Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
DISAGREES WITH BLAINE.
A PROMINENT CANADIAN THINKS HIS
BEHRINe SEA POLICY uNTENABLE.

He Argues That This Governments Position
10 at Variance with International Equity
-Dominion Papers on Trade Relations
OTTAWA, August SIN an interview,
Hon. William MacDougal. one of the best
constitutional lawyers in the Dominion
gives his opinion Of Mr.. Blaine's position
on the Behring Sea question, as set forth ny
official correspondence lately published
Mr.. MacDougal says: 81 think Mr.
Blaine's contention as to the exclusive jurls-
diction of the United States over the
waters of Behring Sea, is utterly untena-
able. / assume that the position OF the
United States, as represented by the present
administration, is fullystated by Mr.. Blaine
in his letter to Sir Julian Pauncefote OF the
30th of June. I have read it carefully, and
while admit the good temper, lucldity OF
expression and tactical skill he displayed
as politician, must, as q sometime stu
dent of international law, protest against
his premises, as we'll as his conclusion"
Mr.. MacDougal deals at length with the
pretensions which Russia set up in Behring
Sea, and cites authorities, including the
great American writer, Chancellor Kent, to
show that Mr.. BIaine's contention is at
variance with the universally accepted doc
trine of nations.
The Mail to-day, in long editorial, says:
Secretary Windows reply to Senator Gull
lom's resolution of the 10th ultimo, is an
intimation that the Treasury Department at
Washington intends to deprive the Canadian
Pacific Railway of the privilege which it
now enjoys of forwarding over its line,
in bond to points in the United States,
merchandise brought by It's steamers
from Atlantic ports. 1t would be silly to
affect to regard with Indifference the actions
and intentions of our neighbors in respect to
these matters. And we cannot be surprised
at them. So long as we pursue policy OF
commercial hostility toward the United
States we have no good reason to be aston
ished at nor complain of like treatment of
ourselves by them. They have quite as
much right to make themselves unpleasant
as we have"
The Globe says: 1.-THE fount and origin
of the hostility of Congress to the Canadian
Pacific lies in our railway subsidy policy,
which enables American railroads, built by
private capital, to assert and believe that
they are being assailed by foreign gov
ernment that has transformed itself into
huge transportation company; in friction
generated by the two fishery ques-
ions, and in the estrangement which re-
striction Of trade between two countries,
with mutually hurtful tariffs, must always
tend to prejudice. At time like this an
advocate of peace is usually stigmatized as
coward or traitor. The Globe is quite
willing to insure that reproach, if
only it can secure a hearing for
so good a cause. Let our Govern
ment through that of Britain, 60
boldly to Washington and propose settle
ment of all issues in dispute, upon the basis
of closer trade relations. If it fails, Canada
will at least have the satisfaction Of know
Ing that she has done her best to promote
truer comfy. Strong in that consciousness
we could face in philosopbic and patriotic
spirit, worse than Mr.. Window or Congress
could do"