The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-07
HE FELL AMONG BRIT0NS.
AZ An ERTCiN ciriTiiIST ~ the
HJyDS UFJJM IJCJ OETICT T.
Ills work ut Railroad Iiniidins. witch
Bri,i-h + ,Giuc~r- Und Fonnd Virtually
Impossible, and the Obstacles Raised nv
,be Various Prorrs -ionni Arbitrator-.

nbout dear old England " and what America
owes to her" and what n GLORIOUS thing" It's
for her to consent to an arbitration treaty with
America. might study VIII "-' y. history
and the ex perienrr :: .H-r '-~~h-i' WAC,
from time -. line a-rO ih'eStei their m""1y
in ente-prise- in British colonies. Tuey viii
learn first that wherever on the face u TIE
Garth there ~ British rule, power IL exercised
against enterprise that Is i.cSel by any
hut English capital. They will find English
laws and English official. made TO NJ every cir
cunstance and capable of annoying AMI iarass-
inl the investor to the point almost VI hank-
ruotcy. They will find also thnt arbitration "a
very old game. The history vii show that 1t Is
n favorite ~paStiine for the Engli-lman to LAY 20
the American: Here. you, you owe me "a hun-
dred dollars" and when the American ~fc'lcs
IL don't owe you anything, | have had no drh.
inrs with you." for the Eneiishman to reply,
ION yes. yJu do: we'll suDm I 1t to arbitration"
The small merchant may be able 10 get along
In ,cnce. and the profe' sionni man. " he hasn't
risen too nigh in his rrofcs.ipn. may e.cope Pr
setutIon. Let the small merchant become Q
manufacturer however, and he'll feel tie o-
preston IN almost less time thnU i taxes 10 tel
II: ~ also will ,hr professional man whoisikely
to become biz enough 10 trend Oh the corHsof
an English professional man.
An inierestinI case has come IN the '.sht
! illustrating this policy Of annoying AMI har,.s-
ing Americans. 1t l. the case OF the Wes' ltGa
Improvement COMPANY. which has competed
| the Government railroad In Jamaica. The fAos
in this case are on record. and they oh a book 40
big as a volume ofthe Century dictionary
About hal. OF tie Government railroad n
Jamn'c, had been completed ard British ergi-
neers had surveyed the island and had declared
officially that there was not money erongh N
the British empire 10 build the sixty more miles
that remained, because ~ the m"ru'ainrrs
nature Of the region through which the road
mus, be laid. In 1893 Frederick we.son. .
p"''"'' ~
crtT street. this c!ty. whi'r tra'tiHhI through
Jamaica fell In with n lot OF officials who were
Ih'ere''ti n'"'''HH 'a'r"7,"' '"'n
p!e,e had cost. and they told him $4,000
-. H.. .on1 ,h., a. ,,,,,a ,,ua .,.,,.
a m'e ne rn" wv" ~ we "'.
that il the inrt that there Wasn't in"t"V er""sh
IN the British empire 10 bnild. Cor GIG 0JGa
m"e
sisted an being taken ser ousiy. md tnA,y . o
was. He met the Governor. the Colonial Sse-.-
60, ,no ntr.c,o, =. pr,,tc W., ,,d go.
nrE' the " rector q, fho''c N"tSt ana 20
other big Officials. and they all favored the r'aa
o, extension. bu, M agreement, was arrived at.
Mr.. WesSo0 went his way. Later he was sent
s.snite nego,,a,onsw which later resulted IN n.
- -, ~. - ,.
pany ard the Jaraica Railroad COMPANY. a-d
,n,,,... u..u,5. hr,v.., -. Core,r-.,,
and the railroad company Tor The building OK
the extensions.
r,v.. nj in,. ,v ,sv .,ecoi ,,w wa,
passed pro''oins Tor NC eS'eh'''hs' Aec"rc'hf
othe tenn o, The aeFetmen, the tA!F"ad VT"
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