<P> Union with Newfoundland, as everyone knows, rounds out the dream of the Fathers of Confederation . This newspaper is certain that Canadians welcome their new fellow - countrymen with full hearts . May the union be forever a blessing for Canada and to the island which is yielding its ancient independence, but not its identity, to belong to a larger fraternity . </P> <P> An editorial from the Montreal Gazette also welcomed Newfoundland, saying: </P> <P> For Canadians tomorrow will be a day of welcome . For this is the day when a tenth province is added to the Dominion of Canada . There will be a greater meaning than ever to the Canadian motto, chosen by Sir Leonard Tilley from the words of Isaiah which describes the dominion that reaches' from sea to sea' . </P> <P> The Vancouver Sun also reflected on the results, saying: </P>

Who stayed out of confederation from sea to sea until 1949