St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-24
LIKE Il JUG HANDLE.
Canada Has Received Many Fa-
yors and Granted None.


deem it my duty, therefore, to call
attention of the congress to certain par
ticulars in the action of the authorities
of the Dominion of Canada, in ad-
dition to the general allegations al
ready made, which appear to be in
such marked contrast to the liberal and
friendly disposition Of our country as is
my opinion to call for such legislation
as will, upon the principles already
stated, properly supplement the power
to inaugurate retaliation already vested
in the executive.
Actuated by the generous and neigh
borly spirit which has characterized
our legislation, our tariff laws have
since 1866 been so far waived in favor
of Canada as to allow free of duty the
transit across Athe territory of the
United States of property arrlv-
ing at our ports and destined
to Canada or exported from Can
ada to other countries. When
the treaty of Washington was nego-
tiated in 1871 between the United States
and Great Britain, having for its object
very largely the modification of the
treaty of 1918. the privileges above re-
ferred to
WERE MADE RECIPROCAL
and given in return by Canada to the Uni
ted States in the following language con-
tanned in the twenty-nineth article of
said treaty:
1t is agreed that, for the term Of years
mentioned in article 33 of this treaty, goods.
wares or merchandise arriving at the ports of
New York, Boston and Portland and any
other ports in the United States which have
been or may from time to time be
specially designated by the president
of the United States, and destined
for RrifnnDin malpStv'S nnSSacSi0pS
in North America, may be entered
at the proper custom house and conveyed
in transit without the payment of duties,
through the territory of the United States
under such rules, regulations and condi-
| tions for the protection of the revenue as
the government of the United States may
| from time to. time prescribe, and under
! like rules, regulations and conditions goods
wares or merchandise may be conveyed in
| transit,
| WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF DUTIES
from snch possessions through the territory
| of the United States, for export from the said
| ports of the United States.
1t is further agreed that for the like period,
| goods, wares or merchandise arriving at any
| of the ports of Her Britannia Majesty pos
sessions in North America and destined for
| the United States, may be entered at the
| proper custom house and conveyed in tran
sit, without the payment of duties,
| through the said possessions, under such rules
and regulations and conditions for the pro
lection of the revenue as the governments of
the said possessions may from time to time
prescribe, and under like rules and regula-
lions and conditions, goods, wares or mer-
| chandise may be conveyed in transit. without
payment of duties, from the United States
through the said possessions TO other places
in The United States, or for export from ports
in the said possessions.
In the year 1886 notice was received
by the representatives of our govern
ment that our fishermen would no
longer be allowed to ship their fish in
bond and free of duty through Canadian
territory, and ever since that time such
SHIPMENT HAS BEEN DENIED.
The privilege of such shipment, which
had 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 to a voyage home with their catch,
and doubling their opportunities for
profitably 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 fa-
cility dependent upon the concession
and for which we could supply no sub
Stitute.