The Portland daily press., 1888-08-31
SUGAR-COATED COMMERCIAL UNION.
Sir Hector LangevIn's Definition OF
Unrestricted Reciprocity.
Canadian Ministers Speak on the
Retaliation Message
Sir John Thompson Says Our Do
nninion Friends Can Stand IL.

TORONTO, Aug 9O-Five thousand persons
assembled at Hagersville. yesterday. to lis
ten to political addresses from Sir Hector
Langevin, minister Of public works, and Sir
John Thompson, minister Of Justice. The
speeches Of both ministers were pregnant
with significance, being the first public utter
ances Of ministers Of the government since
President Cleyeland's retaliatory threats.
Sir Hector sketched the history Of the fish
cries dispute, showing that the United States
ieil back on the treaty Of 1918 Of her own
accord, and that Canada was maintaining
her Just rights after a great deal Of labor TO
auJust the differences amicably, by treaty
Inc United States Senate had frustrated
tnese efforts, and then Mr.. Cleveland follow
s9 @ tnat up. with a threat to punish Canada.
goods from coming over American RAILWAYS
~ Donu because the American fishermen
were not permitted to bond their fish over
canadian railways, but that right, with 9TH
srs' was given up by the Americans long ago
In consideration Of LabradOr's fishing ad-
vantages. These advantages she had aud
would not give up, while the right TO bond
was demanded without concession. The
United States could not expect all the con-
ceding TO be on Canada's side. Referring 10
unrestricted reciprocity, he said that it was
sugar-c0ated commercial union. While dis
cussing President CleVeland's message he
said the people should be collected and calm,
canada was, territorially, larger than the
United States. They had different institu-
tlons, some Of which were better, In his
opinion, than those in the United States
canada had ministers responsible to the peO-
PIE. which was not the case In the United
states. was 1t not much better to have a
ministry directly responsible to the people.
so that when wrong-doing and mismanage.
ment prevailed the people could turn the
ministers out?
Sir John. Thompson said there was little
prospect OF getting any advantage from the
United States when its representatives.
showed such hostility. But he was sincerely
glad at the good the Presidents message had
done In this country. The citizens Of Cana
ia were In no mood to submit to the dcta-
tion Oh any foreign power. The policy OF
this country should be one Of great prudence
and desire to conciliate, rather than to lrri-
tate; to be friendly with, rather than un-
friendly with any power in the world. But
TINS was also great country, and when the
rights Of their fishermen were imposed on
II was their duty to uphold the rights and
honor OF the country. III, as Mr. Iaurier
the leader OF the opposition, says, our Cana
dian trade Is going TO be so much injured,
poes 40 not tnat show how great folly 1t would
the United States2 Did you ever see a man,
VINO, when his house was on fire, wished his
mousse was larger and the loss greater? II
we make the proposed arrangement, the next
Time we get In the whirl Of American poll
ties every vital interest Of ours will ba sacri-
need to win the voters Of few wards in the
city Of New York. We can live without
American railways and steamship lines. We
can live in comparative comfort even II the
United States will not deal with US or trade
with us at all. All this is much better policy
for this country than to hand over its destf-
nles TO people who are ready to sacrifice
them fer their own political interests.
Foreign Notes.
William Hartwig Beseler, curator lof the
University OF Bonn, Is dead.
Ex-Premier Norquay, in a speech to the
legislature at Winnipeg, declared himself as
ardent an advocate Of the Hudson Bay road
as ever, saying that President Cleveland's
message on retaliation has given the plan
greater significance than ever before
The reply Of the French government to
the note OF Signor Crispi, the Italian Prime
Minister, announcing Italy's seizure OF Mas
sowah is published. 1t says that France de.
slres to avoid entering upon an irritating
policy and does not care to prolOng the de-
bate, but 1t Is impossible TO avoid recalling
the TACT that French consulate, saneti Bned
by the Porte, was established at Massowah
% years before the date Of the Italian occu-
patton.
A despatch from Sofia says that Prince
Ferdinand, in recent conversation, de-
ClaACu tndb nc WOulu uobeF lcdfe bulgaria OF
his own accord. He refused TO believe that
his position would ever be threatened by the
Bulgarians themselves, and he fully believed
that his mission would be fulfilled and Bull
garia be made tranquil aud prosperous.
The st. James Gazette editOrially SAYS
British gold and British mercantile craft
are perhaps thought more OF in the United
States than at home. There Is a Golden
Club In America which Is rather more feeble.
futile and respectable than even our own
similar society but nobody will persuade the
Irish vote but that every member Of it re-
ceives his consignment Of British sOvereigns
regularly once week. Similarly the Re
publicans are making great play with Presi-
dent Cleveland's supposed Anglociung ten
dencies."
There Is long editorial in the London
Times somewhat roasting" President Cleve-
and Mr.. Blaine: "Cleon and the sausage
seller are at their old rivalry again." II has
excited much comment. The article denies
explicitly that anything like what Is quoted
in the alleged handbil elsewhere referred
toy ever appeared In the Times.