Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-24
CANADIANS AND THE CANAL.
What Ii Said Of the President's Proclamation
In the Provinces.

What Ii Said Of the Presidents Proclamation
In the Provinces.
The dominion cabinet met at Ottaw. yester-
day, but the canal dispute not discussed
In the sbsencs Of leading members of the min
issry.
my own opinion u.s." said Mr.. John HAggart,
minister Of railways and canals. that the policy
Of the government viii be to put Canadian ship
psrs on the same footing - American shippers,
even II we have to hslp them out Of the public
treasury. zee that the President has hIed
the tolls At 10 cents, the same are now placed
on the welland canal, and that they will only
remain In effect during the time that We con-
tinue alleged discrimination
Long before this We saw that II was to our in
forest to push ahead the 500 canal, 90 a. to
have . line Of navigation between the great
Lakes and our own territory. Instructions have
been given to carry on and complete the work
- soon - possible. think by the end of next
summer We viii have a system Of navigation OF
our own connecting Lake Superior far better
than the United States has. We viii have q
lock 5000 feet long and 90 feet wide, which can
hold tow and make the lockage in one-half
the time it can now be done on the American
side"
The general agent of the Northwest Trans
por tation Company, plying between Sarnia and
Duluth who was in the city, said: The proc
Amatior will not cause our company to close.
We will continue to run, but 1t may have the
effect Of raising the rates on freight. We can
do this and still get trade Ours is the principal
line affected
J.w. Mackay Of the Ottawa Transportation
Company said: There Is nothing serious in
the move. Canadians are in the same position
they would be in IL the government acceded to
the request Of the United States and rescinded
the rebate allowed on goods for Canadian ports.
II Milling
said: The situstion Is serious for Canada. The
move was intended to affect the wheat trade
from the northwest, which now largely comes
down BY way Of Owen sound and the 500 canal.
II northwestern wheat il still to be exported IL
must be BY vay Of Buffalo and New York, for
the freight rate either all rail or by canal
through Canada is too high to allow of success
full competition with the United States. Re
taliation would also affect goods going from
eastern Canada TO Manitoba and the Pacific
coast
The Halifax Chronicle. the leading liberal
organ in the maritime provinces says of the
canal tolls: The Canadian government has
already violated the spirit Of the treaty Of WASH
ington by discriminating against American
ports on the lakes, but the Americans have
not fulfilled their treaty engagements in regard
to giving Canadians the use Of the Erie canal
they have no right to complain"
The Chronicle contends that President Har-
rison's action is dictated by political exigencies
in view of the presidential campaign and neces-
sity of eoneiliating the lingo element Of the re-
publican party. The Chronicle further says:
IF President Harrison and his party think that
the latest retaliatory measures will promote the
growth of the movement for political union
they making a serious mistake. Canada
might be wooed and won by friendly and neigh
borlv policy and closer commercial relations.
but abe will resent the bulldozing process. Both
political parties in this country will be a unit in
resenting unneighborly aggression"