The sun., 1891-04-16
WAR ON CANADA RAILROADS
THEY MUsr BE MADE sUBJECT TO OUR
xN1ER-srATE COMMERCE LAW

Qusstsoa New Ocsspyiue FusIis AZ.
tsatasA He ssays-war An Alosg the Line.
WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator Cullom.
Chairman Of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mittee and author OF the Interstate Com.
merce Law. confirms TIE eUN's news that
Secretary Blaine 10 driving at the question OF
subjsctinf Canadian railroads 10 the trans
portation laws OF the Unitsd 8tateA Senator
Cullom and Becretary Blaine have already
conferred Informally on this question. and had
arranged to spend IN evening together In dis
eussion Of Il whom Senator Cullom was taken
with tho grin. The Illinois Senator was per-
hsps the first Of our public men to perceive
the immense importance OF this subject and
II was at his instance that the Senate author
lied special committee 10 make careful In
vestigation OF Il year aeo Az pioneer In
this Geld Mr.. Cullom's words are entitled to
consideration.
III Mr. Blaine has taken up this subject In
earnest. ~ have reason to believe that he
has" said the Senator to-nisht shall have
hope Of something bsinR accomplished 1t will
bs pleasure to me TO aid him In any way In
my power. For year have appreciated the
magnitude OF this problem, and have done my
best to solve It No other International quss-
ton now occupying public attention 10
ss important ss this. The italian dis
puts. the Behring Sea- the fisheries
negotiations arc small questions In
comparison to It Trade reciprocity with
Canada IL nothing n Canadian railways are
permitted tn 20 on cutting the throats OF our
transportation lines. discriminating against
our cities, and divertiug trafflc from Its leRiti-
mate channels. We must mako war on Canada
sll along the line. We must adopt her own
policy Of ssldshnsss In every phase OF our re-
lstionship. till We have forced her Govern
msnt into . moro liberal policy. II
her Government declines to trsst on
. basis Of amity and mutual interest,
We must carry the war into Africa, till the
people Of the Dominion elect Government
that will reverse Sir John Macdonald's policy.
For the protection OF our commercial and
TRANSFORMATION interests We must insist upon
subsection Of Canadian railways to the provt-
sions OF our Interstate Commerce law.
have already suggested to Mr.. Blaine that this
might b. done BY treaty. by whose terms every
requirement OF our law would b sxacted Of
the Canadian roadA A Joint International
railway commission might be formed to
see that tho law 10 faithfully complied
with, or Canadian railways doing business
In the United States might be required to take
out q license in which they would agree to
comply with the provisions Of our Interstate
law. In one way or another this issue must be
mot and this result secured. Until that is done
there can Do NO cOnelnu~O prosperity IOr our
railroads In competition with the Canadian
guerrilla lines. and the commercial relations
between the two peoples can never pe salts.
factory and settled.
Il am one Of the persons" continued ssns-
| tor Cullom, who believe that the only solution
| Of the many prohlams Axisine from our inter.
| course and 6sompstion with the Dominion is In
snnexation OF Canada 70 the United States. In
the book of nations It is written that these
peoples are ultimately to become one. and the
sooner they are brought together the better
for both. From nv Investigation OF the
transportation subject I know how vast
and how. ct the same time. intricate
and perplexine these problems are; and they
Will increase In importance and become more
and moro perplsxinR - the years roll by. We
do not want to conquer Canada By force Of
arms. but we must make war upon her com.
mSpoIsl transportion and industrial interests
until her people insist upon meeting us half
way in Q scheme Of adjustment. Al things
arc going now. nearly all the advan-
tsRss are on the side OF Canada. and
nearly all the Determinations against the
people Of the United States. In my opinion.
the time has come when 1t would be craven to
longer submit to this injustice. The first reo-
iprocity treaty We want with Canada 10 recip-
rocal regulation OF competing railways. With
out that any other reciprocity would be more
or less OF farce. Ultimately We want and
must have Canada herself"