The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-13
Canada's Anxiety.

The certainty that the retaliation meas
ure will be passed by congress is causing
the Canadian cabinet a great deal of
anxiety. Before it passed the House, they
| hoped that it would only be discussed and
| that vote upon it would not be reached.
| They looked upon it as part of the tactics
of the presidential campaign. intended to
influence the Irish vote. They regard it diff
ferently now. The almost unanimous vote
by which it passed the House convinces
them that it will pass the Senate, and they
have every reason to believe that the Presi-
dent will enforce it just as soon as he is
authorized to do so.
The Canadian cabinet discussed the situa-
ton on Saturday, without however, reach
ing any determination with respect to the
proper policy to be pursued. Some members
of the cabinet advised placing Canada in
position at once to meet all contingencies,
while others thought it would be better to
wait and see what the Senate would do with
the retaliation bill They argued that even
if the Senate passed the bill, and the Presi-
dent exercised the authority given him, the
injury that would be done to Canadian in
terests before the election would not be very
great, and they thought there would be no
difficulty in reaching solution Of the
fisheries difficulty after the election.
If the Canadian government hopes to see
the fisheries question settled without max
ing such concessions as it is generally adj
mitted this country is entitled to, it will be
disappointed. The Senate cannot avoid
passing the retaliation bill, and, when it
does, this government will be committed to
a policy from which it cannot honorably
retreat. Either Canada will have to grant
to American fishermen the rights to which
they are entitled. or else the President win
retaiiate
The whole fisheries trouble could very
easily be settled American fishermen would
be satisfied with the privilege of shipping
their fish in bond from Canadian ports to
the American market. They are denied
this privilege now, and hence, when they
have a cargo they have to make a long
journey to an American port, thus losing
valuable time. If they could send their
fish to market from a nearby Canadian
port, they could easily double their earn
ings, because they could give double the
time to fishing.
1t is estimated that $4,000, 900 of Cana
dian goods are shipped in bond across the
territory of the United States every year.
If American fishermen are not permitted to
ship their fish in bond across Canadian ter
ritory, Canadian goods in bond will not be
permitted to be sent across American terri
tory. This sort of retaliation will do Cana
dian interests immense damage, and will
be sure to bring about ill-feeling between
Canada and this country.
Our vessels passing through Canadian
canals are now required to pay tolls, while
Canadian vessels pass free through Ameri-
can canals on the frontier. If retaliation is
Canadian vessels passing through
American canals will be taxed. This will
cause additional irritation.
This country is in position to retaliate
in order to secure justice. 1t has nothing
to fear from Canada, even with England at
her back. 1t would not require a very
great draft upon its resources to cope with
England and Canada combined. A war be
tween this country and England would re-
suit in England's losing Canada ana having
her commerce swept from the seas.