New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
London. September

csTid Ia. ,.-icsn farmers drifting across the
fe" -, NJ better and cheaper land than
.if !, home There was no sound OF
I'D ps -, These men had nothing 20
IN OF ,ar, 81 annexation. They had no
VIII =. -, Their object was agricultural:
si's! 80 nothing more. 1t is possible
~ hat the reputed riches OF 'ne NORTHWEST
-ragh In oarsas had something 10 do with
-'''n,' ,'.r-jf il can be called a policy-of the
T. To., snnexationists. who were to use 1t to
,ls'.''-, ,.oo-ts of the farmers in Illinois and
Who saw the yield Of their wheat
finishing yearly. II seems never TO
~ .,-rss 10 the politicians that the farmers
g capable Of looking after their own
~ .,5 that Il WAS cheaper TO buy land
:, make war for IL
1ir ~ .,,sn- had. AT the time OF this con-
4, 1902 been going on for years. Be
ss'''',, -.,-ss il had risen 10 hundreds year
,Ille ..orsands Sir Wilfrid computed that
u'- oltoeetrer some fifty or sixty thou
f' .-,,.r settlers in the Canadian North
,pat The yearly exodus from the
= ros reached SIX thousand.
i's -. not that raise. or threaten TO raise,
r,rch 100 soon 10 think Of that"
.--.,s,sss ! imagine Sir Wilfrid did think
q NAV have been present to Lord
- lind when he launched his memorable
ION AZ the waldorf two years later
.bo number Of Americans who are moving
-.rsrd and acquiring Canadian soil is COM
j. A. one hundred thousand yearly. The
-..l si@culty-if there were one-wOuld seem
.-,st nv the Canadian law allowing aliens
- land. but requiring them TO become
-...,s Al the end # three years. I am told
,s such law hut do not know.
nth The political difficulty has never out
r,snareable limits There has always
-ors or less tall talk" about annexing
..s ELOQUENT phrases have been heard
4. continent. one flag" or the Stars and
SO. +rarn the Gulf Of Mexico TO the Arctic
- Plr no pa-ty has taken up this cry.
-sv-snaner in New Y0rk--The Sun"-did
tine preach annexation. The Sun" is
80 which does ue; disdain sensations, and
.snrht lis readers 10 expect them; and
tre 10 time fuldls the expectations II ex-
s The editor At that time was Mr.. Paul
y, son of the Nj Charles A Dana who made
T. sun" q powerful journal Mr.. Paul Dana
-s5 society 10 promote the acquisition of
-aaa The capital Of the society was S1250OO.
vas the sum which Mt. Paul Dana and
trends thought sufIicient-or were able TO
L. they did raise ito sever from the
Is Empire d dominion larger than the
- states without Alaska, capable. in mill
1nion. Of self-defence. but, in any case
he military and naval power Of Gre
T. behind il. Nj Paul Dana, however, d.
z7sue matters 10 the bitter end. He has
l. 10 BE- editor OF The sun" and Canada
rs British / do not know whether his
zston society is stil in existence. But the
--,an appetite for Canada, never keen. has
TT duller siiD Mems minds l-rn TO other
,zs The Philippines and Hawaii and Porto
and the Get-uce Of the Pacific Coast are
t5an enough TO occupy our attention. The
-a4 itself has grown tractable, and on the
points of difference an agreement has
+ reached where five years ago no agree
p seemed possible.
7a years after Sr Wilfrid Laurier became
= Minister The somewhat agitated and per-
agtating Governor Generalship Of Lord
r-sen came 10 an end ] suppose the cause
s troubled waters GA which that particular
q state was tossed was not 10 be found
| y OF mainly in Lord Aberdeen himself. but
muhtUdinous energies Of Lady Aberdeen.
Il c'1Yictlons were strong. her zeal was con-
Is her certainty II being in the right was
4 t'lslaty she shared with her sex; with
Il nose women who think public affairs their
sphere. She had many admirable quail
and q courage which shrank from no ad-
ire merely because IL was an adventure.
- zeal in the cause Of Home Rule for Ire
II z sell Ar.rr1 E1 ~ IN,
was shown now at Ottawa. It crossed
Nfaer and hung out flag in Chicago, In
-Aeago Exhibition OF. as il was officially
ne Worlds columbian Exposition" in
@ffe "as among other attractions, an
mage This village Lady Aberdeen took
"T patronage. and over II she hoisted an
nag q the kind q which the Home Rule
'elo'ces; a flag with the Harp, but with
~7 Oio"n- i l. 1y Aberdeen had done this
private individual il could hardly have
1 '.'"eo 10 pas But she did IL as wife OF
,.'s'hoi General - The Dominion Of Cam
4 --7'e were Official remonstrances. and the
"A o powered. against an indiscretion OF
- may 5e set many useful and charita-
4 '4'-s'S' begun OF encouraged by this lady
- ahd al over Canada. She is kindly
-.ea there, and her visits 10 Canada
1Io Aberdeen sed 10 be Governor
nave been welcomed. But there are
,''l'sS q her cr1sading spirit besides the
nave told, and ] suppose the Canadians
II -As 10 live more peaceful life than
80 allowed 70 when Lady Aberdeen ruled
80 ,''l'o Fucceeded Lord Aberdeen. Sir
--suiler was Prime Minister during the
1'fo Minto's term, and Nj Chamber
secretary for the Colonies down 10 the
spppose IL may he remarked that
,-, '-a'e three great officials worked in a
s more complete than did these three.
cs,-,1's be necessary 10 say anything Of
lam except this: that his master
g made itself felt in Canada in such
weaken. .ut always in such a way
slAen. the t5e between the mother
-, colony His imperialism took ac-
u, Doi".nIoH well as Of the empire;
- t.s'- account for AL purposes. II was
eessr. Sioag hand that Canada felt her in
perhaps for the first time. com
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