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


comm mssor a. aasisec vas JsscssTsnx sne
pYsEr:r-y OF zigswgnz sfse Canadians cona-
peanassoa sor vessels rendered usssSE ~
the eeaIsng regina -sogs SUMMING ao MS
arkumsns he eanssx5e3 ssas this COUNTRY
should rot csxs foot % territory 10 Great
Britain, and kaat Il ssssssd rfst pay OF.
osnt for the ves~ss i. Questions ne ESQ
ssUTA aaszes fas paramount Interest," Snsca
Seattle has III me nEsssasry d4spcss, Ess-
nnass as this cisy - the csass gateway foF
the Alaskan trade.
William ]. Izsis made a sfTasg sr-s@ess
In wsi9a ne ssssrf~6 that tas question &
this sell nss2srfeS Eas good ds&s sasfrs 20
DO with asa s@ts1a.g negotiations i1an 5s9st
rScxls nssz.ge lie had a@~n present az
tne comm asssn IL PARIS, when ins SeassSs
industry wzz ssnGer consideration, arsf. y IS
sare ina. SseT@tary FaeseT p aE sfFogaG4y ~
favor o. retaining aid protecting &a@ eel
snssH~Stn T-s%ge * hs3 bs@Es e-stirz4sed tkiAt
thsze 5sherseS yielded 3 revenue a. q ssssst
70 ss1s United 5tstta ie sASg3sss sn Is
nsw Z, sa0H - Eaa in1eT9a siFF1si cofrsn ~
sion In q c9avE7gctn g way" said Mr. IL ~
.taat fae value os 1Br srafs through sAsg-
way ard Dyes ~ more t5Ss TIE As.si"@
wf1rf comes gFuys Eeai3rE, and fFSsFe IMAM
~ Newfoundland, We must alss cofFNc.
sAs impression thai III csdsns .fs Lynn ca
mai porte sa1al9 t'- iossng 10 territory.
Thomas ~. pF1sch gave ar .Htefesstng
hlstoricsl summary showing thai tbe BIT
tsh for century bad beer ATTEMPTING 10
SECURE = stronger hold 90 the f&Fi!sc s~e&-
q.
besn Just a little behind de- Americans.
arc 20 every contention made ~ them tsisf
BAG been IN the wrong Is be believed they
w4s in this instance
Jaaxe Thomas Burke who had f-esn prez-
ent a.. The meeting On Saturday. was called
on emf nads strong speech IN sapDert OF
prompt and vigorous action by the caafn-
Der. He aaaiyzea tbs membership Of he
eosuu,iavsan al Quebec. showing that IL son-
sasfe4 got d single representative OF a
ota. sxrtber WIZ than Iowa. He forcia.y
presented the sncroacnment already mace
by tbs Canadians IN moving the boundary
lire from Bennett te white pass, and said
Their now wanted 90 come clear down 10
fias water He favored vigorous proses.
ard II necessary the seriing of 4 pefsenai
representative 10 queeee-
A Letter From Russell Daan.
At the reansst of the chair the secretary
reed Tie following letter from Russell Ia
Dunn:
Seattle. Wash. Oct. 3. isss-
sChan,ler IF Commerce. Centlsmsn~i
ncts In the psst-in sigssscer of thAs dats
that you are TO bod a meeting thss afsef.
noon 10 take action Opposing the ruHsared
snsAntion OF the United States commissioning
negotiating 10 recommend the csszion on
both or either Skagway or Dyes ports to
Canada. Preaaniisg that any statement OF
fac: tending 10 show the impolicy Of such
a ezsssion would a.6 you in Formulating your
opposition. have written this letter 10 you.
