The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-30

Il is well enough known that in the
interests of Mr. Chamberlain's imperial
federation ideas. the British Govern
ment has allowed itself to be placed IN
the position of advancing a perfectly
baseless claim to territory in Alaska
which il had recognized as American
ever since 1867. merely To please can
ada. II has been chiefly in furtherance
OF this fraudulent claim that Great
Britain has insisted upon the validity
Of The Clayton Bulwer Treaty. hoping
that the anxiety " the United States
To- secure free hand in Central Amer
lea, Ultimately woulG induce us to con-
cede Pyramid HarbOr. the Lynn Canal
and other valuable things along and
behind our Alaskan coast to the Cana
dams
The provinciaIs have been sure in
their own minds that they could depend
upon the home Government To stand
by the CIayton-Bulwer myth 10 the last
ditch We are sorry 10 say that the
meekuess with which our State De
partment swallowed the Hay-PaUnce-
fote Treaty which the Senate rejected,
has been an additional source Of en-
c0uragement 20 them. They 90 not ap-
pear to realize as his Maicsty's minis
tiers must by this time, that a very lit
Tie more CIaytOn-Bulwer fOoIishness.
especially were il TO be tolerated I'm any
quarter on this side. would result in
the formal abrogation Of the old. dead,
and buried convention. without refer
Fn Dv-fT no
If we can credit English press opinion,
and forecasts given out semi-of5cially
here. the British Foreign Office has &C
cepted the situation and negotiated a
new canal treaty with us, dropping the
Clayton Bulwer features of the Hay
PaUucefOte Treaty. That, Of course.
would be the sensible and statesman
like thing To do. because il would re-
move a mountain Of auimosity in this
against the old country. This effect
would be lost. however. were England
TO demand quid pro quo in Alaska
IL would never do, in American eyes
for her 20 offer 20 relinquish something
nonresident in consideration of a
transfer 10 her Of real estate 10 which
she has not and never had the ghost II
a claim.
England cannot afford enemies at the
present time. but her American cole.
nists are Indifferent 10 the fact. The
Canadians want the American gold re-
gion of Alaska. and want TO share oTI
Behring Sea fisheries. Consequent y
they are deadly opposed 10 any retreat
by Great Britain IN connection with
the Isthmiau Canal question. Mr.. Mills
Canadian Minister OF Justice, has "a pa
per in the November number OF the
London Empire Review" IN which he
asserts that. under the operation oi
the Monroe Doctrine. the United States
! is assuming sovereignty over both
North and South America; that IL is
striving 70 restrict the commerce OF
other States for its own advantage; ana
that Canada cannot consent 20 have
the neutrality OF the inter-oceanic cana
guaranteed in any other way than was
prescribed in the Clayton BulweI
Treaty Mr.. Mills declares that the
United Kingdom must not yield TO tho
demands Of AN ambitious and not
over-scrupulOus State" 10 erect fortih.
cations upon the borders Of water
way ard TO take possession Of il. II,
cheerfulIy ignores the-tO Canadians
unimpOrtant facts that the said water
way viii be built with our money. ant