Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
SHERMAN WANTS CANADA
ONE GOVERNMENT FOR THE TWO
ENGLISH SPEAKING NATIONS.
Political Sparring Ia the House-Impor-
tant Communication on the Chinese
ouestion- ihe stahlnecker Investi-
CATION Continued

resolution offered yesterday instructino
the Committee OH Foreign Relations tn
inquire into the state of the relations Of
the United States with Great Britain was
taken up. Sherman addressed the Senate
from manuscript. After justification of
the rejection of the fisheries treaty he said
The president asked Congress for power
to suspend commerce, which Amounted
In the last SIX years to SEQ, 100000 No
wonder the sudden change of base excited
surprise in both countries and was regard.
ed as mere political movement
lie criticised the president for blending
the dispute about the transhipment of
nsn with the vast interior commerce of
the country. He said he was sure the re-
tallatlon proposed by the president was
ou. OF an proportion to the complaint.
Article 20 of the treaty of 1871 had not
terminated July |, 1885, and all the con-
tractlne parties treated that article as be-
ing in full force. The retaliation proposed
by the president was retaliation against
the Unite. States. President Grant had
oeen refused similar powers to
those asked by Cleveland. If
Great Britain had violated or
failed to observe the provisions Of
article 80, Congress alone could prescribe
proper remedy and in that case Congress
had furnished a remedy, simple, ample
and complete, in the act of Maich 3. 1881.
he concluded 1t was not wise to give the
president the additional powers of re-
tallation asked for.
The time had come when the people of
| the United States and Canada should
| take broader view of their relations to
each other than had been hitherto practi-
cable. The whole history of the two coun-
@ Tres mas Deeh a continuous warning they
eaeru eaeb oI6er H6e remain eTrant at peace with
we'll as Commercial union. The way
to union with Canada WAS
not by untrendly legislation but by
friendly overtures. The true policy of the
Snlted states was to tender to Canada the
freedom of intercourse, and make that
lender III such fraterna way that
II should be an overture to the Canadian
people to become part of the American
government. He saw In the success of tnat
pollcy, much that was good, nothing that
was harmful to any part of the country
nor were there any difficulties in the way
"hich should deter the Senate Tor
mCment No greater good could be
accomplished than by the wise and
and the United States under one common
government, Carefully preserving to each
lts own local autonomy. With the firm
CONVECTION that consummation most de-
voutly TO be wished was within the
womb OF destiny, he was not wishing to
vote Tor any measure that was not de.
manded by national honor and that would
| nave tendencey to postpone the good
tlme coming when the union of all Eug.
lish speaking people of the continent from
| be fact.
Mr.. Morgan replied to Mr.. Sherma he
had been greatly surprised at the bretdtn
OF SherlnanS 5 treatment of the Question
aud preferred to read that senator's speech
before commenting upon it, The commit
tee on Foreign Relations, he said would
meet tomorrow. Ii had had before it
since september 10 the retaliation bill
passed by the House. 1t was with great
astonlshment he had heard the senator
from Ohlo condemn that blll before it ever
| had been considered by the Committee.
Alter 1t d been considered morrow he
would orlng the subject 10 the attention
OF the Senate and country. He therefore
pre- erred u have the matter 20 over uutil
tomorrow. Mr. SheImau's Resolution
Went over without action.
Correspondence on the Chinese Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-The president
to-day transmitted to Congress in answer
to the Senate resolution a letter from the
secretary of State, together with the ac-
Complying correspondence in relation to
the Chinese treaty. The most Interesting
part Of the correspondence is a letter
dated JANUARY IL, 1887, from Tungli va
men Qcreign office to Minister Denby in
regaid To the coming OF Chinese TO this
country, when contains the following
paragraph: Recently outrages of Sc,
rlous nature, such as The driving OF Chi
nese from their fields of labor and places
Of abode or trade, burning and numbering
them have been repeatedly committed.
The local authorities have not
extended to them timely protection,
nor have they eXerted themselves with
Zeal i'll bringing the perpetrators to JUS
tlce, and consequently no justice has rs
yet been obtained i'll any OF the cases for
which the si1eiers feel bitterly grieyed
even in their very bones, and those VINO
hear or 1t feel palned to their hearts.
While your government III vain processes
10 guarantee protection TO the Chinese
laborers, they in reality do not derive any
substantial protection As demanded by
their rights. China treats the Americans
strictly in conformity with treaty stipula-
tion, but the Unlted States treats the Chi
nese in such mduIer as If the
treaties. We're made fpr no purpose.
Now if Chine OF her own acuod
proposes to establish a 81 stem OF prohibi-
tion that those labUrers who have not been
to the United States will be strlc,ly pro-
hibted from going thlther, aud any chi
nese laborer who has returned 10 China
from the United Stetes where he has no
property or family vii! not be allowed to
90 back thither to run he risk OF treading
on the ground OF danger" The original
project submitted TO Ching Ieu Hoon ny
Secretary BdyaId i EMBODIED la the
that for 80 Years The comlug
of or return To the Uhled States OF Chi
nese laborers be absolutely prohibited, aud
Tor 30 years longer unless one govern.
meut formally notity the other within six
months CT the expiration OF the first per-
lod ot the intention to treat such PROPOSE
tion as at an end.
Hoon in reply states he also has
several things to propose, but can
not under his Instructions until the
outrage cases are settled Referring 10
tue outrage, he says: you kindly gave
me- repeated assurances in person that the
indemnities would be awarded and the
cases settled within a certain time, which
l. in my dispatches, more than once com
TO the foreign office, but never
thtless they still remain unsettled, conse-
quently find my self placed in rather a
delicate position from which 1t seems hard
Tor me to eXtrcate myself. Ii seems
premature for us TO enter mo negotiations
for concluding treaty as suggested by
you at the present moment"