The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-09-23
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Official Pausr Of the CITY and Count,
IN THE QUEENS DOMINION.
Canadians do Not Desire Anne x
atton.-I-Oyal TO England
something about VancOu-
ver.-The Canadian
1 Pacific Railway.
NUMBER 10.
For wears there has been in this coun
try periodical discussions by the press
and people over the annexation Of Can.
ada to the United States. Not a few
asserted that there was strong senti.
ment among the Canadians to this end
while others held that within few years
there would be revolution and an in
dependent government In Canada. In
truth. doubtlessly the great majority OF
people in the United States have in some
way or other gotten the idea that the
Canadians were only waiting favorable
opportunity to join hands with the
states, OF which 1 confess have been
one. As jealousy doth mock the meat
1t feeds on" so has love Of coun-
try led to the supposition that all for
eigners envied the great American re-
public. A great deal Of ignorance how
ever. exists among our people of the
English government and of Canala in
particular, of which much Las been dis
PEELED by the trip OF the National Edi.
torial association through tho western
bali of the dominion.
II there has ever existed in Canada a
desire for annexation-whlch very
much donbt-it has been lost completely
-at least none of US were able to lind a
trace of such sentiment. On the con-
ttary. 1t would be difficult to find upon
the globe q people more loyal to their
government and certainly not colony
so devoted to their crown. Pictures OF
the noble woman who has for half CEN
tury ruled over the wide possessions OF
Great Britain are found everywhere and
there is seen on every side the most en-
thusiastic loyalty to the queen. British
flags fly daily from one end OF the do.
minion to the other, but TO their credit
and to our own satisfaction-let it be
stated that every town and city has an
abundance Of the glorious "stars and
Stripes" and which are displayed on
every occasion Of interest to this country
or American visitors. In all the jewelry
stores and souvenir shops are found en-
blems, pins and nick-nacks in which the
union jack and the stars and stripes are
interviewer. In cne shop I found some
very handsome and expensive ladies'
belt buckles, one clasp of which was the
American shield and the other Great
Britain's coat of arms. Despite the row
over the seal fisheries and the Alaskan
bonDdary, Canadians are universally
friendly to the United States and our ad-
mirers from the word gu. Yet through
1t all. as said, there is ever present that
loyalty and down right lose for the
mother country. Little children are
taught to sing "God Save the Queen" as
soon as they are taught their prayers,
and for every American who cheers the
president can be found a Canadian ready
to lay down his life il need be fer the
queen. II you stop at any small town
or village, where there is only one hotel.
you can always be sure it will be either
the Queen" or the Royal" or else the
Victoria" or If it is not one Of these
three it will be the windsor" or tho
"Balmoral," or some other name directly
connected with the royal family.
A study of the social and business life
Of Canada and its form Of government
must lead the most loyal and enthusiasts
tic American to the conclusion that Can
adn would gain but little, il anything.
BY annexation to the United States. In
the first place Canada is absolutely self
governing and self-maintaining, not
paying farthing 10 the mother. coun-
try In taxation. Not only this, but Can
ada imposes duty upon all goods com
ing from England. while the latter is al
ways helping her offspring upon the
American continent by liberal grants
franchises and concessions. So, Canada
while contributing nothing to England's
support itself, Is constantly receiving
aid from across the water, largely in the
way of capital to develop Its resources
and more than all else has the sweet
satisfaction Of knowing that should
trouble at any time arise with another
power it has all of Great Britain at its
hack. This explains in part why n,
standing army worthy the name il
maintained In Canada and the Whol
Immense empire stretching fifteen hun
dred miles west Of Winnipeg to tn
coast, and extending to the icy fastnes
of the far north, equal to half Of Europe
) Is policed by small body of seven hun
dred and fifty men, known as the Mount
: ed Police and which will bs referred t
more fully, as they deserve, in subse
auent article.
But this was not all by any meun
that we learned Of Canada from clos
touch with its people and its instltu
ti0ns and nearly two thousand miles 9
travel. We found for one thing that al
that vast country north OF Mi,,nesot,
North Dakota. Montana and Wash;npto
over the boundary line, is not b!pal
barren and uninhabited waste. The1
are the Rockies to be sure, and the Sc