The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-01
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ing Of the presence on her territory OF
American absconders. A bill h nor
pending in the house Of commons at
Ottawa. the provisions ef which are In
tended to drive out from the Domiri-
ion the horde Of scalaxags who crowd
into the Leading Canadian cities 10 1--we
In luxury on their ilI-gotten gains
This news will be gratifying 70 many
Americans. for there are hundreds %
people on this side whose deposits and
dividends have been used 10 fattsn
fugitive bank presidents and cashiers,
and. even II the lost cannot be re-
gained there Is certainly some salts
faction In knowing that rascal is In
Sing sslng where he belongs, and not
living oss tine fat cf the land amidst
the splendors Of Montreal.
From the tine embezzieTnent be-
came the fashion the colony OF Amer
can scounsiFeIs in Canada has been
growing rapidly. 30 at the present
time II may almost be said that re-
speetabie citizen OF the states must
have good credentials IN order not to
be taken for visitor whose crooked
transactions have made accessory 4
fight 20 the north. IL is wonder
that the Canadians have not long
since fea,eIled AZ the idea Of American
thieves parading their streets IN the
gsaise OF gentlemen. and the btu 30 get
rid OF ilsem ought 10 have been up for
discussion long ago. How they can
have endured this state Of affairs 70
long and with such eqnanimity is not
easily understood.
The situation il al anomaly any
way. To sxtradke almost every sort
OF criminal for almost every sort Of OF
fence, asssf yet allow efnbezziefs 10 go
free, Is . trasesty on justice, and 70
suffer a treaty 10 remain IN force which
sanctions this ridiculous condition OF
affairs i most assuredly discreditable
to tbecontractiag parties The United
States long since saw the absnrdity OF
IL, and opened negotiations with the
home government whereby it was
hoped n treaty would be signed pro-
yidisg for the return Of abscondipg
officials. Too many fascals IN high
society had escaped I'M risonment, and
too many people bad been defranded
to look longer upon fight 70 Canada
rs Joke, aud the American people
had long hoped that the list OF extra
ditabIe osfenses would be increased,
and that II In the future enbezz!ers
sought the Dominion as place OF ref
nge. they would Immediately be re-
turned to get their just deserts and
serve out their term like criminals
condemned for other osfenses-
The home government, however,
could not see fit 10 provide for reci-
procal extraditiuE Of esnbezzsers, ura-
less the United States would agree TO
the exsradition oil men charged with
political oifenses, an arrangement
which was repugnant 10 our ideas,
contrary 10 our history and an innoya-
ton upon all knoNn methods OF deal
ing ont jsStice By international nego-
tiailons. The negotiations fell through
and to-day the immigration siiii CON
tinues. Funds are nisappropriated.
trusts violated. poor people ruined.
and before the discovery Is made the
man OF previous good standing who
has worked up the nefarious scheme
is safely beyond the line, seeking
quarters wherein ne may make aiin-
self comfortable and lead q life of lux
ary and ease.
The exact and detailed provisions OF
the Canadian bill are not published.
bus there Is enough 20 indicate that
the Dominion people are tired OF
seeing a stream of American fugitives
from justice pour into their cities To
settle aud live ON other peoples
money. They DO not want them. and
as We do. ii does seem as though some
amicahla arrangement might he made
by which Justice might get her dues
and the abseonders he returned to this
country and placed where they belong
behind prison bars.