New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-12

ColbOrup,
Io't |''Oo ., ro,,snaper organs OF the Dominion
n''o ~ ,rot the Government 81 the Uni'e" 9N'u
W. tr a. action blocked the way 70 reclp'o''
oo,,t,r is without foundation. The plohc ,So
- canada bear out the statement lu9V $50" .osts
o,o.o recruitment at Washington mat inc ol '
altogether wiz, the Government oi Wv ',.od states
" rr several years prior to 1873 the on''0u III
- No., nj and the Government OF Canada as =,
,r,l,hitcd foreign tugs from going 10 Wv ,,o,ore |
,.oesoIs wrecked in their respective i og NOT |
1rat Is to say, an American WrecNlns 'o -, ,oros |
- 20 onter Canadian waters In the sre"' '"
.. tho nlrnose OF rcsculng or HUNG wv - 90,
corco of an American or Canadian Vessoi a." ho,n
1T, canadian tugs werc not permitted u ny
COMEDIAN or American wreck in the inIahu ""'1'
,ho United states. This rule did noc a'u ~ .r
orplv ~ the relief Of vessels In distress ,., =.
lave Of Nations a vessel In distress may Dc 10" rN,o
any other vessel whether nome VI ao,uouv
',ui,Ions regarding the relief OF vesseN "o'u'is
I,od ,roro found T. be IL the last degree H',''.n
=, ,,o,r onor,ton A very pain,m case oo' "
,e-4 Tie schooner Augustus tou' " -
y " was stranded on tie Csnad'a' s"''' -.
Erie in the month Of November ona
canadian wrecldng tugs and plant wl'nh ieo"' Tn
. nucr,ro tur the sarah E. Bryant was sent 'or' i"7
prvont appeared upon the scene III ,e'"P 20 ~,
., d ot some risk to herself look OH Tue
bodies NJ the captain, the female COOK and WV '"H
They had died from exhaustion. Incr D'uIoo .,o
wing IN the deck frozen stf In Ice Inc b''
rendered assistance to Canadian lighter e"e'sT
g. soy,nc tbe cargo OF the Ford NeverthelesS INC
III SUNS - ofscors made haste to seize the
Rryant and fined her owner s4oo Inc me vas
,i,tod ovinr 10 an Outcry IN Canaaa s6alhsI U'
action OF tho customs authorities, but It's lNip'''"0
called public attention in both countries 10 ''Y O'
barty u tie existing laws .,.
In 1873 Congress, passed act Offering raHproclt-
IN wreck,nc Il provided that Canadian ".ecAi'e
vessels or Canadian vessels Of any DESCRIPTION my
ndcr aid or assistance to Canadian or other vessels
ch.d or disabled In the waters OF the united oa'eS
contlruous to the Dominion 4 Canada IT VIA tn'
,ls act shall not take effect until proc aIa' OIL W
the President Of the United States declaring th't 'he
rr,,ilece OF aiding American Or other vessels "lecHei
| or Disabled In Canadian waters contiguous 10 "'c
| rrited states has been EXTENDED by the Government
! ., Canada and declaring this act 70 be In foTc''
| .bo,le have been issued The Canadian Government
was not moved at nil By the case OF the foTd n"'t
tho BRYANT. on tne contrary, after mat che an
others almost ~a deplorabc Lad occurred u Issue" III
or,.r to IN. Canadian customs Collectors along the
lakes TO the effect that vessel Canahiah OF loFesn'
was M liberty to carry on wrechng operations III
ro,od,o, waters without the leave OF the collector
- tho nearest port and that "no foreign vessel
boid receive such permission ms II is contrary 10 the
! customs Inv and any foreign vessel engaged III
vrocling should be detained for VOCATION theFeol
and fined accordingly. Tie ofer OF congress ir
rcc,nrocI,y in wrecldng was wholly ignored by the
| Government.
