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SIR TOTED' A MACDONALD
John A. Macdonald is generally• credited with a foremost part
in the work of bringing about the confederation of the provinces of
Upper and Lower ,Canada, Nava Scotia and New Brunswick, which
reached its climax in 1867.
Te rightfully takes a premier position among the'statemen who,
'conferences,'
after years of negotiation and Manybrought this project
to success, not only because he did, a lion's, share of the work of
negotiationits
but leis ryas the hand'whieh, ,for many years during
infancy, guided the young nation over) the shoals and rocks, which
several times threatened to dash it in pieces, and,fina'lly brought it
into the high seas of an assured career amongst the nations of the
world. , . i'
` lYlacdonald could not have'gchteved Confederation alone, but
Mr.
it is doubtful if itwould have been achieved at the time it was or for
many years after but for his reconciling, guiding hand. Re was a
man born for leadership, not only because of his statesmanlike' vision,
but also becauseof his personal influence ever, men. He was able
owing -to this faculty, which he enjoyed to a remarkable-degree,.to
bring -into working' unison. the divergent minds comprising the
public risen of the day from the several provinces interested until
by their ;united efforts the great achievement was brought about.
Macdonald began life as a poor boy. 11e was born in Glasgow
and came' to Canada with his parents at the age of five. ITe spent
most. of his youth in Kingston and in early manhood studied law,
graduaing in 1836, at the age of twenty-ene. He opened a law office
in Kingston and, during the years that followed he had in his office
as students two very prominent men in Canada's public life, Oliver
Mowat and Alexander Campbell.
In 1844 young Macdonald was invited by the Conservative, to
become their candidate end he accepted. Ono sentence in the letter
in which he accepted this invitation revealed the temper of his mind.
It.was: "In a young country like Canada I am of the ()Mitten that i1
is of more consequence to endeavor to develop its resources and im-
prnve its physical advantages than to waste the time of the legisla-
ture and the money of the people in fruitless discussions on abstract
and 'theoretical questions of Government" Its will be conceded by
most ,students of his life that this was the aim of Sir John's political
career.
Iris keen, practical mitld, his knowledge of human nature,his
faculty ofnever losing his head, of working straight to the goal ho
had set lot' himself and his never -failing patriotism carried
through many a difficulty and, when the great fact was achieved and:
Confederation was adopted Macdonald was the.ntan to whom everyone
tamed to guide the young nation hrough is first, uncertain, unsettled
years. "What Sir John meant to Canada during' these first years,"
said
a recent writer, ,,
"has notYet
been fully
realized." ized.. It is fitting
that in this year a Jubilee the Hanle of Sir Joltp A. Macdonald should
stand high. He wet a true Canadian and Canada owes much to him.
CONFEDERATION AND AFTER...,
SIXTY YEARS OF 'PROGRESS
ROYALTY AND CANADA.
v11lembaa sof the British Royal Faun-
ily`have made mote visits to Canada.
than : many -people probably, imagine.
,The first recorded visit, Iv the Duke
'of Clarence, 'goes back to 1787, wlien
George .1II was on the throne. The
Duke of Clarence was captain' of the
frigate Pegasus, and is chiefly rer
membered, because he was with Nel-
son. in the West Indies and -acted as
best man at his. wedding.. The Duke
, of Kent, father of, Queen Victoria, ar-
rived at Quebec in 1791 'from Gibral-
tar, as coin'nanding officer of the 7th
Fusiliers. rs. He made, his home
at Quebec for three years, occupying
what was known es Kent Lodge, near
Montmorency Falls. He returned in.
1799• as ' cornwander-in-chief of the
troops at Halifax, There is a fine bit
of description, in one of Ilalibu ton's
novels, of bis home near Halifax, also
known as Kent Lodge.
The Prince of' , Wales, afterwards
Edward VII, visited Canada in 1860,
and laid the corner stone of the par-
liantent, buildings at Ottawa. His
brother, :Prince Alfred, came here in
1861. es.a naval officer. ,In 1890 the.
Duke of ;Connaught travelled across
the Dominion on hi§ way; home from
a,visit to Japan. He'returned to Can-
' ada'' as
an'ada''as Governor General in 1911 and
remained until 191'6.' Princess Louise,
daughter of: Queen Victoria, spent the.
years 1878 to 1883 in Canada as wife
of the Governor General, the Marquis
ward `
o£ Lorne, .
afterwards Duke of ,A.rgyll,
s
The Duke of Cornwall and York (al-
' terwards George, 1f) and his wife vis-
ited Canada in 1,901 The present
ItoCanada in 1019, and has returned
Prince of Wales made his first visit
I more than once. ' He has shown his
interest in :the country by buying, a
ranch in Alberta, where he can'ocea-
i 'sionally: escape from the cares of
state.
