The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15
OPPOSED TO ROYALTY
SfcToRIAs PROTEsT AGAINST
kLosDIkE ExToRTTOx.
Osfecttoa. Go the DsmiuaSu Tax and
TO Reservation of Claims and dit
nesity ct Enfercement-Lsgrf
Dezo1nces the Unft~A state. ana
irEes Exclusion of Aliens From
Csnaafan Mis@s.

VICTORIA. z. r.. Aug. Ia--As q meet
ihs Oh citizens last night ossr which the
mayor presided. the relieving resciusiesss
on the subtec: o: the royalty 20 De levied
an gold taken from the klocaske uinss
were unanimously adopted:
Esso!yed. Thar II the opinion u tbs
meeting the fesalaslos u MAJ q isg1. ter
ais fo'ro D, Of ge'c alni.s IN ne lasea
Naicn reserves 10 the government Of
Ca1ada every alternate claim. Is nighly
Sc1eesftssaa7le and ought 10 be annuiisd.
Firs,--I; VIII prevent Miners from opsr-
atifE together. as Is the custom "a placer
mining; and f-cr working their indiyia-
Ia Claims 10 the best advantage.
sscond-It viii lead 10 grave questions
as 20 priority Of discovery. out Of wsiea
very lfoaulesoEne and expensive disputes
"a "a 10 fefsats secshsies. even nlcodshed
VII! undoubtedly arise.
'~rhird-T-ns authority vested By the reg
uislion tn the rnials-sr OF the interior 70
determine Eow the reserved cissrns shall
es disposed OF renders uncertain What il,
tbs interests Of the miners ought TO b.
nxed definitely, az Il L likely 10 - Of sx-
IRENE impor ,afce 20 the owner Of a claim
70 kBgw upon what terms ne can obtain
the adjoining reserved claim.
fodrta-The arntr2ry power vested m
me gold commissioner 20 decide what con-
stttuteS a iresIass on reserved claim.
and impose the penalty therefor r. liable
TO b greatly abused and Is certain 10
work grave Injustice In some cases. I'M
less speedy method OF APPEAL from such
DECISION IL provided for.
fifth--Any regulations which Ike this.
are certain 10 create great friction be-
between the miners and the government
Officials ara iii-advtsed. especially when
they apply 10 distant district like the
Yukon, the policing Of which will under
the most favorable circumstances and un-
dsr the most popular regulations. be a
mater Of great diriculsy.
Further resolved, That this m-Ae ing,
while appreciating the desire o. tho gov
eminent 10 make the Yukon gold fields
reNenGe-producing helisNss that he exac-
tons proposed In the way OF ises and roy
atty are excessive. srseyously buraensolne
and calculated TO defeat the object for
which they are imposed
Further resolved That this meeting rec
ommends the Dominion government TO
suspend the operation OF the regulations
Of May Il. isgr. az TO reserved claims and
royalty. until some OF the ministers have
had an opportunity 10 visit the Coast and
personally acqusint themselves with the
conditions existing In ii mining community.
after which ts< whole subject OF fees, roy
atty. the taxation OF mines and the rights
Of aliens can be dealt With In time 10 have
them apply to the very great majority OF
those persons who have gone into the
country during the present season
The resolutions were presented by
Charles III. Luerin. formerly editor OF the
Seattle Telegraph. in lengthy speech.
After stating the objections TO the roy
atty and tns difficulties OF collecting IL and
of reserying alternate claims. ne said As
To the treatment OF aliens that ne was
Canadian. and that no had lived long
enough In the United States to know that
there was a vast number OF Americans
who are animated by contempt for
everything Canadian, so as to make 4
very uncemforta Die for any Canadian iiv-
ing IL their midst who had the uianliness
to speak fer his country. There is In some
.f @tsA lfrfta al a al
sane antipathy against the Dominion, and
the recent attacks upon Victoria mer-
chants and Canadian law by the press OF
the Sound would fully bear this out; ana
for one" eontipued the speaker, Il am
getting about tired OF it. I have lived in
the United States and ] have experienced
the annoyance. and In spite OF The years
l lived there had no right TO even take
q rod and catch a single trout In any Of
their streams-sifnpiy because ] was an
allen. / believe In the Scrlpturaf injunc-
ton 10 turn the other cheek when smit-
ten. but after that | believe In getting in
good John l.. Sullivan blows and / am
going 20 do Il, and il Is &oout time We all
did It'll tAppiAuse.J There are many
streams In the Yukon that are undeVel-
oped, Forty mile creek and Sixty-mil
creek, and there Is little of doubt but
what the Copper river heads up into "A
gold producing country. The Seattle press
are urging Americans 10 80 In and de-
velop these mines They can go in and
dig all the Canadian gold they have a
mind to. but IL a Canadian puts his foot
across the iiist parallel he will be sent
back 20 Canada as sure as fate. There
was an old motto. 'Britons hold your
own aud We have 1ii.oe1 square miles OF
the best gold producing mines in the
world. ard I'm retaliation I would advise
Canadians TO enact a law 10 close the
placer niines OF Canada 20 aliens OF all
kinds and descriptions. This would solve
the trouble being caused by a section OF
the American press"