The Critic and record., 1891-04-06
RECIPROCITY WITH cANAnA.
Tho Negotiations Postponed by the
President.

President.
Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian Min
lister of marine and fisheries, who, with
his private secretary, Mr.. G. c. Chipman
comes with the other Canadian commits
sioners, Sir John S. Thompson, Minister
of Justice, and the Hon q. T.. Foster, Min
lister Of Finance, TO confer with Secretary
of State Blaine regarding the long talked
oi reciprocity treaty with the United
States. The following propositions Will
be- presented
f. Renewal Of the reciprocity treaty of
1851, with the notifications required by
the altered circumstances Of both Couu-
tries, and with the extensions deemed by
the Commission to be in the interest Of
Canada and the United States.
.. A reconsideration Of the treaty Of
lSSS with respect to the Atlantic fisheries
with the aim Of securing the free admis.
sion into the United States markets Of
Canadian fishery products in return for
facilities TO be granted the United States
fishermen TO buy bait and supplies and
TO tranship Cargues in C0nada-all such
privileges to be mutual.
3, The protection of maCkcre and other
fisheries on the Atlantic Ocean and in
land waters also.
I. The relaxation of the seaboard coast
ing laws Of the two countries.
s. The relaxation of the Coasting laws
oi the two countries on the inland
waters dividing Canada from the United
States.
G. Mutual salvage and saving of wrecked
vessels
Z. Arrangements tor settling the bound
AIRY between Canada and Alaska.
The preliminary negotiations between
Secretary Blaine and the representatives
Ol the Canadian Government, who ar
rived in Washington yesterday, toward
the settlement of the reciprocity matter
and other questions of mutual interest to
the United States and Canada, have been
suspended for the present. The suspcn-
sion, however, is not the result Of any
serious differences of opinion between
the respective negotators, but is the result
OF the desire of President Harrison to be
in Washington while the negotiations are
going on.
As the President will leave on his
Southern and Western trip on the nth in
stant, he would have been out
Of the city most, IL not the whole, of the
time the conferences were being held, had
the original intention of the negotiations
been carried out.
Shortly before noon o.day Sir Charles
Tupper, high commissioner for Canada in
London Sir John S. u. Thompson, the
Canadian Minister of Justice, and Hon. G.
Il. Foster, the Canadian Minister of FL
mace, who are to represent the Canadian
Government in the negotiations, left their
hotel for the residence of Sir Julian Paun-
cefote the British Minister: thence pro-
Ceeding in company with Sir Julian to
the residence of Secretary Blaine
After the usual courtesies had been eX-
changed, Mr.. Blaine told the Commits
sionerS that, OH account of the disposi-
ZION of the President in the matter, he
would be Obliged to ask for a suspension
of the negotiations for the present.
Sir Charles Tupper, in an interview
with q United Press reporter this after
noon, said that when he visited Mr. Blaine
at the State Department on Thursday last
he made arrangements for the meeting
to-day.
~ returned Immediately to Canada" &"
said Sir Charles Uniformed my colleagues
OF the arrangements made and VIC left
Ottawa for Washington at once, arriving
here last night. When we called on Mr..
Blame this morning, he explained to us
as the President desired to be in Washing.
ton while the negotiations were going on,
and as he was about to leave Washington
on his extended trip in short time, it was
desirable that the negotiations should be
postponed for the present. We were
pleased TO agree with the request, and we
will leave Washington to-day, returning
when the President is in a position to
allow us TO proceed
1t seems that Mr. Blaine, after making
the engagement for to-day with Sir Charles,
informed the President of what he had
done and learned for the first time that
the President wanted the negotiations
suspended while he was away from
Washington.
Sir Julian Pauncefote was notified of
the desired change in the programme
and he telcgpaphed Sir Charles Upper at
Ottawa not TO come TO Washington The
dispatch was not received, however, before
the commissioners left Ottawa.
The Commissioners and Mr.. Chipman,
Sir Charles secretary, had luncheon with
Sir Julian Pauncefote this afternoon, and
later they left for New York, whence Sir
Charles will sail for England the other,
proCcpdinr IN Ottawa