Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-23
SOME STATE PAPERS.
Continued from First PQqe.

GoyERyMEsr HOUSE, June %. 1891.
My Lord: As have bad the honor to inform
prime minister Of the dominion government
has expressed his desire to dissolve
the present parliament at once. 1t
was elected in 1887 and the dominion govern
ment considered that many grave questions,
such as those of commercial and other rela-
lions, between the United States and Canada
can best and most satisfactorily be dealt with
by body Of representatives who have been in
immediate and recent touch with the elector-
ate Concurring in the views Of the govern
Will take place in q month or six weeks time.
have, &C.,
(Signed) STANLEY. of Preston.
January 80 ID the date OF the next dispatch
which, like the last. is from Lord Stanley to
Lord Knutsford. Following is an extract:
MY Lord: had the honor to send to your
lordship today telegraphic message informing
your lordship that had received last night
a report of the council; that it recalled the
imperial governments promise to delay the
Newfoundland convention until negotiations
on behalf of Canada could proceed pari passu,
and that it expressed the assent of the Canadian
government to the immediate commencement
of negotiations. stated that no responsibility
for the delay rested on this government and that
the negotiations would not be retarded by the
dissolution of parliament. also said that the
council insisted respectfully on the i'm
portance of the negotiations with Canada
and those affecting Newfoundland, proceeding
pari passu, and that the examination OF the pro-
posed convention made it clear that the rights
of the fishermen of British North America
would be completely nullified by the admission
of Newfoundland to the United States markets
under the proposed convention. Ialsoihtiunated
that while this government has refused to
discriminate against the United Kingdom If
such discrimination were allowed under the
Newfoundland convention the Comedian
mn
In the Importance of that principle as a safe
guard of British interests. i further informed
your lordship that the council strongly urged
the necessity of any trade arrangement with
inc United States, applying equally to all the
British North America provinces, and pointed
out that permanent discrimination in favor
OF United States trade seemed to be maintained
by article Of the convention"
SECRETARY BLAINE AND SIR JULIAN.
The correspondence embraces the correspond
ence between Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian
Pauncefote. The first batch of letters deals
with preliminary arrangements for
conference. Then comes Letter from
Mr.. Blaine to Sir Julian Pauncefote
written short time before the conference in
which he says: IF an agreement is reached
all is well; if not. no official mention is to be
made of this effort Above all things it is i'm
portant to avoid public reference to the
matter. This the President will insist
on He continues: 'While no. notes
were exchanged between us carefully minuted
my notifications Of the paper you left with
me containing Lord Salisburys propositions,
and did SO Immediately after you left the de-
partment' He adds, as il to impress it: you
will observe the private character which l
wished to impart to the conference as recog-
nized by you
Another letter is in an angry tone. The
Canadian elections were over. Secretary
Blaine, writing to Sir Julian Pauncefote. re-
minds him forcibly of the agreement as 10
secrecy that had been made between the
governments and continues: 1T was sur
prise to me when l learned that during
the Canadian canvass Sir John Macdonald
and Sir Chas. Upper both stated before public
assemblages that an informal discussion of the
reciprocity treaty would take place at Washing
ton after March by invitation of the Secretary
Of State
Then follows further correspondence between
Mr.. Blaine and the governor general, arrang-
ing the conference that took place.