The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-24

what would he the questions submitted for
reference are questions upo1 which we could
hh0 0s bDn r r% a Sy thn to
their Respective governments. and IA we have
seen from the little Reports in the press from
day to day the matter has been engaging tho
attention OF Lord salisbury and the Foreign
uhco and Of Mr.. Choatc. the American Am
i am sorry to say that at this moment in
the last days of the month Of July. the question
IL not. perhaps. any more advanced toward
settlement than It was in January, The high
rnrtlrst to the controversy have not been able
Yet to como to the point Of agreement hut II
I mrut We mast still hav" pationc" for "A lIitn
while AZ least inra fey months until should
such l." the event. We hav" To- come to "A pain
iUI conclusion that there are no more hopes to
b" entertained Of arriving at a basis Of nrbitrn-
that between two such nations as the
I'uitcl States and Great Britain. even if there
countries. ther" must come some arbitration
and som" honorable determination Of the ques.
% bH uH ha VII o mSI rfaS aT | tc nn1 h
wait u it'll" longer. until We have come TO tn"
conclus on. which have not come TO. that we
will not believe. because it would be too pain
iu 20 h"li"v", for moment that we. cannot
settle i-uu"stion 10y arbitration :,
lnthr meantime, what are we to do2 My
honorable friend suggests to the Government;
ao mssn Tr2T " rn rTy tnn, we
In a drbat" Of this lind it is not my wish to
rnse any r"ntri2y"rSa point eec e; on mo
remarks Of Sir Charles Tuppcr."
The Premier then referred to the two routes
and from a Britlsh Columbia ,pori. and sli,i
that last years Yukon, River bill provided for
Tn arhor a. SIR w ps
pos"d. II the opposltion had allowed the pas
sags Of that oil! through the senate; Canada fI
Kitimnt Harbor to the water system OF tho
Yukon
Turning to the question Of the exclusion Of
American miners from the Yukon. he said that
-" proposition required serious ronsideratnn
Columbia Legislature III excluding American
miners from the Atlin district and said thore
was great differing" Of opinion as to that lrgis-
lation be ing beneficial To the province. Con-
tinuing. he said:
But is it wise at this moment. when we
We q" not want To make our relations any more
difficult than they are at tho present time. to
invite tins Parliament of Canada to proclaim a
measure Of non-interrOurse Of that KIND
Instead of proclaimnG non. intercourse. l
would rather APPEAL TO- the Americans once
with Washington, which are far advanced. with
the view OF having reciprocity in mining laws:
and # these negotiations are successful. Of
which do not byany means despair, whatever
Inrirll..Ees in the way OF mining are given t9
to the citizens of the other. That is not
the proposition submitted by my honorable
friend Ills propos@ition is rather that we
Of this Parliament. at any time il, we
80 choose to exclude American miners frGm
Yukon territory. In an economic point Of
view ther" are many difficulties in tn" way Of
there are greater diiil"uti"s. which my honor.
abb. friend himself cannot he ohlivious To.
Under tn" circumstances. have only to say.
il regard to the last proposition of Sir Charles
Topper. that il Is Of such serious consequences
that before the Governmcnt could determine
to give II their assent they would have to con-
slider it very seriously and at great length
ma intain the position that my honorable
give mp the rights OF Canada We have to
maintain them as they are, There ia a ha2y
point where the rights OF the United states be-
gin and the rights of Canada end. but, as BELTS
honorable mei. as brhts honOrahln nations
and friendly nations. there is only one solu-
ton. to have the cas-" referred to impartial.
unprcjudiced men. who will give to it the best
judgment they are able TO give