The Helena independent., 1892-06-21
CANADA OIScRIMIAATts.
And The President Thinks Active
Measures in Retaliation Should
Be Adopted.
rhe Long Delayed Information
Demanded by Congress, ls at
Last Transmitted.
y. uops or Making Reciprocity Treaty
That VIII He OF Advantage TO
8 This Country.

WASHINGTON, June 20.--In the state pa
,,ars .ent 20 ths senate in answer TO a reso-
luton Of Feb. "a calling for information
relative TO the reciprocity negotiation with
Canada. the president sounds the death
knsll Of that project. in effect rscommsnd-
inp that congress proceed to retallase upon
Canada for her persistent denial OF tho
rights Of American citizens guaranteed by
tho treaty of Washington in connection
With the navigation Of Canadian canals.
The president says the answer to the reso-
luton was delayed at the suggestion OF the
secretary of state until the conference OF
June with Canadian representatives took
place. The president says. in part: "Ine
result of the conference as to tho praosioa-
bility OF arranging reciprocity treaty with
the dominion OF Canada is clearly stated IN
MIR. Blaine's letter and il was anticipated,
think, by him and every thoughtful Ameri-
can who had considered the subject
of reciprocity treaty. limited to the ex-
change Of natural products that 1t would
have been such only in form. The benefits
of such treaty would Injured almost wholly
10 Canada. Previous experiments on shls
line we're unsatisfactory to the government
A treaty that should be reciprocal IN fses
and Of mutual advantage must necessarily
have embraced an important list OF manu-
faotured articles and secured to the United
states the free or favored introduction OF
these articles into Canada ~ against the
world but il was not believed the Canadian
ministry was ready to propose or assent TO
suoh an arrangement. The conclusion OF
the Canadian commissioners 10 stated in
ina ranort of MIR. Blaine, a. follows MT.
blaine reports as one of the results OF the
cnnference an informal engagement to re-
peal and abandon the drawback OF 10 cents
sb,oaop soR Montreal s,psn az and shipped % shenos
TO Europe by American railways running
from Oedensburg Oswego and other Amer
ican ports. The shippers have paid full ~
+ cents a ton, while in effect those by way OF
Montreal pay only two cents.
UTt was understood tho Canadian COM
missioners who we're members OF the CanH,
tlian cabinet, would see to the withdrawal
of this discrimination. Ihe report OF the
recent conference of Foster shows that the
Canadian commissioners declare that TINS
does not conform to their understanding OF
the matter; that all they insendeo was te1s
the complaint would be taken into consld-
eration by the ministry. Foster, ON the
contrary, confirms Blaine's statement.
This Misunderstanding is an unfortunate
INIT serious phase of the situation. The
Canadian ministry, instead Of resembling
the discriminating canal tolls. reissued
after the return of the commissioners, and
without any communication with this gov
ernment, an order to continue the d'scrim-
nation"
The president says: "The order is in direct
violation of an article of the treaty OF 1881.
which reads: TO secure to citizens OF the
United States the use of the Welland. St.
Lawrence and other canals in the dominion
on terms of equality with inhsbitants OF
the dominion 1t is matter OF regret that
the Canadian government has not re-
sponded promptly to our request for the
removal Of these discriminating tolls. The
papers submitted show how serious is the
loss inflicted upon our lake vessels and upon
some of our lake ports. In view OF the fact
that the Canadian commissioners still con-
test with US the claim that these tolls are
discriminating, and insist that they consti-
tute no violation OF the letter or spirit OF
the treaty, it would seem appropriate that
congress, if the view held by the executive
is approved, should with deliberation and
vet with promptness take such steps al
necessary to secure the just rights of oul
citizens."
The president says, in view Of the della,
which has already taken place. he has mo-
felt justified in awaiting further communi
cation from the Canadian government sug-
pested in the recent conference. Shoult
any come he will at once transmit it to th'
senate