New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
rINADIAN PACIFIC FREIGHTS.
.ur PRESIDENT ASKS FOR INFORMATION
souF MEASURE TO PREVENT UNJUST D1soRIM:-
NATION AGAINST UNITED STATE
ROADS NEEDED


ROADS NEEDED
r..b,nrt N. Dec. o4.-The President has called
Eva executive Departments for all information
- their possession relative TO reightS coming mo
VI I.,,,oa States over the Canadian Pacific Rar rad.
M was directed t. this subject BY the President
- arcusI message TO Congress- and since then
~ ,,,ect has been a live and Interesting one Ill the
%..,rv Department TlJ unjust DISCRIMINATION
-, United States railroads made by inv, or
-, bv IFS construction. in favor of the Canadian
,s railroad by means Of the consular seal system,
-. 1,og been source OF complaint AT The treasury
n.,.rtment This law was passed In 1od4. and lis
-~hstapce is Incorporated In section 3'1o2 H. ,.
49, this law freights are shipped from Canada TO
,.or points in the United States under the consular
NV NV, svstem The United States consul certihes
-. .hn r,onfcs, is correct. that he has sealed ana
a the car and that Ccrtifcation carries the freight
"ourh without inspection at The border thus saving
49, one 70 two days delay and the cost OF re-
handling the freight
wben the law was passed the traffic was small.
a. also contendcd at the Treasury Department that
-. eights entitled to the privileges OF consular seal
70 originally confined TO the products OF Canada,
w. .raaac between 1865 and $3.50 being thus limited,
-. rDited states consuls could and did give personal
..,n n inspecting the shipment OF freight, maxi
- cnt the manifest and sealing the cars. as the law
.rsc,Gcally directs they should d.. But gradually
~. business has grown, and the law has been per
,,r.d and now more goods having their origin In
CHINA and Japan are shipped over the Canadian Pa
,ec for The United states than goods oil products OF
canada Nearly all the silks and Chinese and
Y.nan.se goods that come into this country are
,,oasht IN under the consular seal system. Ihey
90, com. through IN bulk quicker and In better con-
t,no, than over American routes by the very reason
=. tho consular seal sy stem, which the law does not
.nn,v 10 American railroads. Enjoying TINS superb
s-,v over American railroads, the Canadian Pacific
has csused t. he put into the Canadian tariff dis
terminating duty OF 10 per cent on all cofee and
"a. imported into Canada from the United states.
From all other countries except the United states
.os.s and tea can come into Canada free. The effect
=, mis- has been TO divert this traffic from American
orts and have coffee and tea come over the Canadian
po,Ihc from Vancouver. g. G., where they are landed
from China and elsewhere. .
Thss, evidences u unirlendlinesS are regarded AZ
rho Treasury Department as tustfying some drastic
measure Ii is pointed out that as the franc over
tbe Canadian Pacific has become so great That Ii
e imnoSshc Tor United States CnnSulS personally 10
n.rform the duties required Of them under the pro-
ris,ons OF The consular seal law, due regard Tor
tho rcv.nue would warrant the suspension OF section
IOo until such time a. Congress makes provision
Cor ia pcrfect enforcement should this be done II
would in the opinion OF Treasury Department officials
mi a stop to discrimination against American rail
r,aSs and also be reaIiat0ry measure against cana
ia for her unfriendlinesS toward us.