Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1919 — Canadians and the Arctic. [ARTICLE]

Canadians and the Arctic.

Vitiijaimur Stefansson Is a Canadian Icelander. He Is of subarctic descent, born in Manitoba. His name does not appear in the exploration records of any “Who’s Who” published in Canada. He is known to most people as the man who discovered the blond Eskimos. But this was the least achievement, says the Canadian Courier. What Stefansson and Captain Bernier. Canadians, have done most of all is to demonstrate that Canada bas an independent original claim to the fruits of exploration in her own share of the arctic. Canada has the world’s record for arctic coast line. Russia and Scandinavia have ail that Canada has not.. .Canada’s of eminent domain In the arctic is marked by the British flag; and if his advice is followed by the government trade may follow the flag, even in the arctic. W’hen we come to commercializing the fnuskox the Peace River valley will have become the middle of Canada.