The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-14
TO ANNEX CANADA.
Butterworth's Plan for Open
ing Negotiations.
ADVANTAGES on BOTH SIDES.
The oniy Obstacle Is that the De-
mision Went Listen So sach
n scheme.

wAsHINesoS. Dec lS-Congress-
mas BaitsrwOrth, Of Ohio. has intro
daoed foT reference the faIlowinE Joint
resolution.
WHEEEAs, The citizens q the Do
miuiOn oi Canada are one with us in
raee. lineage, history and tradition:
and
WHEREAS. The resources Of the two
countries supplement- each other. aud
The arteries Of commerce. both natural
and artificial. are 80 inter- scked
and mutually dependent urson each
other. that they ought % constitute a
single system and 10 De one and iasep-
arabic; and
WHxEEAs. The commercial relations
between tke uRi;sa States and the
Dominion II Canada are aud have
been strained ard unnaturalsy separ-
ated, and in measure paralyEed, ow-
ing u the inability o. the tsu govern
ments to establish such system OF
international trase and commerce be-
tween them a i essential 20 n4est the
requirements ol the situation and
MuEEEAs. The conditions aud rrla-
tons before referred to, a. also the
geography of the two countries. sug-
gests The lmpoSslhi.ity of Just and
permanent settlement % the oontro-
YeFsies pertaining 10 nsheres. bounda-
ries ana trans-continengai trade. ex-
cept by combining the joint interests
under one governmental system, and
point logically t. the necessity aud
probability Of unity and assimilation,
between the tgo nations under one
government; aud
WHKEEss. The bonds OF Svmpathy
resulting from kInship race. language.
tradition and substantial identity of
the governmental systems. together
with the community of interests based
upon commerce and its aids and
agencies. are Of such = character that
such union and assimilation are being
discussed and favorahly considered by
the cit gems 81 both nations. and in
asmuch a. II - believed their early con
summation wOuli he OF great advant-
age 10 all citizens and subjects Ol the
two countries, provided the same can
I've attained in q manner consistent
alike with the honor and dignity Of
the United States and Great Britain
and the Dominion of Canada; there
fore, with view 10 aid In the con
summation OF what Is hereiabefore
suggested, be il
Rcaoltcd. By the senate and house OF
representatives OF the United states.
in congress assembled, that the pge=i-
dent be, and is hereby authorized and
empowered, 10 invite negotiations
looking 10 the assimilation and unity
of the people of the Dominion of
Canada and the United states under
one government; such unity and as
asimilation 10 .be based upon the ad-
mission of the several provinces OF the
Dominion, or any one OF them, into
the Union Of states upon the same
terms and equity with the several
states now composing the Union. and
the assumption by the United States
Of the Indebtedness of the Dominion
OF Canada or Just proportion thereof,
and such other equitable terms and
conditions as justice 20 the high con
tracing parties may demand; and
Rssoiuoi. Farther. that with a view
to such negotiations. the president in
yite the appointment OF commission
ers by the government of Great
Britain and Dominion OF Ctnada to
consider the wisdom aud expedieDcy
Of the settling and adjustment OF all
controversies and differences which
nov exist between the two govern
nients, growing ost o. the fisheries or
otherwise, by such union and aSsimil-
alton as hereinbefore suggested. either
IS 10 the whole or any province or sey-
eral provinces OF said Domini0n; sneh
negotiations 10 be conducted with due
regard TO the amicabls relations which
obtain between Great Britain and the
United States and the Obligations i'm
posed thereby.