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Those two great exponents of the Empire Day ideal have sent | song broadcast oyer His Majesty's pos | sessions beyond the Seas to be i by the children, more particularly in | connection with Empite Day exercises It is easy to picture the multitude of little who will raise their voices to this Empire note. In the little back- woods school house, i more pretentious towns and cities, school rooms will re-echo with the re frain: "Qur Glorious Empire Day." To those of nus for whom school days are but a memory and to many a re collection of opportunities neglected, the old ditty \ "The twenty-fourth of May Is the Queen' s birthday, If you don't give us a "holiday We'll all run away is more familiar. In these ood old Queen Victoria, the 1 day. associated with freedom from school books and a tramp into the ountry with a tin can full of worm: plenty of hooks, and 'a sharp knife wherewith to cut an alder bush to con stitute the weapon, when properly con nected, to tempt the flighty brook trout There was not much heard then bout. Empire ideals, although they ex isted in the minds of many of the more advanced advocates of British connec- tion and 'its development. Since then campaign of education has borne and is to-day a prominent feature al aspirations. A Nation Kip ling a pth first ones days of 24h was SO the fruit f our politi within a Na put it: Daughter ir Mother's But Mistress in her own." The younger generation will be rought un to-a more orderly concep tiom of Empire Day and its significance and the various patriotic organization throughout the land will see that no or as House EARL OF MUATH. RA is missed to bring abou Impressions, opportunity the desirable Originated In Canada. A year ago Lord Strathcona told : London patriotic gathering that Em pire Day. originated in Canada and wa: becoming more and thore popular. every yér in the Dominion. -In every village ind town on that day the air was filled with patriotic and imperial sentiment and patriotic music and sounds, he said, could be heard from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ihe Earl of Meath heard about the manner in which Canadians had trans formed' the old Queen's birthday int me for the celebration and observance »f imperial connection and he taek uy the matter in England and now the lay js as joyously celebrated there a: in any other part of the Empire. In the commencement of this each stanza, after the question: "Wha is the meaning of Empire Day?" starts with----the----interrogation --of --" Why?" which calls forth an answer First of all the idea is an educational (uder people for the most part ave heard and read so much about the Empire and imperial y¢onnection that they do not need to be taught. Edu ation along those lines has been an evolutionary process with them. - The can now obtain the benefit of well ed tutition and know what they perpetuating. Their fathers made, Empire Day for them to take up and keep with all its patriotic significance and 'mo thing makes the youthful breast expand with more pride and satisfac tion than a patriotic exercise. Children of the Empire should know such songs as "The National Anthem," "Rule Britannia," The Flag of Bn tain," or some of other numerous Empire songs, of which the one quoted above is the latest Every school should possess a flagstaff and Union Jack, a large wall map of the Empire a portrait of the King Systematic in struction in 'good citizenship should be given in the schools, and every child be trained in such @ way as to enable him or her to 'give, in after life, the best possible service to the commun i and the state. The Union Jack houl ceremoniously d and saluted both boys and girls, and songs 'an tations of an appropriate chara given on the da) { national observances. According to 'Lord Strathcona's idea movement was for gh ace and. no for war. "Patriotism," he beheved ! d them all together; it made then roud of themselves and of their posi tion in the world; it enabled them t¢ stand side by side in cases of difficulty artick ne. vOLu Arr ire } 1 + be hoiste by the n f . WHAT IS THE MEANING OF EMPIRE DAY. | BY J. MILLER McCONNELL.) vr ps verre YVIVTITITIVNIVVITIY j2 Why does the cry 'God Save the King' | i i nd it enabled them to share with each other the joys and sorrows of the Em- pire." Last year the British House of Com- mons declined to give official sanction "to the recognition of Empire Day, by voting down a proposal that. i be ob- { ligatory to fly the national flag over | the be singing this new Empire Day song | Day. i i of and | Earl of Meath and Lord Strath- | this | sung | i as well as in the | | selves, ,service of his country House