The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-19
UNDER ONE FLAG.
Sherman Would Annex Can
ada by kindenss.
AWAY WITH EErALIArros.
Legislation should Promote Friend
Iy Infercoarse-The sandry Civil
Bill Brings On Political Debate
In the House-The senate Must
Take the First Steps Toward Ad-
journment.

wAsHfSsTos, Sept ls.-In the SEN
ate, sherman's resolution, offered yes
terday. instrueting the committee on
foreign relations TO inquire iato the
state Of the relations OF the United
States with Great Britain and Canada,
and repors at next session sach
measures Is are expedient t. promote
friendly, commercial and political in
tercourse between those countries and
the United States, was taken
up sherman proceeded 10 ad-
dress the senate, delivering his
remarks from manuscript. After an
ailusion 20 thA presidents retaliation
message and a Justification OF the re-
lection of the fisheries treaty, he asked,
why should Canada refuse u allow
American lishing vessels TO enter her
ports and ship their tish 10 American
markets3 The denial OF that priYi-
lege appeared to be unchristian and
selfish He wondered that it had not
long since led 10 violent retaliation
Ii the president had by proclamation
withheld . like privilege from
Canadian fishing vessels, the evil, he
believed, would have been quickly cor
rected; but the president, instead of
exercising the powers WHICH he had
under the act OF March 3, 1887, had
asked congress in his retaliation mes
SAGE Tor power TO suspend commerce
to Sl70 10000 1t was 10
wonder that the sudden change
of base excited surprise In both coun-
tries. and was regarded as q mere Pc
litical movement. The presidents
proposition was, in other wor4s. TO
suspend and embarraSs commerce OF
exports and imports amounting to
nearly 4 hundred millions a year.
Such q proposition, made without
warming, in the midst of a popular
election, had been the presidents re
Spouse to the earnest demand made
by the American fishermen that they
should be secured in the enjoyment OF
what they believed to be their unques-
tionable rights.
Why had the president, he asked,
entangled the dispute about the trans
shipment oi fish with the vast interior
commerce of the country Why con
meet the controversy in the waters
about the mouth of the st. Lawrence
with commercial relations along the !
boundary line OF 4u0miles2 No good I
could come Of such movement, un-
less il was desired to establish Bon-in- |
tercourse between the two countries |
TIE measure of retaliation proposed /
by the President was far beyond the |
range OF and out of all proportion TO /
the complaint.
He denied the position of the presi- |
dent, that article 20 OF the treaty OF
1871 had been terminated in July, |
lss5 A repeal by this construction,
he argued, was not favored by law !
Besides, all the contracting parties |
treated that article as in fun force !
The retaliation proposed by the presi !
dent was retaliation against the |
United States. When Grant asked con-
gress for powers like these which CieVe- /
land now asked they had been refused I
him. and was congress, he asked, now !
going u give Cleveland powers which /
it refused Grant? Even ii Great Brit I
ain has violated or failed to observe I
the provisions Of article -. congress |
alone could prescribe proper remedy, 1
either hy abrogation of the whole I
treaty or portion OF il, or by retalia- 1
fien In kind. And III that ease con 1
gress had furnished remedy, /
simple. ample and complete, in |
tie act OF March 80. 1887. Con- 1
gress had not undertaken to abrogatc I
article - OF the treaty Cf I
1874, and, according to his construc- |
ton, that article was now in full 1
force. Neither the interests of Ameri- I
can people nor public policy demand /,
ed its abrogation, but rather that il 1
should be maintained in fun force.
He referred TO the retaliation bill /
passed in the house as a bill that had /
got into the house by a grapevine I
line" The q scrimination against /
American vessels in Canadian canals, /
although unjust. had been seized upon 1
as a pretanSe for that bill. Why, he I
asked. seek a quarrel on such an old /.
pretense2 Ii was neither manly, digni- I
lied nor just.
lie concluded, therefore, that il was 1
not wise 10 give the president the adj l
disional powers of retaliation which he (
asked for. The time bad come when I
the people of the United States and /
Canada should take broader view OF I
their relations 10 each other than had 4
been hitherto practicable. The !
whole history of the two countries I
had been continuous warning that /
they could not remain at peace with
each other except by political as well as /
commercial union. il would I've better (
for all ii the whole continent north of 1
Mexico shared in the prosperity and I
blessings of the American onion. bat /
the way to union with Canada was /
not by unfrlendly legislation, but by .
friendly oyeTtgres. The true policy of /
the government of the United States 1
was 10 tender to Canada freeslom Of 4
trade aal intercourse and make that /
tender IN such n fraternal way that il 4
shoald te an overture 10 the Canadian 4
people to become part ui The Ameri- i
can government Tie saw IA the Sue
cess II that policy much that was
good, nothing that wa harmful 20 any 4
part Of the country; nor WAS there any .
aiMculty which should deter the SEN .
ate for a moment,
The institutions of Canada were I
substantially like those OF she | nitcd F..
states. The proximity ol the two 4
countries was such thai while separai-
ed they might lSe enemies Il united /
they wotild he friends 4 Union cou ii I
only he accomplished with the i
free ana hearty assent OF both 4
people The use Of any force F.
would defeat the object. Is
could not I've promoted by controyer-
sies or retaliation. These measures (
looked q an4 generally ended ~ war. 4
No greater good could be aeeomplis he'd 1
than. by q wise and peaceful paliey, to 1
unite Canada and the United States I
under common government. care I
fully preserving to each it, local aa- /
tu11onY-
tie was not wishing 10 vote Tor any
measure that was not demanded hy
,,.E y,a-,ss~ AMI that ssa.srif have a 8
tendency - postpone the good time
coming when the symbol ol union
lloated over al the Engiisii->p peakins
peeple on the continent, from the Rfo
tirande 80 the Argtic ocean.
Morgan said he admired the senator
for thus grasping Canada around the
waist and holding her up 70 q close
embrace with the United States. He
looked forward 20 sone' hing lise rsali-
ration oi the dream which the senator
from Ohio had 50 beautifully por-