The times., 1897-11-08
LETTERS FROM TIMES READERS
England and the Klondike.

To the Editor OF The Times
The white people of Russia are the purest
of the Old stock OF Aryaus left In the
world. Not Shakespeare himself is as fine
a picture OF the iGea Aryan as is the
Russian artist VeTestchagin, for instance
Russian brain has always shown ITS su
perlority in European diplomacy. Is it
not likely that Russia saw that the owner
ship OF Alaska would improve the chances
OF an eyentful embodiment OF the United
States ana England over Englands Ameli-
can possessions? 1t is likely that this
was the deciding reason for Russia's sale.
Whether THIS was the purpose of the far
seeing Russians or not, the fact is neatly
upon us, and Russia viii, like John Phoenix
at tie discontinue Of PodgerS, secretly
rejoice"
Forever and day would the gold OF
Klondike have lain untouched by mortal
man had IL been left with tine English
owners of the country TO get it as our
people dc. The Jeffersonian indiyidualisin
of the spirit OF our Government has left the
activity an1 self-assertion of the original
Aryan american SO uninjured that he OF
ali men in the world is the 'hervorragend
ster.' as the Germans say; superlatiye in
forging TO tile front, and In face OF any
and all obstacles. The accounts OF the
Canadian officials stow that the people of
the country who are getting out the gold
aTe Americans, tine only bills and coin
thao ale up there are A nerican, the whole
deyalopment is American except the tax
gathering. That is English, you know.
The reports OF the Canadian Officials
show that they are not trying TO do much
governing" When next year a hundred
thousand weil-arned American miners are
in there they VIII come very near doing
exactly as they please. When that mum
her is doubled, as il is likely to be. they
may take a notion 10 pay no attention
Co any Canadian official. Cur Anglo
naniac President has quietly allowed the
British tro0ps, under the name Of ''po-
lice" to Gloss our territory without 50
| nuca as sa wing by your leave" But II
the Whole 5,0tr0 OF them that it is said
| ere 10 be seHt ia We're to do anything
| that the Aclerican miners did not care
| u submit to they'd be but little more
! trouble To Tie miners than the HiDsquitos.
| II the 200, 600 armed miners VITO viii 90
| there choose to do as the colomsts did
| and declare themselves independ eat, what
could England do about 1t? Public opinion
would not allow her comPlaisanJ great
! aud good friend Mckinley to Permit the
| seading Of more troops over our terri
| tory - subjugate them, nor would our
| people see them subJugated at all, even
| If the troops could be got there 10 do 1t.
4 How can England keep out or the traI
| that Russia laid 1or her in selling Ala ska.
| Only one way sell us the land as far east
as Mackenzie River and what lies north
W est Of line from the sOuthernmost point
on the Lizard River 10 Dixon S Entrance
When the gold shall have been taken oul
| the island viii be abandoned and the
| habitablG coast lands, which may beconi,
a second Norway, are ours already. Eng
| land would get more gold by selling 1t q
us than her people VIII ever get All oi
| her people who wish to mine viii have
the same chance under our possessit n and
| laws that our people have. II any diff
| Guilty arise, ard if she could expel olsr TIin
ers, the gold will never b. taken out OF III,
| Canadion ground. GEO. WILSON.
Springfield, No., Oct. 2T.