of Parliament on Empire On that occasion the London Times remarked: "The growth of the feeling in favor of an Empire Day celebration is eminently characteristic our national methods. Started My a private individual .and fostered by a voluntary organization, the League of the Empire, it" has now reached such proportions that its acceptance as a ee ----------------. MRS, state institution cannot much longer be lelayed." i "In many coun'ries such a demon stration of patriotism and national unity might well have been originally im posed from above and forced on a com yaratively unenthiisiastic community. We Tannot, however, help thinking that the ; British method of proving the government that the movement is deep seated and earnest before official action is taken is on the whole sounder. Never heless, the government have carried a natural cautiousness too far by not re alizing that the time has now come when they can safely fly a few flags to show officially that the celebration really epresents a national expression of feel ing." Lord Meath, the jndefatigable pioneer f the moyemen: in England, has stated that the great object is to develop the 'inner spiritual meaning" of the British Empire and to' "inculcate on British subjects the honorable obligation which rests upon them of preparing them- each in his or her own sphere, for the due fulfilment of its duties Jrivileges." There is another reason," adds the Times, "why we nced not be afraid that this Empire Day celebration will be loing undue viplence to our not dis areditable economy in the outward dis olay of national sentiment. It is, above all, a movement to bring together the various "parts of thes E mpire, and to make the school boy on the veld or the prairie feel that he has some of the frigher interests of life in common with an urchin in the slums of White chapel." The supp8rters of the movement hold that Britons are right in their belief that, on the whole, the influence of the Anglo-Saxon: race has been beneficent and has tended, in the main, towards the advancement of civilization and of righteousness. It is therefore an effort to arouse "the peoples who constitute the British Empire to the serious duties which lie at their déor, and to lead them to subordinate selfish or class interests to those of the State and of he community. The movement has made good pro gress and the annual increase in the wmber of schools coming under its in- fuenee véry gratifying to the pro: moters the movement. There is vardly a portion of the King's dom- nions in_which it is not to be found it work, It is officially recognized in practically. all the. self-governing. col- mies as well as in the Crown colonies. CLEME and is of The Earl of Meath. Earl of Meath, presiden Leagus of the ». who is at the ead of the great ire Day move nent, is a man of great prominence in social .and philanthropic work in Eng land A glance into "Who's shows that for many years he has cen connected in a high official capa ity with innumerable organizations jiming to improve the general social 'onditions of the people. A few of them might be mentioned to indicate vide spread are his interests in that] :onnection. They are Hospital Satur day Fund, Young Men's Eriendly. So- ciety, Metropolican Public Garden As sociation, British College of Psysical Education, Lad's Drill Association, Church Army, Christian Union for So- cial Service, British Institute of Social Service, Dublin Philanthropic Reform Association, . Besides taking an active official part in the kind 'of wofk in dicated by the titles he has written a great deal on those subjects and has published several hooks. The of the It would be wondered how he could | find time to take up any new class of | work, but he seems to be an indefati- gable worker and A is an enthusias about the Empire Day movement as he was-whout any of the previoug work | wih which he is connected. He is the author of a work, Past and Present," so that he must be| pretty well posted on matter through- | out the Empire. In his early days he went into the British civil service, but | afterwards changed into the diplomati and served various European embassies Of the wrote: "If a great deal has been complished since the birth of the move men', much more remains to be done Who will help to train the rising gen eration in the duties of Imperial sponsibility and of duty? The ance of volunteer workers is oyalty, patriotism, obedience ful authority, yf humanity, fidelity to duty, and readi- ness for sacrifice--these are some the virtues which the moyement de sires to see instilled in the minds of the young, believing that by such teaching citizens are created. can we best make these and re invited