The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-21
RAILROAD TO THE YUKON
ALL-CANADIAN LINE WILL NOV HAVE TO BE BUILT.
Premier Laurier Says This Must be Done as Result of the Alaskan Bound- ary Decision Going Against Them BelIigersnt Sentiment Brings Forth cry of Order-Further Comment on fbe Award.

BeIIigerent Sentiment Brings Forth
 cry of Ordor-Further Comment on
 abe Award.
 Ottawa, Ontario. Oct. 2O.-When the railway subsidies were under discussion in parliament tonight Colonel Hughes suggested that an all-Canadian road be built to the Yukon from the Pacific. Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that Canada would have to do this now that the award had gone against her in the Alaskan boundary controversy.
 MT. Gourley, in a rather low tone, said that Canada would have to try to get back the territory that she lost There was a cry of "order." and that ended the discussion.
 Senator Poirier, of New Brunswick, when the orders of the day were called in the senate, referred to the decision in the Alaskan boundary. The con- missioners, he said, virtually, practical Iy and actually ceded the whole of the coast in dispute to the United States. That was no surprise. It could have been anticipated, and very likely it is the best thing that could have been done. An arrangement is often better than successful lawsuit.
 q find" he said, "no fault with the tribunal. We can afford, for the sake of peace and harmony with our neigh bors, to give up a third slice of our ter ritory, but think it is time we called a halt and looked forward to see how many other slices were may be called on to part with. and see if we cannot avert the primary dismemberment of the Dominion. Our friends to the south are now to the west of us and to the northwest of us. Shall we wait until we are encircled by them? Imminent dangers are staring us in the face. The next arbitration may be concerning Hudson Bay. Supposing at that time Greenland is in possession of the Unit ed States The United States are now putting forward claims for Greenland. What would the result be in an arbi- tration tribunal as to part of Hudson Bay The senate should direct the at tention Of the government to this mat terf1 and 1t would be a mistake for Canada to allow the United States to get possession, say of the North Pole" ]"
 He proceeded to refer to the expedi- lions which the United States sent in search of the pole, and said that Canada could not wait till the United States had scooped in the whole of the Arctic re- gions and then encircle Canada on all sides. south. west. east and north. There was Newfoundland to the east, and an effort was made to get it annex ed to the United States.
 "The future independence of our country" added the senator. .smay de- pend on this question here"
 Toronto, Ont, Oct 20.-In discussion the Alaskan boundry decision the Tele- gram (Independent) says:
 teThe Alaskan boundry question has ended just as all controversies in which British diplomacy plays a part must end, in victory for a country that is un- scrupulous enough to claim everything and cunning enough to trade on the English good will that would sacrifice anything rather than keep open cause of difference with the United States"
 Rev. MT. Sutherland. general secre- tary of the Methodist missions, who has just returned from Portland chan mel, feels very keenly the detachment of part of his mission territory by the Alaskan commission. He regards 1t as characteristic of the "inconceivable stupidity of British diplomacy.