Sortie of us who are not as young
{ as we used to be can remember the.
delightful 'hospitality of Lord Lorne
and the Princess -Louise .at Rideau
Ball in Ottawa, and the simplicity of
their home life. The Princess was
always a warm patron pf art in Can-
ada, and was herself an artist of no
mean ability. Her husband will be'
remembered, among many other
memorable acts, by'the fact that he
was chiefly instrumental in founding
the Royal Society of Canada.., Kis
public life probably overshadowed his
ability as a poet, but it will not be
forgotten that he wrote that splendid
hymn beginning:
"Unto the hills aflonnd do I life up
My longing eyes."
The influence of such members of
;the British Royal Family as the Prin-
cess Louise, Duke of Connaught and
the Prince. of Wales upon public and
private 'life in Canada, although al -
Ways exerted unobtrusively and with
charaeteristic tact, must be regarded
as a very -Teal a
factor in the develop-
ment of the country. All three of
them have known how to win not only
the respect but the affection of the
Canadian people. That thought was
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that sixty -odd years ago, when the union
•' i' to .recall sixty
-odd is natia ts, s was being 'discussed, many British states-
men l Canadian province that such a
looked e a pre at the proposal, in the beliefot'her Country,oasz'in
a -
tion would, be a prelude to seoess>on from the of the case of the American colonies;- And 'still -others were o ontn-
ion that Canada "would never pay," and should be encouraged,
os at
to break Sway. The passing years have Proven
leasunpermitted,d the tour years of the Great
War, Canada were those views. During
equipped and sent overseas 350,000 men to, fight for War,
:freedom :under the Union Jack, and even before that time had` eat
the title, "The Bread Basket of the Empire."
G OVER N S� EN -MAL' ./ CANADA
cfdn arlre'dera tzOYL _ tt
very happily expressed by Lord Byng
in January last, at the Wolfe banquet
in London when, turnirtg:to the Prince -
of Wales, he said: "I know you hate
eulogy and I am not going to indulge
in it, but I. should like to say. this:
'We respect you,' sir, for your .posi-
tion, but,. damnle, sir, we love you
for yourself,"
ERNEST : RHOADES,
Secretary, Y,Won1
s Ponitry Congress.
rte
ss.
to be held. in Ottawa from
July 27th to August 4th.
In the above group are shown the thirteen men who have repre-
sented the Crown in Canada since Confederation—one a Royal Prince
and all men of brilliant attainments iii the councils of the Empire.
From left' to right, toprow, the group shows;, ; Viscount Monek,
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1867-68• Lord Lisgax;;1SE,8-72 Margixess of Dutfetan, 1872-78; Mar-
quess of Lorne, 1878-83; Maxtfuess ,of Lansdowne, 1888-88; Lord
Stanley, 1888-93;' Earl of Aberdeen, 1893-98. Lower Row—Earl1of
Js into, 1898-1904;.Bari Grey, 1904-11; Duke of Connaugh, 11 ;
Duke of Devonshire, 191Q-21; Baron Byng, 1921-26, Viscount Wil-
lingdon, 1926=:
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secretaryof
a World's d,s
Poultry
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Con-
gress' must be multitudinous and var-
ied, and it is to the outstanding credit
of this clever and even -minded mem-
ber of the Canadian Civil Service that
No better choke could' haye been
made by the Government of Canada,
under whose auspices :the World's
Poultry Congress of 1927 is being
held in Ottawa from July 27th to
August 4th for the positiio 01 Gen-
eral Secretary than
Rhoades, B.S.A., assistant chief, Dom-
inion Live Stock Branch, Department
of Agriculture.
Mr. Rhoades, who is also secretary
of the Canadian Poultry Record
Association, was a co -delegate with
Mr. Fred Elford, general director of
the 1927 Congress, to the second
World's Poultry Congress held at
`Barcelona,,Spain; in 1924, and the ad-
ditional insight into the industry to
which he has deveted many years of
his life, gained him that experience
which led the Government of Canada
to place him in his present vital and
important post.
Back in 1908 Mr. Rhoades was the
first secretary of the first national
poultry organization ever formed in
Canada The Canadian Poultry Pre-
ducers' Association—and he has since
been secretary of every national poul-
try convention and national poultry
association held or formed in Canada.
Poultry has been. Mr. Rhoawes'
first,, last and all the time interest
and hobby since 'entering Macdonald
College in 1900, and he has rendered
valuable service
to
Canada du
riR
g
the
twelve years he has been associated
with the Civil Service.
Necessarily the duties of general
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previously accomplished.
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