The Republican journal., 1919-11-27
THE MASK is LIFTED.


Sir Andrew MacPhail lives in Canada
and has been honored in England by the
folio wing university degrees: B. A, M.
D, and NJ R. c. S. In the dominion he
has had F. R. S. attached to his name,
and is Fellow of the McGill University,
Maj Canadian Army Medical Corps,
Veteran of the European War, Editor of
the University Magazine and Canadian
Medical journal. 1t is not unreasonable
to conclude that when this man writes
conc erning international matters between
the United States on the one hand and of
England and Canada on the other, he
presents the thoughts and intentions of
his prominent countrymen on both sides
of the Atlantic. His magazine of the
issue of October last contains an article
writ en- by him which would fill whole
page of The journal which bluntly tells
US what England and Canada want, why
they want it and by what methods they
hope to get it. He says they want the
northern part of Maine dow to and in
Guiding the line of railroad which extends
across our State from Meguntic to Nc
Adam This would give Canada the
whole of Aroostook and a large part of
Somerset, Piscataquis and Penobscot
counties, containing about one-fourth of
the area and about g. 500 of the popula-
ton of the State. Sir Andrew says that
Canada has no sea bases of her own
which an be reached over her own ter
ritory except via the ST. Lawrence
river and this is open only about seven
months IN year.
He says no country can become pow
erful without sea bases, the avenues to
which lie within its own domains. There
fore Canada wants the northern part of
Maine which lies between her and st.
John and Halifax. The whole of Maine
with Portland as a sea base is what Can
ada nd England really want, but Sir
Andrew does not divulge that. We come
to the most interesting part of this many
titled gentleman's article, when he tells
us how they hope to get what they want.
He premises by saying: "a nations first
duty is to itself" Then he goes on to say:
1.-TWO courses are open. We may content
ourselves with such sea bases as we have,
and direct our lives accordingly" or 1--WE
may endeavor by persuasion, or by force,
to secure sea bases from the United
States" cor by force" is a plain and
direct threat of war. He further remarks
that "there comes time when an affair
is so complicated that it can only be
solved by war or good will" That dam
ger is far in the future and can only be
removed by an act Of generosity, wisdom
and self abnegation on the part of the
United States" This is equivalent to
saying, be generous, give US this coveted
territory or some day we will fight for it.
Having thus shaken the bloody shirt in
the face of Uncle Sam, Sir Andrew pro-
ceeds to argue with some pIausibility,
how England and Canada can obtain
part of our State under the provisions of
the covenant of the League of Nations.
1t is no use to discuss that because it is
clear thai the United States will never
become member Of the league without
reservations which will at least safeguard
the territory of this country Immediately
after Official notice Of Sir Andrews pro-
noUnceTlent went on record in the Senate,
Senator Hale introduced an amendment
to a reservation already adopted. This
amendment was promptly adopted and
reads as follows: The United States re-
serves to itself exclusively the right to
mestic Jurisdiction and declares that all
domestic and political questions relating
wholly or in part tc its internal affairs,
including immigration, labor. the sup
preston Of traffic in women and children,
and in opium and other dangerous drugs,
and all questions affecting the present
boundaries of the United States and it's
lnsular or other possessions are solely
within the jurisdiction of the United
States and are not under this treaty to be
submitted in any way either to arbitra-
ton or 10 the consideration of the council
or OF the assembly of the League of Ma
tons or any agency thereof, or to the |
decision or recommendation of any other
power"