The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-27
is THE cANucK ALSO A TARTAR2

is THE cANUcK ALSO A TARTAR9
The Topeka Capital is inclined, panied to note
to withdraw its support from the Eagles Canadian an
nexation scheme. Our contemporary casually exposes
white feather. It is small feather, but Enthusiastically
pale 1t fears that in taking in the Canuck will later
discover that we had caught Tartar ignoring the fact
that our Philippine experience has demonstrated that
your Uncle having caught Tartar is equal to hold
ing him. and also seemingly forgetting the fact that the
Canuck would prove but mongrel Tartar at his worst
The Canuck in and nationality is nil. He doesn't
know whether he is most French, English, Dutch In
dian. For truth he is poor gradecross of all these
Aside however the status and stamina of the woe
full breed now in possession of Canada contemporary
should forget that the dominion north win
be needed in business. 1t is an immense domain.
larger than the United States in and rich beyond
compare minerals and in possibilities In agricultural
wealth in navigabe waters and in other respects
it is only surpassed by country It being but
monarchca dependency it should be in and its
Inhabitants bred up the. twentieth century standard
boosted by people who the stripes
The Capital says:
after holding the question in allegiance for quarter
of a century, or less, we have the conclu
ton of Canada won't do When country of presumably
civilized people, without any legal equitable claim
whatever, out by the decision of their
best friend simply in the hope of grab graft
derakes steal American territory the title which
disputed until valuable gold mines dis
covered it, and when the contention of that country
is eeotay sat down upon and thrown of court by
that counrys international guardian being without
shadow of support justicewhen say, under shch
train Of circumstances that country gets up hind
legs and threatens, Canada is doing to secede
the nation the decision of that ma
ton according the undeniabIe rights in
the premises Americans will think twice before they
admit Canada the Union if she came on Blended
knee TO beg the privilege.
with these Canadian wouldbe landgrabbers IN the
Union there is telling when another secession movJ
might plunge the country fatrcda war Suppos
ing the tariff revised to suit the particular In
terests Canada that Canada were not permitted to
hog everything in sight in the way congressional aspra
items? There would be peace harmony in the coun
try while these grasping and contentious Canucks were
privileged take part in American affairs The standing
would have to be increased to European dimensions
TO keep Canada in her place as minor fraction of the
Union
We don't know whether Col Murdoch has given
thought to the serious consequences of annexation but
the Alaskan dispute ought to give him pause Topeka
man recently home from sojourn in British Columbia
reports that the feeling against United States is in
tense An American hears nothing but continual round
OF abuse for his country; and all because Canada
scheme to steal valuable American property In
Alaska was frustrated We may little Canada
some day but to annexng it forciblv or otherwise
We are feminist the proposition from this time on"
In this Connection woaid respectfully call the atten
ton Of respectable coteporary to the fact that Ca
madam opinion is fearul wrought up oyer the mother
countrs supposed delinquency in not standing By the
supposed rights of the dominion special to the New
York World from Winnipeg Manitoba employing an ed.
Horia from the Free Press Of the Canadian city says:
The Alaska boundary award win take its place with
the Ashourton treaty damning evidence Of Great
Britains subseriency United states where the
iatters interests conflict with those Of Canada Cana
dians viii never become reconced to the sight on the
map OF Maine piercing territory like wedgeour own
land so greatly needed the two eastern sections
OF the dominion of which deprived through the
criminal indifference Of British statesmensh5p
Similar feelings win we tear be ente,fasa ny ~,
future generations Of Canadians when he see on the
map the long arm OF american territory running down
the Pacific shore ard barring our rich hiuerlap from
access the sea
The feeling Of the Canadian people will be evoked
not so much against the United States as against re.