St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-21
President Harrison Issues q
Proclamation to Enforce
Retaliation.
Free Passage OF the $500"
Canal Ordered to Cease
September i.
Two Dollars Per Ton to Be
Levied on Every Kind Of
Freight,
And Five Dollars Per Head on
Passengers--Resume Of the
Incident.

w ASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-Ihe DreSl-
dent this afternoon issued a proclama
nation imposing retaliatory tolls on
Candadian vessels passing through
American canals, under authority of
the act passed at the last session OF
congress. Following is the proclama-
ton:
Whereas, by an act of congress ap-
proved July 26, 1892, entitled IAN act
to enforce reciprocal commercial rela-
tions between the United States and
Canada and for other purposes" it IS
provided, THAT, with view of secur-
ing reciprocal advantages for the citi-
zens, ports and vessels of the United
states on and after the 1st day of
August, 1892, whenever and so
often as the president shall be
satisfied that the passage through
any canal Or lock connected with the
navigation OF the st. Lawrence river,
the great lakes, or the waterways con-
Meeting the same, Of any vessels of the
United States, or of cargoes or passen-
gers in transit to any port of the United
States is prohibited, or is made difficult
VI UuIu0uSOillc ny tliC
Imposition OfTolls
or otherwise, which, in view of the free
passage through the st. Mary's Falls
canal now permitted to vessels of all
nations, he shall deem to be recipro-
cally unjust and unreasonable, he shal |
have the power, and it shall be his duty.
to Suspend by proclamation to that
effect, for such time and to such ex-
tent Gncluding absolute prohibition).
as he shall deem right. the
right of free passage through the st.
Mary'S Falls canal, SO far as it relates to
the vessels owned by the subjects of the
government discriminating against the
citizens. ports or vessels of the United
States or to any cargoes, portions of
cargoes, or passengers in transit to the
ports of the government making such
discrimination, whether carried in YES
sells of the United States or other ma
tions. In such case, and during such
suspension, tolls shall be levied, col
lected and paid as follows. to wit:
Rate of Tolls.
Upon freight of whatever kind or de-
ScTiption, not to exceed 50 per ton I;
upon passengers, not to exceed $5 each,
as shall be from time to time determined
by the president.
Provided, that no tolls shall be
charged or collected on freight or pas
sengers carried to and landed at Og-
densburg or any port west of Ogdens-
burg 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 connect
ing channels to the northern boundary
of the state of Minnesota.
Sec. 2. All tolls so charged shall be
collected under such regulations as
shall be prescribed by the secretary of
the treasury, who may require the mas
statement of the amount and kind
of cargoes, the number of passen-
gers carried, and the destination
of the same, and such proof OF the
actual delivery of such cargo or passen-
gers at some port or place within the
limits above named, as he shall deem
satisfactory, and until such proof is fur
nished such freight and passengers may
be considered TO have been landed at
some port OF place outside of those linn
its, and the amount of tolls which would
have accrued if they had been so de-
livered shall constitute lien, which
may be enforced against the vessel in
default wherever and whenever found
in the waters of the United States.
Canada's Discrimination.
Whereas, The government of the Do
minion of Canada imposes a toll
amounting to about 20 cents per ton on
all freight passing through the Welland
canal in transit to port of the United
States: and also further toll on all
vessels of the United States, and OH 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 Canada, in accordance
with an order in council of April 4, 1892,
refunds Is cents per ton of the 2O-cent
toll at Welland canal on wheat, Indian
corn, peas, barley, rye, oats, flaxseed
they are originally shipped for and car
ried to Montreal or some port east of
Montreal for export, and that, if tran
shipped at intermediate points, such
tranShipment is made within the Do
minion of Canada, but allows no such
nor any other rebate on said products
when shipped to port of the United
States. or when carried to Montreal for
export if transhipped within the United
States; and
Whereas, the government of the
Dominion of Canada, by said system
of rebate and otherwise discriminating
against the citizens of the United States
in the use of said Welland canal, in
vocation of the provisions of article 81
of the treaty of Washington, concluded
May s, 1871; and,
Free Passage Suspended.
Whereas. said Welland canal is con-
nected with the navigation of the great
lakes, and | am satisfied that the pas
sage through it of cargoes in transit to
ports of the United States is made
difficult and burdensome by said
discriminating system Of rebates
and otherwise. and is reciprocallv
unjust and unreasonable; now, there
fore, l, Benjamin Harrison, president
of the United States of America, by
virtue of the power to that end con-
ferred upon me by said act of congress,
approved July 26, 1892, do hereby direct
that, from and after Sept. l. 1892, until
further notice, toll of 20 cents per ton
be levied, collected and paid on all
freight of whatever kind or description
passing through the ST. Mary's Falls
canal in transit to any port of the Do
minion of Canada, whether carried in
vessels, OF the United States or of other
nations: and. to that extent, do here
by suspend, from and after said date.
the right of free passage terough said
st. Mary'S Falls canal of any and all