The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-16
NO CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

NO CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
srnnEy END o., TEN NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE OTTAWA CABINET
-. ran sSian Comnlssloners HAD No Prop.
cations 20 ORer which the Unitea States
Could Accept. ana Besides They Had No
Authority from tho Home Government 70
rxen Enter Upon the'Preliminary NeGotia-
uo.s-Au Abuse OF Diplomatic Courtesy.
WARRINGTON. Feb 15.-After week Of secret
Asilv sessions. the Canadian Reciprocity Com
nissioners have adjourned their conference.
and will return to Ottawa. At the very outset
AZ the conference the Canadian Commission
ara submitted a proposition for complete
,ecinrocity in natural products only. This
rronos,tion was promptly rejected by tho
United states. The Canadians were informed
bv the Secretary Of State that 1t would be
nse,ess to waste time II they had moth
i,c else 10 propose. Thereupon the Com
mssionors said that they had prepared
. martha, list Of manufactured articles. This
was submitted later with the distinct state
ment that none OF the articles upon this list
would be admitted from the United States at q
lower rate than they would be admitted from
Great Britain. although the rates for the
United States might be lower than for Portu-
cal. Spain. and other countries. The items In
this list are not as yet furnished for publica-
tion. but 1t is known that the list does not
contain any OF tho articles which are
in the bed parlor combine" nor any
O, the particular articles which receive
protection in Canada in return for the sup
mort which the manufacturers Of the Do
minion give to the Tory party there. brief
consideration Of this list was sufficient to con-
vince the Secretary Of State and Mr.. j. W. Fos-
for, who Is his assistant In reciprocity matters.
that It did not contain single manufactured
article which the manufacturers OF the United
States would desire to send to Canada, and the
Canadians were informed that . proposition Of
TINT sort could not be considered. as It did not
afford anything that would be regarded as
reciprocal by the American people. Tho prop
ostion involved no sacrifice on the part Of the
Canadians. but 1t would have compelled large
sacrifices on the part OF the people and the
manufacturers Of the United States.
II was at this point that the question was
asked BY the United States whether the
Dominion Ministers had any authority either
to make the proposition which they had SUBJ
United States Government In the capacity Of
authorized negotiators. The question. while
It may not have been unexpected. Is stated to
have startled tho Ottawa Cabinet by It's abrupt
ness. and by the positive manner in which an
answer was demanded The only answer
possible was that tho Dominion Ministers are
simply the underlin9s Of the Government in
London. and that no such authority existed.
and that 1t would be necessary to ask for 1t
from Great Britain. It is understood that ca
BILE messages were sent BY Sir Julian Paunce-
fote to Lord Salisbury to ascertain whether
the desired permission could be had.
but It was evident to the Commits
sloners that they had nothing to ex-
psct from the United States from any per-
mission which they would be likely to obtain
from Lord Salisbury. Tho United States
would not consent to any arrangement which
would be In the interest Of Great Britain and
not for tho benefit Of the commerce Of the
American continent The United States in
listed that II any reciprocal relations were to
tries on this continent they were to DO shaped
IN accordance with the interests Of the people
here. and not with view solely to the inter-
ssts Of the Government Of which Canada is
only colonial dependecy.
It became evident last Saturday that It would
not be possible to come to any basis Of agree
ment as to reciprocity. and the Canadian
sh OF
consideration was that Of the canals. The
Canadian Government wishes to have the un:
the and msn
tanned that under existing treaties 1t has the
l,gh TO use the canals because it does not
Weland Canal. At the outset Of this discus
sion. however. the Dominion Commissioners
dilemma T WhieS they were Unable to
!,lcale themselves. 1t was shown to them by
tGs lGi'ed states that, Notwithstanding the
ment 1t ottawa that there Is no discrimina-
ton against American vessels through the
he maried slRne h
oppressive to American vessels. and that, until
these Determinations shall be removed. the
for reipro"ity in the use ,s Of the canals. This
was shown to the Dominion Commissioners by
iants which they could not controvert. The
ton, and without the payment Of tolls. while
the American vessels are delayed and mulcted
Canadian tommissioners could not make any
answer which would be satisfactory to the
intel States Government. So that the mis-
t. canada and make misleading statements
pp Sn ormer nsr the f s
!, That the Administration will not permit tine
htatementS to go uncontradicted. but Will pub
nsh what did actually occur land in order to pro-
t.ct Itself from tn e imposition to which 1t was
sntlected last spring. it is understood that the
secretary Of state took pains to have the state
ments Of tho Dominion Commissioners re-
dlce1 to writing.
ut is.annonnced In Ottawa that the Dominion
MMinl.terS ARE expected to soon return from
Washington. i can be stated authoritatlvely
maj secletary Blaine will place nothing in the
way Of their immediate return. 1t Is known
mat President Harrison and Secretary Blaine
ar" Indignant that diplomatic courtesy. has
a2aln been SO audaciously abused as 1t has
ieea by the Dominion Commissioners in COM
,hs 10 Washington pretending to desire to me-
S HhIlaate a treaty. when they had no authority
u w,at1eyerto even enter upon the preliminary
consideration Of that question. When they
arrived nd ed hero i wns supposed that they
mhd iull aufhorithy to conclude q convention.
Which, Il approved by tho President and SUBJ
,,hhiltrd 70 tho Senate. would be binding upon
me y nited states and upon the British Govern
,nent. II now appears that they came for the
ntaTpose Of endeavoring ito look into the hand
o a., we United States" and TO ascertain II they
could whether there would be any prospect
tHr arDs,cEr2city even II they could obtain from
tr ssat Britain any, authority to negotiate a
trsatY The President and Secretary Blaine
nSw mo that they have twice been used to effect
Ttary ana anti American purpose in Canada.
mere are intimations that II the Dominion
toulmlSSOnors do not omit tn ordinary r.