The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-25
IN RETALIATION.
President Harrison Issues ProcIafnatio
Taxing Canadian Freight.

President Harrison Issues a Proclamation
Taxing Canadian Freight.
President Harrison issued proclamation on
| Saturday, Aug 81, In retaliation against Canada
for discriminating tolls which have heretofore
been charged on American freight passing
through the Weland Canal. This action was
! authorized by an act passed By the last Con-
greSs. The following is the proclamation:
Whereas. by an ect of Congress approved JaIy
-, l592. entitled IAN act TO enforce reciprocal COM
mercial relations between the United States and
Canada and for other purposes" it IS provided
that. with a view of securing reciprocal advaI,-
United States, on and after the ist day of August
ls92. whenever and often ms the President shall
De sHtished mat The passage through any canal or
lock connected with the navigation of the 81 Iau-
renee River, the great lakes the WATERWAYS con-
Meeting the same, Of any vessels of the United
STATES. or OF car2Ocs and passengers In transit
TO any port Of tho United States il prohibited
or made difficult burdensone by the inn
position Of Tolls otherwise which, in view
free passage through ihe st. MaTy's Falls
Canal, now permitted TO vessels Of all nations
he shall deem TO be reeiprocally unjust aud
unreasonable, ne shall have the power and il
shall be his duty, TO suspend by proclamation
10 that effect, for such time and to such
extent Including absolute prohibition IA
be shall deem just, the right Of free passage
through the 81. Mary's Falls CgEsI 50 far as il re-
lHies TO vessels owned by the subjects OF the Gov
erilinent so discriminating against the citizens
ports, or vessels Of the United States or to any
cargoes. portions of cargoes, or passengers Ia
transit To the ports of the Governments making
such discrimination whether carried in vessels NJ
the United States or of other nations
In such case and during such suspension the
tolls shai! be levied collected and paid as follows
to wit:
Upon freight of whatever kind or description.
not TO exceed 81 a ton; upon passengers not to
exceed 50 each, as shall be from time to time de-
termlned by the President. That no tolls shall be
charged or collected upon freight or passengers
carried TO and landed at Ogdensbnrg or any port
west OF Ogdensburg and south of line drawn
from the northern boundary of the State of New
York through the ST. Lawrence River the great
lakes, and their connecting channels the north
ern boundary OF the State of Minnesota.
Section 2 All tolls charged shall be col
ieeted under such regulations shall be pre-
scribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury, who
may require the master OF each vessel to furnish
sworn statement Of the amount and kind OF cargo
and the number Of passengers carried and the des-
tinatIen OF the and such proof of the actual
delivery of such cargo or passengers Mt some port
place within the limits above named as he shall
deem satisfactory; and until such proof is fur
nished such freight and passengers may be con-
sidered 10 have landed al some port place out
side OF those limits, and the amount Of tolls which
would have accrued if they had been so delivered
snail constitute q lien, which may be enforced
against the vessel in default wherever and when
ever found in the waters of the United States'';
and
Whereas the Government of the Dominion of
Canada imposes q toll amounting TO about 20 cents
per ton all freight passing through the Weiland
Canal in transit to port of tie United States and
also a further toll on all vessels of the United
States and on all passengers in transit to port Of
the United States, all of which tolls are without
rebate, and
Whereas the Government of the Dominion of
Cansea, in accordance with an order in council of
April A. 1892, refunds Is cents per ton OF the %
cent toll at the Welisnd Canal on wheat Indian
corn, pea5e, barley, rye, oats, faxSeed, and buck
wheat upon condition that they are originally
shipped for and curred 10 Montreal or some port
east of Montreal for export; and that trans
shipped at an intermediate point such transshiD-
nlent is made within the Dominion of Canada but
allows no such nor any other rebate said
products when shipped 10 a port of the United
States. when carried to Montreal for export II
transshpped within the United States; and
Whereas the Government of the Dominion Of
Canada by said system of rebate and otherwise dis
eliminates against the citizens of the Uited States
in the OF said Teiiand Canal, in violation OF
the provisions OF Article XVII of the treaty Of
Washington. concluded May 8, 1871 and
whereas said Welnnd Canal is connected with
the navigation of the great lakes, and / salts
fed that the passage through IL of eargoes transit
to ports of the United States IS made difficult and
burdensome by said discriminating system of re-
bate and Otherwise and is reciprOeRlly unjust aud
unreasonable:
Now. therefore. i, Benjamin Harrison, President
of the United States of America, By virtue of the
power 10 tliat end conferred urou me by said act
of Congress approved July 26, 1s92, do hereby di-
rect ttii from and after Sept. i, 1882 until further
notice, toll of 90 cents per ton De levied. col
lCctcd, and paid on all freight of " aatever kind or
description, passing through the ST. Mary's Falls
Canada, whether carried in vessels OF the United
States or of other nations: and that exteut do
hereby suspend from and after sand date the right
OF free passage through said 81. mary's Fails
in transit TO Canadian ports.
In testimony whereof &C.,
BENZ. HARRISON.
By the President:
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