed and shrewdly analyzed. the danger of lawlessness being etrcmed.‘ . Among the greatest foes of dem- ocracy. Mr. Dewar placed war. He cited the dictatorial power held by Mussolini. Hitler and Stalin. W! should do everything poulble to discourage glorification of war..and the settlement of international dis- putes by armed force. Both the B. N. A. Act and our el- ection laws need "s little remodel- ling," Mr. Dewar suggested. It was high time that the iniquitous prec- liquor on the eve of an election should be cut out. He denounced also bribery and corruption in pol- itics. The condition of Newfound- land should be a warning to Can- ada in this regard. “Let us make an effort for honest government. and by all means balance budgets," he concluded. A vcvie of thanks to "our genial host." Mr. Mould. manager of the Canadian National Hotel. wu ad- opted on motion of Mr. A. E. Mac- Lean. M. P.. seconded by City Councillor P. W. Turner. Mr. Mould fittingly replied. SENATOR DIES lion. Charles Murphy vrhoq death in Ottawa at u» in a a creates the first Sonata What is Canada going to be fam- ous for? Scotland is famous for her sentimentality, for her love m: poetry and song, for her love of poetry in its highest phases. We Speak of Shakespeare as the great- est dramatist of the world. So I be- Bums as the greatest song-writer allied with him as almost equal in their powers. of song and in the sweetness and beauty of that poetry. Just look st some departments in which Scottish song has embalmed itself-say. for instance the heroic. It is said of Sir Robert Peel, that whenever he had s great speech which would csll forth the highest sentiment which he and recite to himself, oncg or twice over: “Scots whs hae wi' Wallace bled!" and his blood a little pheg- maiic was fired. and the House of Commons caught the reflex of that supernal fire which biases in every line o! that song. We mould cultivate in Ososds some of that refinement which lifts us up above sordid engagements. which lifts us lip above even the pleasures of life, and which stirs a man with thoughts that will fol. 10w- him in clouds or sunshine. Allow me for s moment to quote mslum 111.1102 (fies-momma; m nucleus 41:01am 0r I tbs can "There is no Land like our Land. um h, w“ w, m,“ o; when And tbs old land keeps s welcome, of m, worm’ and o; swam, We” But this Lend is cur Land, "'I'l1sre is no laud like our land; Our waking stirs the national And the Old Land k661i]! 116M118, to make in the House of Commons m“ m“ u“ 1' m" "m" h. "Inereisnolandllkeom-Lsnd; Godkeep , And hestbeats shall be drum- ds. m, great as Scotland was and t! w m‘ “d to ww- since the King government return. all to 1mm- A cabinet minister under Sir Wilfrid Lsurier, Senator MIIPDILY served as ‘ , s; Where, mistress of our own. state and posimsswqgqg“; We lead the breed of Empire, To guard the ancient throne. For her kin beyond theses; And Canada for me! Our day is at the dawn" We are no feeble spawn. And the alien frowns to ace; And- Canada is free! item-sc- bea , When we find our country's foe. 0h. this may love the Southlsnd, And that may fous rsovmos" ‘ tine of treating thevolcciora with the |l890 and, by George and Mary, il miles applicable to 1n withanOntsrlo to mzeptsctnfgk all? pctit _ . Due to this rule decrease the In. plicants claim there should be . corresponding reduction in rm, from the Maritime Provinces t, Ontario under the Maritime freight Reta Act. They. i Ask The Emperor (Ufa, New York) We 8N happy to state that the New York Times is spelling Ad“, Ethiopia. as Adowa, and wlmr, more, knows why. Curious to know why the Times should rleiy m, A2,, the U.P., and the INS, we had a short talk with the milling. in: editor. It appears that when the Ethi. opisn affair first began to look serious the Times wired the Na- tional Geographic Society in Wash. ingtou for the authoritative list or m“ , names and places. ‘m NBS, wired back that there wss no such thing, that the nearest to it was the British war map which it was forwarding. The Times, a little uneasy that there warm final authority m one thing in this world, dl. around s bit more and discovered that the Amharic language hsd n0 Vowels sud that therefore it v1.1 up to each language to interpivt each Ethiopian name as it saw it. Dejectedly the Times accepted British war map, spellings on all except Aduwa. That town wu spelled Adcwa in the campaign d was going to stay so. To back up its stand. a man‘wss sent over t0 the Public Library with orders i0 lead every story and book 0n Elli- iopis he could find: He reported the spelling Adowa in 96 parent. of his reading. The Times was est- isfled. Adows is the only word on which the Times will take a fighting stand. All the rest is compromise, it admits. On several occasions it has cabled mipcror Selassie direct for authoritative spellings and pro- nunciations. The last time it hap- Vned they asked him whether 5e- lbessis was spelled with one "l" 0| two. The Emperor replied, “One! GOVERNMENT CONTROLS COFFEE The Brazilian .G0vernment coll- trols practically all the ccfiel grown in that country: they 011i! release enough tmsupply the d?‘ mand. Hesse these is never a slut v TAXES and Ollilt ELECTION Citizens are reminded that any person who is at Di- cember 81st, 1935, in defflll" for any part of his Clvit takes and assessments will have no right to vote 1n till next Civic election, and W1" be excluded from the elect- oral lists. GEO. P. NICHOLSON. City Clerk. i pi Xmas Cards PRINTED yo OR 0 r R " Phone I83 Todall ‘I110 Guardian bsnirsl Jab