The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-07

GH0ft WIS midG curing tH'S aedSoH u
drive out all poaching sealers from the
Boring sea. Six naval vessels, three
revenue cutters, and ono vessel from
the fish commission. all under the com,
mand OF Commander Evans, of the
navy, were sent into the sea, which was
systematically patrolIed. Some seizures
were made, and it is believed that the
catch in the Boring sea by poachers
amounted to less than 500 seals. 1t is
true, however, that in the North
Pacific, while the seal herds were on
their way to the passes between the
Aleutian Islands, n very large number,
probably $1,000, were taken. The ex-
listing statutes OF the United States do
not restrain our citizens from taking
seals in the Pacific Ocean, and perhaps
should not, unless the prohibition can
be extened to the citizens OF other
nations.
recommend that power be given to
the President by proclamation to pro-
hibit the taking oil seals in the North
Pacific by American vessels in case
either as the result OF tho finding of the
tribunal OF arbitration or otherwise the
restraints can be applied TO the vessels
OF all countries. The case OF the United
States for the tribunal OF arbitration has
been prepared with great care and in
dustry by the Hon. John W. Foster,
and the counsel who represent the gov
eminent express confidence that re.
suit substantially establishing our
claim and preserving this great indus
try for the benefit OF all nations will be
attained.
THAT CANADIAN TREATY.
During the past year a suggestion was
received through the British minister
that the Canadian government would
like to confer as to the possibility OF
eularging upon terms OF mutual advan-
tage the commercial exchanges OF Can
ada and OF the United States, and con-
ference was held at Washington, with
Mr.. Blaine acting for this government
and the British minister at this capital
and three members oil the Dominion
cabinet acting as commissioners on the
part OF Great Britain. The conference
developed the fact that the Canadian
government was only prepared to offer
to the United States in exchange for the
concessions asked the admission OF nat
ural products. The statement. was
frankly made that favored rates could
not be given to the United States as
against the mother country. This adj
mission, which was foIeseen, neCessari-
" terminated the conference upon this
question. The benefits OF an exchange
OF natural products would be almost
wholly with the people OF Canada.
Some other topics OF interest we're con-
sidered in the conference and have re-
suited in the making OF convention
for examining the Alaskan boundary
and the waters Of Passamaquoddy bay
adjacent to Eastport, Ne, and in the
initiation OF an arrangement for the
protection OF fish ifeinthe coterminous
and neighboring waters OF our northern
borders.
THE wELLAND AFFAIR.
The controversy as to tolls upon
the Welland canal, which was presented
to Congress at the last session by spec
ial message, having failed OF adjust
ment, felt constrained to exercise the
authority conferred by the act Of July
90, 1892, and to proclaim a suspension
of the free use OF st. Mary's Falls Canal,
to cargoes in transit to ports in Canada
The secretary OF the treasury establish
ed such tolls US were thought to be
equivalent to the exactions unjustly
levied upon our commerce in the Cana
dian canals.
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Ii, as we must suppose, the political
relations of Canada and the disposition
OF the Canadian government are to re-
main unchanged, a somewhat radical
revision of our trade relations should, l
think, be made. Our relations must
continue to be intimate, and they
should be friendly. l regret to say,
however, that in many OF the contro-
versies, notably those rs to the fisheries
on the Atlantic, the sealing interests on
the Pacific and the canal tolls, our Rego-
tiations with Great Britain have con-
tinuously been thwarted or retarded by
unreasonable and unfriendly objections
and protests from Canada. In the mat
ter OF the canal tolls, our treaty rights
were hagrantly disregarded. 1t is hard
" too much to say that the Canadian
Pacific and other railway lines which
parallel our northern boundary are sus-
tanned by commerce having either its
origin or terminus or both in the Unit
ed States. Canadian railroads compete
with those Of the United States for our
traffic and without the restraint oil our
interstate commerce act. Their cars
pass almost without detention into and
out OF our territory.
The Canadian Pacific railway brought
into the United States from China and
Japan, via British Columbia, during the
year ended juno 80, 1892, 1925, $50
pounds of freight, and it carried from
the United States to be shipped to
China and Japan, via British Columbia,
q, 0GS,3 46 pounds OF freight. There
were also shipped from the United
States over this road from eastern ports
of the United States to our Pacific ports,
during the same year. 1919, 073 pounds
OF freight, and there were received over
this road ut the United States eastern
ports from ports on the Pacific coast,
13,203,3l5 pounds OF freight. Mr.. Jo-
seph Nimms, jr.. former chief of the
bureau OF statistics, when before the
senate select committee on relations
with Canada April 20, 1890, said that
1.-THE value OF goods thus transported
between different points i'll the United
States across Canadian territory proba'
bly, amounts to Sl0OOO0,00O year.
TINE TO CALL A HALT.
There is no disposition on the part Of
the people or government of the United
States to interfere in the smallest de-
gree with the political rotations o.