The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-05
A BIG PRESENT TO ENGLAND.


The geuenal public will remember that
when the Hay Pauncefote treaty relating
10 the Nicaragua canal was agreed 20 By
England the statement was freely made
in England and repeated in America that
Great Britain would expect some conces-
sions by US for the CONCESSION" which
she had made in the canal matter.
Is It possible that the reported gift TO
the Dominion Of Canada of strip of ter
rtory comprising about 1900 square miles
on our Alaskan border is TO be the "com-
pensation" TO England? And is this
Temporary dehpItion of the boundary. 4"
as It is termed in washington, to be but
a prelude to the final rectidcatlon of our
northwes, boundary along the line OF
England's contention? Is this "provi-
sional" surrender OF our territory merely
"teeler" OF the public pulse to asceF-
tain just how FAR the administration can
60 in the way OF territorial concessions
to the British government, which the Nc
Kinley-Hay regime Is so anxious to con-
clliate in all particulars
The strip In question Is within the ter
ritory which we bought from Russia over
a third Of century ago. Until recently
England laid no claim to 1t. 1t has been
settled by American miners and contains
gold deposits OF great value, In itself II
is territory that we ought not to give M
except after exhaustive arbitration had
decided tho ISSUE against us. But tbs
cession to England through temporary
or provisional" agreement between Ha?
and Pauncetote and without as much az
saying to the Nation "by your leave ie
peculiarly irregular and audacious pro-
ccediug and one, II we mistake not tha
the people of this country Will indignant
ly resent ana repudiate until some other
, authority than the secretary Of state and
, the president shall determine that Eng
land is entitled to it.
The New York Sun is a subserylent and
bitter partisan OF the Mckinley admins
, tration, There must therefore be some
Z thing radically out Of the ordinary in this
Z boundary cession when the Sun goes ou
q Of Its way to criticise it and question the
l authority that agreed to It. The sun says
= Gut II is sufficiently startling to cominanc
the attention OF all Americans. II LOOK
d like proposition put forth tentatively Il
. order TO ascertain whether pubic interes
: 10 SO much engrossed IN the presiuentia
5 campaign in affairs In China. aud In othe
matters at home and abroad that 1t VIII
A either tolerate with indifference Il surrender
OF territory or aoqu!esce submlssNeiy In
q pracucGl nullihcation of the Monroe doe
trlne We apprehend that II the result
shows that the American people do not car
o mucn whether our government keeps a
.siN this RAJ considerably large
than the entire state OF Rhode Island, IN
l'proyisional" boundary Will not be long II
rangement will not be long in claiming for
NAL recognition, and the Temporary rs
= cession or our frontier will soon solldify int
ir humilisuug pernanence
. Then the sun INDUCES this sgnlhean
conclusion:
d secretary OF state who should under
J., take private negotiations TO promote Anglo
American amity by marking of to Grea
81 Britain on the map OF this continent piec
"A OF American territory OF the sizc OF Rhod
" Island and inhabltated by American citizens
! or to commit his chiefs administration I
such a project at the threshold OF a presi
DENTAL cnmpaien. would he likely to fin
. that he had Unexpectedly raised an Issue {
, which even tho question OF the partition
China would be secondary
> It IS all we'll enough to enjoy amicabl
u relations with Great Britain. bur the no
10 torously extreme. undign.ied and per
sistent efforts of the McKinleyHay o.
70 fetal circle to secure that friendship b
g positive show OF dependence upon {
s. subservieney to Great Britain, are b
10 coming so conspicuous TO the world 1
large as TO actually excite nausea,
a. we can not retain the friendly feeling {
y Great Britain and the world by malntair
en- ing our own self-respect and indepenC
90 ence and vigorously safeguarding ever
rs interest Of our own, then let their friend
Ia ship gol.