Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-15


railway subsidies.
The total cost of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, with its equipment, plant, etc,
was, however, only SIG5, 900 900. The
total stock, bonds and liabilities of the
road amount to only Sl2l, ,000,00
The enormous subsidy granted to this
company so greatly in excess of the cost or
capital of the road has enabled il 10 enter
upon bold schemes for the capture of
American commerce. This it has done
and Is now doing.
a steamer line has been established on
the Pacific with a subsidy of 100000 a
year as against S16 80 paid by the United
States Government for the carriage of our
Asiatic mails. Besides, tie Dominion
Government has just granted subsidy of
$500 1000 year to an Atlantic steamer line
from st. Johns, y. b, or Halifax, upon the
completion of the Canadian Pacific line
soon TO be opened across the State of
Maine.
These steamers on the Atlantic and Pa
clhc will also receive Admiralty" subsi-
dies from the British Government; in con-
siderat!on of which fact they are all TO be
so constructed as to be
AVAILABLE AS ARMED CRUISERS IN THE
EVENT OF WAR.
The political and military character of
the Canadian Pacific enter prise is also clearly
indicated by the formidable fortress and
naval station within sight Of our shores at
E.quimalt, on the island Of Vancouver.
A prominent officer OF the British navy de-
ciares that this establishment holds pis-
tol at the head Of San Francisco" The
following press dispatch of the 2Stn inst.
seems to indicate the present significance
Of this naya! station:
Is THIS A MENACE?
VICTORIA tB O., May 2sth-The entire Brit
ish i!eet row at Esquimalt consisting of the war
ships Swittsure, Amphion ana Icarus, have re
celEed orders 10 proceed to Behriug sea. They
VIII sail June 10th.
Already the United States Government
has been forced to take the preliminary
steps toward the erection Of a naval and
military station at the entrance to PGget
Sound, which IS now totally unprotected
against attack. Surely it is time for US to
awake Out of sleep.
The commercial and political attitude Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway towards. the
United States is quite the reverse Of that Of
the Grand Trunk Railway The latter has
received from the Dominion Government
only SO GO7 ,595, its total cost having been
S24 ,5U7 ,3Gj, whereas the Canadian Pacific
has received aid from the Dominion Gov
eminent to the amount of S2l5. 600 600, its
cost having been only $3.50, 900. 600. Again,
the Grand Trunk carries q large amount of
American produce through Canada aud TO
Montreal for export, but it als1 brings to
American lines and TO American seaUarts,
chiefly New York, Boston, and Portland
Maine, large amount of traffic. Through
these ports Canadian commerce, 10 the
amount OF about $4,000 600 year, is car
RED on. But the Canadian Pacific is
REACHING OUT FOR ALL THE AMERICAN
COMMERCE
L can get, and it proposes 10 wheel il
through the forests of Maine over its rail
line in that State, subsidized al the rate of
$isJN0O 6 year, and connecting with
steamer liae to Europe. subsidized to the
amount OF 500 600 a year. thus cutting of
New Ork, Boston and Portland. and their
tributary railroads, from the benefits they
enjoy OF the transit trade" through the
Grand Trunk ana its connections IL this
country.
On the west our AsiaGc commerce is also
being cut of from San Francisco and from
our transc0nlineutal railroads By the sheer
force of Canadian and British subsidy.
amounting tor the one railroad more than
four times as much Of the total amount Of
aid granted by The United States Govern
mrnt 10 all our tTanscuutineu,al railroads
But II Canada, with q population Of less
.han SIX millions, can afford to pay nearly
len millions of dollars q year interest on q
ceOJ OF N-ot ol3,Sil, contracted mainly for
the purpose Of preventing her own citizens
from trading with the United States and Of
capturing a large part Of the internal and
IOFalsn commerce Of The United States.
surely the United States with more than
ten times the population, and probably
twenty times the wealth, and, hopefully.
an equal degree Of patriotism, ought to be
able % defend itself against Canadian a.
gression.
TIE PRESENT PROPOSITION
To place the Canadian Pacific in our inter-
nauOnai traffic arrangements on the same
plane with our American lines is mani
testify absurd.
Tie whole Canadian Pacific Railway
scheme, with It's Lsq8imatt fortress and IFS
subsidized steamer line armed cruiser"
appurtauauces, yividly call to mind one Of
the strong st points made by our fore
fathers ia their grand Indictment OF the
King oi Great Britain in l716, viz: that he
had given his assent to legislation for crg-
tins oa oar trade with all parts Of the
world l4.s is just what Canada, in her
own pecn!iar way and to the extent of her
power, Is now doing. The present prgpo-
s,iou that the United States Government
shall aI1 Canada in working her sweet will
ln oaFeEIag the internal and foreign COM
1legce OF ibis country is enough 10 make
the blood of every true American boil With
indignation. II would be much more sen
slble and patriotic for Us 10 devise some
plan Of discrimination against Canadian
and Briash aggression. That is an obvious
duty OF the hour.
The assertion that The Canadian Pacific
line Is shorter and therefore Cheauer
route than any one Of the American lines is
UTTERLY FALSE AND ABSURD.
The Canadian Pacific IS simply British
slugger in American commerce. driving
tratfie out of It's natural channels by The
sheer force Of subsidy. il has very a1ur1-
priately been termed the Canadian Govern
meDt on wheels. To cali il d" e mere com
merclal enterprise IS q sOIecism Of the
b2ldest character.
Ia the face of the facts fas. stated the
Canadian Pacific officials have the audacitv
to come up here to Washington and ask the
Secretary Of the Treasury 70 use his discre-
uonary power over the " transit trade" in
order that they may be enabled to loot upCn
the internal and foreign commerce of the
United States. The time is especially IN
favorable for such an attempt, in view of
the difficulties which are being met in car
rying out the provisions Of our interstate
commerce Act, en- account OF the
USRFsTRAISED CONDITION OF THE CANADIAN
ROADS
And their disposition to take advantage Of
their extraterritorial opportunities for dep
redsting upon the American roads. Even
now the Grand Trunk is violating a clearly
expressed agreement with the American
lines. The cut in its favor thus secured
may lead to a railroad war and the demor-
alizstion of commerce.
The inoppoftunity Of the present petition
OF the Canadian Pacific IS also marked BY