Its ssateueIita ere based or my personal
and professional knowledge OF the country,
it's geography and mineral resources, and
routes OF travel.
considering tie latter flrs.. there are Just
two routes that are commercially utiiixa-
BILE. The Yukon river from lis mouth "a
st. Michael upstream. passing ttrEt through
our territory OF Alaska and thence into
the Canadian Northwest Territory and
second the Lewis river fork OF the Yukon,
from its source in Lake Bennett. down
stream. through Northwest Territory and
by tie Yukon INTO Alaska The upper end
~ laff 4x Afa& fhe Jyny
canal BY the White and Dyss passes The
possession Of Lynn canal and both OF the
seaport ends OF these passes gives US the
same control over Transportation by this
route that we have by the 81. Michael
Yukon route.
with either Dysa or skagway In Cana
dian possession. We would not simply be- put
ting them on equality as 10 transporta-
ton conditions but would be giving them
the control We now have. The down stream
route with the eompls;ion OF the railroad
over the White pass. b the commercially
controlling route. not alone into the North
west Territory. bar into the Yukon basin
into Alaska weIl. II u quicker. easier
ard cheaper 10 deliver supplies OF all kinds
into the interior Of Alaska by THU route
than II IL to bring them in directly from
the mouth Of the Yukon. But the Use OK
this route for that territory is dependent
on transit through the Canadian Northwest
Territory. 50 long as We control the inie.
into the latter Tor It's supplies. Just SO long
WIN We be assured OF having for our terri
tions through Northwest Territory i,ien,i-
cal with these enjoyed by the Canadians
Tor thesr own territory.
'DDcs free them from our hold on the
transportation OF the supplies for North
west Territory, and IL Is at once within
their power To limit or burden the tranz-
porta,ioa Of supplies 10 our Alaska terri
tory BY this down stream route. No con-
yension or treaty can prevent tbs being
done. once the Canadians have an inlet
thai We do not control
Nccessity of Control Apparent.
This necessity of our control becomes still
more apparent on considering the respective
resources Of the Northwest Territory aud
Alaska. In shr Yakan basin. III the form
er. technical conditions. shat 1t is unaecez-
sary 10 present here. make /, probable that
thu present mining development Is we'll up
TO Hs possible maximum Of extent. while
Ia the latter, the technical conditions indi-
cate The probable enormous tx ensson Of the
IA Ming Industry. Ultimately the passes agl
he1~eSs river route will be utilized for our
own territory far more than for the Cana
dian. With this coadi;on inevitable Il
wol1d certainly he the he ght OF unNision
to permit Canadian control Of the trans
rcfsatson. AZ matters are now. the North
west Territory can get it, supplies from
Canada. bonded over the narrow strip et
American territory az nysa and Skagws y
and Ne are IN position 20 demand AS an
equivalent. the bonding Of Alaska supplies
ever the Northwest Territory. Should we
give up Skagway or pssa We would he
unable 10 oaer anything gor The bonding
privilege ana 10 power 10 enforce cur de-
mand f@r z.
I'm CONCLUSION. thera Is no business reason
that can be advanced 10 support the pro-
pasai % esesien that from cur end IL no;
Ear better rsascg Tor rejecting the pro-
posHf Our Interests ia It's matter AZ. far
greater than the Canadians are ~ can be.
Aia<aa ia free from thc embargo on enter.
p-S-s VII Go Canadian cfrclaisna has Vu, on
eaSesgrlss IN Nag.hwest Territory. TAa g,v-
.ss OF nyea 0F Skasway - ths W. would 80.
able he ~ - extend their outrageous system
TO crime extent aver thg Yukon basin Of
Alaska ! ioalhs very nnch whether our
eosaeslsSteusfs realize tow yitAi CONNER
claly Is oar strategic cou{rol e sn the
!nlats into <atfhwest TVer tat<. uii they
p Aiixa a. 81 n Buth;~satfle tisat tAry would
FER "a Iuonent entertain las proposition.
fssS sTuty ycHrs.
RI SSEfAs + DUNN
Mining Engineer
Moving unrk the Line.
Josiah Cel'ias ioid as hav,aN seen a.
sha head Z Lake ISeuoeEt As he passed
.uts tire lkvA country go nass sGat
tss.t NJ =