Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-14
TIE RECIPROCITY MATTER
orr Eel6dbur Unreasonable on The
Fishery Question.
AMOUR THE CANAL rOLL~
.a,ndn,. Attitude Toward the
United States Hallway
1sniiic.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. l3.-Tho
attention OF Secretary Of State Foster
Ia. been called to n lengthy interview
with Canadian Finance Minister Eos
tet. telesraphed from Ottawa. In which
the Canadian severely crltlclses Presi'
dsut Harrlson's annual message with
t,iepuco to Canada. Speaking OF tn,
reciprocity matter, Secretary Fostei
SD:
,'Durlng the conference last winter
Mr.. Blginu did not insist on n uniform
taIfI for both countries, but did ask
ihat tho schedule be- not confined g.
natural products, but include mn agrees
lst Of manufactured goods. The hsh
,fy question covers more Than cen
Jury OF volumiIous discussion and
proionged controversy, bu the mosi
limited examination 4 II shows that
at,yery step In It's history the exaciinp
sod unreasonable demands OF Canada
have frustrated otherwise harmonious
Adjustments between Great Britain and
thg United Statcp. This Ia especially
Noticeable In the fur seal controversy.
Itlaa well.known fact that In 1885
tho subject hal reached "a complete
basis Of settlement in london between
Lord Salisbury AMI Minister Phelps,
when Canadn's circumstances defeated
the arrangements and procipitated the
two governments into u bitter discu &.
slon, out Of which has grown the Brit.
len arbitration.
"The Canadian statement Of tn,
ileua involved In the controversy H.
also misleading" said Secretary Eos.
ter. at In not question OF free tish.
ing on tho high seap. The governi
meat OF the United States doea no.
claim the Bering Scr 4. mare claus
una, aud does not seek 10 restrict IN.
legitimate freedom Of the ocean, but In
the language OF Mr.. Blaine, 1T doe
claim tina, the law OF the sea Is moi
Inwl,ssness.' 1t holds that fur seals
born aud reared on Pdbilof Islands. on
which they spend largo part OF their
existence, aud to which they return
with unvarying instinct, represent IA
large and valuable interest and indus.
Try which should not be permitted 10
be extcrminated by the inhuman
methods Of Canadian poachers.
"rho Canadian minister closed the
canal controversy by shifting the real
ground to the alleged comparison tho
relative advantages OF the two cOun-
tries derive from each others conces.
slonF, under the treaty Of Washington
In the matter OF navigation. The
whole movement IL evidently designed
10 force the United States TO yield t.
Canada the irto navigation Of the
Hudson river, n concession which was
leil uucOnsder,d in the conference
which led up TO the treaty OF Wash.
ingtou. The navigation OF LAX,
Michigan by Canadians was made
then 10 express the equivalent OF the
navigation OF st. Lawrence river.
"Every attempt TO bring about n
better understanding on the canal tolls
was met by the demands OF Canada
that the lree navigation Of the Hudson
iiyer be thrown In by us as the price
Of Canada's fuliillment Of the simple
terms OF the treaty Of Washington. All
nations have carefully guarued theii
Internal avenues of commence anu
c0aslwiae commerce from foreign In.
Inclination nor the power 10 pay I'll,
Price " Its surrender In this Instance
y 'ecure the observance by Canada oil
what he regards as plain treaty obliga
TONS"
AIf. Foster also devotes some spac,
TO Canada's attitude toward our rail
way irtilic, and says our liberation O.
the Canadian railway pystem's oper
atoms thus lar has been one Of tn,
many instances Of forbearance OF tn,
executive and distinguished mark OF 1
desire To cultivate friendly relation
with Canada.