The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-02

<,nrenenAn James Hamilton Lewis
GS1ffe Tor Warrington last evening.
~ I6eAel - carried papers which rep
- feeal claims Of &B.ooe.ooe. lie So
- - American miners. who
- tGse been robbed Of their rights
Ar uaning district b. the noioFi-
SsA Cctumb6n sxcluGaCn set, the act
orentun1ly resulted In the political
~ snA humiliation Of the famous
g Jox Martin, attorney general
A cpsumbia.
b. - Inwig Intention 70 use I'll
pe6abIe 70 get this large ciaim In
- 1900 NE subjects Of arbitration
- listed otates sn4 Canada In
i1llnn eoAehtng him unexpectedly yes
<fcnaed that the arbitration would
- ooIely 10 the boundary dispute
o1nw Questions were pressed upon
h - the subject a. American
sieAts IN AsIin Mr. Lewis raid:
80 rsness Of Attn. 400 Of whom are
I1l16So e1tisena. went into the country
3e invitation Of the Canadian gov
-. ea6 about l,eo0 a them have pAE
Heeaee fess and located valuable
-; An1 thousansis OF them. - the re.
ri - British Columbia excsus1On act
~ An1sicans from mining priv
s]<99 81 driven out Of the country
- g abandon their mines. which
800 subsequently, taken MP by Ca
eltn6ns. and ID several Instances
II hfGe amounts.
Mef1ksd nain<rs claim that prop
Fl ~ YAlue Of -. 0oo.Oo0 was taken
- AnA appropriated by Canadian
@hftGg Americana had found the
~ established IT. value These
- p nesting assembled corclud-
# - redress for their WRONGS and
Z their property and propose 70
~ Canadian government AnL
A4;cea1ic actions secure hearing
d e1aS employed me to take hold
H l1ee b such Wy - ! regarded
= 81 cisi,ns n made iS the subject Il
$50 between the United States ana
- q b considered ct the same
Claims Of the CANADIAN eealers
n 6oofYucfion and connscaticn OF
V66b hy this government are being
~ also white the questions Of reci-
q 1dto5y queettons Of New England
r ~ Brunswick are likewise being
~ purpose. II possible. to have the
a government submit the claims
AlserIcans to the same tribunal
II<
~ this country concerning Alas
Mlnefp feel that they have . com.
Gooe6Qa4 n the instance familiar 10
- ~ this country. A short while
{l1h miners were invited By the
u r. ~ law In the South African re-
N oUQo the lan<. Subsequently, the
African republic pAse<d q Law for.
n6 ~ but cisissna OF that republic
fne claim4, thus condscAtinE
3 js SFs nm e =. ss rss.S. s y.
IL ~ cnu.ts. and the supreme court
4 u(1tas xYuGers republic declared
- &EesneOD invalid. and awarded Mr..
- ~ his asapciates f3D.0D0 damages.
6ent Kruger diem.ssed the chief
n this decision. and had a sabse-
j 1eAAa q hse citizens. at once de-
~ fedfsss and arbitration. and sue
~ u haysrg ire suhte..s submitted TO
nt3onAl consideration. the United
- lesAs ehose's As one OF thc eouutr.es
y u41eat certain ofllclaIs 20 ell IN that
el1i1pA court had advised that this
lAf b absolute by the doctrine OF
NItieaai Inv. which II mersiv comfy
leNeea nattoas and that the Atlin miners
- yl4ht 20 the same arbitration ard
A1Ga1nh BY the high commission now
nx between Canada ard the United
- Se@l4Atttt ~shHfeti t0flzsvsE E*so e1sss
eAa between the empire OF Great Brit
- and the Asush African republic
usnfmAssOn has come to me suddenly
~ yhs pcss.hss that the arbitration be-
~ enGlaDa and the tinted etatsa
s1a - unlted TO the sole question 81 the
SeSeaAsy uAIess she othe- questions were
& a9ee pf>essd upon the state department.
e shesy consideration y - from this adj
~ thAt Am requested by my associates
q W0fsa&fhn % IT onre take scticn. This
u stsson ef ms sudden departure for
Me Apssal ] am ecnsisen. that out Of
Ssee y mere Justice between England and
- eonnffy hal the ser~etary ~ state.
Gay VII eahmst the matter 10 Ambasss-
n sAnAst u fordar and from him 20
time Asnsulff easissstrv and fseni thea.
Easses tp<eay fefrihusion he made u the
Hmssxan sl0,ens Tar their injury and the