Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-07

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| value ofexports % all the countries with which
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went into eject amounting 70 ia -, 30 but IL
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| alarmed attention OF our European competitors
/ for tbs South American market has been At
| trsctet 20 this new American policy ana 70 our
| acqulsiton and their ioss Of south American
The Seal Question.
/ treaty providing for tbs arbitration Of the
| dispute between Great britain and the United
/ States a. 10 the killing OF seals u the benring
/ sea VAS concluded on Tie 18th OF February last
| THIS treaty was accompanied BY an sgreemons
| prohibiting Pelagic scaling pending the arci-
| tration, aud . vigorous Effort Was made during
this season 10 drive oct all poaehing sealers
from the bsarlns Sc. sn nss y , ,ss sa5 e
\ commission. all under command OF Com
| nander Evans. Of the navy. were seat
s ss ' ps.ro ss soms ss.rurss we're
| made and it Is believed that the catch In the
Behring sea BY poacnars amounted 10 less than
| Pacific. while the seal herds were on their way
/ TO the passes between the Aieutiaa islands. .
! very large number. probably - 900. we're takcn
| The existing statutes Of the United States 90
/ not restrain our citizens from taking seals IN
| the Pacific ocean, and perhaps should not un-
less the prohibition can be extended TO the eiti-
and hxf
| be given 10 the president Gov prociamation) 10
prohibit the taking Of seals In the North Pacinc
OF the findinss OF the tribunal OF arbitration. or
| otherwise. the restraints can be applied TO tho
vessels OK AL countries The case Of the United
prepared with great care and industry by Hon
| John w. Foster. and the counsel who repre-
| sent this government express confidence that .
preserving tins great industry for tho benefit OF
/ all nations VIII be attained
Relations with Canada.
During the past year : suggestion was re-
Canadian government would like to confer As to
the possibility Of eniArEing. upon terms OF mu-
tual advantage, the commercial exchanges OF
Canada and OF tho United States and . confer
enoe was held ~ Washington with Mr. Blaine
acting for this government and the British
| minister ~ this capital and three members OF
on the part OF Great Britain The confer.
| enoe developed the fact that the Canadian
government was only prepared TO ofer to the
United States, in exchange for the concessions
| asked. the admission Of natural products Tho
| stssenent was frankly made that favored ratios
could nss Be Sssr sns h,s
, which was foreseen, necessarily terminated the
conference upon this question The benefits Of
ss simoss Wholly win The people
Interest were considered ia the conference.
ton for examining the Alaskan boundary and
the waters OF PsssamaQuoddy bay adjacent
70 PASSPORT Ne, and in The initiation OF an ar
rangement for the protection Of fish life in the
Coterninous and neghboring waters OF
our northern border. The O. ptroversy as to
tolls upon the Welana canal which was pre-,
message. having failed Of adjustment / felt
constrained 10 exercise the authority conferred
Of the es Of 81
Falls canal TO cargoes in transit TO ports In
| Canada The secretary OF the treasury estab-
lent 10 the exactions untustly levied upon our
| commerce In the Canadian canals.
H. swc must suppose. the political relations
OF Canada and the disposition OF the Canadian
government are TO remain unchanged. . some
What radical revision Of our trade relations
| should, think, be made. Our relations must
| friendly. / regret 70 say, however. that in
many Of u, controversies. notably those as 70
| the fisheries on the Atlantic. the sealing inter
sssos,st,o er with Great Britain '' have ave
| continuously been thvarted or retarded
| By unreasonable and unfriendlv objections
and protests from Canada In the matter o!
the canal tolss,orr treaty rights were faerantly
| disregarte6- IL Is hardly too much 10 say that
the Canadian Pacific and other railway lines
| which parallel our northern boundary are
/ sustained By commerce. having either It's origin
! or terminus, both, in the United States.
| CsnariaD railroads compete with those OF the
United States for our trafio. and without the
! restraints q our Interstate commerce act
Their cars pass almost without detention into
/ and oui o. our territory
| The Canadian Pacific railway brought into
| the United States from China and Japan via
British Columbia during tho year ended June
| ~. 1859. = 27s. 40 pounds Of freight and IL car
| RED from the United States - be shipped Ia
China and Japan via British Co1En nis ~ oss. 3<d
| pounds OF freight There were also shipped
from the United states over this road from cas- T.
| ern ports Of the United States 70 Our Pacific
| ports during the same year i3Di2,T3 pounds Of
! freight. and there were received over this road
the Pacific coast 70 ce sl5 pounds OF freight. Mr.
JosepA NImno. yr.. former chief Of the bureau
! Of ilfntistcs. before the United States select
con mstsce On relations with Canada, April rs
$50. said That the value Of Foods thus trans
ported between different points In the United
| States across Canadian territory probably
| amounts 70 800 ooo go year
There Is no disposition on the part Of the POO
| pie government OF the United States 20 In
serfere IN the smallest degree with the political
reistipns Of Canada That question is wholly
with her ovr people. r. II time for ne. how
| ever. TO consider whether II the present state
Of thinRs aud trend Of things = 70 continue. esr
intsrchsnxes upon lines Of lad trans por sation
shsuid not ee put upon different basis. aud
enr entire undergraduates 81 Canadian canals aud
/ o. the 81 Lawrence. - al outlet 20 the sea se-
currd by the construction Of al American canal