The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-12
A BIG ALLIANCE.
Ben Butler Advocates the Practical Cnion
of the English speaking People.

| Ben Butler Advocates the Practical Cni0n
of the Eugiisk-Speaking People.
VAUDEVILLE, Ne, July Sin address.
| ing the literary societies Of Colby Uni.
versity last nigh: upon "The Annexation
of Canada +" General Benjamin F. Butler
! concluded thus: The problem seems to
me to be this: Does Canada desire Q
union with the United States; II she so
| signifies her wish in . recognizable form,
/ England has no power to prevent IL. II
Canada does not, then England has no
power to enact il. She NAV throw
Canada off as dependency, but
she can not throw her upon the
United States. Would not the more
feasible. the more sensible, the more
statesmauiike and effective manner of
/ bringing together the United States and
Canada be to enter into negotiations for
that purpose carefully and in the most
friendly spirit the negotiators in charge
having only one idea in conmon-that ia
how can the three people best get together.
Our late attempted negotiat Gus and en-
actments-for diplomacy it can not be
called-will only result in raising ILL
feeling on the part of cur neighbors.
because of the ANNOYING fact that for
the first time in the history of diplo-
macy has a province been lett to carry on
a diplomatic struggle with a nation al
| most without the aid of the parent country
| without threat that the c. n sequences of
failure of treaty were to be visited upon
the province alone Why should not the
diplomacy, instead of this paltry and mar
row matter, be that negotiations should be
approached with a view of uniting the
two adjacent English speaking peoples
lying side by side i'm America in
the same commercial and business condi-
tions between each other, with or
without a zollverein, as may be deter
mined. leaving Great Britain, whose insti-
buttons depend upon the sama constitution
al provisions and whose laws of freedom
give equal protection to their several
peoples when her interest or safety de-
mands. to come into like compact with the
United States and Canada at league
against the world, if any part of the world
should see fit to take stand, which none
would or could successfully do.
Negotiations conducted on such a basis
and for such an end could be carried on
without touching the pride or arousing
jealousies, with none but the kindest SEN
timents being evolved in either people.
iNO great les u tdCH Olnci
with their enormous equipment and con-
sequent expend lures and losses by de-
Gays would at once be dispensed with.
A small. inexpensive navy of each could
bid the world defiance All Europe and
Asia joined together in tattle array, if
such a thing were possible. against the
English-speakng people of the globe.
would pause in dismay before an hostile
step should be taken against such united
Power. Such a natural combination
would within its own border have every
thing that would be necessary to carry on
a defensive or offensive warfare
Take another view: Such united
power as / have sketched would save AL
the other nations Of Europe from final
and inevitable bankruptcy because of
maintaining immense armies and navies
to the destruction of their people TO hold
each other in check. To that English
speaking league every nation would be
obliged TO submit for arbitrament every
cause for difference il not be rause
Of fear of its armed Intervention. vet be.
cause Of its boarding the money of the
world. No war could be carried on which
that power should disapprove and any
nation might disarm who should be pro-
tected even by promise Of financial aid
rom the pledge of the united English
speaking people of the earth"