The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-16

wrought by the Henry Clay installment plan
repeal OF the Tariff act In 1884. Ceesion 70 Great
Britain OF S, 500 square miles OF the state OF
ists Passage by Congress Of the Joint reso-
luton for the admission OF Texas as a state.
approved by Texan Congress July = OF SANE
OF liberal commercial relations between Canada
and the United States. go
iste Opening OF war between meS'CU "a i" ~
Great Britain. Splitting Of oregon in twain by
driving through to the Pacific from me ROCKY
inuuishInn 10 Great Britain the present Prov
ince of British Columbia and It's vast hlht'T-
land, and furnishing her with lhe slte Iot ner
giant fortress, opposite our NORTHWESTERN uooI-
This chronology affords much food for re-
Election 1t illustrates how tirenI bTi ,ha o nseps
tune time comes to drive home tne ehtetru
wedge and spit on the chunk oil the while
lisa to 1922 the Maine boundary question was
kent omen, with periodic aggressions, until 300
miles Of our territory were alploIna,icahs ore
gon question was only raised after our pur-
chase OF Louisiana in 1903. and having by the
"joint occupancy" ARRANGEMENT OF 1878 got "
in a good keeping condition, Great Britain could
afford 10 wait another ~ enty-eight years. UNI
MI we had become embroiled. with Mexico over
the Texan annexation resoln ion. befor bring
ing the Oregon business to an acute diplomatic
stage and reaching out for the coveted prize!
Passing over twentn-ons years 2i ih,trnctye
W vi y WV viz =, A'NNN So
old New York statesman. Secretary Seward, Sc
cured for US for the irifing sum OF 81, 200.0 600 q
territory twelve times greater than the area OF
the State of New York
And that is why. first OF all. We have an Alas
kan boundary question, and why Americans
are fearing we nrs about to score another tri.
umph II American diplomacy OF the Maine and
Oregon type. Those triumphs are bS and 81
wears Of age respectively, but with what a feel
ing of pride will the blood suffuse our checks "a
we still read about them. Listen 70 the short
story Of the Maine triumph by President Cham
The difficulties about the northeastern
boundary had increased with each year since
the treaty Of 1888. Great Britain had gradually
Obtained tossession Of considerable territory
within the line claimed by the States under the
treaty, and after the war OF 1912 laid. claim TO
territory which had long been under the actual
jurisdiction of Massachus sets.
The question assumed national and ~interna-
tional importance. The Government OF the
United States, apparently DESTROYS OF gratify-
ing Great Britain, offered Maine !, 200. 900 acres
OF land in Michigan to Weld its claim; but the
proposition Cnly aroused indignant protest in
tn, State, which eliminated In the sending OF a
military force to defend Its territory. ,
Finally, however, combinations OF national
policy. urged nj Washington. Ind IICed Maine TO
acau'esce in the treaty. which took away 4 large
area in addition 20 that already silently yielded.
amounting In all 10 8. 500 square miles, an area
greater by 900 square miles than the State OF
Connecticut, and by $50 miles than the States
Of Rhode Island and Delaware combined
Is history repeating itselfp
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