The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-29
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SUCH loyalty as the peoase OF he Do
,nIrLon showed TO the United states IN
those Instances. ard have since bern show
Ing by every means IN their power. GER
talDly deserves a better reward than 10
haye enc Of their own provinces pass
law. for tse oesSemsltse purpose OF helping
Itself commercially bat which seems an
doub:edly TO have been political measure
calculated 10 scist Into power a man OF
unenviabie public reputation. the effect OF
which Is 10 seriously disturb the otherwise
inevitable commercial, * no. ssoltsca!. ALL
anee Of sedegatlors that naturally are one.
II the International commission had been
permitted TO continue and conclude its
labors without this interfering antagonlsiic
action. thsre Is little question that II would
have had the trade anna lgalnaIion 50 far a.i-
yanees5 thai neither nation would nave
thought OF doing a thing 20 5eopardiZe IL
/. Some do rot believe that the alien ex-
ciassou law vii have any other effect than
10 work its Own way 70 oblivion, with only
little temporary Inconvenience 20 pros
pectors that had thought of going 10 the
Attn gold digglnss. That opinion is prob
ably correct, In the main. bat IL s TN
fortunate for the advancement OF inter-
national corfiaIlty that IL was passed at
this time. II II had been debated upon the
broad lines OF the effect one peoples action
would have upon another. instead OF upon
the narrow commercial jealousy of one
small city Of another. with exaggerated
comment upon the part OF It's supper ters.
and d.sorganixation among its opponents
the bill would never have become law.
but the promoters, the honest ones. would
have seen the utter foolishness. the lack
OF feasibility OF such a thing. and an edu-
Gated public opinion would nave stamped
it out before parliament had an oppor-
tuniiy to vote upon Il.
NOW. British Columbia, or Victoria,
~ rather, - in the midst OF an exciting
political campaign. the issue OF which Is
this exclusion law. II the candidates OF
Attorney General Joe Martin win, 1t Will
mean. probably. that the law VIII remain
intact until either the Ottawa government
vetoes Il upon some constitutional ground,
or until the people OF British Columbia
shall become aroused TO the disastrous
effects and demand its repeal or modifica-
ton with such determination tina. there
will be no disobeying them. II the ogpo-
stion wins, il VIII mean, probably. the re-
organization OF that party upon such a
formidable bass that the accomplishment
of tho present session OF parliament is a
fact
II Is unfortunate. bat II will probably
not affect the result, that the anti-Mart.n
candidates; have no newspaper support that
viii be Of any value TO them. The leading
evening paper of Victoria Is the govern
ment organ. which Is waging a campaign
as unscrupuious as 1t Is full OF misrepre-
sentationS. IL does not even have the
IN, no fsf IN re me- tyrfc .f
public measures. but handles them ss,.eiy
from the standpoint, of any particular OBJ
ject It has TO foster. and how this object
is 20 at all hazards elect the friends of the
attorney general, who are Drououncedly in
favor of all the latter's ideas.
THE Times takes issue with Mr. Turner
because OF the formers arguments
against the exclusion law. These are char
aeterized as being based upon purely per-
~onal grounds. but i unfairly goes on 10
turn the statements Of the ex-prem.er to
its own use. For purposes OF discussion.
Mr.. Turner's words are reprinted:
What do I care particularly IL you peo-
not what ] am working for. Our firm
wants the business OF these prospectors
when they get north We have large In
teresss In the Attn country. ard were pre-
pairing TO increase our store supplies when
this exclusion proposition was passed.
Now, i, is mostly all gone. We shall not
not be the people, nor viii there be any
more Quitting. for the reason that no
more Canadians Will go north than would
anyway"
VIII the Times deny tina. Mr. Turner's
argument is applicable TO the interests Of
the province? Is Il any argument against
the wisdom Of law that :ts passage or
defeat VIII affect the private business Of
citizen? Are no; ali good laws supposed
20 be for the beucflt OF Individual cstxense
II Mr.. Turner'S business should be helped
by the defeat Of the exclusion law, would
not also the interests OF every merchant
and dealer in the same l,ne in the province
be proper t3oHately benefited?
THE only arguments advanced by The
honest supporters OF this measure are
that II would help the merchants and out
filters OF Victoria. enable them "a success
fully compete with Seattle, and give to
British subjects al the gold taken cut
Now. because the mas II was supposedly
designed 20 heneii. are opposed 70 ii. they
are Immediately decricd az taking from
motives OF sefs-lnterext
The FIRST desire OF territories seeking de-
vesopneat and commercial exp rls.grs IL 70
get immigration, az people are necessary
90 such progress. The richest AMI, per-
haps. the ieast developed u British Column
bias resources Is minerals. People are
nseaea 10 get thts mineral from ne earth
Il Il a weli-known axiom that Il costs SO
10 get every dollar ouf ~ ,he ground
Granting that Amer cans are the great
est prosq-scto-s in British Columbia an
point Of numbers. and that they take every
Solar 81 their finds cat Of Cara5s ard sy.o
the United States. x is therefor. equally
SIS oxfousatic that they VIII leave g. there
for every dollar taken our. Deba- the
Americans and st wtl TAX ten tines ;na
lsngth % gims ~ develop that resources.
than Il they are admitted. on the BASIS
tnzt there have been TN Americans 20
une Canad4an II the field
British Columbia Is III many respects
similar 70 the ssa's - waeelng.o7s a,,1,
= has mere taan FIVE strgssz sAe AREA. ard
9sa3T q fourth t;ae people. Gwen rbp Same
number ~ Inhabitants. ~ taey Americana
Ca1assasss or waat-nos- AMI ~ any eisi-
ger - The Dominion deny that sseve.e4xsrfaasst
wl3 - ussssa raGEaT BRITISH Cv1r.FYg
BIAS ALIEN EXCLUSION LAW Will.
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