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Show CANADIAN IMPORTUNITY. Canada always has a koon eyo to her own provincial interests. It will be remembered re-membered that in order to obtain access ac-cess to the northern Pacific ocean. Canada Can-ada insisted that when in our treaty with liussia at the time of the pur chase of Alaska, the boundaries wero described as sinuous, and following the course of tide water, running ton miles removed therefrom, that meant a straight lino drawn from point to point, which would give Canada as mauy ports as she liked on tho inlets from tho sea. But the English judge whose voice was tho deciding one in determining determin-ing this matter, decided against Canada, Can-ada, as naturally he had to do if ho would give tho JangTiage of tho treaty effect. This was very much to the dis content of Canada, but she had to submit. sub-mit. And now Canada sets forth her "right" to equal treatment with the I'nitod Slates in tho Panama Caual, which the United States has built. It seems curious indeed that Canada should consider that sho has any rights iu that canal, since ihc did not put up one cent for constructing it, and &ince the treaties which Canada refers to in her argument were expressly abrogated by the second treaty between Secretary Hay and Lord Pauuecfote. Indeed, the L". S Senate made it a condition thai the United States should have a frue hand in building and regulating tho canal ca-nal before it, would agree to the treaty or to proceed with the canal enterprise. enter-prise. That, treaty, of cotirso, provided that nil nations ifhoiildbe on an equality equal-ity in tho use of that canal, but as President Taft fairly points out, it is lmporfsiblo to consider that the United States would or did .stipulate against itself in its agreement lo treat all nations na-tions with impartiality in the use of that, canal. The equality clause merely applies In nations other than our own, that wish to avail themselves of tho use of that caual. As a matter of fact, the United states is under uo obligation obliga-tion to build a canal; it can leave it unfinished if it ehooes; it van finish it to allow of the passage of my cer- I lain clnssos of vessels, and those ves-i ves-i sols of our own use or build, The United Slates simply agrees that it will not discriminate as between other nations in tho use of I hut canal, and to hold othorwiso would .make ua the chump among nations. To be sure, Canada in this ense, just as in "its insistence that sinuousil.y meant a straight lino, will set forth absurd claims, lint it is no part of the duty of this government to pay any attontion to those claims; and wo do not imagine that the heat of Canadian Statesmen in regard. to this matter will have I he slightest effect' upon our gov eminent. ' |