The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-15
VAN SENTIMENT IN sEATTLE.
The city IN Line with she isatriettsm
Of the Nation.

st. Paul Globe.
Efastas Bfasnzrd, OF Seattle. who han
represented the Chamber of Commerce Of
that city during the past five months In
ksondike work. and il now en- route Is
Washington. ID. L.. was seen at the Ryan
heitl .asi night. On being asked what the
war feeling vas out on the Coast Mr..
Brainerd said:
'Uncie Sam. In looking after prspara-
slons for possible war with Span. has
hot overlooked Seattle. The estabiish-
rueEt OF q Hse-company artillery post has
been ordered for Magnolia hun, st the
entrance to Seattle harbor. and guns are
now, or viii be In a few days. on their
way over the Great Northern to be mount.
cd as coast defenses.
II suppose you know that the Only dry
dock In the United States capabls Of TAX
sng IN the largest hattiesh.p IL adjacent
10 Seattle at Port Orchard. and there are
general coast defensss on Puget sound a.
MarroHsfone point and elsewhere.
Mea-of-war are no novelty ia Seatt,o
narbor. the Oregon. Phiiadaiphiz. Balsl-
more, Bennington. Charleston, Moaferey
are among the frequent or occasional; WIS.,
/ stors. Seattle Is also the headquarters Tor
the Herring sea revenue cutters. a tor
pedo boat. the Rowan. Is building il
. Moran Bros shlpyard and is now 81 per
cent. completed.
II think the most OF our reople arg
hoping that there will be no war; / ia
not think they are less patriotic there than
elsewhere. but Gen. Shesman's wSrds--
war In helr-are pretty well understood.
and few among my acquaintance see xoud
reason for war yet: but the state OF Waahr
inEton viii not lag or be derelict In duty.
II the president IL OF the opinion that war
must be-
You would gay that Seattle Il making
70 much money oas OF the Klondlke cut
fitting trade that she does not want ID
ngnt. Far from It. Seattle has come
very near declaring war ON her own 1c-
count. by reason OF certain acts Of Canada
or course l do not mean to be taken Hitter.
ally. but there have been several occa-
sions when conflict between Canadians ana
Americans over the disputed Assska
boundary line and territory has been near
er than war between this country ana
Spar
II may say that those American cttiseus
who complained OF their treatment 10 the
SEATTLE Chamber OF Commerce wsrr ADJ
yised by that body to rtxlst or couyse
Ne make no objections 10 the enforcement
OF Canadap laws upon Canadian sofi.
When II comes to the attempt Of Esas-
dams 10 enforce their laws upon soil that
Is claimed TO be American, We think II
time 10 make objections, although we cor4
Tess 10 sneaking fondness for some of
our Canadian cousins many Of whom are
good citizens OF Seattle new and we cer-
fainiy don't want 10 fight those OF whom
II has 50 often been said that blood Is
thicker than water
ION a fair proposition of trade. We r.sssv
have the best OF the Canadians. and 4
makes them irritable and leads them 10
try methods OF retaliation 70 which they
would not resort were they moi both
angry and excited. They pat such state
fnsnfs an All goods bought outside Of
Canada pay 20 per cent. duty In the
first place they do nos pay so high rate:
The average duty en- a mans food supply.
which rs the bulk OF an OUTFIT n i<se
than % per cent; hardware and cio4hfne
DO have higher rate Of duty. buf ! con.
siderable part OF the esoshing outfit = ex-s
sSnpt from any duty. and the hardware
outfit Is relatively very small.
The average duty on a total OUTFIT win
COME nearer to % per cent than 81 win
TO ~. In the second place. the hulk %
sse goods bought IN Canada. II they are
worth having ~ al. are OF Amsrican
origin. and have already pad duty.
Who would think OF buying saws.
axes. -four. bacon. baking powder ana the
Ike in Canada. when II Ia known that
American goods are the bess and cheapest.
and are shipped and used all over the
world. irrespective 81 tarS7 DO you sees
Canadian saws and axes In use in Mime
sssss~f s~p~ ~ u.s. sn1 FD8 VIII eteF Au3sf3~
can tno's al over Canada. with American
bacon and other mln<r'= food hardware
and clothes
We IN Seattle have bad this trade with
the Yukon fer q number Of years before
the kiondike was hsari Of. and we pro-
pose TO keep n by hsptng tbs hest goods
a. this lowest prices. "a against all cafnerx
IL We can't IA this. we WIFI not snari ash
play dog IN Tire msnger. bur viii hul:A
40 some other lire Of trade for which
there lis probably greater opportunity on
Puget sound than Fl any other part Of
the United States"