Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-04
WASHINGTON.
Canadian Enterprise to Be
Investigated.
THE CULLOM RESOLUTIONS.
Levi P. MortOn's Identification with
British Interests - Pro-
lOnged Debate.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-Senator Gull
lom offered resolution instrVcting the
Committee on Interstate Commerce to
and report whether any United
States railroad lines are owned, operated
or controlled by the Grand Trunk, the
Canadian Pacific, or any other Canadian
railway companies; also whether COM
merce, originating in the United States,
is diverted from American to Canadian
lines, and to what extent and in what
manner; also whether any discrimina-
ton is practiced in the charge for tolls
against American vessels in the Welland
and st. Lawrence Canals; also to inquire
into the question regulating the COM
merce carried on by railroads or water
ways between the United States and
Canada.
The committee is to report what legis-
lation is necessary for the protection Of
the commercial interests of the United
States and promote the enforcement OF
the Interstate Commerce act.
Cullom said he had some days ago Of
fered resolution in the same line, but
since then concluded that the investiga
ton should have a wider scope. He
would not undertake to say in advance
what the situation was, fully, but he had
investigated the subject enough to satisfy
himself that the commercial interests of
the United States, and he might also say
its honor, demanded that something
should be done to protect American in
terests against the encroachments Of
Canadian corporations.
Cullom referred to the disadvant ages
OF American roads under the Interstate
regulations and closed as follows: "The
American people will not only demand
that Congress shall regulate commerce
within the United States, but that Con-
gress and the Government will take such
steps as will protect them in the conduct
of their commercial connections with any
other government. If the treaty of 1871
is in the way, we have the power to get
rid OF it. If any legislation is necessary,
it is the duty Of Congress to enact it,"
GORMAN TAKES UP THE SUBJECT.
German admitted it was time for the
American Congress, without regard to
party, to recognize this condition of af-
fairs.
German said that in 1856, when the
first bridge at Niagara was constructed,
the Grand Trunk road was permitted to
come and share our carrying trade. In
1866 Congress passed an act permitting
goods to pass in bond through American
terrific ry without paying duty; in other
words opening absolute free trade on that
class OF merchandise, and that stood to-
day unrepealed. In 1871 when the treaty
of Washington was made the American
Commissioners were outgeneraled in per-
mitting the insertion of two or three
words which gave the Canadian roads
the right to this transit until that treaty
should be entirely abrogated. In 1884
the late Secretary Manning undertook to
investigate the question and said at once
there was only one way to settle
the trouble between the British Gov
ernnent and ourselves, and that was to
strike out these transportation acts. That
done, Manning said, we should get all
the rights demanded for our fishermen
and required for the interests of the
United States, and he absolutely, by
order, prohibited the transit of goods ;
but when the law officers came to exam
inc the question they advised him he
had no right to prevent this transit.
While we had been acting in perfect good
faith and permitted Canadian cars to
pass freely the Canadians had been
acting against us in every particular
1t has been stated upon the highest
authority that by secret arrangements
and drawbacks on both railroads and
canals the transportation OF wheat and
other products Of the Northeast has been
carried on in Canadian vessels, driv-
ing out American vessels. The Brit
ish Government had given the Canadian
Pacific road sufficient money to build it
through barren wilderness. The road
had been extended to Puget Sound in
perfect operation, but it would have been
comparatively valueless if it could not
obtain foothold in the United States.
So they obtained from Maine, Vermont
and other States bordering on the Cana
dian country charters to American
organizations for the construction of rail.
roads with this money which the British
Government or Canadian Government
had given as subsidies, and the States of
Maine and Vermont to-day are being
uoCu iOl pui POoCo VI ulNOIttuS ILLS COIQ-
merce from American ports. They are
building to-day through the State of
Maine road which will not only enable
the Canadian Pacific to 60 to Halifax and
compete for the trade of the Northwest,
but will give them the advantage of at
least two days. time between Japan and
Liverpool over American lines, and this
means the absolute monopoly OF that
trade.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC REACHING OUT.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad was
reaching into the United States by pur-
chase and building railroads in this
country. For instance, the lines from
Sault Saint Marie to Duluth and Mime
apolis, which were feeders to the Cana
dian Pacific. In addition to all that the
British Government or Canadian Gov
ernment recently subsidized line of
steamers to China and Japan for the pur-
pose of securing commerce between those
countries and the United States and
Europe. Whatever might be the exact
facts in the matter all the Senators
would agree that whatever could be done
consistently with the relations between
the two Governments and under the
Constitution of the United States ought
to be done, 80 that commerce between
China and japan and the United States
shall be carried On by American
instead of Canadian carriers.
The purpose Of the ucant subsidy,
EGO, 900 year, to line of three steam
ships on the Pacific from the waatarp