The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-15
Put the Screws to the Canadian Tories ,

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Put the Screws to the Canadian Tories
1t is plain that the retaliatory measures
thus far taken against the Canadian Tories
BY Mr.. HARRISON In pursuance Of the policy
prescribed by Congress are not severe
enough. They have not awaited to bring
the Dominion Government to its senses.
and the outrageous discrimination against
American shippers In the matter of tolls on
the Welland Canal is perslstently and de-
family maintained.
But President HARRISON has by no means
exhausted the means Of reprisal at his
command. Let him deal death
blow to tho Canadian Pacific ind
Grand Trunk RAILWAYS by extinguish-
ing their power OF competing with Ameri-
can railroads on unfair terms. and he will
not only bring tho Tory Ministers at Of
iowa to their knees but give 4 tremendous
impetus to the movement for the political
fusion OF Canada End tho United States.
Now that Mr.. GLADSTONE has returned to
power in England. the time has come to
make the representatives Of Canadian rail
ways and oil other Canadian interests un-
derstand that. IL they covet the privileges
OF American citizens. they must seek them
within the Union and not outside of it.
The result Of the meeting Of the Domin-
ion Cabinet in Montreal on Saturday shows
that Premier ABBOTT and his colleagues
have undated confidence in their power of
quilting our Federal Government. They
have. it seems. decided to continue the dis
eliminating tolls on vessels clearing for
American ports. and the ground OF the de-
cislon they avow with stupcndous cynicism
to be that Canadian grain shippers have
been enabled to make profitable contracts
by virtue of the existing disabilities Of their
American competitors.
We are we'll aware that Canadian grain
shippers are making money. but We also
know that the money Is made through q
fragrant violation Of our treaty rights. We
are curious to see whether the Canadian
Tories will have the brazen assurance to
make the profits accruing from their own
infraction OF an international agreement
the pretext for tho compromise" for
which. 1t Is announced. they purpose to ap-
ply to the Government Of the United States.
Their notion Of a compromise Is peculiar
It amounts to this: That they will persist
In wrongdoing throughout the present
year. meanwhile deluding President HAIR
BISON with the promise Of another farccal
conference to be held In Washington next
January. like that which last winter ex-
posed our State Department to derislon.
We do not believe that the President can be
cheated o second time. II. indeed, he ought
to be held personally responsible for
the ridiculous duotility with which our
Government allowed itself to be made an
eleotioneering catspaw for the Canadian
Commissioners We believe that Mr.. HAIR
R1soN will pronounce q conference on the
subject proposed entirely superfuous. He
knows that as regards the discrimination
against Americans on the Welland Canal
there is nothing to discuss. since the viola
ton Of our treaty rights is patent and
uncontrovertible. Besides. the utmost to
be hoped for from conference would be a
promise on the part Of tho Canadian Com
missioncrs that the unfair treatment Of
Americans should cease. But Just such
promise was made at Washington last win
ter. yet no sooner did the Commissioners
get back to Ottawa than the promise was
impudently broken.
Tho American people want no compro-
misses and no conferences with the Tory
wirepullers. who Just now. to the grave
detriment OF our Liberal friends In Canada,
happen to be in power at Ottawa. What we
want is our treaty rights. and IL we do not
get them 1t will be because the President
fails to use the power Of retaliation and
coercion which the law has put into his
hands. Apprehensions indeed. have been
expressed that Mr.. HARRISON may shrink
from dealing the one decisive stroke at the
Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railways.
for the reason that the privileges hitherto
conceded by us to those foreign corpora
lions inure to the profit OF some Of the in
habitants OF Maine. Minnesota. and North
Dakota. The President. 1t is said. might
lose some votes in those States II he de-
prived the Grand Trunk and Cana
dian Pacific railways of their present
power OF undertaking their American
competitors. 1t Is possible that some
American citizens may be base enough to
wish to feather their individual nests at
the expense OF the dignity and welfare Of
their country. We have always had some
scoundrels OF that kidney; they were
known as Tories in tho Revolution. and
they made the name OF Federalist stencil
In the war Of 1919. Thank GoDi such skulk-
Ing rencgades are few, and the last thing
they want is to stand up and DO counted.
Let Mr. HARRISON do his duty In this
Canadian business without iiinching. There
10 no politics in this matter. 1t is purely
patriotic question whether the Executive
head OF the American people will use the
legitimate means Of pressure Mt his dis
posal to enforce our treaty rights.
New Trinmphs for American Amor.
The recent trials at Indian Head and at
Bethlehem OF two 1OH-inch nickel-steel