Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-05
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Pspms On ms Negotiations Lsid Before
ihs Doaiaaon RaEsismsnk.
OrrAvA, Ont, june The hfst install |
mens Of the paper dealieg with the Wash
ingscn reciprocity neg0siatious has been
Laid before she Dominion Pa1tAneEs The
documents presented include the protest OF
the Canadian government Against the pro
jscs.d United States treaty with New
Foundland. The result Of the protest was
shs possponemens Of the New Fsundiand
.,easy Ard IN erdesvor 10 make baSgs'a
viii Canada. The letters vhichirdisass The
sssisrde Of Mr. Blaine toward the Canada
proposal are not made public yet.
Lord Kncssfofd. the colonial secretary,
wrote Jan. 80 Her msjssty's government
Ia. given the fullest consideration 10 the
Representa- ,ors Of Canada sysinsf the FRO |
posen Newfoundland convention. As the
t,saadisn neso;iA-ons vita the United
States could rot, when in spite Of the so-
SERGE Of further delay arisirg from disco
utica Of the De-lninn goverDI'ent, De
commenced before March and may not be
carried out this year, Newfoundland inter
ests should not be Indefinitely postponed
Newfoundland ministers inform me that
they are willing to negotiate for an az
rangement with Canada On basis similar
10 that Of the proposed convention with
ne United States. Her II. jesty's govern
ment strongly hope that yolr government
will on this understanding withdraw the
opposition TO the ratification Of the con-
ven ion between Newfoundland and the
United States.
No reply TO this was given. The docu-
ments then deals with the missions to Ws.h-
In gton last April. Sir Charles Tupper, IN
his report to Sir John Macdonald OF the
firss interview with Mr.. Blaine, 10 company
vi Sir Julian PAuncefote says:
Mr.. Blaine received me very cordially.
told Mr.. Blaine that wished to recognise
the accuracy OF the statement contained in
his letter to Sir Julian Pauncesote in refer
ence to the invitation to open negotiations
regarding the reciprocal trade arrangements
between the two countries; l believed it
arose from negotiations recently taken
place between The United Ststes and New
foundland and desire expressed by Canada
to be included in any arrangements such IS
has been UNDERWOOD was contemplated by
the United S.ltes and Newfoundland, and
that. upon that being communicated to him
by Sir Julian Pauncefote he expressed his
willingness to open negotiations for recipro.
cal trade between Canada and the United
States assisted by the delegates
from the Dominion government, the nego-
,istions being informa! aud, to q certain ex-
tent, confidential, until they could assume
9 more formal character, il any result was
arrived at. Mr.. Blaine said he understood
that Canada had taken some exceptions to
the proposed arrangement with the United
States by New Foundland. l admitted
| such was the case and that had explained
! TO her msjssty's government that 10 con-
nection with the question of the Atlantic
| fishery interest Of Canada and New Found
land it had always been regarded insepars-
BILE, and toe treaties of 1854 and 1871 pro-
vided for the participation of Newf0und-
land by action of its Legislature; that q
| ratification of the treaty Of 1888 depended
upon the approval of New Foundland, and
| there appeared to be great objections on
many accounts TO the intere SITS involved be-
| ing dealt with separately.
Mr.. Blsine asked me the reason that New
foundland had not become part Of the
| Canadian confederation. replied that in
addition 10 its being somewhat more remote,
the difficulty that was experienced, notably
| in the Uaited States and British North
| American provinces. of the reluctance of q
| small autonomous government to giving up
it's affairs to larger body when it might
possibly be ovefruled. told MIR. Blaine |
wished to remove the idea. if he entertained
it, which had been promulgated in Canals
and the United States, that the present
| government Of the dominion was not warmly
IN favor OF the most friendly relations with
| the United States. l referred him to the
| fact that when Sir John Macdonald, who
was enc of her msjesty's high commission
ers. submitted to parliament for approval
| the Alabama treaty, which settled all the
then pending question between Canada and
the United ststse, he was fercely de-
noupced by the lesdsrs and press Of the
| libersl party for having baseiy sacrificed
| the interests of Canada 10 his endeavors to
| promote friendly relations between Canada
and the United States.
/ added that had experienced the same
| treatment from the came party when l sub
mitted for the approval Of Parliament the
treaty of Washington, 1888. | was then
| charged by the leader aud press Of tire
party with having conceded everything to
| the United States and obtained nothing in
return. i said, of course, in 1866, and
| subsequently 10 1885, when the treaties
which gave to the United States fishermen
| the common right with our own fishermen
were abrogAted 10 consequence OF the
| action Of the United States, we were thrown
back upon the treaty Of 1919, but 1 said
that the statements that Canada then re-
sorted to harsh construction Of the treaty
Of 1928, with the object of promoting freer
trade relations with the United States, was
erroneous. We were compelled in justice
10 the rights Of our own fishermen, who
| were met with high duties in the United
States market. to protect them. We were
attacked by the press CT the opposition for
not maintaining our rights more thor
oughly
Mr. Blaine desired to sssure me that,
outside of the individual difference of opin-
ion, there was no interest taken by mem
| bsrs of the Congress of The United States
in the recent Canadian election, and they
have taken no active part to influence the
| result of the election.
] said: Canada is most anxious to have
the freest and most friendly relations v it'll
the United States, consistent with the in-
terest of both countries, and should regret
very much il Canada and the large number
of Canadians in the United States should
be driven to the conclusion that they could
| only lock to one party in the United States
for freer commercial intercourse between
the two countries. said il was difticult -
| say why the treaty of 1854 should have
been sbrogated. as the statistics Of both
countries proved, although in the great ex
pSnsi1n Of tfads between tie United Staies
| and Canada more advantage accrued TO The
United States thsn to Canada under the
trs aty the balance OF trade being S95 600 :.
eco in favor of the United States.
Mr.. Blaine said the treaty was not Abre-
gated on a commercial ground, bu; In con-
| sequence OF the feeling which bad grown
up hat Canada ssmpsthized with The
Southern States in their conflict.
replied that it was difficult to see upon
what basis the opinion could be entertained
as it was admitted that no less than 10000
| Canadians fought ia the Northern army,
while / did not suppose 40 were found on
the other side.
Mr.. Blaine admitted thss. but supposed a
very large bounty had q good deaf Of in
fluence in that matter.
said that the unhappy conflict had taken
place previous - the confederation of
Canada, but l could speak with some
accuracy Of Nova Scotia, with which I was
then connected, that the legislature of Nova
Scotia passed q resolution deploriog the
war, and one of the sharpest international
questions arosa in conuec ion with the
Chesapeake incident In the hsrbor Of Halt
| fax. The President of the United
States sent an sutogrsph letter Of thanks
for The sctic n OF 'he government of Novs
Scotia on that occasion. bsd only to re-.
nest that Sir John Macdonald ard the