Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-08
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COlnlOIbs
our Relations with Otner Nations
are now undsturbcd by any serious contro-
vsrsy. The complicated and threatening |
differences with Germany and England re-
latng to Samoan affairs, with England In
relation to the seal fisheries in the Behring
sea and with Chill growing out of the Bal
timore affair have been adjusted. There
have been negotiated aud concluded under
section 3 of the tariff, commercial agree
ments relating to reciprocal trade with the
following countries: Brazil, Dominican he
public Spain for Cuba and Puerto Rico,
Guatemala, Salvador, the German Empire
Great Britain for certain West Indian col
oncs aud British Guinea Nicaragua, Hon
duras md Austria Hungary.
| Under these trade arrangements free
| or favored admission has been secured in
every case for an important list of Ameri-
can products Especial care has been taken
to secure markets for farm products IN
order to relieve the great underlying indus
try of the depression which the lack OF an
adequate foreign market for our surplus
often brings.
South American Trade.
If this policy and these trade arrange
ments can be continued in force and alueu
by the establishments OF American steam
ship lines, l do not doubt that we snai
within short period, secure fully one-third
Of the total trade of the countries Of Cen
ural and South America, which now amounts
to about 5000, 900, 900 annually.
The alarmed attention of our European
con,petitor, for the South American mar
ket has been attracted to this now American
policy and to our acquisition and their loss
Of South American trade.
Rering Sea Arbitration.
A treaty providing for the arbitration of
the dispute between Great Britain and the
United States as to the killing of seals in
Barring sea was concluded on the 29th of
February last. This treaty was accom-
panied by an agreement prohibiting pelaric
sealing pending the arbitration and vigor-
GUS effort was made during this season to
drive out all poaching sealers.
The case of the United States for the tri-
bunal Of arbitration has been prepared with
great care and industry by the Hon. John
". Foster, and the counsel who represent
this government express confidence that a
result substantially establishing our claims
and preserving this great industry for the
benefit of all nations will be attained.
Relations with Canada.
During the past year suggestion WIS re-
ceived through the Britieh minister that the
Canadian government would like TO confer
as to the possibility Of enlargng,
upon terms OF mutual advantage,
the CONNER cial exchanges of Canada and
OF the United States and n conference was
held at Washington with Mr.. Blaine act
ing for this government, aud the British
} m mister at this capital and three members
3 Of the Dominion cabinet acting as commits
r siore.a on the part Of Great Britain. The
r conference developed the fact that the
9 Canadian govern mant was only prepared tc
offer to the United States, in exchange fo1
- he concessions asked, the admission OF
y nltural lroducts. The statement wa,
= IIanitly made that favored rates could not
? be given to the United States as against the
a other country. This admission, which wa:
a forcseen, necessarily terminated the confer
ence upon this question:
The controversy as to tolls upon the W ell
land canal, which wns presented to Cougres!
9 at the last session by special message, hav'
ing failed Of adjustment, | felt constrained
J to exercise the authority conferred by tht
. act OF July 26, 1892, and to proclaim a sus
q rension OF the free OF st. Mary's Fall
> canal to cargoes in transit to ports Ia Cana
- da. The secretary OF the treasury estab
= lishel such tolls rs were thought to b
II equivalent to tie eXactions CnJustly levie,
- upon our commerce in the Canadian canals
= IT, as we must suppose, tho p Jlltcal relo-
L tions with Canada ane tie disposition of tn
y Canadian government are TO remain un
:, changed,
., A Somewhat Rad Icnl Revision
OF our trade relations should, l think, b
made. Our relations must continue to b
intimate and they should he friendly.
10 regret to say, however that in many OF tn
:, controversies notably those as to the fisher
- les on the Atlantic, the sealing interest o.
- the Pacific, and the canal tolls, our negotia
- tions with Great Britain have contIuuou.l
> been thwarted or retarded by unreasonahl
20 and uufriendy objections and protests tror
y Canada. lu the matter Of tie C"N1l toll
% our treaty righta were tlGErant,v u.sregard
} ed Ii is hardly too much to say that til
~ Canadian Pacific and other railway line
~ which parallel our boundary, are sustaine
by commerce having either lis origin o
% terminus, or both, in the United State,
-" Canadian railroads compete with those {
the United States for traffic, and with
out the restraints Of our inter State con
merce act.
be There is no disposition on the part of Ii
liz people or government OF the United Stat;
at 10 interfere in the smallest degree with
in The Political Relations of Caa&Ga.
o That question 10 wholly with her own 90,
ple 1t is time for US, however, to consid,
W whether, if the present state OF things al
~ trend OF things is to continue, our ,inteI
II changes upon lines OF land tronsportatiu
is should not Le put upon a different basi
is and our entire independence OF Canadla
be canals and OF the st, Lawrence as our on
he let to the sea secured by the construction
so an American canal around the falls
ot Niagara and the opening Of ship commun
of cation between the great lakes and one
e. our own seaports We should not hesita
n to avail ourselves OF our great natural ira,
I'm advantages.
NO Ihe Gillian Difficulty.
IN. Congress at the last session was kept az
vised OF the progress OF the serious and +
,al a time threatening differences between Il
Ith United States and Chill 1t gives me no
ed great qualification to report that the Chile
ia government, in n most friendly and honol
is able spirit, has rendered and paid as an il
M demnlty TO tho families of the sailors of d
to Baltimore who were killed aud to those wi