Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-14
The Senate Wrestles With
Foreign Relations.
MR.. HALE ON THE FISHERIES.
Stewart Carries His ResOlution-Fat
and Lean Of Pr0tection-Free
Jute Bags.

from time TO time, as occasion NAV arise, |
negotiations with any Government with
which the United States has diplomacy
relations, to the end that any differences
between the two Governments may be
adjusted. Troubles which cannot be ad-
justed by diplomatic agencies may be re-
ferred to arbitration and be peacefully
adjusted by such means. Placed on the
calendar.
Hale then called up Morgan's resolu-
ton as to the fishery treaty, and proceeded
to address the Senate on the subject. He
declared that the fishermen would agree
to no surrender in the matter; their voice
was alone the way, and was against the
treaty. Not vessel had sailed from
Providence, Gloucester Marblehead,
Portland, Castineer or Booth Bav since
the treaty, whose master and crew had
not sent back an execrating protest
against the treaty. Bad as were the old
conditions, beset as they were with an
noyantes and troubles and dangers, they
had been better than this treaty. He
gave it as his conviction that the desire
of the Canadians to have the American
market opened free to their fish, was at
the bottom of the trouble. Ever since
the Dominion was formed steady pur-
pose had been pursued by the Canadian
authorities to the detriment of the COM
merce, trade and business of the United
States.
Hale spoke of the enormous subsidies
to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Com
pany, subsidies compared to which the
| aids granted by the United States to the
Pacific railroad companies sank into in
| significance, and said the course OF Great
Britain in that matter ought to be
watched with jealous scrutiny by every
American. Any administration that was
derelict in that matter ought to be con-
demned by the American people, because
OF its unpatriotic want OF jealous scru-
tiny into what was going on in Canada
That great road, the Canadian Pacific,
shared by colossal government aid, had
been built for two purposes, military and
commercial. Everything involved in
the Monroe doctrine was involved in that
question, and yet no attention was paid
to it. The Canadian Pacific Railway,
owing the life that was in it to govern
ment aid, had not been constructed I'M
der such circumstances as the American
railroads. Wherever an American road
was built, civilization followed and towns
sprung up almost as fast as the rails were
laid, and cities arose which had been the
marvels OF the age. The Canadian Pa
citic, on the contrary, ran for hundreds
OF miles through waste places, and had
been pushed forward, not by the growth
of business, but by the rich hand OF the
government.
| In this connection Hale critics the
action OF the Treasury Department, in
giving transportation bond privileges to
the Canadian Pacific and to steamship
lines between San Francisco and Van
couver, under which they carry freight,
nine-tenths OF which would otherwise
and naturally pass over the American
| lines.
Hale also referred to the discrimina-
tions made against the United States on
the part of the Welland Canal He de-
clared there ought to be a negotiation
between the two countries that did not
take into account that very sore griey-
ance, and yet American negotiators had
not been permitted to bring up that sub
ject and make it part OF contention.
Blair said he would like to have Hale's
view upon the subject OF the fortifica-
tions being erected by the British Gov
eminent on the Pacific Coast, whether
they were being erected with view to
future warlike conditions.
Hale replied he did not believe any
wise British statesman contemplated
with any feeling except apprehension an
armed conflict with the United States.
But such things that were going on were
in the line Of Grea. Britain's course al
ways.
Blair asked whether by the naval pre-
parations OF Great Britain, and the forti-
| fications of its harbors on the Pacific
Coast, British power would not be in a
position, when any trjhing dispute arose
between the two countries, to sweep the
| American interests from the coast.
Hale replied that the Senator could
draw his own conclusions. 1t has SEEM
ed to him remarkable spectacle and an
anomalous condition, that in such an
emergency solid array Of Senators on
the other side OF the Chamber should
take the ground that the treaty was sat
isfactory for the day. that under it
American rights were properly protected,
and that it was praiseworthy and the
patriotic result Of important negotia-
ton.
Hoar called Hale's attention to con-
tract which the British Government had
just made for ship railway, between the
Bay OF Fundy and the Gulf of St. Law
renee, which was to convey vessels of
2700 tons, and by which any number of
gunboats could be conveyed into the
lakes, sufficient to command them,
Hale thought the matter alluded to o.
very important one, but did not discuss
it further. He believed the treaty would
fail. He was not one of those who be-
lieved thai the subject-matters which
were growing in importance, touching
the relations between the United States
and Canada (and, therefore, Great Brit
aim, would be ultimately settled without
further negotiation. He could not say
why it was that American negotiators,
who were able and honest, patriotic men,
had yielded and accepted such a treaty. |
lie did not suppose anybody believed the |
treaty would be ratified by the Senate. |
He feared that American negotators in |
the future would be hampered and en-
barrassed by the concessions made in it. |
At the close of Hale's speech the reso-
luton was postponed till Monday, the
25th inst.
The District Of Columbia Appropriation
bill then passed the Senate. Considera-
tion Of the resolution offered by Stewart,
calling for statement of the sale OF
bonds since April, 1888, was then re-
The question was on Cockrell's
amendment to insert after the word
names" the words "other than private
parties"