Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-05
RECIPROCITY.
First Installment of Papers Before the Do
minien Pariiament-Sir John Thomp
sons Explanations.

OTTAWA, ONT. June 1.-The first Install
ment OF papers dealing with the Washing
ton reciprocity negotiations have been laid
before the Dominion parliament.
In bringing down the paper Sir John
Thompson explained tnat he could not
bring down everything, as he has
not received permission, but he expects to
make the remaining documents public within
a few days. The documents presented
include the protest of the Canadian govern
ment against the projected United States
treaty with Newfoundland. The most i'm
portant communications are reports by Sir
Charles Upper of his first interview with
Blaine in company with Sin Julian Paunce-
fote, and his second interview on the oc-
casion OF his return TO Washington
in company with Sir John Thompson
and Foster The first OF these reports
is addressed TO Sir John Mcdonald. upper
gives details OF his arrival in Washington,
and of his admission with Pauncefote TO an
audience with Blaine. and then describes
the talk thus: 81 told Mr.. Blaine that
wished at the outset to recognize
the accuracy of the statement contained in
his letter TO Sir Julian Pauncafote, and
which had seen. in reference to the invi
tation to open negotiations regarding recip-
rocity trade arrangements between the two
countries; that L believed that it
arose from the negotiations which
and Newfoundland, and the desire
expressed by Canada 10 be included
in any arrangements such as hEc
been understood to have been con-
templated by the United States
and Newfoundland, and upon that being
communicated to him by Sir Julian Paunre-
fote, he had expressed his willingness to
arrangements between Canada and ..t,assa
United States, assisted by dele
gates from the Dominion government,
negotiations to be informal and, to a certain
extent, of a confidential nature until they
could assume more formal character if any
result was arrived at. Blaine said he had
understood Canada had taken some eXcep-
tons TO the proposed arrangement with
the United States by Newfoundland ad-
mitted that such was the case, and that |
had explained TO her ma esty's government
that i'll connection with the question
Of the Atlantic fishery interests of
Canada and Newfoundland had
always been regarded as inseparable, and
that the treaties of 1854 and 1871 provided
for the participation of Newfoundland, by
action of its legislature, and that
by the ratification of the treaty
of 1854, the treaty Of 1888
depended on the approval of Newfound-
land, and that there appeared to grow OBJ
iectionS on many accounts, TO the interests
luNbiNtu btlllS utult Nllu separately.
Blaine asked me what was the rea-
son Newfoundland had not become
part of the Canadian confederation l re-
piled that in addition to its being somewhat
more remote, the difficulty was that which
had been experienced, notably in the United
States and British North American PROV
inces, of the reluctance Of the small autono-
nous government to giving up its affairs
to larger body when it might possibly DE
overruled. / then told Blaine that wished
TO remove the idea, if he entertained it,
which had been promulgated in Canada and
the United States that the present govern
ment OF the Dominion was not warmly in
favor of the most friendly relations with /
the United States.' -
The remainder Of the correspondence fas
reference to the appointment of the
late date TO renew the sub-si
jet of the arrival upon that1
date in Washington of Sir
Charles Upper and the minister
of justice and finance, and Mr. Blaine's re-
greet that they had not received his
telegram postpcning until October Is
negotiations because the president would be
absent from Washington.