The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-23
CANUCKS NEED SPANKING
Their Papers Talk in a Saucy MannerRe-
garding the Presidents Proclamation.
Some Want Article q ofthe Washington Treaty
Abrogaied- Work on the Canadian $500"
Canal to Be Pushed to Completion

CERT Minister of Railways and Canals. in
formed the Associated Press representative
to-day that he had issued orders TO the con.
tractors of the canal of the Canadian
800" to rush the work through TO compile
ton without moments delay. An in
creased number of men will be engaged
AID the work maintained summer and
winter until the job is finished. The menu
bers of the government in town continue to
decline to discuss the canal tolls dispute.
Thus far no Cabinet meeting has been
called. but intelligence is hourly expected
from Premier Abbott The impression pre-
walls that the government will not recede
from it's position and will continue the re-
bate system until the end of the season.
The comment of the leading newspapers
of the Dominion on President Harrison's
proclaim alton is generally hostile. The OF
taws Empire government organ) says:
The general feeling among the citizens 10
that this 10 simply the elimination of
series of unneighborly acts on the part OF
the United States toward Canada during
the past six years. and the Dominion gov
ernnent ought 20. without delay. give the
requisite two years notice for the abroga-
ton OF Article "a of the treaty of W ashing-
too. Some lawyers. however affirm that
the Canadian government GOULD forthwith
impose heavy tolls on American vessels
passing through the Welland ana 81 Law
renee canals. disregardiRg the treaty en-
tirely." 2
The Ottawa Citizen government organ)
says: If Canadian interests are TO be made
the periodical sport of the political parties
In the United States it is now time that We
resolved TO supply the means for their
aintenance, such as our neighb ors cannot
iail To appreciate. The clearly best thing
to do would be to take steps 81 once for the
formal aerogaticn of the Washington
treaty, and SO be Gone with it," The Citi-
zen closes it's comments as follows: I'm
limiting his retaliation TO the degree TO
which it is claimed our 81 stem discriml-
mates against the ia cerests of the United
States President Harrison has ndoubtedly
made lar better use. from diplomatic
ferred on him by Congress than II he
exercised that power TO It's fullest extent:
ana IL may be that. having shot the little
gun which the Democratic House loaded
for him. the candidate for. the presidency
will think he has sufficiently. for the pres
ent, vIndicated his counter-claim 10 the
nti-British vote and will ultimate ly con-
sent to consider our proposals In more
bnsiness-like way. But IL will not do for
Canada to act upon that presumption just
now. Rather. let US accept the proclama-
fion as deli berately done and prepsre TO
meet the attack upon rs a. people with
national as well as commercial interests az
staKe."
The Toronto Empire government organ)
says: The spirit IN which the present no.
tl0n 10 taken is certainly an unfriendiy
one, and Will not tend TO increase cordial
ity of feeling between the two countries.
The government ought, in dlgnified man.
ner. TO hold on TO the course they haveian-
nounced, even If they have for the remain
der of the season to make some arrange
ment to reimburse the Canadian shippers
h., 90 So lsnn
this retaliation will disarrange rather
than yield to tue suggestion now made"
The Toronto Globe lLiberai) says: An
attempt TO strike this blow at Canadian
commerce is warranted neither by the pres
ent attitude of our Ministers nor by the
whole course of international dealing with
reference to canals and waterways. lt
would be folly TO deny that the step Inch
is TO be taken will hurt an important Can
adam interest. but TO make any further
concession of this threat would be too
great sacrifice of our dignity and self
respect"
The Toronto Mail independently says
mo doubt an intimation from the Ottaws
government that next year the rebate
would surely 90 determined the President
not to resort to an extreme policy. As 10
Is. the United States simply meets our toll
with like toll. AS the American toll -
low. and does not come into operation until
the LIST of next month. 10 Will not be very
serious matter; and AS IL will 60 OF alto
gether when our rebate ceases as cease II
will at the end of this season, it need not
troubl us much"
The Toronto World CONSERVATIVE says:
THE President Of the United States haze,
at the order of Congress. closed the
Sauit Ste Marie canal &c Cana
dian vessels. We accept this hostile
legislation as the warnest tribute our
timony that Canada Is a nation on this
North American continent 1t Is the Begin
ming OF our history of great people.
Thank God Canada can live without tho
United States. Thank God we have proved
that once and can prove 1t again. Thank
God national honor 10 term still TO be
found in the Canadian diction airy. This
canal question will settle ITSELF In time, as
other questions have been settled. but one
lasting effect of it will be that IL played ita
sh are in teaching the Canadians that they
conid live without the United States. That
lesson learned and we are the equals OF any
nation on the American continent"
The National Gazette (ConservaJlvel
says: Until the Canadian Sault canal 10
completed. the United States has the upper
hand In the contest whichIt has prepared
for and forced upon us"
The Montreal Herald lLiberaD says:
"UndOubtedly retaliation viii result In
serious loss and annoyance tc the shipping
interests of the upper. lakes. Those who
suffer from this retaliation can thank the
aggregation that assem- bles In council AZ
ottawa ana rules this lan0. lney mace
our international relations subserve local.
personal and political ends. Bare-face
discrimination between Kingston and
0gdensburg as trsnshipping points 10
Montreal. was the germ of the present I'M
broglio and that discrimination was dictat-
ed by the mesnest and pettiest OF reasons."
Enormous Traffic ihrongh It Mary's Canal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-The chief labor
of enforcing the Presidents proclamation
of retaliation against Canada should. il 20
into effect on the 1st of September next.
will fall npon L. b. Howard. the collector
of customs at Marquette. on Lake Superior.
Mich. He is an experienced officer, who
served for some time as deputy before be-
ing appointed collector. The amount OF
commerce 10 very considerable. Five hundred
aud eighty three thousand tons of wheat
passed through ST. Mary 8 canal last Gar. and
254. 0O0 tons OF flour and 5000 tons of grain.
OF iron ore there were 404, 900, and OF coal
294. 00) tons. In fact. the tonnage and
trathc that goes through the 81. Mary's
canal II greater than that passing through
the Suez canal in Egypt Five thousand
nine hundred and four coastwise vessels
and us foreign vessels were entered az
Marquette during the year 1891.
Yearning for Adlai.
Boston Journal
General Stevenson is down for speeches
in Indiana and South Carolina. but some
how we do not observe any Massachusetts