The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-03
OF che island owned BY absentee proprietors, very
considerable portion OF which 10 un0ccupied and

THE cOSpIrfoN OF WILDERNESS.
That In the event OF the island becoming part OF
the Dominion II viii endeavor TO secure from the
loss OF crown lands. should the Dominion fail to
secure such compensation II will undertake TO
raise by loan, guaranteed by the imperial govern,
pay the same TO the island government ns com
pensation Tor loss OF such landslide sum to be In
Dominion also promised to use its influence to
secure such legislation rs would enable the au-
thorittes OF the island 70 purchase the land now
TO all parties concerned. The other advantage
onercd was o subsidy to encourage the fishery
interest.
THE NEW PROPOSITION DECLINED
This offer OF the Dominion, iair enough In oil
,o sn
was willing to compromise BY the payment OF subsl-
dy OF $l75,oc0 ior REIMBURSEMENT ocains for crown
meantime the latter commenced building railroads
and incurred heavy debt. 1t was expecled 9y
e Of ms unjust s psSS
away their lands by parchment DEGREES te neeGy wo
man relations and occupants OF Estabsmsa Inurt ~
take our plucky islanders out Of the slough OF de-
spend. Prince Edward Island depended ~ MACON com
Il borrowed money on uniavorable terms Tor the
purpose stated, ana now 1nds itself unable to meet
ss "9liGaon AZ the beginning of the present
year Its .vr.,,s roxYSn IN CRISIS
anniied 10 the Dominion for new and more favor
able terms OF admission into the confederation.
tive Council It was stated that tn. question Of
ccpttnR the conditions offered In 1869 was not Tor
% s0S mot as a
part OF the policy OF the existing administration &C
lite formation. and that therefore, u was ques.
tion oil some decacy to approach. But the financial
embarrassnents Of the islands were too heavy to
allow any question Of ceremony to be considered.
The Governor, IL was stated, had opened CORE
spondence under these circumstances with Lsrd
naiisria having regard to his own dignity and tho
He fully admitted that the railroad schemes
projected and partially carried out had been car
rled on under q misooncoptlon OF the resources
trade which had not been realized. The people
OF the colony had labored to some extent under
false impression a. to the amsunt o. taxes WHICH
bility, and they confessed, circumstances having
been changed, they were, In tact, in sad pecu.
mary plight.
NEW PROPOSITIONS INVITED
In view Of these facts the government OF the
island protested their readiness to receive new
ana more favorable proposals than those offered
before by the Dominion for conscnting to annexa-
tion but on the specific condition that they are to
voted upon for acceptance or rejection: The Do
minien Cabinet answered promptly They were
M m s
nection, and that they had required their repre-
sentatives up to the present time to pledge them
selves at the polls against annexation, and that
even now an adverse decision BY those entitled to
suffrage in the island would render all action
s 81 ss sns on the Of
RSasrin two Commissioner Al 6..s from Prince
to terms OF annexation--Messrs. Il. P. aythsrns,
President OF the Executive Council OF the colony,
ana Hon. Davis Laird. They have been informed
ceived WITH fvor that the previous oers in 1869
sufficiently showed that Canada desired to csms
to an understanding on liberal basis; that IT le.
lar Sass the man
cial condition OF the ialand that some OF the
Seemed reasonable, and that nothing consistent
with equity would be left undcne to bring about
satisfactory arrangement locking towards per-
FINANCIAL PROPOSITIONS AND GUARANrLEs
The Dominion OF Canada, - stated before needs
financial obligations are as large as It can wen
change in is opposition tS 1ssna
may be accepted as an indication Of the
path II was prepared to follow. We see In the
lCanada) weighed down BY heavy. debt, and an
outlying colony likewise oppressed by 1nancial OBJ
TG 81
pugnant 10 It's inhabitants and no alternative left
but to come TO An understanding Newfoundland
per annnm In lieu OF REIMBURSEMENT Of claims
on crown lands, but on second thought the
peRS 81 GREAT was Brtsn WHICH ns svn mere
pledged its credit 10 the Amount OF S2s ooo 600 In
favor OF tie dominion to carry out the policy oil
ernor General IN 1889. with the knowledge Of tie
local endorsements and the glowing scandals OF
'Every party IN England regards tie prosperity OF
the Dominion vita hopefulness; at present they
consider It Independent II has It's destiny In Il.
connection or In due tine OF maturity OF growth to
change 1t for some other form Of alliance, England
will he prepared In good faith to accede TO their
wishes, and in case 81 cnange to give eect to it.
II the Doninion wishes to change its position,
every change ofthst step SHAH 6e so conducted
ssn s a q R Ensnna a L VII isss 'S or
ever an attached friend Of the country" The Do
mnlon without Newfoundland and Prince Edward
the Pacific, but not OF the Atlantic. The Inter
colonial Railroad goes to Haliiax-the price OF
tisuity OF New Brunswick 70 the United States
would IN any event have secured 1t to the Dominion
at any cost. The other territories being wild and
practically useless, amount to little or nothing.
LORD DUFFERIN's POLICY.
1t may seem strange that 50 important matter
- the presence OF Commissioners in Ottawa from
Prince Edward Island for the purpose OF conduct
ing negotiations with the Dominion government
mes s IN LORD Duierips address At the OPEN
ing OF tile Canadian Parliament few weeks since.
The unwtIingness OF the vtceroy to touch upon
part OF the land Of the colonsts held the
name oil absentee pr0prietors, which has proved
Gs WHICH EO4a pu y
largo landholder, may have sealed his lips on the
topic. But there rs still further rcasOn-and 1t
relates to the United states. The fishing interests
OF the island are mainly In American hands. Three
fourths OF the nackerel caught annually In the
Gall OF ST. Lawrence Is shipped to the Eastern
States aud the island Is largely Interested il fur
nshing owners Of vessels with supplies Of barrels
salt, bait, provisions, &C., and the en-
forcement Of the unjust construction OF the Fishery
Treaty OF 1918 made by the Canadians would rum
thousands of the colOnists engaged In trade
GENERAL BENJAMIN r. BUTLER,
when Our diiGculties with the Dominion, owing to
Congress repeating the Reciprocity act, were at
their worst came here on on 0stenslble
pleasure excursion. The feelings OF the
colonlsts I'm favor OF closer communion
with the United States were as well known
then as they up to The beginning Of the pres
ent year. Il was under stood General Butler was
authorized to oner Q reciprocity treaty to Its
100, 900 lnhabitants The Essex statesman returned
highly pleased with his cruise, and reported that
free trade between the United States and Prince
Edward leland 'would be highly advantageous to
the United States, because the balance OF trade,
even II unequal, would be in our favor.r This mis-
sion was displeasing 70 the home government. A