The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-16
PARALLEL CASES.

The Victoria Colonist belongs to the
kettle-drum order OF newspapers. 1t
makes noise with words, but its music
In not melodious. II can get up a flare
OF Indignation more easily and over a
smaller matter than any other news
paper In British Columbia.
II says that the Post-Intelligenccr
with Characteristic impudence." pre-
tends to see resemblance between the
condition of American citizens in the
Yukon and that Of the uitlande- In the
Transvaai. and declares that the rqla-
tions between, Canada and the United
States bear no resemblance whatever
to those OF Great Britain and the Trans
vaal. because the latter derives Its po-
litical autonomy from tn, consent of
Great Britain. and is bound to recog-
nize the suzerainty of that power.
The Colonist's statement of the case
Ia Incorrect: but apart from that the
Victoria newspaper does not see the
point.
There is a striking resemblance be-
tween the conditions in the Transvaal
and in the Northwes, Territory. OF
course this remark only applies to the
causes Of the strained relations and not
to political conditions. The Transvaal
was a bucolic state. thinly populated.
unprogressive. unheeded, and regarded
generally as OF as little account as the
Northwest Territory. The whole coun-
try was given up to few traders and
natives. The enterprise and persever-
ance OF the Anglo Saxon race coming
In from another country made the
Transvaal rich, just as aliens went from
the United States into the frozen wastes
Of what Is now the worid-famed Klon-
dixie region. Foreigners made Johannes
burg a great and wealthy city on the
plains foreigners made Dawson a city
on frozen desert In few months
The parallel Ii SO striking as to be
rather dramatic .han absurd as the
Coloniss considers II.
The Victoria newspaper claims that
the great difference between the two
settlements IL that the Transvaal de-
rives It's political autonomy from the
consent Of Great Britain and Is bound
to recognize the suzera!nty OF that
power. Great Britain. II says. has the
right To interfere 10 protect her subjects
from ineuuitabia treatment at the
hands 81 the Beer government This IS
not correct. Great Britain did try 10
dominate the South African republic.
bat after the ingiorious battle OF Mn
juha hIls. the most disastrous dcfe1t
that English arms ever suffered. Great
britain withdrew Its presensisns. and
the republic was rs-essahlished I, is
true that treaty was entered into hy
which the Transvaal government was
not IN maintain independent ilp.oma.le
establishments bur II was stipulated
that Great Britain shenld not interfere
IN the domestic concerns Of the country.
Great Britain attempted the same clam,
ever the Orange Free State. but was
glad after six years n give II hack 10
the Toess. whose stubborn desire for
self government and unchangsng dis
like for foretxn ruie naaie them rgae,i-
caily unsnsuaxsahle as Subjects
II Is rather amusing howevev. fr
either Ansertcans or FnslIshn1en - ac-
Cuss ire other - want NJ sympathy fer
,he rutchman The nsn whose cal
arsn are now either Canadians or ei;l-
xeas - ihe United states had no COM
runctson IN e~erw Sesrnirx the Dutch
sSen ~ho had settled IN Manhattan is-
! iana. rsdteullng ,sssfr customs ignoring
their wishes ard changing their laws.
Commenting G~on gha real issue BE-
tween ths t~o countries. ths Colanist
claims TIA: In short tirsas there VII