The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-22
Congressman Cushman Expresses
Himself on Alaska Boundary
JUST AS AMERICANS CLAIM.
Has q Valuable Collection 81 MAPS
which Csnelssively Determine
the Rights Of This Cesntry-
Hailed In skagway - . Repre-
sentative Alive 20 Aaaska's Seees
His 1nDresstons Of the North

fsu.hm.r has made a longer stay here
than he expected. Last Thursday, wneh
he arrived on the Dirigo, he took the tram
for Bennett, and there falling in Win
some Seattle acQuaintances. he missed MS
train aud also missed the Dirigo On Sun
day the Topeka arrived. bearing his fellow
congressman, Yakima" Jones. and Mr.
Cushman, with his wife and mother. ex-
pocted 10 return with him that evening
But there was not a berth to be had. so
the citizens have had a great chance.
which they have fully embraced. 10 ziate
their grievances and the details OF legs
lation the conditions In Alaska necessi.
tate. This was done publicly. ana we'll
DONE on Saturday evening In meeting
called by the Chamber OF Commerce. the
peoples case. 50 TO speak: was pf pr al,an,
but practical speaker. Thomas Written.
the foremost debater In the debating arena
which has been a feature OF each winter
Commissioner Sehbrede. who with one
deputy marshal. constitutes the whole OF
fetal law and order force OF this city anu
DxsSa ,, 80, a,. ,,r,,...sa anon the
congressmai by these able speakers were
Ia effect those laid before the congress.on-
al visitors who preceded them. and nave
,sssdy been " o 1ae, the cSam
Der OF Commerce the legislative needs or
Alaska must now be fairly well and wide
~ known They embraced a. representa-
tive in congress, n municipal form OF gov
eminent the wiping out of the heavy tax
on every business except that OF liquor
dealing, better educational facilities more
district court judges. more United states
commissioners and an extension OF the
powers Of the latter.
II r. u singular fact, perhaps, that no
objection whatever has been made TO the
fact that the dealers themselves are en-
tireiy satisfied with H. The number Of
saloons both here and at Juneau IL about
onc-fourth OF what Il was. and most OF
able 10 pay for the high license out OF their
first months profits. and 10 keep the price
Up to two bits drink.
speaks In the Chan
Mr. cushman was introduced 10 the
Chamber Of Commerce meeting IA our
congressman. and he seemed 10 accept the
popular election to this additional honor
with q great deal of pride He made a
regulation campaign speech. in which he
found justice In every one OF the demands
to BE- made upon congress BY the people
q and HrGm .S. them s.h hIs hearty y
elinch the point later on by. the remark
that Alaska was proud TO have at last
found one upon whom her citixens could
rely to really represent their interests In
congress and devote himself to their cause.
which nattering duty Mr.. Cushman ac-
cepted with frank cordiaiiiy But these
local evils. he ra.d. were but temporary.
and could be met and remedicd az they
came UP. The settlement OF the boundary
question WAS permanency FOR IL the
American nag In ever hauled down from
English ensign. that ensign will remain
there forever" He gave a lucid history
Of the question, arguing that the inception
Of Canada's claims lay In the failure OF
his psroration he declared; II will stand
In the United States congress at the next
session until the sun rises in the ives,
before ! will ever consent 10 ono foot OF
our soil passing from the shadow of the
American nag" The conclusion of his
speech was devoted To n review 81 the war.
aud a pronunciation NJ ''thc traitors'' Ed
ward Atkinson and Senator Hoar He had
no use, he said. for men who foated the
nag Of their country nj hsif-mast, and
who placed wrcaths on the brow Of Agui-
naldo, who sold h.s country fer gold as
Judas sold his God"
On Tuesday. IN chat with your cor.
respondent, Mr.. cu.hman told of his trim
and OF what had Impressed him during
many or tho legislative points covered IN
his speech of the preceding evening
To Investigate BOUNDARY.
II left Tacoma" said the Congressman
with my wife and mother on August 2
We called mt Vancouver and Victoria. ana
also ~ Helm bay. whore there were SOM
Tacoma people Interested in "A copper min.
Ing proposition which .s said 10 give grea,
promise. but our stay there was too shor,
Tor me 10 investigate a. Then we reaehs~l
Wrangei. AT the mouth 81 the Stlckeen
and ! began 10 be deeply Interested
MY object In coming up was 10 In.
vestigafe the boundary question and in
cidcntaly other questions concerning tn.
needs az Alaska. " was az Wrangai
found man who went up the St.ke.,,
river with the party 81 British engineers
who first located the boundary line In tina,
region as claimed at that time by the