The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-31

was 70 adoft unre ssrictexl r<.rfrrocit,
bat even while they were prrschi1
about better trsde relations the preSl
dent Of the United StafeS and th
senate took coanSei tc,efher to fin.
out the hest wav to harraSs Canssf,
most, with the least injury to th,i
own country. There was little pms
lsect Of getting any advantage iron
the United States when IL representa-
siyeS showed such ho, tiiify, hut 4,
was sincerely giad at the COOL tht
z presidents NE ssage had ssoae in tl.f,
country. II had evoked a national
spirit which speaks thronrh the press
and people OF both political parties
The citizens Of Canada were IN nc
mood 10 submit 70 the dictatians oi
any foreign power The liberal press
IN Toronto ana Montreal were very
plain in their statements.
CANCELLATION EEooNMKxpEp.
He admitted that the president OF
the United StStes was great states
man; that he was nc the head Of a
great nation, aud that the words he
uttered were Of great responsibility.
The policy Of this country should be
one Of great praderce and a desire 70
coacaliaie rather than irrit2te; 10 be
friendly with. rather than unffiendlv
With any foreign power In the world.
But this Is al = great country. Al
our citizens did not labor at developing
it, resources. Many Cana iiaHs looked
10 the tFaekleSs sea for their living,
and when the lights of their Il i.heruiea
were impo Ell unon, il was their duty
TO uphold their ri hts and the honor
of the country. ALI that was held up
rs a reason for non-inteFcour,e was
Canada's refusal TO permit American
tishermen To send cases Ot fish in bond
over the tsaaadian railways 10 the
United States
CsNADA's CONDUCT JrsririKp.
The United States chose themselves
70 so back 10 the treaty Of Isis, and.
its provisions being enforced, there l.
nothing unfrienaly in that That
their conduct in Seixing American YES
sells was not harsh l. borne out bv
the support Of the Britt h government
on inquiry into every case. The
United states in ISIS gave mp the right
TO ii b thin the three-mile limit The
American fishermen were to have no
CONNER cial priyi ege on the Canadian
shore. They could not salt their fish
nor buy supplies. They could only
enter the hafbor in case OF storm. or
10 make repairs, but the renunciation
OF these privileges vas bought by Civ
ing Amer lean fishermen the privilege
to fish along the coast OF Labrador aud
the Magdalen islands; and now they
wish ~ hold on To these, while they
viii not give up the old right!
PalITrrsf aRgf-Ns>..
The means Of retaliation proposed
was the withdrawal of the privilege to
bond goods through the United states
and Canada This privilege WAS
scared 10 them by article % OF the
Washington Treaty and it required two
years notice. by the terms of the
treaty, before any article conld he siis-
pended. No notice of the kind bad
been given. and vet Cleveland, regard
less OF the sacred obligations OF the
treaty. proposed to end this privilege
without notice and at u single stroke.
II. as Carrier, leader OF the opposition.
said at st. Thomas the other day, our
carTsi ing trade was gong To be much
injured. does not that show the great
folly it woald be to have commercial
arrangements with the United States
INA YOU ever see q man who, when
his house was on FIRE, wished his
house larger and his loss greater2 Ii
we make the proposed arrangement,
next time we set in the whirl OF an
American political contest. every vital
interest of oars will be sacrificed to
win the vote OF 4 iew wards in the
city OF New York.
The pie ident's message is an in
terraptlon that pats Il fatal marx
across the page of unres tricted re-
ciprocity, and leads the peope Of On
Ia 10 10 believe alter Ill, with all the
cries OF "ruinous national poli.y," the
policy OF development OF this country,
Of making il united country from
Atlantic 10 Pacific, the policy which
enables Canada t. say; I'VE can live
without American railway and steam
ship ines; we can live In comparative
comfort even ii the United States will
not deal with rs, or trade with us at
all,-all this IL much better policy for
this country than 81 hand over it,
destinies to people 10 sacrifice them
for their political interest.