The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
4 BIG ALLIANCE


Zen Butler Aavoessss = Practical Unboo
eft Eagiish-speakisG People.
WAfHIvILLE, Ne, July AIN aidr-ss.
ing The literary societies Of Colby uni.
versity last night upon '"Tbs Annexation
Of Canada" General Benjamin =. Batter
concluded thus: The problem seems to
me- tn be this: Does Canada desire .
union with tn. United States? II she 50
siGHihes her wish in . recognizable form,
England has No power to prevent it. II
Canada does not then England has No
power to enact it She may throw
Canada OF as . Dependency. Tut
d can not throw her upon the
United States. Wcu'd not the more
feas be, tie more sens bic, the more
scaiesmAniike and elective manner OF
bringing together the United States ard
Canada be to Ell ter into negotiations for
that purpose. carefully and in the most
friendly spirit, the negoeistors in charge
having only one idea IN c~ommon-that Is
now can the three peop e best get together.
Our late attempted negotiat ons and On.
aciments-for diplomacy il can not Go
cailed-wil only result in raising iIl-
feelirg on the part Of our neisbbors,
because Of the annoying fact that Tor
the hrst tins in the history OF diulo-
macy ha, . province been lett to carry on
. diplomatic struggle with . nat On al.
most without the aid Of the parent country
without; a threat that the c n-eQuences Of
failure Of treaty were 70 he Wis ted upon
h province alone. Why should not the
diplomacy, instead # this patty and mar
row matter, be that ne ,otia:ions shoUid be
approached with Q view If uniting the
two adjacent English speaking peoples
.ying SHE by side in America in
The same commercial and business condi-
tons etween each other, with or
without q zollverein. IS may be deter
mined. leaving Great Britain. whose iDs,i-
tutions depend upon the SAM constitul Ion
al provisions ami whose laws Of freedom
give equal protection to their several!
peoples when her interest or safety de-
mands, TO come into like con pact ith the
United Sa'es and Canada 1t League
against the world, il any part of the world
shou'd see tt TO take . stand, which none
Won d or cou d successfully do.
\. gotiations conducted Oh such Q basis
and for such an end could te ed on
without touching the pride or arousing
jea'ousies. with none but the kindest sen.
timnn,s beins evolved in either people.
Two great navies to menace each other
with their enormous equipment and on
ssqlent exp Id lures and losses By de-
Gays would at once be dispensed with.
A small inexpensive navy OF each couid
bid the world deisnce. All Europe and
Asia joined together in attic array, Il
such a thing were possible, against the
English-speaklng people of the globe.
would pause in dismay before a, hostile
step should be taken against such q united
Power. Such a natural ton
would within its own border have every
thing that would be necessary 10 carry on
q defensive or offensive warfare.
Take oh view: Such q united
power as l have sketched would save al
the other nations Of Europe from final
and inevitable bankruptcy because OF
maintaining immense armies and navies
to the destruct. on Of their people 20 hold
FAC other in check. To that English
speaking league every nation would be
obliged to submit for a-bi;ranept every
cause for difference. IL not because
ot fear OF It's armed intervention. yet be.
cause al its boarding he money Of the
world. No war coult be carried on which
that POWER should d~i-aoprove and any
nation might d!sarm who Should be pro-
tected even by promise Of financial aid
rom the pledge OF the united English
speaking people OF the earth"