The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-26

TFsxf there sre many persons of prorni-
hence, zsgzSnszs men and miners. CT Bit
tsh Columbia WHO are strongly opposed
to the Attn exclusion law was well Illus
fTated b. the remarks ~ sx~JI.st. Gov.
T.. III. Macintosh. % tfie Northwest Ter
risorae<. yesterday afternoon
Mr. Macintosh. y M MAS the territorial
governor from ise 10 -. and - no@
resident Director AID manager cf ths ISe
Itoi mine for The British American Com
l,2ny vas at abe Hotel Katssies-sirand
yesterday. lie had come from Hoss.aaa
on tsse Great Northern and was on his
way to Vancouver. where be makes BIS
home. Tie ex-governor Is q man II LARGE
experience In Canadian affairs hIsa hss
tsassness standing shown by tn. fact that
he has such als immense corporation as
the Brsfisf~Ameriean Company behind
him. entities his opinion on saeh matters
to great consideration.
.At the present jssnctgge I trust candid
" admit sssch eg.saiI afs yDar reieF To
II Ii-adstsed. usisghiefo4s and uasrssr.
saiJ he. 1t certainly wii not stTens then
ties Of anEts. IL Is sinai. bat Liable 10 ee
transformed Into enefmD3s pTOpoftisgss.
liable To te miscons,rued. and eEnineEsIy
calculated To irritatr aliens without IN
the least possible degree oeneFiting our
people. such = policy may be rsagnined
into a gigantic grievance. and al sstsser-
want peoris know hoH many tnere are
waiting 20 promote uIseftor grievances
From personal experience l can testify
TO fhs vast benefits conferred gpoa CAM
ada by the Americans who pro~psetei and
explored sosne OF the Eiost difficult ard
almost. iusurmoantaL.e districts Ia tia
Dominion.
Controlled by British Operators.
After all. placer mining II not 80 ex-
tensfvs within the Canadian Boundaries az
ferted hy this proposed aet the Trading
hydfAN-ic concerns being mainly under the
control of British ops Fators. Titts includes
CAESAR. prnsneea. Big Bend and Barker
vile. II affects Torsiea@ Of Attn. bat naf
the Yukon or tae northwest genssEs.sy and
has no BEARING upon quartz mining. In
AZ other respects the American miner
our American cousin, enjoys privileges
sifalias and Equal 10 TIA British Sa5lect
The bill was passed hasrisdiy ard with
osIt Cue consideration ~ the people OF
British Columbia og b The Fae4naeFs OF
parliaEses3i The scheme of II In uarTos
and provincial. and II shoaisd a5s be al
lowec so remain in force. / don't thsssa
British t'oiss:ahlane believe In ueh s4g!s-
fstien. ana very strongly opposed "a IL
Even II the law In permitted To- Tsnain
tn s1ec; II NIL se imperative. There are
toe many 1nys BY which American pros-
peetorS III the Alta country May avoid
H. They can 90 there with British part
ners who may locate the claims. The pro-
ceeds or which viii BE- divided P7uss,ee-
tors usually work In pairs anyway The
same thing II done IN the United States
Canadian gfosaectors have Amerlcaa part
hefx afff Esos htsria to their fairs Just
as IL there were no lsw against their
making mineral foestions In this country
This may not D. Ia eFa~r ssuf f sss5ss-sl
render such legislation pfacsica4y In, per-
alive.
VIII Americans Stay ouss
Another fBatseF~how viii ths govern.
nef1t 81 British Columbia Keep Americans
fran working claims. VIII Il have psuee
cohorts wish gans ard spies in every camp
or. Row Is IL - discover that pro~peesors
are noi British *ab5ecfs. should they de-
clare that they are Men VIII DO a great
sfeas fer geld aud Il Is not within tass or.
binary hounds % human nature Tor srsri
@6e have found a rich Calm To Overload,
such irregularities @hen hy doing tnsag-
that may he considered Illegal they VIII b.
come rich.
isgt outstanding ire sast that the
enforcement Of the law - ssfrsyalsaisls 5,
VIII have sentimental effect II nav not
Keep Americans who are bold snou.h ~
s*osa j. from getting claims. hat h wfgl
Keep snAny ffUTn golux there
There are undoubtedly fsasSara
Throughout The Eastern states wfa 90, a.
essini ar n. wlll not &C. into the sflxtrIe-
Thsse are n1ra wha would rr0hA hl,r sr
willing 20 take these chances afts sN~.
know hist the las could De avoided a,.
who. nos hrtnx unfamiliar vita she ssfs
tHes. vii dest3e that shSY are exrss,.s~a
Such men VIII remain At hnrnr
ara gSnqsxsTf sAfsfltfsaftr sf.a