The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-10

yited Canadians to participate in their
day OF rejoicing.
After a nattsring reference to the splen-
did energy and courage OF the city OF Cni-
cagc. the Canadian premier said:
Wherever you meet courage you are
sure to meet justice and generosity. Cour-
age. justice and generosity always go TO-
gree OF satisfaction that I approach the
toast 10 which I have been called 70 re-
spond. Because ! must say that 1 fe.l
that though relations between Canada
and the United States are good. though
they are brotherly. though they are stead
fast. In my judgment they are not as good.
as brotherly. as satisfactory as they ought
TO be. We are or the same stock We
spring from the same races on one side
Of the line "a on the other. We speak
the same language We have the same
literature and for more than q thousand
years we have had a common history.
May I not say that while our relations
are not always az brotherly as they should
have been. may ] not ask. Mr. President
on tho part OF Canada and on the part
OF the United states. are We not some
times too prone TO stand by the fun con-
ceptions OF cur rights and exact all our
not ask II there have not been too often
between US petty Quarrels. which happily
do not wound the heart Of the nation.
Alaska the Only Troabie.
II am proud 10 say. IN the presence OF
the chief executive OF the United states,
that IL Is the pcslet OF the tAhhuthU gov
eminent that we should make supreme
effort 20 better our relations, and mako
the government OF President Mckinley ana
the present government OF Canada with
the assent OF Great Britain, so work to-
gethcr as TO remove all causes ~ discus
sion between Us. And, regarding the
commission which sat fret tn the old city
of Quebec and next In the city OF wash
ington. but whether sitting In Quebec or
sitting In Washington, ! am sorry 10 say
the result has not been commensurate
with our expectations Shall ! speak
a stumbling block IN the question Of the
Alaska frontier. Well. lot mo say here
and now that tho commission could not
their particular governments. and they
are row dealing with Il. May be per
mitted 10 say here and now that We do
not desire one inch Of your land-~fap-
rlausef-bui II ! state. however, that
we want 20 hold our land, though that
would no. be an American sentiment.
though II would not be British or Ca
madam sentiment. ] am here 20 say above
not 10 stand upon the extreme limits Of
our rights.
Ready tn Give and Take.
I'VE are really 20 give ard 30 take. We
can AFFORD 10 10 just; we can AFFORD g. 90
generous. because we ere stnong We
have a population Of T1,aoeob 1 beg par
don IL ! am mistaken. IL IL the reverse Of
that daughter
''Buf pardon my mistake. Although Il IL
The rsvers, I arm sure the sentiment 10
The same But though va have many little
chickering's OF that KIDD. ! speak my whole
mind. and / believe I speak the mini %
al gentlemen. when ! say that when after
that when We r. Gown 10 the bottom Of
our hearts we Will nnA that there II be-
tsesu rs = Nua genuine Affection ZAP
rlauseb There are 10 tx1 EaIonF today
on the face Of the globe 50 united a. Great
Britain and the Cuits1 States % America
tChe@rAD
The SECRETARY Il state tod us some
months ago that there was no treaty 90
alliance between Great Britain and the
United states II - yefy true there is he-
taSen the United states % America and
Great Britain today no treaty q Alliance
which the pan can write and which Tho
r@r can unmake bot there - between
Great Britain and the United states ~
America q unity 90 blood az blood which
- thicker than water farriawset. Art
appeal - recent history when ! say that
T. whenever ono nation S2s 90 face a.
eusrgoecy-a greater emergency than
sxust-sor'hwi;h the ships - either "a.
tion 80 20 her sister lApgiagseb Wnen
last year you were sNffsrIy engaged n
war WITH gragr. though Spain vas the
weaker party. srt though 80 = rafBrsi
'hat raer should El8@ wi's fhe weaker
party our sympefhi@s wer' - Ycga. foY
10 other rca.0n than ma; - hood lap-
pEaases. are ! am surs yog VIII agree
with We that though our relations have
not reached the degree q, perfection -
which would aspire. from fht, DAY =
rev page has been tGrre6 g. ire history
- err egurtry
B~fov~ snd After Nay. r~os.
1t we 70 unusual occarT~nc@ t~foro
ihe rlooth 81 Nay. 80 go read IA re
Drisish pfsss os American arYpga-es: