The times., 1897-08-03
REVIEWED BY A STATESMAN
Confined from First Page.

sight OF great riches that sometimes leat
10 armed conflict. And yet it ought 10 be
| very easy matter 10 determine the rights
OF Canada and the United States in the
| premises. 1T appears TO be merely the set
| uenlent hy the astronomers and surveyors
| OF the terrestrial line OF the l4lst meridan.
| That established, there should be an end 10
| dispGtInS over territory. That boundary
line, you VIII recall, was fixed by Great
! Britain and Russia There will, of course,
he disputes until that line has been
Fixed, and that viii be some time owing TO
the difficulty of astronomical work in that
| ice-bound and fTosi-bound country"
Yes, il Is fair to presume that in the
meanwhile there are some rights of ours
and our people which the Canadians will
| be apt to ignore until there has been a final
agreement. / say this Notwithstanding
| that Canadian laws respecting mining are
very much like our own, and that Canada
has been more liberal than we have in
the permission 10 prospect and as to time.
! The trouble Will come, however, If 1T be
true, IS said. that the Dominion govern
merit viii Impose more excessive require
ments than are found in the present laws,
and it is possible that the privy council has
emergencies. It is certain, as you sug
gest, that the way the world will look at it
is this: Here is a great country with un-
told mineral wealth just opened up and
offering the always interesting question OF
defatable ground. Canada makes aIl-in-
elusive claims and our Department of the
Interior is not satisfied. Under such con-
dItions / admit that there is room for
t-affo aria
Canada shall be allowed to impose restric-
tions without notice TO US, officially and
formally Such acts often lead to war;
My Suggestions III this case? should
say that what the two governments should
10 in this instance and in proba bile causes
for friction would be to esta blsh a
mOdus vivendi, by which the mining and
settling shall be onducted under certain
regulations, pen ding the adjustment of
all difficulties, present and proha hle."
is there any intema tional warrant for
one of the governments, as in this case,
assuming the whole jurisdiction and deal
ing with the settlers and miners Of the
other country in accordance with such
assumptions"
None whatever; and, considering the
present vague status, it would be an as
sumption OF extraordinary powers on the
part OF Canada 70 act without agreement
in matters where there are vital interests
of both people concerned We have lust
as much right 10 dictate in this matter
as tie Dominion government, and to say
to Its people. stay on your own side as
they have TO assume where we shall stay
and where they shalt stay. There is
more than a single chance for the perse-
cution OF American citizens, unless there
be definite agreements, and, to be frank,
as We should always be in dealing with
large question. its is possible that wrongs
might be done by our own people: but
that only emphasizes the point you make,
Tor an early ton on this great topic
OF Klondike l also agree with you that
this Government has right 20 something
to say sbout the practical proposition Co
30 cnOrmsusly tax American citizens in
that Country as 10 exclude them. great
many or the rumors about the proposed
policy Of Canada with reference to the
mines and mining are, / think, only rll-
mors, but that there's going TO be serious
friction there is no manner of doubt
The prize is too great for either side
to abandon any part OF it without an
interesting struggle
Touc hing on the Union Pacific Railway
steal, he said: Il understand the court
has ALREADY made its decree in favor Of
the syndicate or committee, just as was
predicted by the Senator's Curing the re-
cent debate. There was hope that the
President would Intervene and stop the
sale, but that hope so far appears to have
hren i'll grounded The truth is that the
r1fl
States beginning with Coils P. Hunting
ton, the Goulds, the McAfees, the Sages
and the rest, have exercised their power
along the whole line OF the Central Pacific,
and vii! make. l suppose. and divide $780,
o"O,"OO On the various transactions For
IL ali they are TO pay not a very large
amount over and above the sinking fund
OF SIS, 0oo, 900. BY the refunding process,
believe, as you showed the other dav in
The Times, that the profits would, in fact.
he : great as Sis, 000, 600. Such a thing
as that could never be, except by the
bdseSt fraud ana the basest conniyance
between the parties commercial and Of
fic.al in tue great and scandalous transac-
ton"
Cannot the court proceedings SO far
be reviewed on appeal?''
''Oh, rest assured there will be no
appeal, because the Government, being
hand in glove with the purchasers. it will
not be to the interest of the Government |
10 do anything that might tend to prevent |
the delivery OF the goods''
Referring to the status OF the Nicaragua |
Canal, this interesting talker said: with |
ont going into the details or reasons for |
my opinion, have never felt such absolute |
and perfect confidence in the socoess |
or the canal as / do now. Matters have
gone so far now that it is fortunately i'm
possible to reverse them and only one
lhlng can obstruct our activity, the omen |
opposition or Great Britain Since 1870 |
ne time OF the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
ireat Britain has all the time been moving |
70 get a partnership and to that extent
control OF the canal. Since that idea came
n vogue however, there have been states
men ADLER and older in the craft than
iIn who have declared that this was
C be an American canal; an d it will be an
American canal. Clayton did not make n
very good job OF it, it is true, but this
4 administration is unquestionably deter
mined to construct this canal, and it is
'oing TO commence tie work just as soon
Is the way is clear to putting the spade
nto the ground.'
And what about Cuba?'"
Your information on that subject is.
'erhapS, somewhat later than mine. but
Ii the last accounts concluded that the
suhans We're settling the Cuban matter
hemsel ves.''
Cabin John Summer Garden,
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