St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
KICKED BEFORE SPURRED.
Canadian Newspapers Raise a Great
Howl.
SIR CHARLES IN HOT WATER.
Wouldn't II Be Well for Our Canada
Brethren to Make Haste Lit
tie. Slower?

OTTAWA, Feb. 1S.-The settlement of
of the fishery question has already ere
ated an angry controversy between the
government and opposition organs. Sey-
eral official newspapers, guided by the
tone of American dispatches, have little
praise for Sir Charles Upper; others say
they will content themselves with con-
graduating the commissioners on the
conclusion of their labors until the
treaty is published. The liberals, or
opposition papers, unanimously deplOre
the alleged result, Il Montreal and Hal
flax newspaper accusing MesSrs.
Upper and Chamberlain of will
fully sacrificing Canadian interests.
ternational move will be in the direc-
ton of the location of the boundary line
between British Columbia, the most
westerly province of the dominion, and
Alaska, in the event of satisfactory
settlement of the fishery question. The
matter is to be submitted to commits
sion, on which England will be repre-
sented. The Canadian government, it
appears, has been pressing for the APP
pOintment of a commission for over
year past. The disputed terri
tory involved comprises many
thousands of square smile. The
gold regions are located near the sup
posed boundary line, but as the juriS-
dictiOn of both countries is doubtful,
considerable lawleSSneSS prevails. Gen.
Cameron, official secretary to the fishery
commission, will probly be one of the
Canadian commissioners. He acted in
similar capacity when the interna-
tional boundary line in the West was
located about fifteen years ago. The
Free Press QiberaD, of Ottawa, says
History has repeated itself. On
each occasion that a dispute be-
tween Canada ard the United
States has been referred to arbitra-
ton Canadian interests have been
sacrificed. Witness the surrender of
the state of Maine and the Island of San
Juan. Witness the surrender of the
state of Michigan, which was captured
by Canada during the war of 1912. Wit
ness the ignOminieuS surrender of our
fisheries by Mr.. Chamberlain, Mr.. West
and Sir Charles Upper. Mr.. Chamber
lain was doubtless more interested in
finding market for his wooden screws
than in obtaining better market for
Canada fish. From the first it was APP,
parent that the negotiations must end
either in complete fiZZle OF
sacrifice of Canada's interests.
The worst has happened. 1t is an
nounced that Mr.. Chamberlain, Sir
Charles Upper, Mr.. Thompson, and
the other parties to the surrender are
quite satisfied with the result. How
could they be otherwise? Could they,
with any show of decency and self-re,
| spect, express dissatisfaction with their
own work? Did Benedict Arnold ever
| express dissatisfaction over his own
treachery? 1t is urged that the surren,
der should not be discussed, lest it be
| rejected by the United States senate
If the American senators reject the
/ treaty they will prove themselves better
| friends of Canada than those whose
duty it was protect and defend our il
| tereStS before the commission
The News says; ''rhere is one thing
! pretty certain. and that is that Canada
will not be made sacrifice in this mat
ter, as she has been often before in
others. But if it should turn out that
the tendencies of any proposed agree
| ment are in that direction, then LET the
government at Ottawa look to it. 1t is