The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-14
TT Is UNJUST,
1T Is UNENGLISH
TO SHUT US OUT"

fou quote this morning IN the Post
lfstailigencer "A section from the constitu-
ton or this state that we OF WASHINGTON
showed from the start u desire To De on
afnsca6le relations with our British CO.
iuinbia neighhorS." said a gentleman az
the Hotos Northern yesterday morning,
lac speaker proved 10 be ex-senator "A
W. Fairweather, and a few heading oues-
tons led 10 what will he accepted as a
very interes ling talk on this point in tho
DISCUSSION or the threatened allen exclu-
sien act az British Columbia Il was a
senator at the time of the adoption CT
that. constitution" he remarked .'ht1I
tlrst LEI Gs start with the Dill pending CO.
fore the provincial parliament OF British
IoiHmaia excluding alien placer miners.
Ihis bsil, II passed, will work a hara-
SEstp on all OF our American miners af1
the osaer ssae 81 tie line. This, o. course.
1Ile British toiumiaans know very well
1f.e reasons they give for ats passage are
~@saEat. Ter the protection og their COIN
mere" ara 20 aTesd American competition:
second, that We have an allen act for the
protection oE eur own placer grounds.
way.
Now, II yen have time let us ioek
into thls fairly. Take their arst reason
IN Iha purchase ~ machinery and every
necessary - operate IN lnes in the -,ss...s,-
saTy supplies to build railroads and start
steam .stsss gG8 cexeluI q country sna
Assssr}csaass operating Ia their serrt-ss-t-
rave %i@aFs Been Disposed to bay trorn
tRe0}, afi3 are to-day But the fact - that
VIZ f'4@ @Ff"esa o. fstftl Is EtTIS peCtQ and
lFaStatF0 miners. snd oGr supplies al onx-
1Eese i!HeS. we thlak are better team
ines c&Se- 8uf all tAs commodities tspY-
faasf,s "G Eats side aTe sGs5ecf to a tuty
tSbFt Rave Themselves imposed ay ,sa5r
ga treaty ard tartn mrEa azqsvf.ss14fs
These are arTa4.ge gY}ertS setwesn ths fsa-
i'iata"Ei government, acttng sSlth tas gov.
SFfs23v1F @f Great Britain, and tie. Jfasf.,;
~sztes 4at sfnna@vs, are Sc 20 kiAna. ffr
taa1a+ S@u the g0Terurncus - British c.
tAN1s8A take the res Estgsl 5ssiitS uf -ssslf.
@StIE t'evSsGse ~ t13Ss conditions sfssn
ENtFATE tHSy nGr We q this STATE a..
responsible fur Certainty not
>t,N. Et&3rsssnG oUF placer Il.nErs act
We discovered afa4 developed oar ovrn
f&sEssTs aItAnss{ tSs <id 81 sissns sstye 49,
izE&HE@ az oNg act MAS fas,f sfsfsn,sses -.
atNt FttS4tf-aE@ against Canadians ana IL
newer a&s- Il Nas intvsaysE 80 exclude
t'szkfaa< 21ea- % = Aica @e Gssen Rad a sret.
l~ssiy essgagez IL naming ErcsTaa sas.a.frpy
large snsl EaEzaaae tracts and for -
ttasoE tAat they mcver caE3.8 as.e3sne ctz-
tSeA&.
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c@zed ~ > Canadian. asa3 pssrsy 90 sa-
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