Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-24
CANADA'S DIPLOMACY
With Mr. Blaine on the Question of
Reciprocity Is Rehashed.
MACDONALD WAS TAKEN TO TASK.
The Secretary Rebukes the Late Premier's
Violation of Faith.
SECRETS PREMATURELY DISCLOSED

OTTAWA, ONT, June 2s.-Premier Abbott
yesterday presented a message TO the Sem
ate, from the Governor General, trans
mitting further correspondence relating to
- the bond convention and negotiations for
reciprocity. 1t shows that the Government
of Sir John Macdonald first asked to be in
cluded in the bond convention in the shape
of joint commission. Mr.. Blaine, however,
distinctly refused to agree to anything but q
merely private conference, and expressly
on condition that it should not officially be
made public unless an arrangement was
made. Lord Knutsford, in a cable dispatch
to the Governor General, says:
an the present condition ofNewfoundland
an unfortunate feeling will be excited by the
opposition of Canada to the effort of New
foundland to relieve its distress. ANY reoi-
procity treaty between Canada and the
United States would, as previously, be
framed so as not to place imports from this
country at a disadvantage, and it is pre-
sumed that Canada would wish to retain
control over her tariff with a view to the
possible extension of her trade with the
colonies and England
Canada Desires OfficiaI negotiations.
On November IS the Governor-General
sent Sir Julian Pauncefote the following dis
patch: I'VE are prepared to arrange for our
commercial relations with the United
States being literally extended, and wish
that the United States may be so informed.
This Government objects to sending dele
gates to Washington unoffcially, as liable to
give rise TO misunderstanding, but is ready
at once to begin negotiations with the sane
tion OF Her Majesty's Government"
To this proposition LORD Knutsford FORM
ally assented, but Minister Pauncefote wrote
that Secretary Blaine had informed him
r1or niS q aOuld NOT rasn0pd tn
the suggestion of a formal communication
until a basis of agreement had first been
reached, although expressing strong de-
sire for reciprocity treaty. On December
Is Lord Stanley sent the following PROPOSE
tiOn TO the home Government;
This Government is desrous to propose a
Joint commission. such as that of ISL with
authority to deal without limitation and
prepare a treaty respecting the following
subjects: FirSt-A renewal of the reciproc-
ity treasy of 1854. with the notifications re-
Quired by the altered circumstances of both
Countries. Second-A reconsideration OF the
treaty of lSSS
With Respect to 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 United States fishermen to buy bait
and supplies, and to tranship their cargoes
in Canada, all such privileges to be mutual;
third. the protection of mackerel and other
fisheries on the Atlantic Ocean, and in the
inland waters, also: fourth. the rela xation of
the seaboard coasting laws of the two coun-
tries, and, fifth, the coaSting laws of inward
waters dividing Canada from the United
States; sixth, mutual salvage and saving of
OF wrecked vessels; seventh, arrangements
Tor settling boundaries between Canada and
Alaska.
Mr.. Blaine replied that to endeavor to OBJ
tain the appointment of a formal commits
sion to arrive at a reciprocity treaty would be
useless, but that the United States Govern
ment was willing to discuss the question in
private with Sir Julian Pauncefote and one
or more delegates from Canada, and to con-
slider every subject on which there was a
hope OF agreement. He added that he would
be prepared to enter into private negotia-
tiOns at any time after March L.
On March l6 after the elections were over,
the Governor General wrote the British
Minister at Washington, asking him to ascer-
tain when it would be convenient for Mr..
Blame Blame to receive the representatives of the
Canadian Government.
Blaine Roasts Sir John Macdonald.
In response to this question Mr.. Blaine |
said, in part: above all things It is fmpor-
taut to avoid public reference to this mat
ter. This the President will insist upon.
While no notes were exchanged between us,
I carefully minuted my modification of the 1
paper you left with me containing Lord Sal. /
isbury's proposition, and did so Immediately /
after you left the department. You will OBJ |
serve that the private character l wished to
lnpart to the conference is recognized bv /
you months later in your note of January 81
when You cableu the correspondence conf
dential.' In view of the fact that YOU had
come to the state Department with the pro-
pOsals, and that the subject was then for the
FIRST time mentioned between us, and in
view OF the fact that | agreed to a private
as explained in my minutes 1
confess that it was surprise to me when,
several weeks later, during the Cana
dian canvass, Sir John Macdonald and |
Sir Charles Tupper both stated |
before public assemblages that an informal |
discussion OF reciprocity treaty would take
place at Washington after the 4th of March, |
by invitation OF the Secretary of State.
det2u these 1acts because deem il import |
ant, since the matter has for some weeks |
been open to public remark, that the confer
ence was not initiated by me, but on the
contrary, that the private agreement of |
which speak was a modification of your |
and in no sense an original pro-
posal uom the Government of the United /
States.
Courteous Treatment Is Assured
with this explanation, it only remains
for me 20 say that the gentlemen represent
ing the Dominion of Canada, and proposing
10 discuss the commercial relations of the
two countries, may be eaSsured of q courteous
and cordial reception in Washington by the |
Government Of the United States"
Under date of Agril ) Minister Pauncefote
writes that the President, owing to pressure |
Jf other questions, desires to postpone the
until October l.
The correspondence winds up with
paUEcefotc's telegram to Stanley, saying Oc-
tOhCT = has been fixed for the conference
and stanley'S reply that it is satisfactory.
A few Brandenburgs at 15c