The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-21
CANADA WON'T MAKE TERMS.
BrCiPRoTTY SEEMS TO BE OUT OF
1HE QUESTION JUST NON.
~. Can't aet Even the Fair Treatment In
the Matter Of Canal Tolls that Z. Stipu-
,,,,J nv rtcnty-On this Point the Preai-
. ttrrn,iinrnda A cilnn nv Gnnrrcaa.

WASHINGTON June 20.-The correspondence
and documents relative to the recent negotia-
upps between canada and the United States.
vbich wore sent to the Senate to-day by tho
President. accompanied by n message were in
response to u recent request for the same 10y
The Senate. and they cover all the particulars
o,,he affair in tho clearest and most complete
manner The full text OF tho message and
.ccompanying documents will be read with
mu,h interest. and will serve to show the
,ensons why a satisfactory conclusion In re-
card to the proposed agreements between the
two countries on tho basis urged and desired
by this Government was an impossibility.
There Is one sentence in the letter submitted
by the Hon. J. W. Foster which will DO read
with special interest. 1t is that in which no
say that he participated IN tho conferences by
direct invitation Of tho Secretary OF state. Mr..
Blame. A few days ago u report was publtsh-
cd to the OBJECT that ono OF the reasons. ii not
the chief reason. why Mr.. Blaine's resignation
came SO suddenly was that hc had been SUD-
iecled to humiliating criticisms by Gen. Fos-
ter in the presence OF the Canadian Commits
sioners during til. recent conferences. 1t
was srid that while Mr.. Blaine was
making a statement Of tho position OF
the United states In regard to one
of tho matters undor consideration he was In
terrupted BY Gen. Foster. who remarked that
Mr. Laine's view OF the case was in direct con-
traiiction to the view entertained by the
President. According to tho report this so
npcered Mr.. Blaine that no abruptly termin-
atcd the conference and went of and wrote
his resignation. THIS story. which has always
seemed doubtful becomes still moro improb-
able now in connection with the sentence in
Gen. Fosters letter just referredto. and addi-
tiontl weight Is given by the letter to Gen.
4 ~ hat
there mover has hoen any difficulty between
him and Mr.. Blaine il relation to the Canadian
negotiations.
This is the Presidents message:
!. ct, Ii. Sena,e qf tie United a'es'
Y "Tho following resolution was passed by the
Senate on the 24th day Of February last:
"Eao'r,L That the President be requested, II In his
oruion not Incompatible with the public nteres to
inform tho Senate OF the proceedings recently had
with the representatives of the Dominion OF Canada
and the British Government as to arrangements for
rero al trade between Canada and tho United states
In response thereto l now submit the fol-
lowing information:
ION the 18th day of April last. the Secretary
Of State submitted to NO a report. which is
herewith transmitted. Shortly nfter the re-
port came into my possession. was advised
by the Secretary that tho Britist Micister
Canadian Government desired further con-
ference on the subject Of the discriminating
canal tolls Of which this country has COM
planned. This Information was accompari1 I'd
by the suggestion tEat {; response TO tho reso-
lution OF tho Senate might properly be delayed
until this further conference was held. On
thsshird instant the British Minister. in con-
nection with tho Hon. Mackenzie Bowcll and
the Hon. George Z. Foster. members OF the
Canadian Ministry. were received by the See
rotary OF state and II further conference took
place. In both % tho conferences referred to-
the Hon. John ". Foster. at the request Of the
Secretary Of state. appeared with him on be-
half of this Government and tho report OF
the latter conference was submitted to me
on the sixth instant ty Mr.. Foster.
and is herewith transmitted The result OF
the conference. ms to the practicability OF
arranging u reciprocity treaty with the
Dominion Of Canada. Is clearly stated in the
letter OF Mr. Blaine and was anticipated.
think, by him and by every other thoughtful
Aerr"H VINO had %onsI"reu tne sub1ect
natural products would have boon such only
10 form. The benefits of such a treaty would
have Injured almost wholly to Canada. Pro-
vous EXPERIMENTS on this line had !een I'M
satisfactory. t? this Government treaty
that should he reciprocal in fact, and OF
mutual advantage must necessarily have EN-.
bvhcGd an, inportant linl Of manufactured
articles ana navN secured 10 the | n!lGI states
eree or favored intIo iuctlon Of these articles
into Canada rs against the world: but it WAS
not bclevei that tho Cadanian Ministry was
ready t. propose o assent TO such an arrange
m"at. The conclusion Of the Canadian Com
mlssoncrs is stated in the report Of Mr. Blaine
I'm the second place. 1t seemed to DO i'm
possible for tho Canadian Government. in
view o! its Present. poitiru! relations and oDli-
ehiial treatment over those Of other countries.
As Canada was II nart u the British empire.
MI G5 to int any rSt I'm"
from the henrilt3 OF which Great Britain and
lis colonies should he excluded
i Is not for this Government to argue
against his announcement Of Canadian oil.
ci4, opinion. Ii must be accepted. however. |
thinN. a. tie statrWrnt Of II condition which
places an inaun"rnhlo barrier in the way Of the
S,ta.nmeni .! HAT large and beneficial inter
o,h.rWsr BE- developed between the Uni ted
t stati e. aEl IL" DoIninon 1t will DO Eoticcd
tho conference an informal engagement to
repea! and abandon the drawback 81 eighteen
Td az 70 i Wheat ErG%ah that 7 sar
from ~ Europe. ny the American railways
Ianning from Oedcnshurg ana Oswogo and
twenty, "ents a ION. whi's in ciYect those by tho
! MY W.T. Of 1lG'ti"a pay only two cents. 1t was
WHO wers al ~ ,e n"dian C2wmissPnert
N Nsd see T. thi withdrawal 0. this discrilni-
k,itN
W. roster II VIII be- seen that tho Cana
stan commissioners deciarH that this state
tMeat 'or0 no' conform to their understand
tn.' ana mt the only assurance they had
tended 10 civ" was that the comp!aiut 81 the
tSpTvnrqment # n" Ini'rd States should be
taKrn into In-derati9n hS the LRnadinn Min
i!rH on m, l. RETAIN 10 Ottawa
Hr' roster, who was present nj tho first
ggnninrehre; CONFIRMS the s,air,nonts OF MI
Slain. While this Misunderstanding il mn.
fortunate. thu moro s"Fiuus Ihnsoof tic situa
S si,r Is that' Instead Of Resembling ,he s-
mating CN'aI tolls. n rhi,h Il,
Government complains, tho tanadian MIS- MIS-
ti'y, after t,, the return 4 Tho ,ronmls-
eoIsm %n Air Ill + TrGIs3ped. without any
r. .ohtinuinG the discrimir alton, bv which n
tyiNe 81 rs c"hts ton is allowed upon grain
ssnlnS 10 Montreal. but not to American iorts
ss to Mdp DTsyS MS rebate even 70 grain Going
Emt IN" r"pott Of Nj. Partridge. the splic.
,or o' m Department Of State. which accnm-
Iaht5 We letcr Of the Secretary of STATE.
TTSses these DETERMINATIONS Very clearly
INN Ihesc orders as to canal tolls and rcGatgs
tS s N fi re-, violation II article q u tho
NNsHa 10 say that there Ia no dlscri,n-
nation between Canadian and American yes.
I,,Isr "a iS ali