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Show QUIT OR FIGHT. President Harrison has taken a ddcide 1 Btand in the Bering s a matter. The situation is: When onr government govern-ment purchased Alaska from Russia tbe body of water lying between Siberia, Alaska, Bering straits and a long string of islands reaebing westward from the southwestern extremity of our polar possessions was claimed as an inland or closed sea. Immense quantities of seal resort to the Pribiloff islands, centrally located in this closed water, for breeding breed-ing purposes, and this government has enacted stringent laws to protect the animals In the breeding season. With ont this precaution these animals would even now be extinct. Canada has seen fit to demand protection of Great Britian in allowing her fishermen to do as tney please in that locality, and England Eng-land has her hands full and hardly cares to decide. If the prote-tien is refused Canada will undoubtedly secede. If protection is granted Eogland will have to fight. The latter verdict may involve the civilized world for Russia will take possession of England's interests inter-ests in Asia. This advantage will be jealonsly relented by the triple allance, Austria, Germany and Italy, and France will spring to Russia's assistance. Russia Rus-sia will win and then edd Turkey to ber territorial erea, and perhaps all Eorope will dissolve Its present crowns into a nnmber of small republics; and, on this side of the water, America will have Canada within one week from the time she declares herself. Let her torn loose her dogs of war. War is to be deplored. While tor the time it is actively being prosecuted business is llvely.it unsettles values and Is demoralizing. demora-lizing. However, the verdict of this people is, onr government Is correct, and, if we must, we will gladly respond to Canada's appeal to tbe conrt of last resort. |