| Show OUR the happy union of frankee vicc coupled with a homa government ern ment serves very widely to circulate american ideas whatever is american is accepted in foreign lands as something ingenious and evon proud paris loves to advertise by ahe word american to signs of business establishments lish ments the city boasts american hotels american stores american doctors and dentist american saloons and all in ald various pursuits where this word is employed it seems to lend an attraction wo simply bring this up to illustrate that it our influence is felt in lands far distant it will of course be much greater in countries nearer by accordingly we find ourselves and canadians much more closely allied than what that people is with the parent government england year after year our connections grow closer in a business and social way and little by little the distinctions aad differences are widening canada and england what the outcome may be is already assured as far as the of the last two governments are concerned canadians already have ther own military system their education al social andin du problem se and die 1 from english institutions their government is wholly their own with exception of the governor general sent from england the present dignitary lord stanley they have but slight respect for and hia english airs are continually a subject for comment viewed in this light we must admit that canada will not long be chissay as english territory as she is virtually not now under the british rule and looked at in the light of americal Ameri caa influence we can be excused for presuming that the united states may ultimately shape the destiny of our northern neighbor |
