St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-21
BEN is PUGNAClOUS.
The President Disposed to
Jump on Poor Little
Canada.
He Finds Reciprocity Would
Not Benefit Uncle Sans
Manufacturers. s''a''' So.
He Wants Congress to Help
Him Step on the Weak
ling.
A Grain Discrimination Made
the Pretext for His Petty
Howl.

paper sent to the senate today in answer
10 resolution OF Feb. / last calling for
information relative to reciprocity ne
gotiations with Canada, the president
sounds the knell of the project and
plants i Hlile-poSt in American history
by deliberately. in effect, recommending
that congress proceed TO retalite upon
the dominion Tor its persistent denial of
the rights OF American citizens GUAR
anteed by the treaty of Washington,
III connection with the navigation Of
Canadian canals. The president in his
communication says that his answer TO
the resolution was delayed at the sug-
geStion of the secretary of state until
the conference OF the 81 inst. took
place between the secretary anu the
British minister and Hon. Mckenzie
lowell and Hon. George +. Foster.
Hon. }. J. Foster also appeared on the
behalf of the government OF the United
States at the request Of the secretary of
state. The president says:
The result of the conference as TO
the practicabIlity of arranging reei-
proeity treaty with the Dominion of
Canada was clearly stated in the letter
of Mr.. Blaine. and was anticipated.
think. by him and every thoughtful
American who mad considered the sub
ject.
4 Reciprocity Treaty
limited to the exchange of natural
products would have been such only in
form. The benefits of such treaty
would have Injured almost wholly to
Canada. Previous experiments on this
line had been satisfactory to this gov
eminent. a treaty that should be re-
ciprOcal in fact and of mutual advan-
tage must necessarily have embraced
the Important one OF manufactured
articles and secured TO the United
States free or favored introduction of
these articles into Canada, as against
the worlds; but it was not believed that
Canada'S ministry was ready 10 propose
or assent to such an arrangement The
conclusion of the Canadian commits
sionerS is stated iii the report Of Mr..
Blaine, as follows:
In the second place,it seemed to be
impossible for the Canadian govern
ment, in view of its present political re-
lations and obligations, to extend to
-1HlOlltA an SOOhS q BASIAlOnllth4 LANol-
ment over those of other countries. AS
Canada was part of the British en-
.pire. they did not consider it competent
for the Dominion government tn enter
into any commercial arrangements with
the United States from the benefits of
which Great Britain and the colonies
shOu+af5e excluded
ut is not for this government to
argue against this announcement of
Canadian official opinion. 1t must be
accepted. however, | think, as the state
ment of condition which places an IN
Surmonnta5le barrier in the way OF the
attainment of that large and
Beneficial Intercourse
and reciprocal trade which might other
wise be developed between the United
States ami the dominion. 1t will be
noted that Mr.. Blaine reports as
one of The results Of the conference an
informal engagement to repeal and
abandon the drawback of eighteen
cents per ton given TO wheat tgrain)
that is carried through Montreal and
shipped from there to Europe. BY the
American railways running from
0dgensburg and Oswego and other
American ports The shippers paid the
full twenty cents ton, While in effect
that by the way Of Montreal is only TWO
cents. 1t WAS understood that the
Canadian commissioners, who were all
three members of the cabinet, would
see 10 the withdrawal of this diScTimi
nation"
''FrOm the report of the recent con-
ference by Mr.. Foster it will be seen
that the Canada commissioners declare
that this statement does not conform to
the understanding, and that the only
assurance they had intended to give
was that the complaint of the govern
ment of the United States should be
taken into consideration by the Cana
dian ministry on their return TO Ottawa.
Dir. Foster. who was present at the first
conference, confirms the statement of
Nh Blaine. While this miSunderstand-
ing is unfortunate. the More serious
phase of the situation is that, instead OF
resembling the
Discriminating Canal Tolls
OF which this government complains.
the Canadian ministry. after the return
of the commissioners from their visit
from Washington Oh April 4, reissued
without any communication with this
government the order continuing the
discrimination by which rebate of Is
cents ton is allowed upon grain going
to Montreal. but not TO American ports,
and refusing this rebate even to grain
going TO Montreal, if transShipped at
an American port. The report of Mr..
Partridge, the solicitor of the depart
ment of state, which accompanies
the letter of the secretary of
state. states these determinations
very clearly. That these orders as to
canal toll rebates are in direct violation
Of article - of the treaty of 1891 seems
TO be clear. 1t is wholly evaSive 10 say
that there is no discrimination between
Canadian and American vessels, that
the rebate is allowed TO both without
favor upon grain carried through to
Montreal, or tranS-shipped at Canadi an
ports TO Montreal. The treaty runs !:
To secure 10 the citizens of the United
States the use of the WelIand, St. Law
renee and other canals in the dominion
on terms of equality with the iHhabit-
ants OF the dominion
at was intended to give to, consumers
in the United States. 10 our people
engaged in railroad transportation, and
to those exporting from our ports equal
terms in passing their merchandise
tbrouOh these canals This