:, 1870 ,ow.ver. tho matter brought before
tho Dominion Parliament by q private member Mt
Robertson 81 Hamilton now one OF the judges OF te
| superor Court in this province. In deoa'e "Hioh
ensued Il appeared that reciprocity In wrecKihg "s
opposed BY two or three Canadian wrecklnS oompai''
which feared that the American wreclng VESSELS fOM
their superior equipment and their lower cnarsc'
,vona soon get monopoly Of the business in CANADIAN
| a.. we'll AZ In American waters Mr. RooeTsonS Hlo'
| ton for papers, eto, camo to nothing. In Novem-
hep 1888 considerable excitement was caused oy th'
strandnr OF n large passenger steamer the A'eoni"'
belonging 70 the Canadian Pacific Railroad on Green
stone Island, or Isle Royale, In Lake supepor
orcenstona Island Is within tie jurisdiction OF the
United states, and as the Dominion Government nau
not accepted the cFor OF 1s7s. the wreckins Jugs Oh
Tho Canadian Pacific were no. allowed 70 deal WIN INC
vrccl, OF the Algomn. American tugs had 10 o.
-, t,or, Port Huron A humber OF lives were
los, but not IN consequence Of the delay caused oy
ns prohibition against Canadian tug, for which, OF
course the Dominion Government was responsible
The wreck OF the Agoma and Of some American
vessel, led the United states 10 renew It's oHer 0H
,,t~ror, on 1856 Secretary Bayarl sent letter to
H. Lionel eockvlle West. the British minister az
Washington pointing ont that d" the want OF tEe pro
wood rociprocnl arrangement contained In The act oil
congress Of June 10, ISIS. had caused much av"aAoe
hardship and subjected vessel property ana tne 'e'
Of lake sailors great and unnecessary lo''' u" '
Tag the Dominion Government 10 recohSicV tnc w.
| II understanding NsiN DC "'''''' ~
for the mutual benefit OF the important interests con
c.rn.d.r The British Mniste. forwarded Mr.. DaNard 5
letter TO Lord Lansdownc, then Governor "eheFal oi
Co,aaa who turned II over 10 the Dominion Govern
mani There was an exchange Of correspondence,
hut the Dominion Government SIN took 10 action
In 1888 another private monber, MI. hlFAp''rl0A'
SOW Lieutenant Governor OF Ontario raised the fucS
.on on.y in the Parliament Of Canada by bringing
in bill for accepting the Offer OF the United states
lie contended that 1t entirely wrong to MAINTAIN
20 cruel a low merely 10 protect the Cahsdiah WRECK
, Ing companies in their monopoly. In answer 'ne
Government, through sir Charles Topper gave ' eru'
ransom for refusing to embrace the American oner
sir Charles. who Finance Minister al 'he ul"e
said: "The policy OF the Government OF canada mas
hern 10 use every possible means VI obtaining ,I'
common registration Of vessels between the t"o Cum
ttis and t, common enjoyment OF reciprocity In ul'
coa,ting TRADE OF the two countries lHcre - p'hh
!, tain t6c larger measure but | think there Is very
God reason to believe that If We 60 not ac'rpt t,s
70 I'M Nir kilhpatlic'sl nj the present moment Wmci
; ilv desired bv the Congr-ss or the tinted states
tlry viii be- prepared at all events to ad,pt we ost
:, 10 unllse and allow 10 ascertain II II Is nor pos
d sihlr to get the larger measure wncn "ou nVSci
- wthdrawn. Notwithstanding that he pro1cel e'iuen.,
n 10 show that Canadian vessel o"hers HesiFea 10 sc
~ ! II pa.s in their Interest ana III tho interest
, oct ~ Congress Of May "a 1890. renewed IN
!, oc. of t rerpreiiy. Int with condition attaches
" ! Which had been suggested by the experience q
Y American and Canadian ve-srt o"mrrS NM, a'
10 ! I'm the waters of che two countries IN the goc'
- inhcs hut 10 wr,ch, IN the canals aid improve
: wui,rwnys connecting ttc uA',. icr In tAe Neiisn
* canal owned hy Canada. and in The - Clair cana
!, and - Nary Canal owned by the United ,iatc'
n, Public opinion in Canada had. In me meantime he
~ como more alive 10 the cggr,!Ons Injustice, 10 put
-. mildly. Of sacrificing He and properly simply ina
!, The Canadian companies might charge eNprbitnn
II tntcs for wrcckins in CANADIAN waters and at Ia
:. Inst session Of the Dominion Parliament N" COY
eminent passed m act practically accepting the ol'e
=, ~ reciprocity. lut the Dominion Ministers nov
~ n.scrt that Parliament had no intention of applyn
~ tr reciprocal arrangement 10 wreck, in The caha
~ and ms Cougtr,, authorized the President Ia tsu
\, nj, proclamation. putting The net 81 1890 In fore
II only when Canada had extended the armngcmer
f., wrecks I'm The canals the President can do nothn