The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-17
n DUDLEY EXPLAINS.
,xrEpvIEw SENT OUT ny
- ASSOCIATED PRESS.
-. yeIunteer, He Says, to Pre-
Con piafnts of Canadian
6. owners to Department Mt
--..ksnston-Is q Good American.

:, ra~ratch to the Post-Intelligencer.
srnf,vER. d. c.. March ia
tA-..,ivs of the Post-Intelligencer
80 Col l.. Edwin Dudley. United
-.cs,,l this morning regarding the
-, ~ an alleged Associated Press
I<.s which appeared in the Post
.rv,ucer on Thursday. Mr.. Dudley
y, ~ he had wired the Post-lntelli-
- a follows:
~ .sxe, made the statements attrib-
y 3 me in your paper OF 'nis morn
.-.t,rued: mo one asked mo my
~ - 70 whether or not the secre-
u, 4 the treasury has delayed too long
ssr,os Nome port of entry. As the
- vas never asked me, OF course
~ ~ answer II. I made a statements
Sss16ay last TO the representative OF
wsvs- Advertiser, of this city. re-
.s..s utterances that had been made
..ss.ssrfic TO the United States govern
~ ,ssardIng the landing OF foreign
~ Il Cape Nome. and explained
~ understood 20 be the reason why
~. ssuld not do so at the present time.
=, gsvs- Advertiser quotes me exactly
naovs:
qssre have been no new regulations
..sard 10 the entry of foreign ships
~ limited States, as In contended by
n. ~ the papers Under the present
-.sions Canadian boats can no more
~ roods between Seattle and Cape
-. man the San Francisco steamers
= 40 local freight business between
3<n1a and Vancouver. Cape Nome
- N,sf be- made a SUPPORT Of entry. and
- La rranf deal ftf 1tartfuaioy,
- reenrd to this. II IL simply "a bus
- proposition with the secretary of the
ssriry at Washington. whether he
~, Cape Nome IL an important enough
- for the establishment of SUPPORT,
& IN present time there are no wharves
varthouses at Cape Nome, and, SO far
: IN Information In the hands Of the
ss~nment goes. Cape Nome may he a
snnF camp that springs up today and
& me again tomorrow.
There are few people camped there
= NJ beach. and there IL not even a reg
I'M established form OF government.
i Ilhink that, II tho country turns out to
| = anything and some reliable information
- cut with regard to II. the govern
N may then take steps to place an Of
~ IN charge there and expend the
10y necessary for the arrangement OF
eriphs affairs. but the statement of dis
9nsnation against Canadian vessels is.
{l12inh entirely foundationless. AS soon
| = NJ department. sees that trade neces-
! Nniss the forming OF SUPPORT there
/ ~ action. think, will be taken"
| rnnfinuing. Mr.. Dudley said: II have
~ that II any responsible person inter-
~ should request me I would submit
- question by telegraph. II necessary,
Warrington.
I I'D not invite anyone to bring such
Z request to me. | made no statement
1T would appeal to the government
hAalf OF or against Canadian vessels.
ithlnk n the Post-inteliigencer WITH refer
~ n. Trowbridge. superintendent Of the
Mo Coast Steamship Company, with
sAsn have had dealings for the last
~ and q half years. II will learn that
ftss always promoted the interests OF
ineFtcan shipping TO the best of my
my think that the officers OF the
&shinEton 4 Alaska Steamship Com
IN VII testify TO the same fact, or.
M1ea ihs owners OF any OF the Amerl-
T. vessels that call at this port"