Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
CANADA'S PROPOSAL.
oy sse WOULD LIKE TO TREAT
WITH THE UNITED STATES
-. substance of a Dispatch from SIR John
macdonald to the secretary of state
at Washington.
~. ,Dlnrraph to the Dispatch,

o~~,v,. February 4..-The following is O
- 81 the dispatch from the Governor
C.',,ral 10 the Secretary Of State for the
|,,on,cs. showing the nature of the Cana
-. Covcrnment's proposals TO the United
50. and indicating desire Of the adj
.'..s,-ai,on Cor the development OF trade
,...,.c the United States and Canada.
'''" GOVERNMENT HousE,(
OTTAWA, December -, iSh (
.r-,s 1 have the honor O. send your Lord
Law . Geographic message IN ciphers OF
- tne following Is Tie substance; ...
w.. -,frrcncc 90 my telegram Of the lOth IN
- ocvornmeIt h DESTROYS 10 propose
r.t.etln-suCh as that OF iosl-Witn
.,, r- 1cal without Limitation and 70 pro
stres.y respecting the following subjects;
rrr SUBJECTS or TREATY.
-,.-.rassl OF the reciprocity treaty Of 1854
... celebrations required 10y ne altered
...te-ces 90 both countries ana win extern
s..r-.i by ibe commission 70 be 90 the H.
',.rsia ana The n'tod States
- federation Cf tho treaty OF lSes
..f o. ne Atlantis fisheries, with tho
r-l-Iug tree admission Toto tho United
--r.s % Canadian fishery produces. in
..- fa.IIiiics Go De granted 20 the United
-.rfrfr or 90 bay baU aud supplies ana
....lIp Csrgoes 10 Canada, al such prVl-
, ..... be- muiuai,
... rr.itclon OF 10" "NAV'NL M" Nt"Vt
....s ea tuo Auanuc Ocean and kngland s
-. relaxation 81 the seaboard costing
t..a teo confines.
-stxst.on 4 no coasting laws Of the
..r...... oa inland waters diyiding Canada
81 - ......l savage md saving OF wrecked
'--. ,--,nr.ul, mt for settling the boundary
,e... ...a sni Alaska.
-.. .-.a,y viii be al referendum. The
..',,.- ,u which tins proposal Is to be
b.. nc nted States Government ls
follows. Several weeks ago when
..u- were IN progress between
... land and the United states
..- g.. iao reciprocity treaty, the
,.....r Government made representa-
.....f Canada should have the option
....- included IN any arrangements
. -.r treaty with the colony
fisheries or trade. This
...-t.a WAS based on the solemn
,.... gwen hy the Newfound-
......ru no two " three years ago,
...t Old successive occasions. I hat
..'. ......I privileges were allowed any
...- . regard 90 the purchase OF sup
-.st.r Newfoundland, such prIyi-
.. also Doc granted 10 Canada.
'. ~.-.t-t ~ state for the United
a o. Ht l.AfNtA tHc ipSltlvu ~
..-.,i that negotiations should
..-.| .n separately. He animated,
e...-. FLAT Le would not be unwilling
..- rtI negotiations with Canada,
r.l tiat they should be private
r..L Tie Dominion Govern
go, t..-upou asked The imperial au-
- o. remind Nh. Blaine that
fI always been ready for
r.l agraugoments and had
... .'e. .ftr~ % that effect which,
.... had been ignored or refused by
I-. States Il was further repre-
.t..-tl. Dominion Government was
..,.e. t.at oy,r.urcs had been made
...-. negotiate, and they would
..- Fla. these negotiations should be
.1l under commission from the
-.-. Government. Mir Blaine there
.-l.l anon what basis the Dominion
...-ra, proposed TO negotiate; The
....... above is the reply which the Ad-
,4-u oi Sir John Macdonald sent
o. Ir Eutst0rd for transmission 10
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