The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-19
SOUGHT UNION Of
STATES And CANADA
=.
Carnegie Alone Offered Million
to Bring Such Event
About
Special to The Globe


OTTAWA, Ont, Sept 1s.-That An
drew Carnegie and others once stood
ready to supply the millions neces-
sary to bring about Canadian inde-
pendence as a step toward a continent
F. W.. Glen, of New York, organizer of
the Continental Reciprocity league.
The statement is contained in let
ter written by Mr.. Glen to the editor
of the Evening Journal Of this city.
The letter of Mr.. Glen, giving the
history of the continental union
league project, is as follows:
'In 1898, with the support Of Charles
A. Dana, Andrew Carnegie, John
Jacob Aston, Ethan Allen Warner Mil
Ter, Edward Lauterbach, William c.
Whitney, Orlando B. Potter, Horace
Porter. John Hay, Theodore Roose-
welt, Eli1u Root, Oswald Ottendorfer,
Cornelius N. Bliss, John d. Long John
B. Foraker, Knute Nelson, Jacob Cal
linger, Roswell P. Flower, Joseph John
O'Donohue, Chauncey M. Depew, John
P Jones, William Walter. Phelps, Gen.
Butterfeld. Gen. Henry w. Slocum.
Gen. James II. Wilson, Gen. Granville.
w. Dodge, Charles Francis Adams,
Oliver Ames, Seth Low, Bourke Cock
ran, John G.. MCGUIRE, Dennis O'Brie1,
Charles L. Tiffany, John Claflin, Ma
than Straus, and Samuel Spencer, l
organized the National Continental
league for the purpose of promoting
union by peaceful, lawful, honorable
and generous means.
Canadian Asked for Funds
Upon the 4th day of November,
1888, Wilfrid Laurier held meeting of
his friends in Montreal, and that meet
ing sent delegation to New York to
ask. funds Of. the National Continental
Union league for the elections which
it was supposed would take place in
the spring Of 1894. Israel j. Tarte,
Honore MERCER, J. E. Robidoux, Louis
Joseph Papineau and Mr.. Langeller
were on the delegation, and Sir Oliver
MoWat was represented by John Nor
rison, of Toronto.
.These gentlemen met Mr.. Dana,
Mr.. Carnegie and myself in the office
of the Sun on Nov. 6. Mr.. Tarte asked
as a beginning for $4,000 with which
to purchase LIE Monde newspaper, and
Mr. Morrison desired $4,000 to pur-
chase a labor paper in Toronto.
t.Mr. Carnegie asked Mr.. Tarte II ne
party to advocate the independence
of Canada as a prelude to continental
union.
..He replied that if we. furnished
them with money for the elections
they would do so if they were success
full in the elections. Mr.. Morrison
agreed with Mr.. Tarte.
Mr. Carnegie then asked Henere
MERCER if he would contest the prov
fnces of Quebec in favor Of the indie
pendence of Canada as a prelude to
continental union. He replied, Yes.
..Mr. Carnegie asked Mr.. Tarte how
much it would require to secure con-
tinental union. AIr. Tarte replied $l,-
O,O0O. Mr.. Carnegie replied that II
he was sure that amount would do It
he would give it himself.
= Unlimited Money Promised
ssOn the following day I was in.
structed by Mr.. Carnegie to draft a
letter to Honore MERCER informing
him that he could have any amount
] necessary to carry the, province OF
as the English language would per-,
nit, addressed to Honore MERCER, and
Mr. Carnegie signed it without the
slightest hesitation, and then told me
to have Mr.. Dana sign it and then
sign it myself.
Before Mr.. Dana signed it he said:
Mr. Glen this is a blank check per-
haps for millions, but if Mr.. Carnegie
can afford to sign it I cam and did so,
and then I signed it and mailed 1t to
Mr.. MERCER.
'All of the parties except Mr.. Dana
and Mr.. Mercier are still alive"
Editor Challenged to Print Letter
The letter was sent to the editor
of the Journal under peculiar circum-
stances. Mr.. Glen recently sent out
invitations to prominent Canadians to
Join his new continental reciprocity
league. One was received by the ed1-
tor of the Evening Journal, who made
the fact public and editorially added:
Reciprocity? What's that? They
used to talk about it in the dark ages.
Glen ought to change his name to Rip
Van Winkle''
Mr. Glen thereupon wrote the letter
already quoted to the editor, chal-
longing him to prove his honesty and
independence by publishing it.
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