The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24
HOODS
Sarsaparilla
ENERGY OF ENGLAND.
Preparing TO Push Her Claims
ON Alaska Boundary.
BUT AMERICA DOES NOTHING.
The Great Annexer Is scheming TO
seize Most Valuable Parts Of Alaska
The People Aroused.

The contrast between the energy OF the
BTf-.sn and the suplnsness OF the CnIIe1
States government II the Alaska bound
AIRY controversy was well brought cut last
nigh. ia an interview with a Post-In;e4N-
gencer reporter BY c. :. johnson, for four
years United States district attorney for
Alaska under the Harrison 2dmiI4sira-
ton. who Is now n the city attn MS fam
tly and - registered al the Butler. Mr.
Jc.hnsJn stated that the people n Alaska
were Intensely worked up over the bound
ary line controversy between ri1ls colr-
try and England and that the British
government was spar1ng no pains or ex
pense T. securHg data and making sur
yeys 10 establrh It's claim. II possible.
he says the people are about d1shearI-
eaed over the dilatory actions Of their
own nation ~ Got moving more yigor-
ousiy 81 this very important matter. Ar.
Johnson said:
The question that is most agIIasing the
people OF Alaska az the present time Is
The boundary line controversy. While l
am as ardent and loyal an American c!ti-
zen as any man. l caauo- help but admire
RTE energy and ind0nitabIe push OF the
British government IN the matter. For
the paSs Two years that government has
had party 81 the field. uader The dsrec-
tion % william Ogtlyie. gathering data
and making surveys. Noz only has this
have. together with their regular dulles
collected valuable Information 10 Re used
~ TIE boundary commission whenever
taat may come. On the other hand, our
government has been very dIato-y in The
matter and che American subjects n
Alaska are hecof1i.ag somewhat eilshearr-
eae1 over Fhe DoE-action n The matter
The people have asked and h is their
burden and prayer. that a WAGON road
Tor inETess and egress N the golden Yu-
Eon be built ~ mis- country. bur they
have received very Iis-ia - luragaruerr
The British GOV eminent has already sur
viewed the Toa3 ard. II the present con
troversy results Il is favor. Il VII IN
doubte3ly eXpeud Thousands a dol
lars - complete a. People living in
this country viii lose IL the English Sc
cure what they claim. Wy We will lose
me famous Treadwell mining property
tEe Hay-Sa ri Lane property which Is IN
coGbte1ly the richest mining property in
Jhe world. apd the Silver Bow property
Resides these properties We VIII lose the
thtkAt- Dyea and Takou passes the only
faree available inlets into the Yukon
Why We will not have anything LETT 20
sp-ak o. The English know the value q
these properties. AMI IN ny opinion will
leave m stone untUr1eE 10 gain their
point. They have already spent FIVE times
as much money as We have and done ten
times az much work. II the win they viii
also obtain possession Of The coast. which.
81 rtue 81 war. would oe Of Indispensable
benefit 70 them. The feeling t. simply in
tense 20 there. aE1 / believe in case the
British Won their poin, large rber
would leave the country rather than be
under British rule.
Another thing that WORKS injury -
Alaska is the pruhibltory Mqucr law that
il in effect there. $ine-tenths 90 all me
expense 81 che Federal courts during 1ha
past NO years has been 0cca stoned by
thlS law. To show you how il works
all cite the fact that only Eve civil sits
have been decided IL Juneau in two
years. the time being taken Up in trying
petty liquor cases one tAing that IS
very conue0dEb1e. though. is fhe posi-
tive refusal ~ any dealer 20 sell liquor
go a native. ard they VII assist lu pros
ecatirg any one caught ln the ac, - SELL
tng 20 The natives ~ the falIest extent u
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