Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
THE COUNTRY HEARS WHAT TIE
SENATE DARE NOT HEAR.

ri SENATE DARE NOT HEAR.
President Cleveland's Message ON o
Relations with Canada and the Britt
Government, In Connection with Il
I. Rejection of the Fisheries Treaty--shs
Il there be international Retaliatione
/ WAsHINGToN. August 3.--The Presidei
sent the following message to Congress tn
afternoon:
| To the Congress The rejection by Il
Senate Of the treaty negotiated for the Sc
tlement OF differences existing between Il
United States and Great Britain concer
ling the rights and privileges OF America
fishermen in the ports and waters of Bri
ish North America, seems to justify a su
vey OF The condition to which the pendir
/ questien is thus remitted.
The treaty upon this subject conclude
in 1913, through disagreements as to til
meaning of its terms, has been fruitfr
source of irritation and trouble. Our cit
! Gems engaged in fishing in waters adiacen
/
| ous sd yexati0ns inScrfereaees aid a5 5nsJ
ancee their vessels have been seized upo
prefexts which appeared to be entirely iI
admissible, and they have been otherwis
treated by Canadian authorities and off
GERS in manner inexcusably harsh an
Oppressive.
This conduct has been justified by Grea
Britain and Canada by the claim that
THE TREATY OF 1918 PERMITTED II,
and upon the ground that it was necessar,
to the proper protection of Canadian in
terests.
We deny that the treaty agreements jus
tify these acts, and further maintain that
aside from any restraint OF disputed inter
probation, the relative position of tn
United States and Canada as neighbors /
the growth OF our joint commerce develop
opment and prosperity of both countries
which amiable relations surely guarantee
ard above all the liberaiity always EXTENDED
BY the United States to the people OF Can
ada furnished more cause for kindness an6
consideration and were better than treaty
covenants.
While keenly sensitive to all that was ex
asperating in the condition, and by nc
means indisposed to support that just com
plaint OF our injured citizens. still deemed
it my duty, to attempt, by negotiations,
TO REMEDY THE EXISTING WRONGS
AID finally to eliminate, by fair and just
treaty, those ever-recurring causes of diff
ealty. fully believe the treaty just re
iccted by the Senate was well suited to the
emergency, and that it's provisions were
adequate for our security in the future
from vexatious incidents and for the pro.
motion of friendly neighborhood intimacy
without sacrificing in the least our native
pride or dignity. 1t is OF Importance TO
note that this has been effected without
any apparent disposition on the part of
the Senate to amend its provisions and
with the evident inteHtion that no negotia-
ton should at the present be concluded
touching the matter at issue.
I am by no means disposed to abandon
Che interests and rights of our people in the
premises or neglect their grievances, and
therefore turn to the contemplation OF the
plan OF retaliation which still remains as
q part of the situation. | am not un-
mindful OF the gravity OF the responsibility
in adopting this line of conduct,
not do fail to appreciate it's seriousness.
1t will be impossible to injure our Canadian
neighbors by retaliatory measures without
ln1icting some damage upon our citizens.
THE POLICY OF RETALIATION
embraces the infiiction of the greatest
harm npon those who have been injured
with lease possible advantage to ourselves;
ind above all things the plan of retaliation,
il entered upon, should be thorough and
vigs .rous.
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;he aid and counsel OF Congress and it's
support in such further grant of power as
eems necessary and desirable to render
Elective the policy have indicated.
Congress has already passed law pro-
riding that, in case American fishing vessels
,e found in or visiting in Canadian waters,
'r at any OF the ports of the British Do
ninion of North America, should be or have
,een lately deprived of the rights to which
hey are entitled by law, or If they were de-
lied other privileges therein specified, the
resident might deny to vessels and their
masters and crews OF the British Dominion
Il North America any entrance into the
7aters, ports and harbors of the United
tates, and also
DENY ENTRY INTO ANY PORT
r place of the United States fany product
+ said Dominion or other goods coming
rom there to the United States.
While | shall not hesitate. upon proper
ccaslons, to enforce this act, it would
eem necessary to suggest that, if enforce
aent is limited in such manner as shall
esult in the least possible injury to our
wn people, the fact would probably be
ntirely inadequate to the accomplishment
I the purpose.
deem it my duty. therefore, to call the
ttention OF Congress to certain particulars
l the action OF the authorities of the Do
Union of Canada, in addition to the gen.
raj allegations already made, which ap-
ear to be in such marked contrast to
THE FRIENDLY POSITION OF OUR COUNTRY
8, in my opinion, to call for such legisla-
on as will, upon the principles already
lated, properly supplement the power to
the retaliation already vested
! the execu tive. Actuated by the generous
pirit which has characterized our Iegisla-
on, our tariff laws since 1866 have been
D far waived in favor OF Canada as to
low free of duty the transit across the
srritory OF the United States OF property
rriving at our ports and destined to Can
da or exported from Canada to other
)untries.
1.-THE President here quotes the goth
rticle OF the treaty OF Washington between
1e United States and Great Britain,
eg5,iated in 1871, which he says, was
). gely q modification OF the treaty OF
S1S, in which the privileges referred to
ere made reciprocal, and given by Canada |
, the United States. Continuing the |
resident says:l
DURING THE LAST SIX YEARS
le imports and exports OF the British |
anadain provinces carried across the
nited States, under privileges granted by |
ar laws, amounted in value to about |
81 100000, nearly all of which were |
rods dutiable under our tariff laws. By !
r the larger part of this traffic consisted |
exchanges of goods between Great /
ritain and her American provinces,
rought to and carried from our ports in
IT OIL vessels. The treaGy stipula ations
ltered into by our government were in |
armony with the laws which were on our
atute books. and are still in force.
| recommend immediate legislative action
'nferring upon the executive power to
SUSPEND BY PROCLAMATION
le operation of all laws, and regulations
the transit of goods, wares and
in bond across or over the
rritory OF the United States to or from
tnada. There need be no hesitation in
spending these laws arising from the
opposition that their continuation is
cured b. treaty, for it seems quite plain
at article 20 Of che treaty of 1871, which
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