New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-22
THE CoUYrRY.S RELATIONS WITH CANADA


Washington July 2i.-Mr IIoar. chairman OF the
senate Committee upon Relations OF commerce anu
Bnsiucss with Canada presented % the senate TO-DAY
the testimony which has been taken hy that committee
This testimony Was not accompanied 10y report IL
l. understood that the committee will make report Of
IFS conclusions at later period, after additional tc'U
uouy shall have been taken at Detroit Buffalo ana
sor,e otIlcr places The testimony already taken
covers about 200 printed page, IT consists OF '''u
uouy OF military men, railroad officials prominent bl'
nc,, men of the United states and Canada ana men en-
raccd in the fishing industry along the whole extent o
the northern boundary from California To Manic u
covers all the point, Of vital Interest a 10 the relations
hotrcor the United states and the dependencies oi
Great Hrlt,n I'm Norh America. The first witness eA-
amiued was General nelson \. Miles. IN COMMAND Oh
the Pacific Coast. iii, testimony Is valuable con
lribuon to the military situation ana one pa''as'
Of il at least will probably be read WITH starting III
torcst by all Americans. General Miles, commenting
upon the dcfencclcss condition of inc '"i'1" '''c'
upon our Northwestern border said
viii state what is well known In regard T."
Canada ! believe that the railway system Oh br''9h
Columbia could Dee occupied by Amciictn TV!pS, ~
Ten DAYS: In other words, that t" principal part III
British Columbia could be occupcu bS mn aN,' t'' 81,
trJou,-nOt however, through Nltb,Tlh' ~ :, WI
the Island OF vancouver occupied ~ lrlll7h lore;
a place where the British Government nae eAP'nu'%,
millions I'm building dry dock tu navy A rI' anu
has made some surveys for fortihcation' Ihcy nave
there at this time fleet Of war Snp3 'uiuer W" com
mand Of British admiral. uuIh II y ,hI "a SiS
what every intelligent man must know mat dnrinE
that ten days the BRUSH meet Cpuu uceupy 1Ncl1
tnwn and city on Puget sound. destroy our railroad
system there and occupy our outlets for that north
western country. They could also send ships ZIP
the Columbia River. and destroy the city oi Portland
and that railway system. There Is not gun or an
earhwork on Puget sound. single artillery sd
der There few obsolete guns at the mouth Of
the Columbia at Fort Candy, but that Is not now
occupied by troops. That Is the condition
Of affairs north Of the harbor OF san Fran
cisco south OF the harbOr ~ san Francisco
there Is not a gun In position, a round Of
ammunition, a single artillery soldier 30 defend
the harbos and cities Of san Diego santa Barbara
and san Pedro the terminus Of Of the railroads.
and from those points small force could destroy
thc railway system In southern California
The testimony gives the latest Information ms to
the salmon industry The Pacific coast and the coal
production along the northern frontiers and in the
Northwestern States The important lumber question.
which is 50 much discussed, is fully considered the
testimony. Nearly every question connected with tho
tariff affected by the relations between the United
| states and Canada is treated both sides The
managers Of the United states transcontinental rail.
road system set forth thcir complaint at tho com.
pction of the Canadian railroads, which Is made pos.