Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-23
Correspondence on the Canadian Re-
ciprocity Matter.
STEPS In THE NEGOTIATIONS.
Documents Submitted to the Do
minion Senate.
THIS CoUNTRY-s POSITION.
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
The Correspondence the Subject Sub
mitted to the Dom inion Parliament

sseAe VI VIC NIaulhtf pN HEtuttr
just before the senate closed last evening.
IL was a message from the governor
general transmitting further papers re-
lating TO the extension and de-
velopment of trade between the
United States and Dominion OF Canada. includ-
ing Newfoundland The first dispatch given
Is note from the foreign Office under date Of
October %. 1880 informing the governor gen.
eral that telegram had been received by Lord
Salisbury from the British minister AZ
Washington announcing that Mr.. Robt Bond,
representing the government OF Newfound-
land, had been presented to Mr.. Blaine
and that negotiations are going on with refer
ence To an independent arrangement between
the United States and Newfoundland. Before
the negotiations weht further II was deemed ad-
visable to ascertain whether the dominion gov
ernment wished to negotiate in the lines
a. Newfoundland with reference 20 New Bruns-
wick and Nova Scotia.
This dispatch was acted upon and on No
vember the following statement is found In Q
note of the foreign office in London 10 ;he
colonial office:
''Sir Julian Pauncefote has been requested
to report in what way he considered that the
wish OF the Canadian government o. be in
cluded with that Of Newfoundland in the ar
rangement made with the United States can
best be carried out"
Two days later in another note from the for
eign Office TO the colonial Office Lord knuisford
incloses a draft of the proposed convention be-
tween Newfoundland aud fh. Ir,,taa S,.t..
which had been privately communicated by Sir
ment of the tisberies ouastions ana ,,ass rsis.
uons.
opposrxa rur ryr.rx
The next dispatch is Lord Stanley's cable
message to Lord knutsford, dated November
~. in which he says: 'Ihe government views
with alarm the proposed convention between
Newfoundland and the United States. IL
as those of Newfoundland and nlace. the fi.h-
ery and other products of Canada NJ disad-
vantage in the United States market. rhe gov
ernment demonstrated in the s,ronges, t,.rr,.
against the signature of the pronosed conyen-
tion at Washington"
Six days later, on November 25. Lord Knuts-
ford, in a cable dis.latcl 10 the eoyernor gem
eral saws:
I'm the present urgent condition Of New
foundland an unfortunate feeling will b. .k-
cited by the onnosition az Can,ds 10 tha ,.ff,r,
of Newfoundland TO relieve its distr.ss. Auy
reciprocity treaty between Canada and
the United States would as preytously
be framed as not to place imports
from this country at disadvantage,
ra,ain wa. @ .anaA N3uo Nisn ~
the possible extension Of her trade with ,hs
COLONIES and England
In the next dispatch, which, bears date No
vember 26, Lord Stanley makes the following
comm Iain unlcauon 1Is.o 70 Lord hnntsiord;
me oanaoian government appreciates the
~ ~oonriue.auon eNluehcsu pN her majesty gov
elnnien' '.I ~ ae aeiaylhg the NeMiouhdlano con,
.eh.ion' IN. .ahaolah ministers are prepared
70 Open neso.la'ious iiiiiheaia'eh on ,he hnes
.;JI. Seu al the 'eiesIah oi lne ls'h, pro
, .iueu Nhen represehuatNes AT wash
eie lne.on eouiu Ue c"ihhisslohers As-
soeia'eu ~ WIN tne brI.lsh minister ana en-
ptI' " neso'iA'e uiIecuS instead 1i oein9
.ae'lei. ue ~ tue NeNiouhuAnu ar
ans men. |" pioaoie - some ue 'aiis Aho IN
49,: 'e iI O.ueIo ~ ~ueHnco !,, y! 'anaua' 'ney
s...A q se 2a'a'e ohneIion i val pe necssssr.
ia.nei 'H"n an ineiusi0h IN 'ne Ne~iouhoiAho
one. no
,.or aa, ~. .a' Ion, On Noneoer ms excel
lencs seh' @ Sir Julian fauneeIo,e tne ioilowing
uisPa"n We are preparea 70 arrange lot our
M 1, siAl reiauons ~l.h We hlted states
Ygeins ,iueia. eAehueu anu also thAt We
ehl'eu oIates may pe so informed ihs
soNerhineht ouJech 10 sehding ueieRates 10
Nhsnllgtoh uhonlciAily. II liabie 20 give rise 10
M lieuiseeI e@,nuihss, pu' reau. at once 70
open lot hegotiauohs WIN the Sanction ot
her majesty government
ENGLAND AGREES.
The next dispatch is from Lord Knut.sors "a
,h. ,,c,.,,,,,r -, :, - -. Yl-,
so- N Oe''.' N"'e
L. Ii makes the following announcement:
with reference to -FOUR dispatch OF the 18th
ultimo her majesty's government agrees 70 the
minister at Washington being assisted by one
or more Canadian plenipoteutiaries II the