Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-14
OUR RELATIONS WITH CANADA.

The question Reviewed by the massa- chusetts TariR ReferA Leaxue.-Do- 1ngs ofthe Senate Committee.
 BOSTON, Sept. 13.-The Massachusetts Tar if Reform league has issued statement of its views upon the question of our commer- cial relations with Canada. There are three different methods of attaining closer trade
 relations between Canada and the United
 States, it says. First, the political union of
 the two countries; second, commercial union,
 so-called, involving the maintenance by the
 two countries of a common tariff against all
 other countries and common internal reve-
 nue system of taxation; third, a treaty of
 reciprocity, admitting some or all of the pro-
 ducts of either country into the other free of
 duty. The time Is not ripe for political union
 and commercial union is impractieable and
 can never be secured, but free commercial re-
 lations with Canada can be obtained by @
 reciprocity treaty whenever our government
 is ready to take the necessary steps for its
 negotiation.
 James w. Hall, representing the Bay State
 Lumber association, this afternoon gave
 illustrations before the Senate committee of
 the removal of the discriminating duty on
 Canadian and southern pine. In answer to
 a question, he said no Nova Scotia lumber
 comes here by rail. Otis Shepard, of the
 same association, spoke in the same line
 and favored commercial union and
 reciprocity treaty. To Senator
 Dolph: The reciprocity treaty was
 annuled we did a large business with South
 America, afterwards we were compelled to
 go to Montreal and ship from there. This
 was great drawback to our business and we
 have not been able to get all of 1t back.
 Wages generally are 50 per cent. lower in Canada than they are here. think this is
 caused principally by so many of the Cana-
 dian working people coming to this country.
 President Charles H. Choate, of the Old
 Colony Railroad company, said he could say
 with the Canadian lines have been of vital
 importance to the manufacturers of New
 England. He believes that the Canadian line of transportation should be maintained
 without any further restriction than is al- ready upon it. He denied that the naviga-
 tion laws regulating our coastwise trade ex-
 oludes all competition of foreign vessels. J. B. Moore, representing the bankers, said it seemed to him that the only feasible plan would be to adopt some reciprocal relations with Canada.
 THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE EVACUATED. The members of the select committee of the Senate on relations with Canada were rendered banquet at the Parker House this evening by the Commercial club. Alpheus H. Hardy, president of the club, presided and there were about fifty gentlemen present. The guests were: Hon. George F. Hoar, senator from Massachusetts, Hon. Joseph N. Dolph of Oregon, Hon. M. O.. Butler of South Carolina, Hon. James L. Pugh of Alabama, Hon. John w. Chandler, congress- man from tho Ninth Massachusetts district: His Honor Mayor Hart, Hon. A. W. Beard, Hon. Alden Speare, president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce; Hon. .Hersey B. Good win, president of the Boston Executive Busi- ness association; Hon. Jonathan A. Lane, president of the Boston Merchants' associa' ! ton; Mir. Richard Briggs, president of the Boston Merchants club, Hon. W. P. Ellison,
 Josiah Quincy, Fiske Warren, J. W. Hayden and A. W. Carr. Speeches were made by Senators Hoar,. Dolph, Butler and Pugh and Hon. Jonathan A. Lane. In accordance with the cast-iron rule of the club the press was not admitted and no report of ths speeches was allowed to be made.