New-York tribune., 1888-08-24

| treaty has been rejected wltnout any aPPoi'..s
| disposition on the part Of the Senate TO AFTER
| or amend its provisions, and with tne evident
intention, not wanting expression, that no negocIa
tion should at present be concluded touchihg 1ns
| matter at issue. .
Tn, cooperation necessary for the adjustment OF
| the long standing national differences with whlcn
we have TO deal by methods OF conlereIncA. A anu hu
| agreement, having thus been declined am py
no means disposed TO abandon the interests ana
the rights Of our people in the premises. or 10
neglect their grievances: and tnereIore ousn aa
to the contemplation Of plan OF retaliation aS
mode which still remains OF treating the situa-
tion
am not unmindful of the gravity. Of the re,
sponsbty assumed in adopting this line OF
conduct, nor do | fail in the least to apprecisn
| It's serious consequences. II will We imposslo ole
to niure our Canadian neghbors by retaIlatory
measures without inhicting some damage upon
our citizens. This results from our proxlm
ity our community of interests and the inevitable
commingling Of the business enterprises WHICH
have heen developed by mutual activity.
WHAT NATIONAL RETALIATION MEANS
Plainly stated the policy Of national retaliation
manifestly embraces the infiction OF the greatest
harm upon those who have injured u.s. with the
least possible damage to ourselves There Is also
an evident propriety as well as an invitation to
moral support, found in visiting upon the offending
party the same measure kind Of treatment OF
| which we complain, and far as possible wlthln
the same lines And above all things the plan
of retaliation. If entered upon, should be thorough
and vigorous
/
invoke the aid and counsel Of the Congress ana
its support in such further grant OF power
as seems TO me necessary and desirable to render
effective the policy have indicated. -,
The Congress has already passed law, whlcn
received Executive assent on the 81 day OF
March so providing that IN n case fbs Srs on
at any of the ports OF the British domlnions OF
North America, should be- or lately had been,
deprived Of the rights to Wheh & they ys,s were denied
certain other privileges therein specified, or veXeu
and harassed in the enjoyment OF the same, the
President might deny to vessels and their masters
and crews Of the British Domnions OF North
America any entrance into the waters, ports, or
harbors of the United States. and also deny entry
into any port or place Of the United States OF
any product of said Domnons, or other goods
coming from said Dominions to the United States
While shall not hesitate, upon proper occa-
sion, to enforce this act 1t would seem TO De un-
necessary to suggest that, if such enforcement is
limited in such a manner as shall result IN cne tne
least possible injury to our own people tne enecc @
would probably be entirely Inadequate to the ac-
complishment Of the purpose desired =, =,
| deem it my duty, therefore, to call the atten-
ton Of the Congress TO certain partleuiats IN 'ns
! Canada, in addition TO the general aHegatlonss
already made, which appear to be in such marked
contrast to the liberal and friendly disposition OF
our country as in my opinion, to call for SUCH
| legislation as will, upon the principles aiready
stated. properly supplement the power 10 ln-
augurate retaliation already vested IN the LIZ
Actnated by the generous and neghborly spirit
which has characterized our lrSlSIdliOH, tniih
laws have since $50 been SO far waived IN tavor
Of Canada as 70 allow free OF duty the transit
across the territory of the United states o. proPery
arriving at our ports and destined to Canada. or
evnorted from Canada to other foreign countries
PRIVILEGES DENIED TO AMERICAN FISHERMEN.
When the Treaty Of Washington was negotiated
in 1871 between the United States and Great
Britain having for its object very largely the
modification of the Treaty OF 1915, the privileges
above referred to were made reciprocal, and gwen
in return BY Canada TO the United States IN the
following language contained in the AAlAth
Article of said treaty;
Il IS agreed that for the term OF years mentioned @ 10
Article NNNIII of this treary goods, wares Or iior
chandse arriving at the poFts OF New lorE Boston
c az have been 4no or 1 NAV from time to time specially
designated by the President Of the United states. ana
destined tor Her Britannia Maestys POSSESSIONS ~
North America may be entered al the proper custom
house and conveyed In transit without me pder al
duties through The territory OF the Untcd uo
such res regulations and conditions for the protection
the The Governmni OF tne hl,en or lie
mlcs regulations and conditions, goods, wares or mer
chandlsc may be conveyed In transit without the pay
mcnt OF duties. from such possessions throogh tne eI
rory of the United states for ex"ort from the saio
ports OF the United states.
II IS further agreed that for The like period GOODS;
wares or merchandise arriving at any OF me Por,s Vi
her Braruc Majcsty's possessions in Nortn hmerca,
and destined Tr Inc bo1se aa Conveyed IN transit With
out The payment Of duties through the said
Ie protection Of the revenue as the Governments OF
the SAID possessions may from time to tine prescribe
goods wares or merchandise may be conveyed IN ran
st, without payment OF duties rom ne ,s in ,bs
through the said possessions 70 o'ner piaoe III e sn
United states for export from ports IN the sad
possessions.
In the wear 1886, notice was received By the
representatives Of our Government that our fish
ermen would no longer be allowed TO ship their
fish in bond and free of duty through Canadian
territory TO this country and ever since tnAt
time such shipment has been denied.
The privilege Of such shipment which has been
extended to our fishermen was most Important
one. allowing them TO spend the time upon the
fishing grounds which would otherwise be de-
voted 10 voyage home with their catch, and douD-
linz their opportunities for protitably prosecuting
their vocation. In forbidding the transit OF the
catch Of our fishermen over their territory In
bond and free of duty, the Canadian authorities
deprived us Of the only facility dependent upon
their concession and for which we could supply
no substitute. -
pr vilege of transit for their exports and imports
across our territory and to and from our ports,
though great in every aspect will be better ap
preciatcd when it is remembered that, for con-
siderable portion of each year, the ~. Lawrence
River which constitutes the direct avenue OF for
/ cign commerce leading TO Canada, Is closed Dy
ice
During the last six years the imports and ex-
ports of British Canadian provinces carried across
our territory under the pr rileges granted by our
laws amounted in value to about two hundred
and seventy millions of dollars, nearly All OF
which were goods dutiable under our tariff laws,
by far the greater pafJ OF thls uraluc CONSISTING
OF exchanges of goods between Great Britain and
her American provinces brought to and carried
from our ports in their own vessels The treaty
stipulation entered into by our Government was
in harmony with laws which were then on our
statute book and are still in force.
WHAT Is SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED
recommend immediate legislative action con-
ferring upon the Executive the power to suspend
by proclamation the operation OF all laws and
regulations permitting the transit of goods
and merchandise in bond across the terri
tory Of the United States to or from Canada.
There need be no hesitation in Suspending these
laws ar sing from the suppositicn that their con-
tnuation is secured by treaty obligations, for il
seems quite plain that Article XXIX Of the treaty
OF S7l, which the only ar ice Incorporating
such laws, terminated the first day OF July. 1852