The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-06
MEETS SkAGNlY PEOPLE.
Gen.. Spaulding Tells Them They
Are Unfairly Treated.
ne OFFERS TWO SUGGESTIONS.
One That suRsrs From the work.
inss Of British bending Privilege
Appeals 20 state Department, the
Other That sub-Dsrt OF skagway
BE Abolfshed-Latter Measure
unduly Harsh - Pledges Aid.

Gen. o. L. gpauldfng. flrys assistant
secretary Of the United States treasury.
who has been Investigating the COM
plants Of tbs merchants OF skagway and
other towns on Lynn canal against the
British bonding privilege which permits
British vessels 20 land goods At skagway
snd send them through in bond TO the
KIondike and other British Yukon points,
IL reported 20 strongly favor q restrtc-
tion OF tho privilege. On July 81 he APP
peared before the skagway chamber OF
commerce and listened TO the protests OF
that body and of the Sksgway merchants
generally against the bonding privilege.
Gen, Spauidfng on that occasion made
two suggestions for relief from existing
determinations against American trade.
The first was an appeal by the mer-
chants Of Alaska to the state department
for fair treatment and common justice
which he intimated tho Americans were
not getting. The second and one which
he said ne heeItsted TO recommend, was
g abolish .'i,, the SUPPORT Of skaEway.
eign trade and permit only American
ships to land there
Gen. Spauiding f. quoted ~ saying:
Make your statement strong and clear
and I VIII see that II reaches the state
department with my approval believe
IN looking out for American shipping and
American commerce hrst. Will say.
ment IL concerned its disposition IL TO
serve American interests IN every way
possible. but there are some thingr We
cannot 90. We ara controlled by the laws
"A considerable portion of your COM
plant + In connection with the Canadian
Il yoa viii reduce q writns Fe yoar whole s
case. mako your statement strong and
clear a. you have made II 10 me tonight.
and ! viii zoe that It reaches the state
Reserred 10 OTTAWA.
II think your case can be presented at
Ottawa IN such way an to secure relief
for your people. Send II 10 us Mt WASH
layton. / think your railroad people win
''As for American shipping interests, no
man Z more keen to advance II than
am That think was demonstrated IN
s ~ refusal . mako Nome . point O
''As 10 tho bonding question. have this
70 say y T. here In all respects as In
see how We can change II. We can hard
~ make an exception of thiSport.
''lsustncss VIII adjust itself TO condi-
factory. but We cannot help that. ! can
give you no assurance that we can change
me bonding privilege.
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growth 81 SkaKway and the trade condi-