Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1895 — GREAT BRITAIN MAY PROTEST. [ARTICLE]

GREAT BRITAIN MAY PROTEST.

Wq Drainage Canal Likely to Give Rise to International Controversy. The dominion government is considering what course it will be best to follow in protesting against the construction of the Chicago canal, by which it is contended the water level of the great lakes and in the harbors on the Canadian side of these waters is likely to be lowered. One of the government engineers who is looking into the matter said that the government had expected there would be no necessity for a remonstrance from Canada, as the harbors on the Amoriean side of the lakes, which would be ns injuriously affected as the Canadian harbors by lowering the lake level, would use their influence successfully in preventing tho construction of the Chicago canal. However, the Canadian Government is preparing a case to submit to Washington through the British Government, pointing out the disastrous effect the construction of the canal would have on Canadian shipping. The minister of justice says the law of nations governs the Canadian case in this question.