The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-18

4 DrrFEREsCE.


4 DIFEEAENCE.
Now. the Post -Intelligencer 10 willing
70 concede that circumstances alter
oasss. and that the United States has
many reasons for desiring to be on
terms Of amity with Great Britain. But
II does not see that the organisation OF
the Anglo-American Mutual Admira-
ton Society ought to be occasion for
the noisy symptoms Of hysteria exhibit
ed by our apprectatiye contemporary.
the Portland oregonian. II may seem
70 some that the Observation-Disclosures has
made too much OF the Portland papers
recent expressions on Seattle. the Alas
ka boundary. the Angio-American ALI
ance and other subjects Of current in
tersst. but II must not be forgotten that
the oregonian Ii . Newspaper Of power
full opinions. and . powerful lot Of 'em.
and. being q neighbor. and. we hope. a
friend. II ID both important and inter-
ssting to know just what It thinks and
says. The Post-Intelllgencer has been
looking up the record and II 10 able to
present . most improving symposium Of
oregonian opinion on Great Britain.
II 10 thus made to appear that our
OregOn contemporary has not always
shaer, an aAmtrer of the ''unspeakAbie
Briton." as It impoiitely terms him. It
employs various other harsh adjectives
and rude nouns to express It's opinions
Of cur present putative ally. from all OF
which we must conclude that. II there
IL now an alliance with England. we
have been .caughe in mighty bad coma
pany. OF course. wise man changes
hts mind: fool never: and the causes
which have Influenced our esteemed
Webfoot neighbor TO modify It's point II
view have TO greater or less extent AZ
fccted the entire American nation. It
has not been so long ago that we heard
. great deal about jingoes and tingo-
lam. and we were all ready upon proper
provocation to fight anybody or any
thing. with slight preference for the
Defeating English. Twisting the Hons
tail was a favoritc occupation with
many OF our Statesmen and journals.
and on every Fourth OF July the brutal
tyranny OF our once Brutal English
masters came In FOR fcrvid character
ixatfon and patriotic denunciation. Now
We find II appropriate TO invite our Brit
ish cousins onto American soil and join
with them In one grand chorus Of
America" and God Save the Queen
sung to the same tune. 1t Is an edify-
ms spectacle to watch an Englishman
or Canadian listening with respectful
interest and every sign OF approval to
the immortal words Of the Declaration
OF Independence.
While. therefore. the Post-Intelligen-
Ger ia prepared IN explain and even IN
condene the oregonian's entire reversal
Of attitude toward the British. II is
obliged 10 save an exception In the i'm
portant matter OF the free Canadian
port on Lynn canal. England. with
Canada. and America are friends tas
they are also commercial competitors,
Reasons for opposing surrender Of any
trade advantage in the north are as Gen.
trolling and strong as they were four
years ago Then the Portland paper ar
gued ably and fiereeiy agasns, making
any concession To- Canada whatever
Every reason tina, inspired antaennism
IN Canadian claims a, that time obtains
with tcnsold force today. when every
prophecy rs Tn the richness and fmpor-
trance of the Yukon has been fulfilled.
and when the Northern trade has been
multiplied in volume many times
The Post -Insellgcncer heTs 20 assure
It's Portland contemporary that II has
no sinister motive In reproducing from
it's columns these few ungsnt.e remarks
on Great Britain. Il desires simply -
show tina, there are. ar have been. II
Portland TWO views en- the question ~
an alliance with England and that,
while Portland has only enc daily news
PAPER. II ably and srnpar,ialiy. ara with
equal ssrvo-. presents and advocates both
sides.
Gem Harvey. vae for shs past thirty