Show LITTLE HOPE rok kor WAR there are some people who persist in the assertion of a probability of war between great britain and the united states the latest latess statement lat ement of this comes from an eminent english standpoint wherein it is lafaid said that the great gold fields of the yuko yoko will be the occasion of the conflict that uncle sam and john bull will tight fight over the klondike region and from an english point of view viem john bull will not got get the worst of it As a maetter of fact it would be a very difficult tinting thing vodraw the united states into a war with great britain of course there are pro provocations vocations which auld would do it and no doubt some europeans would like to witness such a thing more on account of enmity to great britain than to this with an armed conflict in progress ress both powers would put pur forth strong eferts efi arte rte affording to buealah probing invitation to visit co au stan tio uple to 0 y a beautiful opportunity port unity lor for advancement in africa to france a glimpse at egypt BB as a french province and 9 louis innia the he ora of a century to throw ft Q we british yke such small con sl rai ione as aa those theae are themselves sufficient to deter england from giving uy ny bary bspry provocation pio vocation even her sta statesman teeman fuel feel loo Incline linel jl to do su u oi of which they show abow no tio 10 I 1 in a soy any minor antagonism that might arise between this country and england and of which a dispute the gold fields field may be named as aa typical the attitude of sir bit wilfred Lur larlor lor dominion premiers premier toward the imperial govern ment is IB suggestive he bluntly stated bated that taut canada considers herself perfectly ire free to come or go at her own pleasure and no one in england ventured to deny tuo tue proposition it if canada should bould wish to out the slender thread that now bloda binds her bar to the british eoe am pire aue us could bouin DOI be prevented what is true ot of canada la is true of each baca of the Dimi ulon provinces watch go to make up the loose federation of states that compose canada wex wet the united states to become involved in a depute 1181 PUts with edof anglani ng lani over the gold fields field the anti annexation gentl got ment which now has hai it a great hold bola in IB this country would disappear dia appear and aau the united states would find it adlao to foment an a agitation gig stion which would bring too the northwest territory or manitoba or soy other canadian state hither hithe r and aad it could DO be accod plied without lot lei or hindrance there to tg no need or of war to settle kettle aoh such a question loset of all war with great britain the policy of the united states stated is not so eo rigid as aa to but bus out we be possibility or even probability of including one or of all of tho canadian it Is might even include a trip strip ot of land across aero Nicaragua for he canal which was wai si j hongly strongly ron gly favored by the Trans mississippi hold bold here her the rho of f this tato policy gives chiv am abr s i ole dle opportunity for its use as a lost last resort for placing eagland at a diplomatic disadvantage la in any dispute over go gola I 1 fields fielde it if there should be an inclination to act arbitrarily bat there areno are conditions now ap apparent appalon paron render arme armet I 1 hostility between england and the united states mire than a remote possibility |