Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-11
I WAS TUPFgR'S FAULT


TO washington TOO soon.
WASHINGTON, April H., The follow.
ing is vouched for as correct state.
ment of the recent tangled reciprocity
negotiations with the Canadian Officials;
Sir Charles Upper came to Washington
early last week and spent one day, He
called at the department f stae with
Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British mn.
lister, and inquired of Secretary Blaine if
he would receive the Canadian commits
sioners at very early date. suggesting
Monday, April 6. as he Sir Cha, leSl de,
sired to return to England as soon as
po sible. Certain official matters in En-
gland, he said, required his immediate at
tention, and his wife was IN very poor
health in ondon. Mr. Blaine informed
Sir Charles that he would le CAD to
meet the Canadian commissioners at the
earliest possible date and, alter conferr-
ing with the presi sent with leg I'd t.
the matter, would inform Sir Ju ian
Pauncefote whether Monday, April g.,
would be "A convenient occasion.
No Necessity for Haste.
The secretary conferred with the
president, 1t was decided that there
was no need OF haste about negotiating
treaty with Canada, and that the con-
dltiOns We're not so imperative as to
neceSsitate the postpOnement of the
PIE .ident trip to the west 1t was
therefore, agreed that Mr.. Blaine
should inform Sir Julian Pauncefote
that it would re letter to postpone the
conference until after the president 1e-
turned from the west Mr.. laine did
so, writing Sir Ju ian Il note that even
ing Sir J,..lan, Owever, undo stood
that the Canadian co missioners we G
to await Il summons from him, and
that they would not come 10 Wa-hing-
ton until advised of a ositlye afp int
ment, With the understanding the o
fore, that TIE commissioners wero not
to depart from Ottawa until so advised
by him, Sir Julian laid the note of Mr..
Blaine aside to await IA leisure moment
to write Sir Charles TupIer. On Satur-
day morning last he saw notice in the
new. papers that the Canadian commits
sioners we to leave for Washington
that day to confer with Mr.. Blaine on
Monday.
Too Late.
Mr. Blaine also saw this notice and
wrote second note to ir IN ian, di-
recting his attention to the notice of the
departure of the Commiss OnerS from
Canada, and informing him that there
must be a misunders andino, and that it
would be useless for the Canadian com
miss;Oners to come then. Sir Julian at
once sent a telegram to Sir harles Tup-
Per. advising bim t at the conference
coald not be ] eld until the return Of the
pre- ,ident to Washington next month.
This telegram, unfortunately. did not
reach Ottawa until after the commits
sioners had departed, and the first init
nation they had of the postponement Of
the p o 1Csed conference was upon their
arrival in Washing on The fault there
fore, so far as there was fault, lay en-
tirely with Sir Charles Tupper, VINO, in
his impetuosity. stal ted from Ottawa
without waiting to hear from the Brit
ish minister at Washi gton
Other Subjects Involved
1t will thus be seen that there was no
interference on the Iart of the Tresi-
dent, and no occasion for such interfer-
ence. 1t has been understood aud
agreed from the beginning that The
negotiations with Canada hould involve
not merely the question Of reciprocity,
but also the seal fishery dis. ute and the
troubles on the Atlantic coast with the
cod fishermen. Mr.. Blaine would not
undertake such serious negotiations
without having the opportunity to con
fer constantly with the pre- ident, and
their relations concerning this as well
as other matters. are perfectly cordial
and satisfactory.