Evening star., 1941-06-22
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Trade reciprocity with Canada, to
this day a matter of interest, was I'M
der discussion so years
Negotions ago. The Star of June
w;.h r,,.d, %, 1891, reported in
detail the opinions of
the various officials concerned. In part,
The Canadian ministers are prepared
to open negotiations Immediately
provided their representatives at Wash
ington could be commissioners asso-
ciated with the British Minister and
empowered to negotiate directly instead
of being merely delegates. We
are prepared to arrange for our COM
mercial relations with the United States
being literally extended and also that
the United States may be so informed.
This government objects to sending dele
gates to Washington unoficially
but is ready at once to open formal
negotiations with the sanction of her
majesty's government"
Americans of today are accustomed to
the 48 stars on the national
Old Floo emblem, but in times past,
Design when the l'nn number yer, was not 49,
metric one. special arrangements were
required. In 1891 there were but A
States and The Star of June 20 told
how they should be placed: I'm accord
ance with an order issued by the War
Department the field or union of the
national flag in use in the Army will,
on and after July 4, 1891. consist Of A
stars in six rows, the upper and lower
rows to have eight stars and the second,
third, fourth and fifth rows seven stars
each, in blue field"
In dispatch from Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Star of June "a, 1891, told of the
unveiling Of monument
Monument to the great preacher of
I..J.I Civil War fame, Henry Ward
Beecher: The unveiEng of
the statue of Henry Ward Beecher on
City Hall Square today was an event
of great public interest. The exer-
cises opened with prayer by the Rev.
S. B. Halliday, long Mr.. Beecher's as
sistant Before the speeches the
statue was unveiled by grandchild Of
Mr. Beecher, Gertrude Roxana Beecher,
years old, daughter of William c.
Beecher. - DR.. Hall made the formal
presentation of the statue to the city
and it was accepted by Mayor Chaplin,
who turned it over to the care of the
Park Department"
An implied threat to the Monroe Doc
trine was recorded in The Star of June
20, 1891. A French sub
A Threot OF ject, NJ Rigaud, had
Int.rx.nt;on just been killed in Haiti
and reparations were
demanded by France. mo oticial in
formation has been received here Of
the mooted Intervention of European
powers in Haitian affairs. - There
is still strong belief that the Haitians
will be able to restore order without
outside interference. The Govern
ment Of the United States is not likely
to view, with unmixed satisfaction, the
interference Of European powers in the
domestic affairs of our small sister re-
publics, even when the conduct Of their
rulers is repugnant to our own ideas Of
fair dealing and comfy. But If 1t should
be true that the present ruler of Haiti
is mentally irresponsible and has un-
justly visited his wrath upon foreign
residents of the country, 1t is unlikely
that the Monroe Doctrine will be In
voked to protect him from the con-
sequences of his acts"
There was little news from Europe.
The main item reported from across the
water was another brutal murder In
London, ascribed to the notorious but
never-identified Jack the Ripper" who
was at that time terrorizing the British
metropolis.