New-York tribune., 1891-02-06
SIR CHARLES TUPPER HERE
HASrENING TO MEET SIR JOHN MAC
DONALD.
HIS VIEWS on RECIPROCITY, ANNEXATION AND
THE BEHMNG SEA ouESTIoN-sIR DONALD
SMITH ALSO ARRIVES


Sir Charles Upper, Bart, Canadian High
commissioner at London, was passenger on the
steamship Teutonic yesterday, on his way to Can
ada. Sir Charles was seen by Tribune reporter
at the Windsor Hotel and slid, regarding the
new reciprocity programme of the Canadian Gov
| eminent:
am thoroughly in favor of the project as put
forward in the letter and printed in New-fork
papers of December ID from tn" CovernOr-'cneral
oi canada to Lord Knutsford, Secretary of State
Tor the Colonies, and il nas my entire approval.
Shall do all in my power to help the Government
OF Sir John mcdonald to bring TO a successful
issue some reciprocity act between the United
states and Canada based upon the proposals as
iald down in that letter, and | am at liberty
10 Inform you for | learned it in conversation
with Lord knutsford, that the English Government
are also strongly in favor of the policy and will
10 all in their power TO aid in its final accom-
plishment. / sure it will be a great thing
both for the United States and Canada and will
De great means in smoothing over and amicsbly
settling the few disputes between the two coun-
tries"
" DO you thinly that Clause ? of the letter, al
lowing United States fishermen TO buy bait and
supplies will bring Canada and Newfoundland
into closer reatons?"
think ii will benefit both Governments, in
giving us the nearest and best market for our
lish products, and will certainly produce better
feeling all round
DO you think these new proposals are the
outcome of the Mckinley bill?r
10 certain extent. yes. That BILL Of course,
smut ont many of our exports from the States
bat the people soon found quite as good market
across the ocean, and | am in great hopes that
Mr.. Elaine VIII see his way to accepting an act
Of mutual concessions on both sides. Unrestricted
free trade between the United States and Canada
Is impossible Canada has wish to exclude
all products from the mother country and will
certainly not care about having her tariff laws
made at Washington. which would he the case
IT, say, Canada said She would adopt the Mckinley
bill The United States on the other hand,
would not allow, in the case of free trade, Canada
10 make her own tarin laws with other nations
If that were allowed Canada would become the
great smuggling ground for those articles with
proAlbltlyc tariff.
DO you think that annexation will have any
thin. 10 do with deciding the coming eectons?'
No. 10 not
II is reported that you will resign your present
appointment and contest some seat in the cleo
tious'
With regard 10 that can tell you nothing
until have seen Sir John Macdonald. | GER
tainly have 10 intention Of doing at present.
Sir john telesrdphcd over asking me to come and
discuss certain very important questions, and
until scc hIm | can S1y nothing. lhis | can
~, am not OYER here "i'A regard to the
What IS your opinion with regard to the
SayWard appeal ease ;'
Well. | think ii portion Of the United States
press is very unfair IN its statements
When il SAYS that the appeal to the
supreme Court Of the United Stlles is an insult.
I tIiuk il is the greatest complf men, one nation
ever paid another. Here is vessel taken in the
hi-h scas. carrcI into an Alaskan port and con
dcmncd hv au Alaskan court. Now Canada turns
round ana SAYS We think the seizure illegal, but
We have slrn "a respect tor tine justice of your
courts that Wr appeal To. casc 10 your supreme
Court end ar, wiling t. abide hy the results.
Can arvf.lur h. ltircr 1rd morn honorable
Sir DonaM Smith. W. +. Tor Montreal. West.
was also 20 passenger Ou The Icutoulc. auI 10 "a
Tribune reporter s1!d: " | have been away from
home Tor some time. but think a restrictive
rec .pr1citv treaty would be acceptable and Is d"
>ir.I ht tie majority of (andGlau people. and
from my conversation with the party leaders in
ENGLAND avn .ufc that the Government would
look with favor upon such a treaty Bnt II
would not favor plan oi reciprocity which would
bc % mutual discrimination against England by
both tie United States and Canada. and | may
say such thing Is not thought Oi 10y the majority
of Canadinus. | don't think there IS the slightest
wish on the part of either political party for
separation from England. OF course the Lib,
cUls-a> they are clicd-talk OF rcci iproc.ty and
annexation but don't believe any such policy
would commend itself to Rny but a small minority
u Canadians. In fact, annexation is not thought
of through Canada Such scheme is far in
tie future, If IL is - he ~ all While all
Canadian, would be- glad Of me closest relations
With the United States they do not want ia
break away from the mother country.
With rcrard - the coming elections in Canada.
Sir Donald added. thot OWING - his absence from
the country he would not say ANYTHING about them.
nor was he certain for whicn constituency he
would stand About the Ichrlng Sea question hc
declined 10 say auNt Nthin1.
Sir Charles Tuprcr Sir Donald Smith and
Duncan Mcintyre. the Canadian inancer, started
by the $50 p. "a. train from the Grand Central
Depot for Montreal last night.