St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-03
BUTLER's WORLD BEATERs.
The Cockeyed Statesman Solves
the Problem of Canadian An

Inc COCkeyeQ statesman Solves
the Problem Of Canadian An
nexatiOn.
WATERvILLE, Me-, July 2.-In adj
dressing the literary societies of Colby
university tonight upon the "The An
nexatiOn of Canada" Gen. Benjamin f.
Butler concluded thus:
The problem seems to me to be this: Does
canada desire a union with the United
States? II she so signifies her wish in
recognizable form England has no power to
prevent 1t. If Canada does not then Eng
land has no power to enact it. She may
throw Canada off as dependency, but she
cannot throw her upon the United States.
Would not the more feasible, the more sensi-
bic, the more statesmanlike and effective
manner of bringing together the United States
ana Canada be to enter into negotiations for
that purpose, carefully and in the most
friendly spirit, the negotiators In charge hav-
ing only one idea in common; this is, how
can the three peoples best get together. Our
late attempted negotiations and enactments,
for diplomacy it could not be called, will only
result IN raising ill-tillng on the part of our
neighbors, because of the annoying thought
that for the first time in the history of dip
lOmacY has province been left to carry on q
diplomatic struggle with nation almost
without the aid of the parent country, under
a threat from the nation that the conse-
| quences of failure of treaty were to be visited
on the province alone. Why should not the
diplomacy. instead Of this paltry and narrow
matter, be that negotiations should be ap-
preached with view of uniting the two ad-
jacent EnglSh-Speaking peoples lying side
by side in America, in the same commercial
and business conditions between each other,
| with or without a zollyerein, as may be de-
termined. leaving Great Britain, whose insti-
tut1OnS depend upon the same constitutional
provisions. and whose laws of freedom give
equal protection to their several peoples
later on when her interest or safety demands,
to come into like compact with the United
States and Canada
LEAGUE AGAINST THE WORLD,
If any part of the world should see fit to take
a stand, which none would or could success
fully 40? Negotiations conducted on such a
basis and for such an end could be carried on
without touching the pride or arouS1ng Jeal-
ousies, with none but the kindest sentiments
| being evolved in either people. Two great
navieS to menace each other with their enor-
nous equipment and consequent eXpendl-
| lures and losses by decays would at once be
| dispensed with. A small, inexpensive way
| of each could bid the world defiance. Ali
Europe and Asia joined together in battle
array. if such thing were possible, against
the English-speaking people OF the globe,
would pause in diSmay before any hostile
step should be taken against such united
power Such national combination would
within its own borders, have everything that
would be necessary to carry on a
defensive or offensive warfare. Take
another view. Such united power as l have
sketched would save all the other nations Of
Europe from final and inevitable bankruptcy,
because Of maintaining immense armies and
navleS to the destruction of their people, and
to hold each other in check. To that Eng
disappearing league every nation would be
obliged to submit for arbitrament every
cause of difference, if not because of fear of
its armed intervention, because of its hold
ing the money of the world. No war could
Ir. al n,
approve, and any nation might disarm who
should be protected even by promise of finan-
cial aid from the pledge Of the united Eng
disappearing people of the earth.
Plat's Chlorides is the cheapest disinfect-
ant. S ger n-destroying power is wonderful.