The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
His Mass Meeting a Confession Of
His Weakness.
ADMITS orTawAn OPPOSITION.
Last Eaort Of the WelI-Kaswu Ca
nadian Politicians 10 Masstata
Government i.eaaership-n Vic
sorta.s Re-sl@ct O.sse1 Ne0hers
u May Meas That Attorney G~s-
esaf viii Lose His Fewer.

The dsspatca fF5m Victoria n SszsFT-
days Pass-Intsllsgeneer Announcing the
.rF1sg atsons % Attaxnsy Genera foe Mar
tia 80 cal ror tsae ssspport of me people n
tbs British Columbian esp.fSl 90 oppose
itomanses interference IN rs&ard - LIE
alien exclusion saH. ssAa sso saxDesss 10
those ~1a are acquainted wftn Ess inter
estsng ataisksun-
Word From Ottawa.
This processing ssosS that, s4espite TIE
ASSERTIONS Of Martin 10 tbs corkgAss fSrr"
has been Facas8z soF4 at siGraa from
Ctlaws. ami faaf taas word - nos at 81
Ia favor u ms AL. When the Pos. inEsa-
Agencers sssesaf correspondent sAs 81
Victoria last week ae was told ~ Mr..
Martin that be. shs latter. lad heard moth
Ing from Esst@rn Canada. NTheTs may
have hsea tfisate ietsers received" said
the attorney Kegeral. but ] DO not kno*
Ut them IL sEs4 eavs come. l don't know
Of anything sfYlssal having been received"
Tie same a.a-sssr wa& returned at CAREY
castle. the government ifouse. 10y Thomas
X. aloInnes. tbs IsategAf4t goyrsaor.
The mere fact that tais meeting Was
held st Victoria. ard tssas the important
topic Of IL consideration was tia alien
law. are sufficient 70 extend this greatest
encouragement 10 the psogsse II Seattle and
others interested in the development Of
the Alta gold fields. Who have sseen labor
ing for TIE modification 81 tie exclusion
proceedlF.g. IL shows that tae resolutions
and other innusneess brought 10 tear in
the East 20 secEre Federal interference
have borne fruit and that tie enactment
IL La q far way Of ceang either Amended
or ezse stricken from the British Columbian
statutes
Soc Martfn's Con aaenee.
joe Martin Is a nghter That is his
reputation. and Is said 20 have been the
main reason Of his Egcseess In provincial
poiitIeA lie is ths last man on earth TO
SHOW coward!oe, where taere Ii any 20
fificaI end 20 be sssrY-l. and silose wen az
qtaalntsd with him say that be wou.a moi
have brought up she question at the mass
messing unlosa ne sa. thai his Law xas
IL danger
when the act was finally paasa. week
ago today. and was signed by The .isaten-
Ant governor. there was no feeling among
the supporters but that u great confidence
that Is would remain permanently or lac
tooks. a. joe Martin wrote II and amend
cd 1t. He believed that he hal the sup
part Of "a maturity or the citizens Of Nse-
soria> at assgt, or that thsy would gat..er
10 hA atan lard Sean enough 30 give II IA.
forca Of ufsif1inNty. lie sns no. thsn much
acquainted With the piignassfy OF the Amer
leans else he acsasd kase proceeded more
er Of hss own peolsie, whe had no sympa~
ts4y Nth an asi tAat MAS AIMED directly
al their brothers III tals SIDE OF the bound
airy lsne
MARITIME Crtsis Approaches.
The appToaehlx& election. when tse vot-
eFs ~ Victoria ga{s decide whether tnay
viii tolerate thAs Aartlnlan domination ~
tEssr government and poi.ties. 9lIs sss a
efhSs In Martins polisesal Efe. II viii
either show hun thas he has nos the sup
pHs ~ HISTORIANS. and therefore weaken
LIS position. % esq u VIII give MIN the
etisssss Friendship he Reeds That Turner
Hal and NcEshisiaps VIII be- reelected,
ard THUS show fhe popular approval to not
be with the government Ii b s-,usiurfea
ey tire attorney general i considered TO
BE- practically u demonstrated conclusion.
Hrssce, Joe Martins a.sxasy TO leave
nothing ugfsio3e 70 defeat these uaen M
threw cat Of parliamentary osffee and 30
maintain hss ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - the alil
II the Ssuzraa 81 thast province.