Show CANADA AND THE THE BRITISH EMPIRE Many of ot the tha English statesmen are broad brod In their views and they set a 8 good example by their lib lib- liberality lib lib- liberality liberality An American It If asked what would Britain do It Canada should demand a separate minis minis- minister minister minister ter at Washington might answer i that to concede a demand so 10 ex- ex extreme extreme cx 1 would be to hasten the day when the th British empire will wll disintegrate But he would mIss the mark for tor when hen Sir Esme Howard British ambassador to the United States confronted that problem In addressing the Canad Canad- Canadian Canadian ian Society of ot Kew New York he said There are people who I be- be be believe here lieve consider that the establish establish- establishment establishment ment of a separate legation for Canada In Washington would be bean bean bean an indication of the approaching up break up of o that great treat body which we used ah always alway ays to call the British Empire but which It has become more recently the habit to style the British Commonwealth of ot Na Na- Nations Nation I i tion I confess that tor for my part partI i I hue have never neTer looked at It from I this point of ot view at all Once we have accepted definitely and irrevocably Irre the fact that Canada Is is mistress of ot her own destinies and and I think that fact has ha now unquestionably been accepted I accepted Iseo aeo no reason to complain it if she should wish Ish to appoint her own agent to deal with wilh Canadian af at affairs fairs at Washington where in- in indeed in indeed deed there is a large volume of Canadian business to be trans trans- transacted transacted acted While the mother countr country treats Canada with wilh so much consideration consideration tion and so cheerfully yields to Canadas Canada's development through responsibility s self responsibility the Canadians must feel a stronger bond of un- un union un union ion than could be created by mere mero mandate of o law The British empire has under under- undergone under cone gone many changes chance since the day when King George Georce so offended the lire colonIsts that he m made Bade de possible the erecting of ot a mighty might In the new land of ot America |