The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-04
COMMERCE OF ASIA
How Will II Cross Our
Continentg
CANADA REACHING ron TRADE

Senators Alarmed Over Canadian
Pacific Exssn<5cns- Cap
fsnIi.ts Iatere<sed in That Rail-
read "A s~nsibie Statement by
rstmunds-The BARRIER Of winter
In tho Northern Reeks Menntains.
wssn1szros. As- S--sr tie senate 10
si4s fnIfera offered . rzsasafIoa Instruct
ir< the es,rsraifse4 un Interstate ssuafassre
10 Ascertain assA reYszs whether any
F1nssea states rasIraad tines are owned,
o.seszf<.S er esrfrs,tiesi hv the Grand rrslnk
o. Canadian Paszse railroad esszarznisss
ssso uhesteH ecrnsneree originally in shT
Caftesi ssstes is diverted from American %
gsnasssn lines, 4ad 10 wisa; exIezf and "a
wsssi rsznnsr; &lso whether any aiscriIsi-
nasion Is pfArEicssl IN the charges for tails
against American vessels IN tAe Neiland
and 81 fAxnzaee canals also - inquire
fato the question regulating eesnsasrre
carried on BY railroad or waterways be
tween the rniseti States and Canada fhe
committee Is instructed 20 report whsi
legislation is necessary for the protectioa
of the commercial Interests of the United
States and promote the enforcement Of ihe
Interstate commerce acI
Cusiota said he bad ssrae days ago csSer-
ed resolution in the safae line, bsE since
thea had concluded the Investigation
sheald have a wider ss-oIe. ilc eoald nsf
undertake saying IN advance shat the
situation xus fally, bgt he bad snyessi-
gated the subject enough to satisfy him
that The commercial interests Of the
Utsitess States. and he might almost say the
existence OF its ro1asaerce demanded that
something should be doHe TO protect
Amerieaa Interests aSaiust the encrossh-
meAs 81 Cansiiais corporations.
The Canadian Pacific railroad was reach
ins into The United states bs NE purchase
OF building of roads in this country; for
Instance, Hnes from SAUL. ~ Marie 10
pEis1th and Minneapolis. wh!raNgere 10 be
feeders Ia the Canadian facinc-' "a adsfi-
fion to all that, the British gosernInent, Q.
Canadian government, recently subsidized
a iiDe ~ steamers 10 Caina and Japan for
ihe purpose eE seeHfiug the commerce BE-.
tween these eoaaigies and the InIted
SiaIss and Easspss
Whatever might be ths exart facts ia the
matter all tue senators would agree thai
whatever could he done eausi>1eHliy with
the relation hefaesn the two governments
aud under he constitution OF the United
states ought 10 be done. 50 that tne com
neree besacea China and Japan and TIE
United states shall bs carried on American
roads Instead of Caae9 Ian reads The par
pos. of the recent subsidies ot $50 wh,
line of three steamships on the Pacific
from the western terminus oi the Canadian
Pacific. was to give the Canadian Pacific
business. which wenid naturally eotne 70
the Union Pacific. Northern Pacific or
Southern Pacific. aud the sesuit 80 far hsd
beea that 81 pcs cent OF the lea consumed
Ia fhis country vas carried By The Cana.
dian Pacific.
Hear Inquired es to the fact Of the sub
sidixsd steamers being converted into ships
of war.
Edmunds-Ths British goyernmeni al
ways requires fhai-
Nitcheli-I can give another item. This
subsidized line az sta amers brings In Chi
nese az the rate of 4Go0 a month, and they
are flowing down in q very great variety
Of streams into the United states through
British Columbia,
American rogds under the inter state regti-
1 lattou, and closed as follows;
| The American pgople will not only de.
mand thar congress shall regulate com
merce within the United states. but thaf
congress aud the government viii lake
duct of their commerce, IN sonnee'ion
with any other government II The treaty
I Of 1871 Il in the NAY. We have the power 10
get rid Of il. III any legislation is neces-
Z snry. il Is the duty of eougrss 10 enact II
tierInan said that in lSS-l, when the ntst
! bridge AT NIAGARA wGs constructed. tue
Graad Trunk road WAS permitted 70 come
! in and share nEs carrying trade In foeo
1 congress passed au eat permitting goods 10
pass IN bond tbuciigh American ierfi'efs
without psy ing duiy lin other WORDS, open.
( ing absolute free trade on fhGf tias. of
merchandise. asd that stood to-day iinrc
pealcd In ISL. when the iFeaiy OF Wash
/ iurtou was made, the American earain.s-
siouprs were auigeuofaiea In r fiaitt!ug
I the insertion Of two or three words y iiseh
gave tise Canadian roads right 10 tbs
/ transit Until that treaty should le entirely
ahrogated.
IN fss4 tha late Secretary Manning nHdes-
! took 20 inv, stFaie The question, and said
81 oare that there Was cue way 10 settle ine
/ trouble between the British government
and ourselves, aud that ggs 10 strike o5ai
I this TRANSPORTATION act. That eaBe. Aaa-
nlng said. We should ret all the rights de
maniei iarcur Astermen aud all Required
! far iuteesls Of fhe United STATES, and BE
hy order an prohibited the transit ~ goods
I l;ui when the Law officers came TO es2niius
I the asicsii1x they adtaited he bRi n5 rig8i
/ to rr,-Fept tsis transit " hiic We had acted
/ in perfect good faith and permitted tala.
/ dian cars Z pass freely, the Canadians pa.
hat.rs acting a1ainet uS 3n eYgry ysrti cuinr.
II lad been stated uiron iae highest enthas-
I ity that through secret arfEng.meni. aBd
1 drss haS ks, heth n road and Canal ine
f, transportation 1f wheat aUd other rrp-iueis
Of ti.e Northwest had lsees carried ID Cana
dian vessels. driving on, Amerit an vessels
/ The Hrssish gDNtfnnenf had given the
{ Cansdiaa i'aciife sufficient money 20 buiid
I il through barren wilderness. he rt'fisl
q . n ~ 4-
] had bscn extended io fuFtt -eafnd aHin
{ was a perfect operation. bat u would hare
f. been c,slurara'.veiy vairrie u Il could
not obtain : fsseiiiseld In the United sisiss
( ~ fhcv obtained from Maine. Vermont 9ad
other states bordering on the Canal sn
raanfry. charters 80 Ametit Bn organizes
/ fious for the construction Of railroads w.ta
noncy watch ihe Htfitish government d
/ fhe Canadian government had given a.
subsidies. and tbs States uf Nhlne and NcF
I mont - aay were being used tor the puf
tSsa 81 dixeFting commerce ffafa AnieTI
can ports fhes are building 20 deN taf9uEa
ne State of Maine read tfsi VIII no5 ouls
enable the Canadian faeltF 20 eo 81 Has
fax and csnpege far she Trade - The North
vest b,5s viii rivs them fae advantage o
al ieast ftso DAYS itms between Iapzu ana
/ Liverpool over Asuefiesa lines, ana iiiii
means an absolute monopoly OF tbsi ira h
ss.srfann ftRi saaie ef distances shos
iug tire r,aufe frasa Nakptasgse ~ i4yef
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hsss p0z in course uf building thrVtigl
the ssafes TO he ever 100 miles sh1rte
sha,t by tte American lneE ias iemits
ton oTerssi by taese sfesisiies azs aeeJ
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