The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-10
British Must Be Given No
Part of Alaska.
NO STONE LEFT uNTURNED.
Many Teiegrams Sent to American
Members of the joint Commission
and Influential Men of National
Anairs-Speciai Letter Emanates
From the Chamber-A Great Fac
tor I'm the Worlds Commerce.

The committee OF the Chamber Of Com
nerce 10 which Wac referred the McGIlv-a
resolution on the cedIng OF a Lynn canal
port. and the whole question generally.
with power TO act. go: 10 work early yes
terday morning 70 carry out the various
wishes expressed by the members OF the
chamber at the meeting on the previous
day. The result WAS that Acting Secre-
tary Prosch and his stenographer we're
kept busy for The rest OF the day.
First there were kilograms 10 be sent 10
the American members OF the joint high
commission to a number OF senator's ard
10 the state congressional delegation.
These were brief. OF course. but
they were al differently worded, ac-
cording 70 the position ard infu-
enee of the one addressed. and each. as
FAR as possible. conveyed the particular ar
gument calculated to have particular
weight with the person so addressed. one
Of the briefest Tead as follows.
''Cesslon of any portion 0, Alaska
through tia joint high commission means
dean TO rs N this section in 1895
Then there was document prepared for
printing and general distribution This "a
% b.s sent to the influential n1en of national
dressed and also TO every senator and
congressman. % the members o1 the ieg,s-
latures Of the Pac.nc coast and 10 81 tae
Chambers os Commerce. including those
e Iureau sna Skagway. Accompanying
ths. Mr.. Prosch. instead ot sending 4 geu-
eral circular Letter. writes a special letter.
o: whlcA sae following s merely 81 ex-
ample:
The Threatened C@s-ioa.
'sBv asr-ctioa q the Seattle chamber
csE your attention 10 the threatened cess
sion of 4 portion OF Alaska 70 the DO
gr.rl3n = Canada With us on th@ Pa
c.ac CoaSt this Is a matter of great i'm
p4sriaace. and the Threatened action IS on.
tAis chamber has fsi; called upoa %
strongly and specially resist
We n8~s presented our ohfectIorss %
tne c0rn r7iss3 3oners. 70 seratcrs au5 Tesre-
aerts..yss 80 Washing or IL ;he leading
trans Eorta.son corr paniss. "a other CONNER
clal bod.es and 20 the Washington ieg@-
iature-
we presume that yo9r bosy has taken
similar action bur. & & has Tot done 80.
We fee3 Ike urging upon you th~ necessity
fo- G2irK SC copy C car aaiest egfoTt
iu ;h.s direction s. tnesssed herewith"
TIE latest os9rt' o .ae ea8r3aa- Of
Corzrue-ce referred 70 Is entitled,
~ pac3sc coast protest agztrss he yield
.nE hy the JaItes States o. any psTts9n %
Alaska 70 tAs Dominion % C4Ez-sA,' ala
reads as fellows:
IN Is~5 the gavern-nents q Hsssss an1
CsreaG Britain. by clear ard ferTa: treaty.
5s err- reg tNe se<eTF nius !ne t@f~@en
f4s.r respective Gf@sa-ss34Fs Gfl tae coo II
rer. aY Norta Arz=es~a Great EEs,A3a E-sa
acknow EDGED ne gnt = kossla 70 az 4
the Pacific coast berth OF >. - as Fart~
.assa canal. AID west ot the sasrnirs % tas
ranse of r3E11aiaa nsAfex. t1 tae e1sst.
= v4ra mountains xs-e f3r fTgsz .se sg3or'a,
ta~n the lie Ezs - - f~s@a ten ~ ne
cages fr.sas trse 3ceaH Es4sg& = fae .s.s@eF-
trx farte-tsa years Il H4as a rwsrs@ .a@4 .a 1n-