New-York tribune., 1902-10-22

4 COChSJRE CANADIAN.
A curious example-we sincerely trust it is an
exceptional If not a unique onc-of the Canadian
way of regarding the United States Is found in
a recent article in The Toronto World" com
mentng with what was doubtless intended 10
be destructive criticism upon an article in The
/ Tribune Of some weeks before. Citing The
| Tribune's assertion that I'm It's relations with
Canada, as with all nations. the United States
| Is amenabe 10 reason and justice. our Canadian
contemporary somewhat eXcitedly exclaims:
we emphaticaIly deny the truth Of this state
'ment, and maintain that the United States has
shown Itself 10 be without conscience in its
diplomatic relations with other nations. Two
| instances only need be mentioned in order To
prove our contention. We refer 10 the Behring
Sea arbitration and 10 the Alaska boundary
dispute. IN the former case the Court OF
Arbitration awarded the claimants some hun
"dreds of thousands of dollars and is it not true
that for years the Washington government re-
fused 70 pay the paltry sum. and only did so
after tiresome and unwarranted series of de
! lays: And in the other case mentioned why
''is it that the authorities at Washington de
I cline to submit the Alaska boundary dispute to
impartial arbitration"
In regard TO the Behrng Sea case: The Court
OF Arbitration did not award to the claimants
some hundreds Of thousands of dollars, nor even
Il single cent damages. 1t simply decrced that
they should receive indemnity for the losses
which they were proved To have suffered The
United States did not refuse or delay To pay
the sum in full, according 10 the decree Of the
arbltrItOrs. The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain for ascertainins the
amount OF valid claims in accordance with the
arbitral decree was promulgated on June II,
1876. Acting under il. the commissioners made
the award Of claims OH December 80 1897
President Mckinley reported tho matter to Con
gress on January II, 1895 bill appropriating
money for psyin: the claims in full was passed
by the House OF Representatives on June T..
ana by the Senate on June H. The bill was
promptly approved by the President. and the
paSn nent was made to the British Ambassador
at washington on June 16 1898. some days
within the SIX months stipulated 10y the treaty
as the time within which the award should he
pald. Ihe intmation of The Toronto World
that thc United States Government ''for years
IeIuSeu To pay Is absolutely unwaTanted and
contrary TO the facts OF record in both letter
ana spirlt' 80 much for the one instance As
Tor the other-suppose We should ask vbv
Canada will not ask Great Britain 10 reopen the
flIy-lour Forty controversy and 10 submit to
| arbitration her title to Vancouver Island and
the British Columbian coastg
The amusing naccuracv and illo.Icalitv NJ
our cochsure critic are further set forth in its
reply 10 our reminder that the Canadian tariff
dlscrlhllhates in favor of Great Britain and
against the United States. This" il cries ..is =
Presunlptuous argument" Why? Because:
Inc different States Of the British Empire
nave as much right to prefer the goods of each
other as the various States of the American
mon nave TO prefer the goods of one another >,
Just SO, And the States of this Union have as
- .isnt 10 do 50 as have the members of
the British Empire But thai ,s M rooear ,,.t,.
preferential favors should ha sboy5n q, . 1o.r,in
Ion which is outside Of this Cnion Tho T-nitad
states does not ask for the favors which arc
shown within that empire to IFS members
Neither should Canada, which is outside of This
Chioh' ask for the favors which this Union
shows to only its own members.