New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

NeE - and Ves-eTa 80 ~ xxt. 459. as
Ia to.i5ag 5;.s. .TF',ag..s-."s Company
- civilization throughout the
TIE Gu vers servants Of the hudson ; i'aS
y1Tth"'7' E,-,-r .te acquisition OF us eA''1o'
.11PaI:- IN 1870 6c~n TO lis hilai Ieii'i-
.aarE = n territorial claims 10 me rs"
ss5I'ei-' -,--,,r--f.- IN lNa@-a matter ot some
--2di-n -. ne company was the dominant
%. oea'-,-s o-s-fns Up II an empire ne
'-s u '-' ,l.-,-.3-7v af ALyenturers Of Eng
,sr--o' --- "a, r7-.l-.--= Bay" was It's Oh
LII -r@--'7 ..,a men who enlisted under i
-- t''' -, q rl.-St f-- conquest, po"e7
--5 me" ,r,s dramatic picturesqueness ol
nj ril-sS. -. ,astnsss os their designs, IS
- sAi = might ~ stir even sluSGiSh
tasi1e -. Miss Lalt's Imagination l.
.-4=.--a--''- =, She writes history win
= -r'l- =, l-7axs i. curb With a whole
a--af' * -.-f,,a1 records t. fall back on Cor
l-s'-1i q "a ,ea a..1 s., unique privilege OF
ENC tie minute -r. rs % so'i.'
c1su-'-N7 IONS of -. .---S.1ed documents
a's- -.4;res Of F5u5> a. = lay House L-olld'i'
-- -ll her raat--.a- with rsasE eoil''Ueiil''
So - romgnt.c 1-e--a-. There are uI'ue
da-a a. - massage Historical critics OF to-
l--,-' mined = shy l5, - 50 highly per
ca 9 --aeartaria- = ...s-. .-E- but Whatever
s..1' i,e defects j. - g, least aosorbingly
.rs-aslng- c-q-re-s-t
-,.ltss7n vas the Ea'-.' go
i'----- ~. ~, - ra-..-.. 5-.-. he American
So - f,;,.7 E---- nd his COM
= ,,-ass7r1srs t.z--7- .- --= H 3 G
i-l''.- - att ~ - -..< 1--ry). were
---l.-,rr,- l-t Frame --- ----=- 10 4lS'-'I
.aer They brought < - T-..h soon
=. Universal talk. o.. - ling eA-
mon thsy had mad ---- me Hl-S,'l
-. .--- - 2 .--- e "tso haaye@
: hoy f..5 ~----- - ~ Indians OF
- Treasure cher had boon robbed hy
-.-75- Governor cs = -.t-.. and CaEt.-srt had
.-,s them il Boston utterly destitute. Dc
.,--s The r-ozfz5rusaess - Lat--~"rs story, Il
fre-rs5 corf5erey. and a- ,zIt ----- n Vas ..,tei
o-+ "a ,isit this treasure country The hackers
=. --a ey1.sz.-.sr. many O. s.a = Fvvre noble
-a- with Prince Rupert II -le had, w--e q
r.,s 1s-s- organized s.5 chart .-ei as the Iild-
sons Ray Co-nra-.y. IT, declared object - the
,,mrzrv gas The discover. = q new passage
r. ~ South Sea and c.r --ala.'' and the royal
grtfssnca ot Charles II granted l. these ''geEa-
.-srsD s5vent-rars - E--.arI' The Whole
.-s7a s-7 commerce er al those seas, straits.
tsrs creeks and sounds IN whatsoever latitude
that la within the e-----re q the straits cai,l
H-5s5r's Stratts~-r.r oily that. either, lIt
- adjoining lands. countries and territories
10. u5w alt-.-.g possessed ly the sub
!sts = any other Christian state"
Ts.s charter SAYS .-- a--aar. IS the purest
Te- d. seu5aiIs-n eE.- -s-Ie -rs-c,d n Arneriea-
L : Nescerr E.-r--a- hing from sea -
So u the company agents traded n I.ahra-
5- Is vel as IN British "alu.naia-the com
g.-r Eas absolute. ~. institution of benevolent
as -..sn. It's governors "a-e al The pom3
81 ceremony q count. they administered
| .s5ce as they sau -. -aag dealt IN briberv-
s..,e-tgge and diplomacy a. best suited thel-
E5z The secrets cs Tie company were inv-o-
z,s 81 oath y allegiance was required. There
Ts;e generous pensions flr aged OF disabled
s-yauts; there we-e handsome rewards for ex-
1ldons Of special lo.-,--cy and courage; for in
a-gsnt service ;aece Ms promotion to high
ak get al taesa dement's were granted as y
superior Prorid-nca. Eve-y dealing Of en-
i-g5- and ernI.eyel vas calculated to exa;t
4 &; 1la 70 feu51l l5-Is-.p. and 70 emphasize
IL 3eEendsEey Of tEa other.
4 N greatest successes Is a--I as the greatest
i ---rsS Of the company may be attributed 10
Is regimen Fea-tE Il certainly secured; and
II every district e the great Northwest il
a'-'sd lis yearly Toll = c-rs He-oism and de-
''-la 10 duty characterized its agents every
S-15 An honor -"- c1o-aLuing such names
< Knight, McLo--l-.1- S.-k.-h and Strathcona
a. always co-n--a-- Eeaeratlon. But before
~s advance y democratic Institutions, the de-
---l -or selt-g9Fe--r-s.t and Independence
L onTany as i-poteu- It's last defeats
'se q the hands Of hat very civilization
'--se trail I had --s,.s llazed