New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-06

WASHINGTON, July 2.-President Harrison
to-day sent the following message to the
senate:
For the Information or the senate. and In fur
ther response to the resolution Of the senate OF
Fob. "a last. ] transmit herewith communica.
ton ofthe oath inst. from Mr. Herbert, the act
ing representative OF the British government at
this capital. addressed to Mr. Wharton, acting
secretary OF state. upon the subject of the Cana
dian canal tolls. also memorandum prepared
and submitted to me by Mr.. Adee, second assist
ant secretary OF state reviewing the communi.
cation OF Mr.. Herbert, and u letter OF the 28th
inst. from John w. Foster, who, as have pre-
viously stated. with Mr. Blaine. represented this
government in the conferences with the Cana
dian commissioners.
The position taken by this government as
expressed III my previous communication to the
senate, that the canal tolls and regulations, OF
which complaint,has been made, are in viola
ton OF our treaty with Great Britain. is not
shaken but rather confirmed. There eau be no
doubt that serious discrimination against our
citizens and our commerce exists, and quite as
little doubt that this discrimination is not the
incident, but the purpose of the Canadian regu-
lations. 1t has not seemed to me that this was
case IN which we could yield to the suggestion
for further concessions on the part of the United
States with q view to securing treaty rights for
which consideration has already been gwen.
A CANADIAN PRoPosITI on
Mr.. Herbert in his letter expresses the
desire ofthe dominion to maintain friendly
relations with this government, and says
that the government is willing to meet our
views so lar as is consistent with the do
minion's position and with the interests Of
its people. With a view to the furtherance
OF a good understanding between the two
countries the following arrangement is
submitted.
That as regards the navigation of the Welland
and st. Lawrence canals the imposition of tolls
and the granting OF rebates thereon, the same
treatment will be accorded to citizens of the
United States as is given to the subjects Of her
majesty, without regard to ports OF transhlp-
ment or export, and that the United States will
continue to deal in like manner with the sub
Jects of her Britannia majesty in the use OF the
existing sault Ste Marie canal
That the provisions OF article 30 of the treaty
OF Washington granting carrying powers to veg
sells belonging to the subjects ofs her Britannia
majesty as described in that article be restored.
VERY UNSATISFACTORY
MT. Adee, the second assistant secretary
OF state, In long memorandum prepared
Tor the secretary Of state, reviews the state
ments and opinions OF the Canadian gov
eminent. The rebate OF canal tolls, Mr.
Adee says, is merely an instrument to favor
the export trade from Canadian ports. Con-
Guiding, Mr.. Adee says:
Regarded as whole. the Canadian reply fails
TO meet the just com LlantS OF the Unit ed States
IL narroWS the issue to the treatment of Amer
lean and Canadian vessels in respect to tolls in
the Welland St. Lawrence canals, and to the
denla! OF rebate to cargoes of grain stuffs
actually transhipped in an American port for ex-
port from Montreal or port east OF that city,
1t ignores the adroitly devised system by which
the traffic # citizens of the United States is
made to contribute y much larger percentages of
tolls to the Welland canal than the traffic of
Canadians; and it is altogether silent touching
the discrimination. introduced into this sea-
sons order in council, Withholding the export
rebate from cargoes coming from any part Of
the United States shore OF Lake Ontario.
Secretary Fosters letter relates to the con-
ference held in Washington and its unsatis-
factory termination.