New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-06

vessel that has passed through that canal has
done 90 without payment Of cent. The same
with the st. Clair Flats Canal, the same with
the improvements Of the Lime Kiln crossing and
ito expensive works which the American Govern
ment has permitted us to use entirely free or
charge In return for this neghborly treatment
we levy upon their commerce passing through
the Weand Canal 20 cents per ton, and we
discriminate against commerce going to their ports
by rebating ls cents Of that 20 cents ton to
all vessels going to Montreal Sir. that is not
neighborly treatment"
The Liberals will doubtless attack the Govern
ment al the next session OF Parliament. Mean
while the Government seems TO be doing Its Ut
most through its Newspaper organs to befog the
real merits of the issue and to stir up i'll feeling
against the United States. The ocean steamship
lines at Montreal condemn lts action unhes,tat.
ingly. "Thc Montreal Herald quotes Mr.. watt
Of the Allan line as saying that the ocean ship.
ping interests are unanimous In demanding that
Ogdensburg shall be placed upon an equal footing
with Kingston, because they are naturally ANXIOUS
tn Mo on ai" s'BB But Mr. Watt sdd the Ma
tional policy bell was rung by the Kingston f Reo-
rance Of the Dominion steamship line says:
The Government have brought all this trouble
upon themselves BY discriminating. in opposition
S hs n T a1ot Of Of snRp nson TSe Big
dian railroads the Grand Trunk and the Cana
dian Pacific, are also opposed TO the discrimina-
ton against Ogdcnsburg vessels. The steamers OF
the Canadian Pacific. which ply between Port Ar
thur and Owen Sound. will be hit by the retalla.
tory toll But apart from that, both roads feel
break" in directing the attention OF Congress TO
its unfriendly attitude towards American interests
They are allowed TO operate hundreds Of miles OF
railway in the United States, and To evade the
Interstate Commerce law binding upon American
liner, notwithstanding that they have received
enormous subsidies OF Canadian Government
money, borrowed from England. while the Aineri-
can lines owe their existence wholly o.prvate en-
terprise The managers of the Canadian Pacific
some day look into this truly extraordinary privi-
le2e.
Ryan d Co., and Allan & Fleming. contractors
for the new Canadian canal at this point, have
received orders from Ottawa ~ push the work
to completion a. rapidly possible The canal
will have great a draught Of water. twenty-one
feet the lock now being built on the Ameri-
have until May 10 next TO finish the jon, but
the rock and earth excavation has been eN-
ccedingly heavy, and il they get through by
May 10, 1894 they will do we'll Until The
Canadian canal IL ready Canadian vesSn -owners
must use the United States canal and look 10 tn"
Ottawa Cover Stnent TO recoup them for the toll or
TO come to lis senses and remove the discrimina-
ton on the Welland President Harrison's action
is approved hy everybody connected with the
ably force the Dominion Government 10 do what
il ought to have done long ago, namely. abolish
the Canadian canal tolls 30 that navigation from
Duluth all the way ~ tidewater by the great
lakes aud the St. Lawrence shall be as free aS
it now Is west Of Detroit