New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-04
THE DEMOCRACY ARRAIGNED
CANADIAN AGGRESSION TO BE NVESTL
GATED BY THE SENATE.
SHARP TILT BETWEEN MEssRs EDMUNDs AND
GoRMAN-THE EXTENT AND METHODS OF
CANADIAN ENCRoUcHMENT
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRrBUSE.l

GORMAN-THE EXTENT AND METboDo or
CANADIAN ENCRoUcHMENT
iBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.
Washington, Aug. "A resolution instructing the
Committee on Interstate Commerce TO inquire into tho
methods by which, under certain extraordinary rul-
inGs of tho Treasury Department Canadian railways
enabled to deprive American railways of business
righfuy belonging TO them, but which they are I'M
able TO retain account Of the operations OF the
Interstate Commerce act, was passed today IN inc
Senate after a sharp and animated debate between
Messrs. Edmunds and German, which al times was
rather personal than political. The resolution was
not the one recently published in The Tribune which
concerned only the Canadian Pacific Railway but takes
In every Canadian railway, which, in connection with
other railways in the United States Is enabled TO cut
under the regular through rates made by railways
entirely within the jurisdiction Of the United states
and subject to tho provisions OF the Interstate Com
mcrce law. That the debate which ensued Mr.
Edmunds completely worstcd Mr.. German goes with
saying 1t gave the Vermont Senator excellent
opportunity to araIgn the Democratic party and the
policy of the present Administration in discriminating
whenever the opportunity presents ITSELF against The
interests OF this country and IN favor OF foreign
Government. lie improved 1t fully and when he got
through there not much left Of the arguments
presented by Mr.. German.
Mr.. Culom, I'm opening the debate, said that tho
Canadian Government had recently subsld zed lino
of steamers TO China and Japan to secure the COM
between those countries and the United states
and Europe. Tho purpose OF the recent subsidy
off so 600 year line Of three steamships on the
Pacific from the western terminus OF the Canadian
Pacific TO give to the Canad an Pacific tho busi-
which would naturally come to the Union Pacific,
the Northern Pacific the Southern Pacific; and tho
result had been that A. per cent Of the tea consumed
in this country carried by the Canadian Pacific
Mr.. German said that the British Government had
given the Canadian Pacific road money to build IL
through barren wilderness with the exclusive right
TO build railroads within three four hundred miles
Of It's border limo that no American company could
be organized to build into tho Dominion of Canada
The Government also gave the Canadian Pacific ten
million dollars and the road had been extended TO
Puget Sound but 1t would have been comparatively
valuoless If It could not OBTAIN a foohold n tho
United States So they had obtained from Ealno
and Vermont and other States bordering on Canada
charters American organizations for tho consruc-
ton of railroads with this money which the British
or the Canadian Government had given as subsidies
and Maine and Vermont to-day being used for
the purpose Of dvertlng this commerce from tho
American ports They are building to-day through
the state OF Maine a road which Will not only enable
the Canadian Pacific to compete for the trade OF tho
Northwest, but Will give them an advantage OF at
least two days time between Japan and Liverpool
over the American lines and this meant the absolute
monopoly Of that trade. All these millions subsl-
uleS ndu Halc ~ pOSsiDlo lO puIII bio NohNiiaA
road a cost far below that of American roads
and to operate It at a loss If that should become
necessary TO break up American lines.
In Poors Manual he said. there would be found
some names of Americans who had associated them
selves in this enterprise. as Of course. they had
perfect right to do-some of the most distinguished
men in the United States, some who candidates
for high Offices. Mr. German here read list Of
the officers and directors of the road, among the
directors appearing the name Of Levi p Morton
and of William l.. Scott The Americans whose
names he had read had a perfect right. he said.
to become such.
Mr. Mitchell, Interruptng, said II the Senator from
Maryland had taken the trouble to read the names OF
directors OF the western road which had lately fallen
into the hands of the Canadian Pacific, he would have
the name Of the chairman OF the Democratic National
Executive Committee
Mr. German expressed the belief that no man who
IS q candidate for high Office whether he be Democrat
or Republcan-who II elected, might become PresI
dcnt-could properly accept the oflcc until he had
purged himself of every interest in this British en-
tcrprlse.
Mr. Edmunds replied TO Mr. German. and said It
was possible that some interests I'm Maryland might
have stimulated that Senator in the form Of the Bat
moro and Ohio Railroad of which he understood
be a valuable director, to a intense inter
est than general patriotism would have done.
Mr.. German said that he selected public
man TO represent the interests of his State and TO pre-
vent the syndicate which controlling the Maine
and the Vermont roads from taking the Baltimore and
Ohio road He trusted that his friend from Vermont
would purge himself as he OR. Gorman had purged
himself
Mr. Edmunds said that lie would purge himself by
The statement that he had been director I'm any
railroad whatever 50 far as he knew thcre was only
one railroad line, twenty thirty miles long,
I'm Vermont owned by the Grand Trunk OF Canada,
and that completed the line between Montreal and
Portland But for every Of these twenty or thirty
miles controlled in Vermont by foreign company
there fifty or 100 miles OF road I'm Canada CON
trollcd BY Vermont corporations.
As TO the traffic with China, II goods could be
carried cheaper between Liverpool and Hong Kong
across Canada. commerce would seek that route.
He believed that his friend Clr GOrman) was wrong
In saying that the Canadian Pacific line could ever
compete with the American Pacific lines. unless
sustained by aid from its Government There were
seven months I'm the year when the transportation OF
a million chests of tea million boxes of SILKS
would not cost half much by the American lines
as by the other lines. 1t had TO be said, however.
that the contrast between the United States and
Great britain in gard to encouraging trade commerce
and manufactures was very great The British
Governnent subsidized railroads and steamsbips and
colonies aud cOnsulaes, and resented and
got instant rcparation for wrongs To its subjects.
The Government OF tho United States as at present
constituted, did not do that The Senate had. wear
after year. endeavOred to American interests.
1t had cndeavored to promote the construction Of the
Nicaragua Canal, which would command the trade of
the globe. railroads railroads had endeayorcd
10 encourage trade In the South American and oher
By the smallest of mall subsidies to ships.
But the Democratic House Of Representatives SAID
" No': and the Democratic senator's in the mass said
" NO' and the Democratic President said Non And
Yet the senator from Maryland stood up and said
that the Senators the one side partsans and
the Senators on the other Uhc Democrdticl side
patriots.
. As to the act for transportation In bond, Mr..
Edmunds believed that until the present Administration
came in the construction put on that act had been
more favorable 70 American interests and
less favorable 70 British Interests than that put upon
IL bv Mr.. Manning. In his Nlr. Edmunds'sl opinion
that construction incorrect, but. usual under
this Administration. where there any doubt 10
the meaning Of statute that doubt was always
solved In favor Of the forngneg
After brief remarks by Mr.. German and Mr..
CullOm. the resolution adopted without dlsscnslon.
Following this debate. Mr. Teller addressed the
Senate I'm opposition 10 the ratification Of the Fish
cries treaty. He declared that there reason
TO believe that Great Britain would deal fairly with
The United States unless cOmpelled 10 do so. The