He saw before him a large number of American citizens who had come to throw in their lot with the Dominion of Canada.

He believed they had done a wise thing, and that among the most loyal citizens of this Dominion none would be found more devoted to the material welfare and the spiritual well-being of Canada than those who came from the other side of the line.

He saw a number of those who were sometimes improperly called foreigners.

He said "improperly" because whatever their origin, whether Ruthenian, Swede, French, German, or whatever their race might be, here they were simply Canadians with all the rights of Canadian citizenship assured to them.

He was glad to see so many of his German friends present.