The record-union., 1899-05-30
ANGLO AMERICAN
CONTROVERSY.
Exact Attitude Of Canada and the
United States
With Relation to the Difficulties With Our
Northern NeighhOrs.
No Sooner Had the Washington
Canadians Began Passing Laws
Directly Against the Interests
of Americans, Whom They Were
Processing to Benefit.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Fee1ng it,
to be necessary to this stage of the ex-
changes between the United States and
Great Britain respecting the Canadian
boundary controversy, that the exact
attitude of the American Commissions
ers should be- defined, and that the reo-
pie not only of the United states, but
also of Great Britain. might have am
opportunity to judge for themselves of
the comparative rectitude of the actions
of the United States and Canada, re-
spectively, the following statement has
been obtained from a prominent persona
The friendly protocol of Washington
was signed on May 80 1898. for the
adjustment of all difficulties in the
United States in a most amicable man
ner. The ink of that protocol was only,
well dry when the Province of ontario
discovered a chance to exhibit her ideal
of international equity. American lunl-
bermen had BEEN invitedi TO take timber
limits in that province with the privi-
lege of cutting logs and exporting them
to the United States. The provincial
government, after giving them their
leases, and taking their money into the
treasury, passed a decree prohibiting
the export of such logs, with the result
of causing some bankruptcies in Michi-
gan.
During the sessions OF the conmis-
sion the same peculiar idea of nterna-
tlonal justice was exhibited in another
province, that of British Columbia.
This time it was the mining interests
that were involved. The authorities Of
that province took me money of the
American mining engineers who made
the discoveries of gold allowed them
TO spend thousands of dollars in con-
struct1ng roadway to the scene of
their interests, and then proceeded to-
change their laws to confine all such
mining privileges 10 British subjects
and British corporations.
another such instance of this kind
OIL practice was worked out to Anerf-
can nurserymen. They had taken con-
tracts to supply certain stocks to the
canadians, when, under the pretense OF
rear OF San Jose scale. the Canadian
authorities prohibited any further i'm
portauon OF nursery stock Al the same
time the Canadian courts held the
Americans liable for violation Of con-
tracts which their own laws had caused
to be enacted
THE Dominion government also
seems to- share these peculiar priuciples
of International intercourse. They nro-
tested Indignantly against any eopdi-
tions saving the existing right of Amer.
leans to the country to be arbi.rated
Years before the commission n,et
united States citizens without anv
question or protest against their right
TO do So had occupied the headvaters
OF the Lynn Canal and stablished
Towns ana settlements there. Canada
a
iiau never asserted claim to that re-
slon. Inc Americans had built paths
over the passes from the Lynn Canal
beyond the mountains, and established
communication with the Yukon s.y in
terveningl lakes and streams. This TOO
was done without protest or question OF
their right to pass over the mountain
SUBMITS. Under these circumstances
the United States Commissioners
thought it right to withhold such tide
water settlements from the arbifro
jurisdiction, and it was against tbi,
limitation that the Canadian Commits
sloners so vehemently protested. Now
IL seems that Canada is protesting with
equal vehemance again arbitration. un-
less the United States shall agree tn
give them in any case the Pvramid
harbor region, to which they never be
Iore the meeting of the commission as
serted any rights, and which they never
had occupied
There seems little prospect of adj
Justment of the boundary question. if
1t is left to the control of the Canadians
II they are to control the action of the
Imperial Government, it is important
TO that Government that Canada. should
bring her ideas to conformity with
those which have hitherto guided Great
Britain and the United States in the
path of peace and friendship"