This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...favours going should be extended to the Colonies going to make up the Empire. The great progress made by the nations is not due to fiscal policies alone, the speaker said, and emphasised this by pointing out that free trade and protective nations alike progressed. " A vote of thanks to the distinguished ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...favours going should be extended to the Colonies going to make up the Empire. The great progress made by the nations is not due to fiscal policies alone, the speaker said, and emphasised this by pointing out that free trade and protective nations alike progressed. " A vote of thanks to the distinguished visitor was moved by Mr. A. Holland and seconded by Mr. David MacLaren. The latter said that being a member of the Royal Colonial Institute he knew something of Sir Frederick's interest in the Colonies, and was glad that he had visited Ottawa. " Captain Bernier, called on, said that when he lectured in London Sir Frederick Young was among the first to come forward in support of his scheme to go in search of the North Pole. Proceeding, Captain Bernier said that not only was he in favour of extending the Country east and west, but would like to see it. " Sir James Grant, being invited by the chairman to address the meeting, remarked that it gave him great pleasure to be present and testify to the able and zealous work of Sir Frederick Young in bringing before the Statesmen of England and the world at large his impressions of the Federation of the Empire. In the incipient stage of this most important undertaking, Sir Frederick had to bear up against difficulties, and insufficient support, owing to a want of knowledge of the subject by the general public. As one of the leading lights of the Royal Colonial Institute, his cogency of argument and clearness of views on this subject gradually gained on the public mind, and now the world accepts Imperial Federation as a living problem, and one which strikes at the very root of the commercial operations of the Empire. The nineteenth century had brought about great and remarkable advances in science and...
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Add this copy of A Pioneer of Imperial Federation in Canada to cart. $54.06, new condition, Sold by Media Smart rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hawthorne, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Wentworth Press.
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