The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-24
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
The Newfoundland Csrrespondenee. and
BIzfne,s Eehuke 20 Macdonald-

The Sewfoandl..d csrrespondenee. and
BIzfne's Rebuke 90 Macdonald
OTTAWA, Ont. June 2-JusS before the
Senate adjourned last night = message Was
received from the governor general. trans
hitting further papers relating 70 the ex-
tension and development OF trade between
the United States and Canada. including
Newfoundland The correspondence con-
sists OF dispatches which passed between
Lord Salisbury. the British minister IN
Washington City, and Lord Knutssord
After negotiations had been going on Tor
some time. the proposed convention De-
tween Newfoundland and the United
States, which had been previously con-
municsted by Pauncehote 20 Blaine, for
the arrangement Of the fisheries question
and trade regulations. Was transmitted 20
Canadian Governor-GeneraI Stanley. The
NEXT dispatch 10 Lord SANKEY'S cable H1es-
sage 70 Knutzforc, in which he renon-
strstes IN the strongest terms against the
signatures Of the proposed convention &C
Washington City, Is il would place the
fish and other products Of Cansds 81 dis
advantage in the United States knurs-
ford then, N dispatch 10 the governor
general, says that IN the present urgent
condition Of Newfoundland, an unfors-
innate feeling would be excited by the OPP
position Of Canada 20 the efforts Of New
foundIand 20 relieve iss distress, and any
reciprocity treaty between Canada and the
United States would, as previously be
framed 50 as no. 10 place the imports from
this co1nrry - disadvantage. and Il i
presumed that Canada would wish 20 re-
tain control over her tariff with view to
the possible extension Of her trade with
the colonies and England
In his next dispatch Stanley replies,
SAYING that the Canadian ministers are
prepared TO open negotiations Immediately
On the Lines already laid down, provided
that the representatives. 1t Washington
City could be commissioners, associated
with the British minister and enpoE-
cred 70 negotiate directly, instead OF being
mere delegates Pauncefoge, on November
., received . dispatch from Stanley n
which the latter announced that the Cana
dian government IS prepared 20 arrange for
commercial relations with the United
States. and wishes that the government
might be so informed.
A JOINT commission, such Is that PRO-
posed By Lord Stanley. Is 10 deal with the
questions az issue and 20 prepare = treaty
respecting the renewal Of the reciprocity
treaty OF 1854 with notifications, and the
reconstruction Of the treaty Of 1851, with
respect 70 the Atlantic fisheries. with the
aim OF securing free admission into the
United States markets Of Canadian fishery
products, IN return for facilities to be
granted the United States fishermen in
buying bait and supplies and tran
shipping their czrgoes IN Canals,
all such privileges TO be mutual;
the protection Of nackersI and other Esh-
eries On the Atlantic ocean and inland
waters. also the relaxing Of the eoasslng
laws OF the two countries and of the coast
Laws Of the inland waters dividing Canada
from the United States, and the mutual
salvage and savin Of wrecked vessels
Blaine replied that an endeavor to Oh
sion TO arrive at the reciprocity treaty
would Dc useless. but the United States
government was willing TO discuss the
question IN private with Pauneefote and
one or more delegates from Canada, and
to consider every subject as 70 which there
was hope OF agreement on the
ground Of mutual interests, but
was not willing to risk 50 grave
step until by private discussion
he had satisfied himself that good ground
existed for expecting an agreement by
means Of commission. He added that he
would be prepared to enter into private
negotiations ar any TINE after March 4.
The next dispatch from Pa1ncefota 10
Lord Stanley is under date of January Il.
1851, and enclosing draft OF the conven-
ton between the government Of the United
States and New Foundland, which was
submitted to him by Blaine The pro-
visions Of the proposed treaty were made
public aud have been discussed in the
newspapers.
A new aspect Is put upon the situation
by the decision Of the late premier TO dis
solve parliament and test the country on
the question On March Is, after the
elections were over and Sir John Macdoa-
aid had been sustained, the governor gen
eraL wrote the British minister 1t Wash
ington City, asking hun TO ascertain when
it would be convenient for Blaine TO re-
ceive the representatives of the Canadian
government and discuss the whole dues
ton Of reciprocity.
The next letter Is perhaps the most no.
table document IN the whole series. Il "a
from Blaine, transmitted TO the governor
general by the British minister al WASH
ington City, IN 3 Communication dated
April ,. lS9L In the letter Blaine men
tons the fact that he wished no public
mention Of the uegotiations TO be made.
and then brought 20 his notice that the
fact had been spoken OF before pubic as
semblazes- Blaine wished il understood
that al propositions must come from
British government representatives and
rot from the United States The next four
documents are kilograms from Pzuneefote
30 the governor general They form the
skeleton Of the narrative Of the embassy 70
Washington City, which resulted only IN
fixing the date IN next October for the next
conference.