to law good Wir How Who"! how | "Our Empire, | movement the Earl recently | assist- | thoughtfulness and love! of | lke virtues not only acceptable, but greatly to be desired by the young around us? First, by showing that they are in accordance with Divine will; secondly, by example; thirdly, by pointing out "the .reasofableness and wisdom of these virtues and that the possession of 'them -incréases the sum of human happiness. It is the posses- sion or non-possession of shatacheg oy the peoples of the Briiish Empire whic will, in the long run, determine whether it is speedily to succumb to 'the fate of previous empires and disappear, or to be a mighty instrument for many gen- erations in the hands 'of the Aliigh y for the regeneration of the world Mrs. Fessenden's Work. "It was mentioned in the early part of this article that Empire Day ori- ginated in Canada and a story about Empire Day would be incomplece with- out 'a reference to Mrs, Clementine Fessenden, with whosé name the, cele- bration in the Dominion of Canada will always be associated. It is 'true Mr. J. S. Larke claims credit for 'having originated the idea at the time of the World's Fair a: Chicago, buts Mrs. Fes- senden's name will be indelibly con- nected, for it was she who, amidst much opposition and many discouragements, did most of 'the pioneer work for the movement. She it was who organized the first Hamilton Chapter of the Daughters of the Empire, originally named afier her. In everything she has written Mrs Fessenden has shown staunch loyalty | to British institutions gnd the flag. It was this frame of mgd which sug- gested the Empire DayNidea. After considerable trouble she go: the Ham- ilton School Board to take up the idea, and the first favorable resolution was adopted in December, "18g7. Since then the plan has grown wonderfully, and it was a great triumph for hér when Lord Meath took up the movement in the Old Country. When the tenth birthday 6f the movement came around, a couple of years ago, Mrs, Fessenden was: signall: honored in her home city, and her ef forts offically recognized 3 With «regard to Mr. he asserts that Empire Day originated the requgst of the United States Commission of the Columbian Exposi- tion, held in Chicaga in 1893, to na- tions represented at that exposition to within the time in which the exhibition should be held. commissioner came to me, Hon. A.'R, He says: "As the for Canada, this request and 1 submitted it to the Angers the Dominion Min- ister 'of Agriculture, whe had charge of the Canadian exhibits, with the sug gestion tha thing to demonstrate the unity of the Empire in the city of Chicago, inasmuch it so little understood in the nited States. "To this end, instead of celebrating Daminion should join with the of the United Kingdom and other colo- ries to celebrate a common day * as Limpire Day. The Minister he: artily ap proved of the suggestion and submitted to 'the Cabinet, which and 1 was instructed to earry proposal. : "Owing to out the the delay in completing preparations for the exhilii:ipn, a suit- able public demonstration could be made on May 24th; but'it'was deter- L'hrough in British and two some disagreement Commission i of the British dnembers give a dinner, which, under the -cir- cumstances, could not be refused. 2 ing the original proposal, Canadian Commission had. a large meet" ing in their own building, in which all | \ large Empire mee ing was arranged J. | Australian S. LAKE, Trade Commissioner. for August and was a great success Before leaving for Austraha, nl 1804, I was invited to take part in an Em | pire Day celebration in my own town, Oshawa, organized by the school au | thorities. You, will see, therefore, that the city of Tamikon, instead of leading the way, followed some threé years after Oshawa, and, 1 think, some towns." Mir. Larke [certainly strong case for priority in connection with the Empire Day idea, but there is this to be said; that it did not make the progress or attract the same@amount of attention as it did after Mrs. Fes- senden took the matter up with such patriotic fervor and energy. Had Mr. Larke been permitted 'to remain in the country and béen given an opportunity to promote the idea which he appears to have originated, fhe outctime wouid no doubt have been the same. It was the idea, not the personality of the pro- | poser, which caught on and has spread so rapidly wherever the: Union Jack floats on the breeze. It was some five years after its ception in Canada that the Earl Meath took the matter up, in England. The watchwords are "Responsibility, Duty. Sympathy, and Self-sacrifice" { The motto is : "One King, One Flag. 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