Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-21
TUPPER'S VIEWS
ON THE FISHERY TREATY AND CON-
HERciAL UNION.
Passage Of the Indian Bill-Diseussion Of
the Arrears Pension Act-Criticising
sAs Pension Department-Othsr wash
tnRten Notss and News.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-copies of the
speech on the fishery treaty, delivered in
the Canadian House Of Commons, were re-
eeived by the President, the Secretary Of
State, the members of the House and Sen
ate, and other Government officials.
The significant points of the speech were
autographed from Ottawa throught the
country on the night Of its delivery by the
United Press.
The full text of the speech would fill IF
teen newspaper columns-almost thirty
thousand words. The first part of the
.psech is devoted to the history OF the
6ahery question and the remainder
10 explanations of the various articles
Of the treaty. Having traced the
various preliminaries that led to
the conference in Washington, Sir Charles
aid: 81 must say a single word with re-
ference to my colleagues representing the
Government of the United States. No per.
son in the government of that country COM
mands more uniformly or more deservedly
the respect and confidence OF the United
States than the Hon. T. F. Bayard, the
Secretary of State. l do not believe, sir,
that il would be possible for any Govern
nent in the United States TO select
three gentlemen more cminently patriotic,
more heartily devoted TO the interests OF
their country than the three gentlemen
who negotioted This treaty-Secretary Bay
srd, Hon. W. L. Putnam, and Mr.. Angel
and after sitting face 10 face with them for
three months in keen and sharp con-
troyersy, the only result of our communi-
cation has been TO leave upon my mind
the very highest respect for the character,
standing and ability of those gentlemen.
After an exhaustive analysis of the treaty
In all its bearings, Sir Charles in conclud-
ing said: "Let the United States Senate
rejectdhe treaty tomorrow, and ask what
b the changed position of Canada? Yes
terday we stood face TO face with the non
intercourse bill, sustained by the united
action of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, sustained by almost the whole
pres, Republican and Democratic, OF the
United States, sustained with few eIcep-
sicns by prejudicial. irritated and exas-
perated people OF sixty million lying on
our borders.
Whist is our position to-day? II that
treaty were rejected by the Senate to-mor-
row we baye gained this vantage ground
that we stand in the position of having de-
elared by the Secretary of State and by the
President, that Canada has been ready to
make and that Her Majesty's government
on behalf of Canada, through the plepipo-
tentiaries of the United States that 10 fair,
lust and equitable, and that leaves that
country no possible cause of complaint.
Let q fisherman complain tomorrow OF
the enforcement of our most extreme con-
struction of the treaty, ths answer TO him
IL this: Nobody is TO blame for the incon.
venience you suffer except the United
States, your President, the Executive oi
your country. The Democratic party
from end to end of the United States de-
elared il was q fair settlement They rep
resent an undoubted majority, in my judg-
ment OF the people of the United States to-
day and believe they will represent it to-
morrow.
Mr.. Bayard told US the American plenipo-
sentaries told us, that there was but one
way of obtaining what we wished. We
want greater freedom of commercial inter
course. You want relaxation in our tariff
arrangements with respect to natural pro-
ducts in which you are so rich and abund-
ant There is but one way 10 obtain it.
lie. Us by common concession, be able to
meet on common ground. and remove thi,
irritating cause OF difficulty between the
two countries out of the way and you will
find that the policy of that Government,
the policy of the great Democratic party of
the United States will at once take 81 on
ward march in the direction you propose
and accomplish steadily that which you
desire. is the only way which it can be at
tanned.
Already we have action by the financial
exponent of the administration of the
United States-I mean Mr.. Mills, the gen.
tleman who IN the United States Congress
represents the government of the day.
1.-THE ink is barely dry upon this treaty
before he, IS the representative Of the gov
ernmsnt and Chairman OF the Committee
of Ways and Means brings forward 4
measure to do what? Why, to make free
articles that Canada sends into the United
States and upon which last year 81, 800, 900
Of duty was paid.
Modified it may be, but l am inclined
to think the amendments will be still more
in the interests Of Canada than IS the bill
stands to-day. If this is the case, l think
We may congratulate ourselves upon Sc
curing the free admission of our lumber
upon which was paid during the last year
no less than 81, ,3l5, $50"