The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-04

As announced in yesterdays Post-intei-
Egencer. the Seattle Chamber Of Com
uyerce held q called meeting yesterday af-
ssgnoon To consider the report from elaelsc
TO the effect tina, the International cer1-
misss.ea. now in session IN THAI city. 10 eon-
s.aeriag the eession ef pyea or Skagway.
or possibly both towns. 20 Canada In con-
sidera,!on OF the surrender CT all British
rights TO seal fisheries IN Baring ssa- OF
certain concessions OF fishing rights 10
New Englanders en- the Newfoundland
hanks.
The meeting was largely attended. every
seat in the room being oceIp,~- dafl4ig fna
proceedings, while number Of gentlemen
remained standing for an hour and . aaif.
Tf the sentiment expressed II any index TO
the resolutions 10 oe presented this afser-
noon, the commission at Quebec VIII hear
from Seattle In no uncertain tones. The
net outcome OF the sersaon was the APP
po.ntnens Of a committee of five TO prepare
statistics. resolutions and protest. al %
De submitted 10 tie Chamber Of Cosn-
Inerce at another special session TO be held
at o'clock this afternoon. THE sose rea-
son for no, adopting resolutions on the
spot was the prevailing conviction that u
was best not 10 act in haste, and that Il
would be better TO accompany the rssola-
tons By mature and welI-digested state
ment of facts from which there could be no
appeal
In the absence from the city of President
Graves. the meeting was called to order
by Vice President ]. W. elise. and at his
request Acting Secretary Thomas w.
Prosch made a statement Of the object OF
the meeting. He did tais mainly by read
ing from yesterdays Poss-inselilgencer thu
telegram from Quebec. and By giving .
brief resume of the local report which ap-
peared in the same issue. The meeting
was then thrown open for general discus-
sion.
Griffith Davies the first speaker to take
the soor, thought that the entire report
was too prepos,eroas and absurd TO %
worthy OF consideration.
New Enginnd~rs Denseiy Ignorant.
j. A. Moore referred 10 az Informal
meeting which had been held on Saturday.
al which MeskTs. Brackett ard Hawkins
were proxeat, and said there was much
more In the report than the average OBJ
server would be inclined TO believe. 'Ths
truth is said Mr. Moore. ''stat the aver
age New Englander Is densely ignorant
about the Pacific Northwest, and Is in
cllned TO think that X be could trade on
strip Of Alaska fer favorable concessions
in the cod fishing industry of New Eng
land, he would be making a very good
trade. I understand also that the Cana
f~s4xr 4-< L.
scherse and Will leave no stone nnturned
20 secure nav port for The business which
has already cost It so mach on account OF
the failure OF the sticseea route"
AT Mr. Mo0re's suggestion. john p. Hart
man was called on for an additional state
rnent of facsa Mr. Hartman responded
with some confidential disclosures which
ID. requested the prss.s Of the city for the
present 10 withhold from the general rsio-
lie. He spoke plainly Of the failure of the
stlckeeYl route. of the Efforts az The cana
dian Pacific 20 protect is interests by -
curing entrance in some other direction. OF
the visit of wash and others 10 Dyea and
Skaxway With ftA agowsj object ef look
ing over the ground for a suitable part %
be secured for Canadian commerce..
when the International commission fret
srei at Quebec said Mr.. Hartman. IL
& & not occur TO any of KS that IS was pos
siaIe fer that commission 20 consider ssri-
.lisly the suggestion os ceding TO th. Brit
Ass4 single f0ot Of ground over " hich tbs
American flag has waved The policy OF
our government has 5een agains, cesiins
any os .ts territory. even though hat ter
risory shouga be nothing bat "a rocky ii-
and
Mr.. Hartman then discussed the eompasi-
ton of gh.s American half os tAs comrsss-
sion, and showed that 81 i;s u1srnseTs.
wsx~rv Fairbanks. Of Tnslaaa: Kas-
s9a. Of foxa. I1ingley. OF Maine; Coolidge.
of RoSson: Foster, az New York. ana
raalkne~. az Wess Virgins. there was not
4 single representative OF TIE SPECIAL lE-
;ereg;s of the Pacific coast, and not GRE
xho had A thorough knowledge os fhe
vaiss4 ard importance as oar commercial
relations wlth Alaska ard the Northwest
Aaye-.4rg to the average Easte-nsr's ig-
r,a~grce of western matters. hs emphasized
,he arxsety of the New Esagian5er % pro-
ter. The cea nsA.ng sasastry. He ssa.sd
styg-gsy the sneFoacausnts made BY tho
pr4ttsn already .n .tz~ Northwest. aisud-
ing wisa tei.inx efEee, To the removal ~
the British rag fsprn Bennett 10 Wh.ta
pass and n. soTc=t construction which thu
British had ali along sought % give % ths
s'tsr marine Issgnes'' by measuring srous
the deep s~a ard rot fresa tide water IN
the several snlets al0ng the Alaskan eaast
worthfes.n~ss Of seal Fisheries.
Sir. Hartman also sroke Of shs ccrnpara-
fsva uortssfezunasn os fna aezi anSaar1nnL anA