New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-14
f.vnriti.m haa been most INSTANTANEOUS to

favoritism has Decn most olsauVahtiiScous W
American railways. Radical measures of re-
lief are urgently demanded.
An amendment has been offered to the Inter
state bill to this effect Sand nothing in this
net shall be construed TO allow any common
carrier TO receive any freight in the United
States to be carried in scaled cars or in bond
by railroad through foreign country to any
other place in the United States free Of duty;
and all laws and regulations which have been
construed to permit such practice are hereby
repealed, The objection to this amendment,
which will at once be raised in Canada. is that
il violates Article xxx. of the Treaty OF
Washington. That article provides for the
CONVEYANCE of merchandise in transit without
payment of duty from any point in the United
States through Canada "to other places in the
United Statcs.n Under this clause the particle
patton of Canadian railways in the freight
TRANSFORMATION business of the United States is
lcgalizcd. The Grand Trunk and the Canadian
Pacific with its line of steamers bonded by
Secretary Fairchild are protected by treaty in
their competition with American railways. The
attempt to repeal clause Of the Treaty OF
Washington by means of an amendment to the
Interstate Act will certainly be open to serious
and probably fatal criticism The same OBJ
lection can be urged against General Wilson's
drastic proposal TO prohibit absolutely the ship
ment of American goods. whether dutiable or
not, ON Canadian railways. The proper
method of procedure, If either policy BIO
favored, will be Congressional action for tho
abrogation Of Article NIX. Congress did
not 90 far enough when it abrogated Article
NIX. 1t should complete its work and at the
same time repeal such acts as that OF July %,
1886. On which Secretary Fairchild based his
unwisc and unpatriotic action in bonding tho
Canadian Pacifics coast line.
Article xxx. illustrates the inequality OF
all commercial arrangements made between
the United States and Canada. II arms Cana
dian corporations with the privilege of partici-
pating in the benefits of American railway
traffic; for they can ship goods in bond from
San Francisco or Chicago to any point in the
United States without payment of duty. 1t
does not confer upon American railways INC
reciprocal advantages Of transporting goods
from one part of the Dominion to another
through American territory. In Mr.. Nlmmos
expressive phrase, the United States granted
to Canada the right to dip her ladIe into Our
big dish without even cxacting from her the
right to dip our spoon INTO her little dish"
Canadian corporations have large share OF
the business rightfulIy belonging to American
lines. and American railways are not per-
mttcd to carry wheat ont of Manitoba nor
American fishermen to ship their surplus car
goes overland from Nova Scotia to Boston.
Foreign corporations have been nursed, fed and
pampcrcd at the expense of competing Amcri-
can railways The determinations in their
favor have been gratuitous concessions to for
cign monopolies An American Secretary OF
tho Treasury is the official patron of the Cana
dian Pacific which is the Dominion Govern
ment on wheels A new policy in favor OF
home interests should he adopted. The Cana
dian railways should be Immediately required
to submit to all the regulations of the Inter-
state Act under penalty Of being cut of from
American business and immediate steps
should be taken to abroeate Clause xxx. and
to reverse Secretary Fairchilds most inJi-
dicious ruling in favor Of foreign monopoly.