The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-22
More Sulzer Twaddle.

Congressman Sulzer, who has become
an insufferable nuisance by reason of
his volubility and desire to be forever
finding fault with something. is weighed
down with anxiety because of fears that
Great Britain is erecting immense for
tifcations along the Canadian frontier
He introduced resolution a few days
ago which requested that the war de-
partment inform the house what was
being done in the way of British de-
lenses along our northern border, and
referred particularly to- the works In
the neighborhood Of Puget sound. He
wanted to know what was being done
at Esquimalt, and. judging from the
persistence Of his quest for data, seems
to be under the awful apprehension that
they are busily engaged over on Van
couver island in the work Of preparing
for an immediate Invasion.
The war department replied that the
information asked for was of a secret
nature. but that assurance could be
given that Great Britain was erecting
no works which threatened the United
States. This reply drove the apprehen.
slve Sulzer into a paroxysm. and re
held forth for several minutes on Tues
day. predicting direful oalamities IL the
country did not make an investigation
Of the frowning battlements that are
threatening on the north. Great Brit
ain. ne says. is sedulously, studiously
and consistently erecting great forth
1cations which menace the integrity OF
the republic. and which. on notice Of
twenty-four hours. could destroy our
cities and lay waste the property OF our
people. And then the irrepressible DEM
agogue breaks forth into denunclation
Of Great Britain. and announces that
all the thinking and intelligent citizens
Of this country are clamorins for the
details Of these great military works
Esquimar Is the point on which sui
ger seems 20 have his eye. and the Gu
rtotis Ealing asost e Is that while tha
New York Congressman IS so anxious
about the danger which threatens Pa-
get sound, the people out here are no,
worrying az all about the construction
o. military works on the other side Of
the Strait Of Fuea. They 40 not fear
any such havoc On twenty four hours'
notice. because they know more OF the
geography OF this part % the country
than sulrer does From the Esqulmap
! Notifications acroxs the strait 20 Port
Angeles Is tweaty-;hroe miles. 20 FOR.
Townsend. thirty -slsht miles. 70 What
com, atty miles. % Seattle. about
eighty miles, The nearest American
territory within range Is sparseiy set
tied san Juan island. which Ia sixteen
miles distant At such a distance from
the guns on the Canadian shore the
/ people In these cities and towns feel
a good deal safer from 4 long range
attack than sulser intrenchcd at wash
! inEton seems TO feel
| All this scare talk - mere huncomN,
and olaptrap II the war Department,
has Information regarding the Esqui-
malt works st has been Obtained for
/ military purposes only. II would serve
no useful purpose 70 impart It TO lab
herers like sulEer. It Is generally known
that the foruhcations are being Inn
/ proved and put IN good order az Esqgi-
malt. but there is no more reason 70
advance the insane proposition that Il IS
being done to menace the United states
than it would be 20 say that we are
/ fortfying Point Wilson, Marrows,ona
and Admiralty head in. order to over
awe the Dominion and lay waste the