Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-15
CANADIAN AGGRESSION.
HOLDING PISTOL at The HEAD
OF SAN FRANCISCO,
Subsidized British steamers Available
as Armed Cruisers in Event
of War.

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deserves the careful perusal of every
thoughtful man. In his introductory re-
marks he says:
The chief object had in view in the
preparation of this article has been to pre-
sent the constantly growing and now
clearly developed necessity for thorough
reCtItcation of our commercial relations
with Canada, if not, indeed, for a radical
change of policy regarding our Canadian
relationships generally.
The almost absolute freedom of restraint
which marked the beginning of the tran
sit trade has been found to be in import
ant particulars incompatible with proper
administration Of our Interstate Commerce
Act. The railroad political policy main
tanned by Canada during the last twenty
years has shut railroad extension by Amer
lean companies out Of the Dominion, while
Canadian companies have been enabled,
under the provisions of general railruud
laws Of our border States and by persistent
enueaty at the doors Of State legislative
halls, to gain every year some new favor.
By dInt Of almost unremitted begging the
Treasury Department has also been cJaxed
into the granting of tayCr5 TO Canadian
railroads, until dUtiabIe goods can be trans.
ported through Canada with even less re-
streint of our customs regulations than is
imposed upon American railroads. The
whole situation of affairs lacks those es-
sential elements Of reciprocity, which
should characterize international arrange-
ments, both Of treaty and Of comfy The
treaty Of Washington, by
BLUNDER OR FRAUD,
Gives to Canadian railroad companies
the right to transport goods from one point
in the United States, through Canadian
n I4P in tls. nit cd
States, without payment of duty, but omits
to give American railroad companies the
reciprocal right 0f transporting goods from
one point in Canada, through the United
States, 10 another point IL Canada, without
payment OF duty.
For several years past the Dominion Gov
eminent has granted rebate of Is cents
ton ON grain passing through the Wellaud
Canal in favor OF export via Montreal. al
though the practice is held IN this country
to be clearly III yIDiauO" of Article NANIi.
OF the treaty Of Washington Although
Canadians are constantly shipping mer-
Chaudse across the territory OF the United
States. even TO the value of $4,000 900 a
year, free Of day, the Dominion Govern
ment still refuses TO allow American fish
ermen 10 ship products Of the sea fisheries
across Canadian territory free Of duty. But
the YeEaious and Injurious disturbance Of
the natural luter8CliOn Of commercial
forces has arisen from the construction Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, by means OF
q Governmental subsidy Of over TWO hun
dred million dollars IN connection with
heavily subsidized steamer lines across the
Atlantic and Pacific, which steamers re-
ceiye additional British Admiralty sub-i-
dies in consideration OF the fact that they
are SO constructed as to be available as
armed cruisers. These warlike teatHEes Of
a political scheme for turning lfade cut OF
the natural channels are acceutuated by
A FORMIDABLE BRITISH MILITARY ESTABLISH
NIENT ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
The uncertainties which characterize our
Canadian relationships and the audaci0us
and persistent courso Of the Dominion
Government IN taking Advantage Of such
uncertainties and of using the iu.l force OF
its political power in the direction Of di-
veriDg American commerce has led tEe
United States Senate 10 assign to Two OF is
committees, within the limits of their re-
spgCtlye spheres, the duty Of igaUDg
aud reporting upon our Canadian relation
ships. The awakened sense of our people
in regard 10 this matter has also thrown
weizl. Of responsibility upon the present
administration of the Government.
The nation IS row confronted By Condi-
ti0rs gt The North, which far Jdtwei gh any
possible American interests which may be
involved in the iuJerneCine struggles of m
enlightened and barbarols people upon isles
Of The sea with which our commercial aGG
political relationships are Of comparatively
Insignificant value
ANY line OF policy which fails 10 guard
theCOmmercial and political Interests oil the
United States against Canadian enCT0acn-
ment or which does rot fully and httugiy
respond 20 every act Of aggression on the
par. IF the Dominion Government vii. be
lacking in prsscjeace and in courage.
CANADIAN SCHEME OF AGGRESSION.
a most audacious proposition has within
q fen days been made by the Canadian Pa
CiHC Railway officials. The managers Of
that IDa. Quilt for political purposes Iuim-
iCal 10 the Init,d States, and with the OBJ
ject Of diyer'im American commerce from
American steamer lines, American se3p0r.s
and American railroads, have come gp here
and asked that the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shal, SO exercise his discretion in tie
C7udEg. of tine transit trade ss 20 place
their road up0u terms of perfect equality
with American lines, or, in other words,
enable tito establish connections for tap
ping American transportation lines and di-
yerlng commerce from American cities
1t is proposed in this connection, briefly
30 ConsIder the true character OF this new
ana glaring instance of Canadian pTesump-
lucCsEess.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is a polit-
iCsi and military enterprise, conceived and
carried to execution for the purpose of ac-
compEshing he following obiec,s.
First-PoGdcaliy TO unite the four dis.
connected blocks of iuhsbited territory
comprising be Dominion Of Canada.
Secoud-T0 cause these four sections Of
the Dominion to trade among themselves
instead of trading with the United States.
Third-To suppress the growth in Can
ada OF q sentiment favorable to annexation
to the United States.
Fourth-TO divert as much as possible Of
the internal and foreign commerce of the
United States from American trsnsp0rta.
ton lines and American cities.
FiGh-TO serve as line Of military
communication between the different parts
Of the Dominion.
Sixth-To promote the scheme of British
Imperial Confederation, to which the lead
ers of the Dominion Government are de-
voted.
THESE SEVERAL OBJECTS
Were fully discussed throughout the Do
mini0n when the proposition TO construct
the road was under consideration, and an
appreciation of their political importance
led TO the accomplishment Of the enter
prise,
Sir John A. Macdonald, the Premier OF
Canada, and chief promoter of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway, declared year ago 10
the editor of the Pail MaH Gaaette that his
chief aim was to establish strong Gov.
eminent on this continent, based upon
monarchical principles, and, at the same
time, he expressed his ardent espousai OF
the cause OF British Imperial Confederation
the Canadian Pacific Railway being the
chief instrumentality for the accomplish,
ment of both those objects.
In order to carry out its gigantic political
and military scheme, inimical to the inter
ests of the United States the Canadian
Government has incurred expenditure:
whereby its debt has been increased from
S96 500 666. in 1865. to S2S4 5l3 S42 in 1888
In a word, the Dominion Government FOL
the accomplishment of this object, hai