Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-27
GOOD CAMPAIGN FOOD.
Secretary of State Fosters Card to
Canada Is Called That
ONE OF THE BEST TO BE PRINTED.
High Time for Uncle Sam to Stand Up
Boldly for His Rights
CAKES LOST JOB NOT IN GREAT DEMAND
tFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-"Let them
who wish to do SO call the rejoinder of Sec
relary of State Foster to Mr.. Michael
Herbert, of the British Legation, a cam
paign document" said high official in one
of the departments to-day to THE DIS
PATCH correspondent. SIT is that very
thing, and it is one of the best campaign
speeches that will be printed this year. We
have been slow to take issue with Canada,
for the reason that she is'weak and is our
closest neighbor as foreign State. We
have borne with impositions until to longer
forbear is ridiculous and great injustice to
our lake shippers and the people of the
whole country.
''The fact is, the Government of the Do
minion of Canada had come to the conclu-
sion that 1t was almost, if not quite, in
position to levy high tribute from the
United States, by reason of its control of
the St. Lawrence and partial control of the
lakes. It thought that it lay within its
power to compel the United States to ac-
cede to almost any demand, and, therefore,
started in to exact exorbitant tolls and to
abrogate treaties at will. The time has
come for a clearing up of the confusion into
which our neighborly relations have fallen,
and to get clear understanding whether
we shall conduct our international business
on basis of fairness and comfy, or whether
we shall compel proper regard for US by
cutting off all commercial relations
Easy TO Make Canada squeaI.
"We can easily make Canada squeal
good deal louder than it has in the remark
oil MT fn ny,tt 10 pino
ton of Mr.. Herbert. We can stop sthe
transportation of goods in bond, and we
can so manage commercial affairs in this
and other things as to practically break up
the trade which is so valuable to the Brit
ish provinces and to the Pacific Railroad.
"But all this trouble merely emphasizes
what The DISPATCH has been SO admirably
urging for the last year or two in advocacy
OF ship, canals. What we want is ship
canal, or two or three ship canals, connecting
the Great Lakes with the Gulf and the
Atlantic, which will be of sufficient width
and depth for the uses of the largest lake
vessels, and, indeed, for vessels large enough
to pass to and from between the lakes and
foreign countries without unloading. They
should be begun at once, and put through
as rapidly as possible and at any cost.
Their highest possible cost would soon be
returned. The Government could not pos
sibly make any other investment that would
be so profitable. The canals need not be so
large as those of Mars We need not build
canals for the purpose of exciting the won-
der and speculation of the telescopists of
other planets
Tbs Last of Some Old Fogiea
"What we want is to free ourselves from
the thrald dom put upon us by an lnsignii-
cant and bankrupt country like Canada, and
to relieve and build up our commerce by
this cheap and direct means of Transports
tion until uninterrupted between Duluth
and the ends of the universe. think that,
after the experience of the Democrats at
the session of Congress just closed, in the
role of economizers, we shall hear less here
after from the stupid and unpatriotic old
pinch and save is the best
economy for . country with
the vast and undeveloped resources
of ours, instead of spending lavishly for
in the right direction, to dig |
out and give to the world the riches that |
are hidden or walled in and stagnant by |
reason of lack of proper and easily-ac-
quired communication with the rest of the
world. I sincerely hope that this ruction
with Canada will lead speedily to the in
tiation of the construction of the grandest
system Of ship canals-capacious enough
.ven for ocean vessels, if need be-ever
Known to at least the people of this little
orb of our little planetary arrangement, to
'ay nothing of our neighbors few million
niles away, who seem to have been doing
something in the way of canals"
Only Permanent Place Wanted.
A letter was received at the Treasury De-
,artment to-day from representatives of the
1lass Workers Association at Pittsburg,
Vhich makes very particular inquiries as to
What action will be taken In the event of
he recommendation of another than George
T. Cake for the Office of Immigrant In
pector. The letter asks for information
rhether there is certainty of the appoint
nent of a new man if one be recommended,
nd wants assurance of permanency.
The inference is that member of the as
ociation who is now at work at his trade is
o be recommended in case there is an as
urance of reasonably permanent position.
he salary of an immigrant inspector is
My "a day, which is from 81 to 50 less
han the wages of a competent glass worker,
ccording to the statements made to the
apartment, and unless continuous posi-
ion, with regular pay, could be positively
romised, an active worker would hardly
are to take the place. While it is certain
hat the Treasury authorities would do what
hey could to give constant occupation to
uch an appointee, it is not probable that it
-ould be within the power of anyone to
romise permanency, as that would depend
pom many contingencies.