Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-15

ysd.sai revision should be made. In the
matter Of canal tolls our treaty rights
have been a%asrantly disregarded. Cans
dian railroads compete for trafsc without
the restraints Of the interstate commerce
law. and their cars pass through cur ter
titory almost without detention.
There is no disposition on the part OF
the people or government OF the United
States TO interfere In the smallest degree
tsith the political relations OF Canada.
THAT question is wholly with her own
neople Il is time for US, however, t. con
slider whether, IL the present state OF
things and trend OF things is to continue,
our exchanges upon lines Of Lane trans
por.ation should not be put upon a diffsr.
eat basis, and our entire independence Of
Canadian canals aud of the st. Lawrence
as an outlet TO the sea secured by the con
structiou of an American caaal around
the Falls OF the Yarmara, ana the open.
ing of ship communication between the
Great Lakes and one of our seaports.
we should not hesitate TO avail ourselves
of our great natural trade advantages,
We should withdraw the support which
is given TO the railroads and steamship
lines of Canada by a traffic that properly
Lelcngs to us, and to no longer to furnish
the earnings which Tighten the other
wise crushing weight OF the enormous
public subsidies that have been giyea 70
thetd,
Gillian aud italian Incidents.
The settlement of the Gillian and
Italian incidents is touched upon end
their satisfactory settlement noted by the
president. Several other minor foreign
incidents are also touched upon and In
most cases satisfactory settlement re-
corded. The specially friendly relations
with Hawaii are commented upon and
the need of cable communication with
that country is reiterated.
The Nicaragua Canal.
I repeat with great earnestcess the
recommendation which | have made in
several previous messages that prompt
and adequate support be given to the
American company engaged in the con
strucEion OF the Nicaragua ship canal: 10
il impossible to overstate the value from
every stand point OF this great enterprise
and / hope that there may he time, even
in this congress-, to give to it an impetus
that will insure the early completion OF
the canal and secure to the United States
its proper relation to it when completed.
Thb Monetary Conference.
The con gress has been already advised
that the invitations OF this government
for the assembling of an i~nternatlona
monetary conference to consider the
Question of an enlarged issue Of silver
was accepted by the nations to which
they were issued. The conference assem-
bled at Brussels GA the 22nd Of November,
and has entered upon the consideration o.
this great question. IhaNe not doubted,
and have taken occasion to express that
belief, as we'll in the invitations issued
for this conference as in my PUBLIC mes
ga ges, that the free coinage Of silver upon
an agreed international ratio would
greatly promote the interests of our peo'
pie and equally those Of other nations. IL
is too early TO predict what results may
be accomplished by the conference. II
any temporary check or delay intervenes,
I believe that very soon commercial con
ditions will compel the now reluctant
governments TO unite with us In this
movement to secure the enlargement Of
| the volume of money needed for the tran
saction OF the business OF The world.