The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-25

AAANa I sNA kHAf = - - aNhNA" NfN''-H''Nr
Globe Democrat,
some Of Premier IAvricrs fool friends
In Camda and England are doing their
Iitt3e best TO make his mission to the
/ Umtcd States failure rhe MoatrNi
( Herald. one ot hts orvNns says that
/ Canada has the whip hand In tho ne
godations. and the London Globe. p'rer
which Is often quoted on this sid, Of the
water, which is irSanc,y hostile 10 the
United States. but which has sompSr-
ativuiy few .eaticrs and very little ,nru-
ence. inslnuStes tfat this country is the
only interested party in the proposed set
tiement. The statesmen atWashlnsiou,"
says that pspor, have played their carts
badly, asd they know IT, Cau0d0 has
learned the lesson Of INttriouc !nd,rcn-
deace an selt-reiiance. and the mSgnin-
cent discoveries OF gold which promise
her IN the near future an enormous in
crease in population, have confirmed her
in the just confidence that With the
mother country at her back she needs
no Amerlcln assistance IN the work OF
carving out for herself an honorable aNG
prosperous career"
All this talk by the Canadian and the
British papers is the vindic,ivenesS OF
ignorance Because many American
miners are in the Klondfke region. and
many more will so there next year, the
Canadian paper thinks the Dominion has
the whip hand in the negotiations, " and
can continue s.aughterirg the seals out
OF season without any hindrauce from
the United States The United states
Of course. has ready and effective way
OF preventing tins slaughter wihtcu; any
negotiations and that is by killing them
on the islands belonging 10 tbs country.
on which they herd and Thus putting
them our Of the reach forever Of the
Canadian pcachers. This would be a
rather drastic way OF curing Canadian
rapacfty and inhumanity, but it has been
proposed in congress, and II no other
acceptable method OF heading OF the
Canadian pirates can be had the country
VIII favor the adoption OF this plan.
Moreover, If Canada should attempt to
retaliate by taxing American miners in
the gold fields, the United States can
stop that procedure quickly by legislation
whish will affect the far greater number
Of Canadians who are temporary in the
Unitei States and by Withdraw wing the
privileges which Canadian railroads have
in this country.
The game. thar Is TO say is entirely
in the United States hands. This Lon
don assertion that Canada has learned
the lesson OF patriotic independence and
self-reliance" is rendered silly by the
fact that all Of Canada's negotiations
have to be n4ide, for Canada's side.
through the British government. w1th
which the United States can treat at any
time. without paying mucn regard to
Canada's wishes or inter ests. and by the
added circumstance that Canada, as time
passes, is getting less independent rather
than more. and becoming more reliant on
England rather than less. Premier Lar
rier, in a fine outburst a few months ago.
which sent glow OF patriotic pride from
Halifax TO Vancouver. declared, we are
free today and we are a nation" No
region is free which has the head Of
rs administration, as the governor gen.
eral Of Canada, appointed by some other
country No region is a nation wnicn
can not make treatIes with the outside
word. Canada IS Z dependency Of Eng
land, and the United States always has
made and always can make better terms
with England in regard to Canadian az
fairs than the Canadians favor.
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