The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-14

Fnc-sPT ACTION NECESSARY.

k8U-1BI A1stUS nE~H"
The movement for the abolition OF
Dyoo - . SUPPORT Of entry ahould
not be allowed 10 lose force through
want Of continuous and xetive pramo-
ton and support It's Importance to
the merchants and j0bbers Of the
1United States can scarcely be over
stated. The maintenance Of the zub-
pqet - Dyea or any similar point Is
deliberate waiver Of an advantage pos
noGsed by American merchants which.
IS 1nsiated upon. would make 1t almost
Impossible for Canadians to compete
lor northern trade. Furthermore. the
support n an enormous and far-reach-
1ng concession to them that il not COM
pensated for BY the grant Of any ade-
QNste IKE privilege, or any return priv
ilege whatever. II is an Open grant OF
sigbt and opportunity to use American
aoil Tor purposes of trade In Northwest
territory. Americans are deliberately
and ''by armed force" as the Cana
dams express II. forced 10 pay full
duty under al circumstances. Cana
dams or Americans can carry Cana
dian goods in bond. and without pay
mfnt q duties. over Alaskan territory
70 Dawson; but Americans and others
who buy In America cannot use the
banding privilege and escape the tariff
Mhen they seek 70 60 to Alaska through
Canada
II - no sufficient answer to these OBJ
1sctions to declare that Americans can
successfully compete with Canadians
despite these handicaps They can.
Hut that does not warrant continuance
of : most ineQuitable and discrimina-
tive device designed and used solely to
pspeAt Canadian merchants. No one
will pretend that there is any sort of
reciprocity in the present arrangement.
There u no exchange of benefits, aa-
vantaass. privileges or eourtesies. It's
enect II to cause American merchants
Voluntarily and without recompeuse TO
1urrepder m opportunity for exclusive
eoFthsrn trade, The bars are let down.
and Canada II invited to come in and
hslp itself at the expense Of the United
ktases
The necessity of prompt action nv
Secretary Gage IL obvious. The whole
situation should be presented to him
In the strongest terms No Influence
should b spared TO induce him to re-
eaNeidee his decisioa. 10 that end the
Hast-JntsllisenOer makes the following
sugscstioas:
tehst-Ths merchants ard citizens of
SEATTLE 40 = whole and az individuals
should adopt measures to Impress upon
the authorities at Washington the lus-
tice and importance OF doing away
With nyea as SUPPORT. let each per
pAn without regard TO politics write
n thu uaelnbeT Of the Washington dele
satjon with whom he is best acquainted
and yoiicit his cooperation ana active
Interest This Is = business matter Of
the highest concsrn 10 the public at
large. II II not tn be doubted that
oanator Turner and Congressman
Zones and Lewis will do all they can.
- well ~ Senator Wilson. whom the
Chamber OF Commerce has already aa-
dressed on this subject. 1t would be
well ESQ for the Chamber OF Com
n,sree to Address all the members OF
the delegation.
Second-Many citizens have intimate
acquaintance with senators and repre-
sentatives from other states. Let them
be appealed TO by telegraph and letter.
Third-other Pacific coast states have
q common interest in this movement
proporticnate TO the volume Of trade
they expect 10 do with the north. L.,
them take such action as seems to them
best.