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,ween the United States and Great
Britain, negotiated in 1871, which he
says, was largely modification of the
treaty Of 1918, in which the privileges
to were made reciprocal and
given by Canada to the United States.
Continuing, the president says:l
During the last six years imports
and experts of British Canadian prov
inces carried across the United States
under privileges granted by our laws
amounted in value to about S270,000,-
600, nearly all of which were goods
dutiable under our trarfic laws. BY
fan the larger part of this traffic con,
sisted of exchanges of goods between
Great Britain and her American prov
inces, brought to and carried from our
norts in our own vessels. The treaty
stipulation entered into by our govern,
ment was in harmony with the laws
were then on our statute books, and are
still in force.
/ recommend immediate legislative
action conferring upon the executive
power to suspend by proclamation the
oneration of all laws and regulations
permitting the transit of goods, wares
and merchandise in bond across or over
territory of the United States to or
from Canada. There need be no hest
tation in suspending those laws arising
from supposition that their coatinu-
atlon is secured by the treaty, for it
seems quite plain that article 20 of the
treaty of 1871, which was the only ar
ticle Incorporating such laws, termina-
ted in July, 1885. The article itself
declares that its provisions shall remain
in force for the term Of years mentioned
in article 33 of this treaty, Turning
to article 33, we find no mention of the
29th article, but find provision refer
ring to articles Is to % inclusive, and
article 80. am of the opinion that
the "term of years" referred TO in arti-
Gle 30 means the period which articles
Is to 25, inclusive, and article 80 COM
monty called the Fishery article" shall
continue in force.
In addition to other satisfactory evi
dence supporting the constitution of the
language of article %, it viii be found
that a law passed by congress March |,
1873, to carry the treaty into effect.
furnishes conclusive proof of the cor
rectness of such construction.
THETREATY UNDOUBTEDLY TERMINATED
After quoting the act of March
1873. the president says:
Here, then, is distinct act of con
gress limiting the duration of this arti
Gle of the treaty to the time that arti.
cles 1S to 25 inclusive and article 81
should continue in force. There ap
pearing 20 be no conflict or inconsistency
between the treaty and the act of con
gress last cited, it is not necessary tt
invoke the well settlsd principle thai
in case of such conflict the statute gov
erns the questions. Whether the Law
Of 1878 construes the treaty or governs
it, sections 80 of such treaty, have
no doubt, terminated with the proceed
ings taken by our government to ter
inmate articles Is to 25 inclusive an6
article 80 of the treaty.
The proceedings had their inspira
ton in the joint resolution of congress
passed May 3, 1888, declaring that
these articles ougth to be terminated
and directing the president to give the
notice to Great Britain provided for IL
article 33 of the treaty. Such notice
having been given, two years prior tt
the lst of July, 1885, the articles men
toned were absolutely terminated or
that day; but the statutes granting tc
the people of Canada valuable privi
Ieges of transit for their goods, whicl
had been passed prior to the making oi
the treaty of 1871 and independently
of it, remained in force, and ever since
the abolition of the treaty the people Of
the Dominion have enjoyed, without
limit, the advantages of our liberal and
generous laws.
Without basing our complaint upon
violations of the treaty, it is neverthe.
less true that such refusal of transit
and other injurious acts which have
been recited, constitute provoking in
sistance upon rights, neither lhitigated
by the amenities of acknowledgements
nor modified by recognition of our lib
erality and generosity. The history o.
events connected with this subject
makes it manifest that the Canadian
government can administer its laws
and protect the interests of its people
without manifestation of unfriendli
less and without unneighborly treat
ment of our fishing vessels, of which
we have justly complained, and what
ever is done on our part shall be don,
in hope that the disposition of th,
Canadian government may relieve the
occasion torcsort to the executive pow
er now sought to be brought about.
THE CANALS AND THE LAKES.
[ wish to call the attention of con
yress toanother suJect, involving sucl
wrongs and unfair treatment 20 our cit
izensas, in my opinion, requires promp
action. The navigation of the grea
lakes, and immense business and carry
ing trade growing out of the same
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