Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-09

met acting as Commissioners on the part
| OF Great Britain. The conference devel-
| oped the fact that the Canadian Govern
ment was only prepared to offer To the
United States, In exchange for the con-
/ products. The statement was frankly
made that favored rates could not be
given to the United States as against the
mother country. This admission. which
was foreseen, necessarily terminated the
| conference upon this question. The ben
| ehts OF an exchange of natural products
would be almost wholly witE the people
I of Canada.
The controversy as to tolls upon the
! Welland Canal which was presented to
4 Congress at the last session by special
message, having failed OF adjustment,
| felt constrained 10 exercise the author
| ity conferred by the act of July %, 1892,
| and to proclaim a suspension of the free
use of St. Marys Falls Canal TO cargoes
/ in transit TO ports In Canada. The Sec
rotary of the Treasury established such
/ tolls as were thought to be equivalent to
| the exactions unjustly levied upon our
commerce in the Canadian canals.
II, as We must suppose, the political re-
! lauonS or Canada and the disposition OF
the Canadian Government are TO remain
unchanged, somewhat radical revision
of our trade relations should, think, be
/ made. Our relations must continue to be
! Intimate, and they should be friendly. /
| regret TO say, however, that in many OF
/ the controversies, notably those as to the
fisheries on the Atlantic, the sealing in
/ terests on the Pacific, and the canal tolls
our negotiations with Great Britain have
| continuously been thwarted or retarded
| by unreasonable and unfriendly objection
and protests from Canada. In the matter
| of the canal tolls our treaty rights were
iaSrantly disregarded. 1t is hardly too
much TO say that the Canadian Pacific
and other railway lines which parallel our
northern boundary, are sustained by COM
merce having either its origin or terminus,
or BOTH in the United States. Canadian
| railroads compete with those of the United
States for our traffic, and without the re-
| straints Of our interstate commerce act.
! Their cars pass almost without detention
\ into and out OF our territory.
| There is no disposition on the part
OF the people or Government of the
| United States to interfere in the
smallest degree with the political relations
1 OF Canada. That question is wholly with
! her own people. IL is time for us, how
/ ever, to consider whether, If the present
| state of things and trend of things is to
/ be continued, our interchanges upon lines
| OF land transportation should not be put
/ upon different basis, and our entire in
| dependence Of Canadian canals and Of the
| st. Lawrence as an outlet to the sea Sc
cured by the construction of an American
canal around the Falls of Niagara, and
the opening of ship communication be-
| tween the great lakes and one Of our own
seaports. We should not hesitate to avail
| ourselves of our great natural trade adj
vantages. We should withdraw the sup
| port which is given TO the railroads and
| steamship lines of Canada by a traffic
! that properly belongs to us, and no long
er furnish the earnings which tighten the
| otherwise crushing weight of the enor-
| nous public subsidies that have been
! given to them.
THE GILLIAN AFFAIR.
| Congress at the last session was kept
advised OF the progress of the serious, and
| for time, threatening differences be
tween the United States and Chill. IL
| gives me now great qualification to report
! that the CHILEAN Government, I'm a most
| friendly and honorable spirit, has ten
dered and paid, as an indemnity to the
| M RnltimOra
who were killed, and to those who were
| injured in the outbreak in the City Of
Valparaiso, the sum of $4,000. This has
been accepted, not only as an indemnity
for wrong done, but as a most crafty
ing evidence that the Government of Chilli
rightly appreciates the disposition OF this
| government 10 act I'm spirit Of the most
absolute fairness and friendliness in our
intercourse with that brave people.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
/ have endeavored in every way to as
sure our sister republics of Central and
South America that the United States
| Government and its people have only the
We do not covet their territory. We have
no disposition TO be oppressive or exacting
! in our dealings with any of them, even
the weakest. Our interests and our hopes
for them all lie in the direction of stable
governments by their people and of the
largest development of their great COM
mercial resources. The mutual benefits
OF enlarged commercial exchanges and Of
a more familiar and friendly intercourse
between our peoples we do desire. and in
this have sought their friendly co-opera-
ton. have believed. however, while
holding these sentiments in the greatest
sincerity, that we must insist upon Just
responsibility for any injuries inflicted
upon our official representatives or upon
our citizens. This inslstence, kindly and
justly. but firmly made, will. 1 believe,
promote peace and mutual respect.
HAWAII
Our relations with Hawaii have been
such as to attract an increased interest
and must continue to do so. / deem II OF
great importance that the projected sub
made, should be promoted. Both for
naval and commercial uses we should
have quick communication with Honolulu
We should before this have availed our
selves of the concession, made many years
ago to this government for a harbor and
naval station at Pearl River.
AMERICANS IN TURKEY.
The treatment of the religious and edu-
cational establishments OF American citi-
Gems in Turkey has OF late called for
more than usual share of attention.
tendency to curtail the liberation which
has so benefcially prevailed has called
forth the earnest remonstrances of this
government. Harrassing regulations in
regard TO schools and churches have been
attempted in certain localities. but not
without due protest and the assertion of
the inherent and conventional rights of
our countrymen. Violations of domicile
and search of the persons and effects of
citizens of the United States by apparent
lY irresponsible officials IN the ASiat1c
Vilaytets have from time to time been re-
ported. An aggravated instance Of injury
10 the property of an American mission
airy at Bourdour in the Province of
Konia, called forth an urgent claim for
reparation, which, l am pleased to say
was promptly needed by the Government
of the Porte.
NICARAGUA SHIP CANAL.
I repeat with great earnestness the
recommendation which / have made in
several previous messages that prompt
and adequate support be given TO the
American company engaged in the con-
struction of the Nicaragua Ship Canal.
II is impossible to overstate the value
from every standpoint OF this great en-
terprise, and l hope that there may be
time, even in this Congress, to give to
IL an impetus that viii insure the early
completion OF the canal and secure to
the United States it's proper relation to
II when completed.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CON-
FERENCE.
The Congress has been already advised
that the invitations of this government
for the assembling of an International
Monetary Conference TO consider the
question of an enlarged use OF silver
were accepted by the nations to which
they were addressed. The conference as
sembled at Brussels on the 22d of Mo-
vember, and has entered upon the con-
sideration Of this great question. / have
not doubted, and have taken occasion to
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