New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
A TALK WITH SIR LEONARD TiLLgY on TIE FISH
ERIEs QUESTION.

A TALK WITH SIR LEONARD TiLLEY OF TIE FISH
EgIEs QUESTION.
BosTOy, May (SpecidD.-Sir Leonard Tilley,
New Bruins wick, in Boston, where he recently un-
derwcnt surgical operation at the Massachu-
setts General Hospital. In regard to the Canadian
sentiment the fisheries question and the Reciprocity
Treaty of 1854. Sir Leonard said to reporter OF me
journal that though he had retired the Ministry he
was in accord with the present Governments He SAID
that the leaders in tho Dominion always favored close
commercial treaties with the United States The Recip-
rocty Treaty OF 1854 was, he believed benefit to both
countries and It's abrogation mistake. That
treaty was opposed by three parties.-by those who
desired TO have Canada annexed the United States by
those whose interests injured ike the umbormen
and by those who resented the alleged hostile attitude
OF the pe e'ple OF the provinces TO the North
during the The Canadian Government he said. no
matter what party has been in Tower. has favored
reciprocity treaty with the United States But the
Senate whom tho question has before IT, has been
hostile Referring to the abrogation OF the Fishery
Treaty ia ss5 Sir Leonard spoke interview with
Secretary Baysvd and the laters promise to have tho
whole question referred to commission, which was
not done.
We Think and can't help thinking" he said " that
we have bccn rather unsraciOusy dealt with IN inc
matter. Here is the United States anxious to make
treaties with SPAIN the West Iudes-Wh al countries
to oxtcn trade between them. We have one or two
occasions icd did years ago. to enter into
an arrangement with the Government Of the Uhltcu
States hut the Senate knocked il tho head aerwari
We have two or three times made advances. ffoih
ls66 10 1869 imposed duties. withstandng thc
treaty was abrOgaed ana duties were imposed upon
products coming latO this country. We Thought tla
the adv antages of the eNtcn,ed treaty that cNlstr
between 1894 ana 1866 had been great that
let the thing run and our neigb0rs wOud themselves
that Ii would he desirable to those old Treaty
relations But went till 500 when people began
looking at what was 90 ne on They knew that new
policy necessary for us to protect Industries ana
manufactures. we adopted the limited protective
pol cy In 1870. So anxious were that satisfactory
arrangements should he made that when we enacted
tat law increasing the duties upon certain articles tat
could IrOdnce ourselves, passed a resolution
which forms part Of the tariff bill, providing thht
whenever reghbOrs should ta6o of the duty, III
whole in part, pom all OF tie list ot articles
that IN that treaty O 1854, the Government "ero
empowered without act of Parliament or anythIg
else To red ace in the same way. When in Washington
had tax with Mr. Blaine. and bis great idea wa' tat
this whole continent should have a. II were, free tre
Well knowing that that the general feeling nch Me
made this proposition, embodied tho 1dca III our
memorandum. So must say felt good deal surprised
IT the attitude taken by the state of Mane ana oi
~ the fishermen In Massachusetts. il was nat
ura for the latter but did NOT think that IN Maine the
feeling would have bean so strong.
Sir Leonard did not think there was much interest ci
in Canada and the provinces on the subject o,
annexation and the people who were greatly dstipei
first because OF the abrogatiOn OF The fisheries treaty
were more rcconclIci now as they had found Other
markets for the fish.