The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-30

necessary at this stage In the exchanges
between the United States and Great Brit
ain respecting the Canadian boundary con
,rovsrsy that the exact attitude OF the
American commissioners should be defined.
and that the people not onsy of the United
States but Of Crea, Britain might have an
opportunity 10 Judge for themselves of ;.ae
comparative recfilnde of the actions OF the
United States and Canada respectively. the
following statement has been obtained from
prominent perscn:
Canada continues 10 be 8 land OF sur
prises. The friendly protocol of Washing
ton was signed on May 20. 1855, for the
adjustment OF all difficulties between the
United States and Canada In an amicabie
spirit. The ink Of that protocol was only
wei dry when the province Of Ontario dis
covered chance to exhibit her idea OF
International equity. American iumbermen
had been invited to take timber limits In
that province with the privilege Of cut
ting iogs and exporting them 10 the Unit
ed States. The provincial government. af-
ter giving them their leases and taking
their money into the treasury. passed de-
cree prohibiting the export OF such logs
with the restilt of causing some bankrupt
cies In Michigan.
During the sessions OF the commission
the same peculiar idea OF international Jus
tsce was exhibited in another province
that OF British Columbia. This time t, was
the mining Interests that were Involved
The authorities Of that province took the
money Cf the American mining engineers
who made he discoveries of gold, allowed
.haru TO rpeni thousands Of dollars In con-
structsng q roadway 20 the scene OF their
Interests, and then proceeded 10 change
their laws 20 courne all suea mining privi-
porasiors.
Another such instance OF this kind Of
practice worked ont 30 American nur-
seryrnen. They had taken contracts 70
supply certain stocks 20 the Canadians
when. under the prtsense Of fear OF San
Jose scale. the Canadian authorities prt-
hlhi.ed any further importation 81 nu.-
sery stock. AZ the game time the Cana
dan courts held the Americans Iabls
for violation of the contracts which their
own laws had caused go b. vacated.
THE dominion government also seems
te share thess peculiar principles of In
ternat.onal intercourse in respect 70 the
boundary uf Alaska They protested tn
diRnantiy agans, any conditions saving
tire existing rixht Of Americans 10 the
country 10 be arb'tgated Years before
the commission met. citizens af the Unit
ed States. without any qGsssioD or pro-
tast against their rgh, 10 DO 50. had
nal and established towns and settlements
there. Canada had never asserted
clalYn 80 that region. The Americans
had buEis paths over the passes from the
Lynn canal beyond the mountains and es~
tahiixasd communication with the yukon
by intervening lakes ana streams. This.
too was do-e without protest or qu@s-
tIen of thelr right 10 pass over the noun
tain submits Under these circumstances
the tn.ssd States commissioners thought
II ssght 70 withhold surn sidewAter set-
tierasFlts from the arhitrators jurisdiction
and II Was against thks limitation
that tha Canadian commissioners 80 We
hengently protested, New i, seems that
rauaia ia protesting with equal vehe-
n,ence against arbitration unless the
rnsea States shall agree "a give them.
IN any case :he Pyramid harbor region
g. which they never before shc meeting
81 the commission asserted any rights.
ard which they had never czctpied with
aag or constable, ar A Canadian subject
5s even Csn0e.
"hew they reconcile this with their po-
sgffor1 in tNo commission With rrspscs -
referring the boundary question - 49,
tv8tfon remains - Ec explained to t.se
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