The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-30
Over the Latest Phase of the
Boundary Dispute.
IRRITATING SIDE ISSUES
The Ofdcial View Is Favorable to the
Compromise of Leasing q Harbor.
Americans Are Seen Every
where in London
1893 by Associated Press.

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that a harbor should be leased to Cam
ada. The official view seems to be IA
vorable to this compromise as a basis
| for a friendly arrangement. 1t is
pointed out that as the United States
Canada and Great Britain have to
live as neighbors, and in their hearts
| desire to live as friends, neither side
can afford to assume a non-possumus
attitude or act as if it was the last
| transaction to be arranged and as the
main question at issue, though almost
| lost to view among the multitude of
| irritating side issues, was a means of
| easy access to the Klondike, the lease
| OF a harbor would seem to be the
! practical need of Canada.
On the other hand the Saturday Re-
view voices the feeling of a consider
| able section of the public in pointing
| out that by accepting the suggested
settlement Canada debars herself from
| again raising the question of territor-
| ial right and becomes a mere licensee
| where she desires to become the owner
On fee simple Many think the pro
| posed compromise would lead to end
| less complications, annoyances, acts of
retaliation and attempts on one side
| TO exceed their own or restrict the 9TH
| err sides rights under the proposed
compromise. The Saturday Review
thinks Canada ought in no event to
surrender her rights in International
| law unless she concurrently receives
considerable concessions from the
| United States on other questions be-
| fore the commissioners.
| The Saturday Review proceeds to
| claim that Canada now sufIices both
politically and economically and has
! no further need of the United States;
that only the most factous policy on
| the part of Great Britain could revive
| the annexationist party in Canada, and
| asks what possible reason the Cana
| dams could have for involving the
country in the gravest international
questions. The article concludes as
| follows:
| With thousands of Americans
slaughtering the Filipinos, whom they
want to free. while the truth is con-
cealed from the public by methods
| worse than Russias: as an instance of
| external aggression, and with a reign
| If terror in Cleveland, where tram
way strike is conducted with nitro
| glycerine bombs, as an example of in
| ternational CONFUSION, there is raised
| the grave question of what will happen
| when the present tide of prosperity
| turns up, therefore, to urge Canada
| to go beyond the bounds of rea sonable
| concession would be good neither for
| her or the empire"
, In connection with the Alaskan dis
! pute, Right Hon. H. Fl. Asquith, form
| erly secretary of state for the home de-
partment, in a Canadian paper recently
| repudtated remarks which he had made
| ITO the correspondent of the associated
press. When Mr.. Asquith was visited
| by the correspondent to-day to ask
| wherein he had been inaccurately re-
ported, Mr.. Asquith said:
| What l said to you was said in the
course of a casual conversation. / have
said nothing in public about the Alas
| kan question, and have not given leave
for any uItterance on the matter to be
| published. Any interview ! always re-
wise, and like ito have it in my own
| words. / uttered no sentiment reflect
| ing on Canada at any time. l there
fore could not adopt the utterances in
| question, and when my attention was
directed to them l was, as public
man. bound to repudiate what had evil
| IDENTIFY been published as a public ut
| terance."
The thrush of Americans is unabated,
and, they are to be seen everywhere.
| They are lavish purchasers of everything
that strikes their fancy, Shopkeepers
| say this is the best American season
since the financial panic of 1892, and
declare that new customs regulations
seem not to effect purchasers, and the
sign conspicuous in many shop Win
| dows, Prices made to meet the Ameri-
can Is apparently
This is particularly true as regards art
and curio dealers who say that Ameri-
ems no longer ask the price of an ar
ticle, but purchase the most expensive
| objects they display.
The return of Plunger Riley Grammar
to London Is believed ITO foreshadow
vigorous turf campaign by the Ameri-
can contingent, and the fact that no
one has been able to ride Lord Will
lam Beresfords horses to victory since
the suspension of Tod Sloan has done
much to renew faith in him and to
create the belief that he will repeat his
brilliant successes when he returns.
The Saturday Review deyotes lead
Ing article to severe criticism of the
American athletes, who posses virtues
we often associate with professional
training" and comes to the conclusion
a that Americans are the better gymnasts
and Englishmen. the better athletes.
| The Spectator congratulating itself
that the long races were won by En-
glishmen, says the American team con-
tanned at least Irish or Irish Americans
Thomas B. Reed, former speaker of
the house of representatives, greatly
enjoyed his run on the continent. Mr.
Reed said to the correspondent of the
associated press to-day:
II spent three weeks in Brussels and
was there during the recent acute
crisis. Belgium has yet other crises
! TO meet, nut her tremendous resources
viii enable her to come out on top. In
Berlin I met many leading statesmen
| One learns much from such men and
obtains point of view totally different
from that of America. 1 found every
where on the continent evidences of a
continued and growing good will in
the best circles and among those whose
opinion every American values. / spent
month in Paris and watched tie
French and the French legislation with
wonderment. The infinite wit Of the
French the casual view they take Of
things which we Anglo-SaXons hang to
with serious tenacity, make them q
most fascinating study.
Naturally / cannot bray opinions of
home politics. The United States and
the administration are now tacklng a
field Of foreign policy never presented
to or dealt with by any former admin
istration. Time will straighten out this