The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-12

ny CHARLES AUBREY EATON.
Copyright 1904 by tho SevaeBaper
Enterprises Association.
II iH a physical and moral impea-
sihuity for the United States and
Canada 70 avoid the moat intimate
social. political and commercial lu-
tereougsr. The two countries occupy
Territory contiguous for 100 miles
rhey we're people from a cotufnuu
pAFeniaKr. busi. Tor almost two ceu-
tufisr. during she formative periai
oI she's history. we're under a cum-
Wau government. and their ian
staHr laws. aoelai Institutions. Ut
efature and dominant religion ar
practically i1aniicaL Their diulo-
matte dealiaEs have been an unsaH-
ing source - mutual interest. ard
too often OF Irritation. and more
than once They have engaged ip frat
rteldal vars.
To-day there are nearly = miil.uu
ard a quarter 90 Canadians dosnl-
eIled beneath the stars asa Stripes.
Tho tide has turned. however. ni
last. aud American immigration into
Canada has HFoSn from 81 IN txat
- tssae0 Ia igQ1, = movement &c
eumpauissi and led a. u II By able
and far sighted capitalists. whleh
bids fair withln a drcnda 10 aid a
million Americans to tho permanent
population % the dominion.
Thr relations bstssssB the Umlted
states and Canada throughout thaiF
entire history have been marked b.
chronic Misunderstanding This sn-
fortunate and Fundamental condition
seems Ia have had twofald Caupa
The first. based on Ignorance whleh
wholly uudpfwatilnatad the political
Importance Of Canadian trade. the
second a fpsulf u prejudice. wutf =
persists 70 this day in DeliaviuW That
Canadians razally desire ANNEXATION
and that BY a property adjusted euai-
msTelal pressure politicss annexation
CAR ba brought about. There have
been mplnenfary fiieksrz of annex q
alton sentiment in Canada. hut today
thu idea " dead ami buried beyond
fsasurraafiua. And Il has suffered
death al the hands nf the American
government. II was buried on she
day when the dominion. under the
Inspiration Of the new iunefta IlaFn.
eanHsd forever 10 be a dependency
aud took its place a. the second
great iudcpeudsncy Ia tbs British
empire now 50 swiftly recognizing
Itself upon thu federal AREA II AZ
any tlms
CANADA SEPARATES FROM IN
GLAND
II win be TO become politically in1s.
pendent.
The dream Of a mighty eoniiuent.
united under one ffru. democratic
government. Ia nuble and worthy.
but the tneaps employed thus far to-
wards realizing this dream have
been crude and inadsquata to thc
last degree. Political annexation
ana commercial reciprocity are ~
closely linked IA American thought
that u II hard % discuss them sep-
aratefy. Rightly or wrongly. the
Canadian people look upon their
paat diplomatic relations Nlth the
United states "a practical proof thai
this government IL devoid OF any
generous interest In their welfare.
The Aahbufton treaty Of isf2. the
oregon settlement Of 1886. tho de-
nouncinE IN 1865 u the reciprocity
treaty OF 1854. the prohibitive pro-
vision Of the Mckinley thrift. the
lanR-Hiandlng fisheries dispute. the
tnctiess enforcement Of harsh allen
labor laws. and lhat OF all. the
Alaskan award. have ali helped To-
the building up Of a cumulative Ca
madam sentiment against auuaxa
ton.
In the recent Alaskan decision
Canada finds no fault with the
American side. nor with the award.
but only with the undue tenderness
for American feeling. which. If Il
claimed. was shown by Lord Aver
stone. the English Commissioner.
who. although appointed as a turiut,
to settle a grave question upon evil
dence. gave a judgment dictated by
diplomatic considerations.
While the tides Of capital and pop
uiation will flow back and forth over
the international boundary In In
creaHinR volume. there T. no doubt
that ths trade relations between the
two countries win undergo radical
changes IN the future. either By a