The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-08-24
RETALIATION.
President Harrison Issues q Proola-
nation Imposing Tolls
AZ the 1900" Canal on All Merchandise
Passing Through-Tho Action Caused
by tho Dominion Governments
Discriminating Rates at the
Welland Canal
WASHINGTON, Aug 22.-The president
issued the following proclamation Sat

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The president
issued the following proclamation sat
urday:
Whereas by an act Of congress approved July
a6 1892 entitled "An act TO enforce reeigIocal
commercial relations between the Unlteu SIaIes
and Canada and for other purposes ipoI II ts proIl
vided that with view OF. securing reclprooass
advantages for the citizens, ports ana vesSeis oi
the United States on and after the ISL uay ol
August, 1892, whenever and SO often as the
president shall be satisfied that the Passage
through any canal or lock connecteu wltn aen, e,e
navigation OF the St Lawrence river, the great
lakes or the waterways connecting the same, OF
any vessel OF the United States or OF carg9es OF
messengers in transit TO any porto tne ohiteu
States, is prohibited or Is made alncuis vi Is
densome by the imposition OF tolls or otherwi@se, @
which, In view OF the free passage through lne'
St Mary's Falls canal now permitted 10 Ves'
wells Of oil nations, he shall deem 70 DS recr
procally unjust and unreasonspie, ne Snna hv
the power and It shall be his duty TO suspend py
proclamation TO that effect and Tor such I, tlnle
and 10 such extent Qncluding absolute pronlpl'
tion) as he shall deem just, the right OF lree pas.
sage through the ST Mary FAILS 90 tSe
IL relates TO vessels owned by the suDlectso OF tne
government so discriminating against tne ul.r
zens, ports or vessels OF the United States on W
any cargoes portions Of cargoes or passengers
IN transit 10 the ports OF the government nah'
inc such determination, whether carried in YES
sells of the United States or OF other nations.
In such case and during such suspension tolls
shall be levied, collected and paid as follows, 70
wit: Upon freight OF whatever klnd OF ueserIP
tion NOT to exceed s2 per tom upon passengers,
not To exceed S5 each. as shall be from Time 70
time determined by the president, PROVIDED tnht
no tolls shall be charged or colecteu upon
freight or passengers carried TO ana hnueu tS ~
ogdensburg or any port west OF Ogdensburg ana
south OF d line drawn from me northern pouuu ~.
ary OF the stale OF New YORK through tne SS
Lawrence river, tho great lakes ana lner Con
nocting channels to the northern boundary OF
Sc. ALI tolls charged shall be collected un.
der such regulations as shall be prescribed py
the secretary OF the treasury, who may require
the master Of each vessel TO furnish sWors
statement OF the amount and kind oil cargo hhu
thenumber Of passengers carried anu the ues, @
tination OF the same ana such PROOF Vi tno
actual delivery OF such cargo or passengers at
some port or place within the limits aDoV0
named as he shall deem satisfactory; ana until
such proof is furnished such freight and passen.
gers may be considered 10 have been landed ~
some port or place outside OF those nnilts nI anJ
the amount oil tolls which would have accrued
n they had been so delivered shall constitute q
lien which may be enforced against the yessel
in default wherever and whenever iouhu IN lhe
waters OF the United States; and
Whereas the government OF the Dominion ol
| Canada imposes q toll amounting 70 ABOUT "
cents per ton on oil freight passing through tbe
| Weliand canal In transit TO aport OF the united
States, and also further toll on el Vesseis =,
| ihe United States and all passengers In transit
10 n port in the United States all OF which Tolls
| are without rebate, ana
| Whereas the government OF the Dominion OF
| Canada, In accordance with an oruer IN couneil
| of April T. lsq2 refunds Is cents per ton OF lhe
| 20 cents toll at the Welland canal on wheat IN,
| dian corn peas, barley, rye, oats haxseed ana
| buclxwheat upon condition that they are origin.
ally shipped for and carried 70 Montrea, OF soe ~
| poTt east OF Montreal Tor export and that II
| transhipped at an intermediate point, such
| transhipment is made within the Dominion OF
Canada, but allows no such nor any otner 70, =,
bate on said products when shipped 70 port OF
the United States, or when carried 70 Montreai
for export II transhipped within the united
whereas the government OF the Dominion OF
Canada by said system OF rebate ana Stherwse
| dlscriminntes against the citizens OF the United
States in the use OF the said Welland canal ln
| violation OF the provisions OF article N OF the
treaty Of Washington, concluded May g. 1911, ano
Whereas said Welana canal y Ses SOnnyvaeI ara
am satisfied that the passage through " OF cur
goes in transit 10 ports OF the United States i
nude edifieult and burdensome by said discrimi y
Mating system OF rebate and otherwise, anu II
reciprocnlly unjust and unreasonable,
Now, therefore, /, Benjamin Harrison, presi
dent OF the United States OF America, by Ylrtue
Of the power 10 that end conferred upon me ey
said act OF congress approved July 20, 1872 dt
hereby direct that from and after September ]
1892. until further notice, q toll OF 20 cents pei
ton be levied, collected and paid on all irelgh
OF whatever kind Or description passing througt
\ II.
OF tho Dominion OF Canada whether carried II
vessels OF the United States or OF other nations
and thai 70 that extent do hereby suspend
from and after said date the right OF free pas
sage through said St Marys Falls canal Q
any and all cargoes or portions OF cargoes II
"""'" " BENJAMIN HARRISON.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 22.-The new
that President Harrison had issued hi
proclamation against Canada enforcing
discriminatory canal tolls created yer
table sensation in official circles. 1
was thought the recent offer Of the Do
minion government to withdraw the re
bate at the end Of the season would ap
pease the American government. AL
the cabinet ministers are out OF town
Premier Abbott will probably canoe
his departure for the Gulf Of St Law
renee, and It is certain meeting OF tn
government will be held in q day o
two to consider the situation.