The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11
OPPOSED TO THE ARBITRATION
TREATY.

Seattle April 10 1897.
To the Editor: I 90 not agree with
those distinguished citizens OF our noble
city who are keeping the wires hot with
kilograms to the New York World and
other Eastern newspapers urging the
United states senate TO confirm the srbi-
tratlou treaty recently agreed upon by
ministers OF the United States and OF
Great Britain.
In recording a dissenting opinion permit
NE 10 say that am great lover OF
peace and that being American. and rot
Irish. / have 10 ill-wiil toward Great
Britain. II a more permanent aud last
ing peace were assured by this treaty |
would gladly see 10 adpoted. We can and
viii have peace without IL. The United
States can and will be just and fair with
out IL. and Great Britain must be in her
dealings with this nation. II Great Brit
ain were a peacc-loving nation. IL she
could come 10 us with clean hands and a
sincere regard FOR peace for humanity's
sake. then might we 3oin with her tn an
arbitration treaty. But she "a not A peace
loving nation She wants peace only when
= suits her purposes and her interests bet
ter than war She - an aggressive ma
tiou. determined upon encirchng the globe
with her power. Whether in India Africa
or America. her arms are everywhere
/ turned against the defenseless. A trail OF
blood marks every mage OF her history
3 the
ports Of the United States with as little
conjunction as she does upon weaker
communities u she were not restrained by
a wholesome tear and n knowledge that
We hold one Of her richest colonies a
hostage
Great Britain wants peace only when
she has won a victory either bv force Of
arms or diplomacy. Against the smaller
powers she uses arms. with the greater
sac seeks 20 be equally effective by means
81 diplomacy. She didn't ask Venezuela
/ 70 arnitrate, bat resented the suggestion
and sQutrmed ludicrousiy when arhltra-
tion was insisted upon. She doesn't ask
South African countries 70 Erbltrate She
may pru- tres ties a. them when she
wants 10 cliucn some u1lust acquisition
bat ShC never says arbitration" 20 them
Sho wants this arbitration treaty 50 that
( she nav claim the United States as a sort
/ 81 silent partner or ally while she con-
tlnues her atrocities elsewhere She
wants this arbitration trc ATTY 50 that her
/ asgressions In Nicaragua mas net meet
with the same resistance that they dis In
the Nene9usla case. Bespa4r.uE ~ hav-
ing the Monroe doctrine removed she
Weald throw this heavy Blanket over e.
( And have IL fastened there. she wants
I ta.s arbitration treaty ~ that she may
+ without objection - On nerfectlBk her
great military railway across THIS cont
Urnt snd only a short distance from our
I northern border. meauV bile extertlIrg
her cables around the world. taking sN-
( trcuie cars taat they teuch uo1c but Brit
fsh soii SIZE waats gats srhttTzts9a treaty
THAT she may So can. without arau~.mE re-
/ sentiment utth hoy construction - a new
I Gibraltar right az our doorway.
see wants THIS arbitration treaty not
gaT rfaee SOB f-r hHra gitf's sake. but
+ ghsf she may gather stsa~rth and So co.
rceut ber c'iouiss Is eer earth E5r,tet
B esapirc. fhat fn tature after frc aNpire-
tlon of TIE rye wears named tr the treaty.
sac may rufcres Ner factions demands
against the United states ss SIZE recently
eaforcsf them at blue fields
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t5sge that Va W@re crylar eat against
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tnr thRt vs. haxe nothing 60 ratn ara
fnu-A 10 lose b tAts treaty irsteEd 81
giving W eur approval here In Seattle Il
would ba better that Ne -esogn 90 taa
fact that fheve IS a growing menace 80
/ tae commerce - thts CITY that Great
Z Rrstain j. coTanss ndlnE fhE Straits t1at
sez3 60 ear hArhoe 1-at the E9rErs-s
! whfch she has erected there - scarcely
8 eaualNd ta the woT5d ~ the perfection q
its str9efg-e ant in rs power 20 dcsfr'sc-
tson trzt &c 81 the SAFE aua constant rem
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