NORTH AMERICA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 August 1926, Page 9

NORTH AMERICA.

BISHOP LISTEN’S IMPRESSIONS. CANADA’S GREAT DESTINY. Impressions of Canada .and the United States gained during his visit to the Eucharistic Congress at .Chicago, ware given by -Bishop Liston when replying ■to -a welcome at Auckland tendered to him- and to Alonsigno.r Ormond, who accompanied him abroad. Bishop Liston mentioned first that his colleague started his American tour b\ being arrested. “He. used a. motor-car in one of the cities,” .said the*-bishop, “and wa.s arrested for exceeding the speed limit,” reports, the Dtominion’s Auckland corre sp o n dent.

‘‘They say New York is ownecl by Jews,” Bishop. Liston, continued. “It might be, but it is run by Irishmen.” (Laughter). The Irish seemed to dominate the police force too, he found. Their experiences at Ellis Island were .rather humiliating. _H;e was inclined to feel nettled when an order was given by Customs officials, “Americans to this side and .aliens to that,” irrespective of nationality. The order was followed by the herding of all not blessed with American citizenship, among a. conglomerate and offensive collection of practically every race. As evidence of the grit of New Zealanders, lie had found that practically all lie had met there were holding important and .responsible positions. Three whose acquaintance he had made were controlling concerns .in which millions of dollars were invested. The Americans, in his opinion, were adepts as talkers. “They could, talk fee hours on the least provocation,” he said. “We could never get a. word in edgewise. They have expressions and customs all their own. Some we understood land some we did mot.” Bewildering as he found the hustle and progress of the United States, he formed the .impression that Canada, had a greater destiny. “It will be the great country of the world in the coming century,’ ’he declared, “much greater than the United States. Its enormous wealth 'a.njd the indomitable! energy of its French-Oanadian .stock are earning for it a .sure place, that will be firmly established in the progress of its trade with the markets of China and Japan, besides other important countries.”

One feature in which neither country, in his opinion, could excel New Zealand was the. .scenery. “We travelled over the Rooky Mountains and they were extraordinarily beautiful,” he .said. “The mountains and lakes of North America are much more extensive than ours, .but. not. one whit more grand.”