Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-02
CANADA CROWDS US.
President Harrison Thinks Our North
ern Cousins Don't Play Fair
IN REGARD TO THE CANAL TOLLS.
China Sends the State Department Her Qb-
jectiOns to Blair.
OTHER IMPORTANT AFFAIRS OF STATE

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The President
to-day sent the following message to the
Senate:
For the information of the Senate, and In
further response to the resolution Of the
Senate of February "a, last, l transmit here
with a communication of the oath instant
from Mr.. Herbert, the acting representative
OF the British Government at this capital
addressed to Mr. Wharton, Acting Secretar ry
of State upon the subject of the Canadian
canal tolls, also a memorandum prepared
and submitted to me by Mr.. Adee Second
Assistant Secretary of State, reviewing the
communication of Mr.. Herbert, and letter
of the 2Sth instant from Mr.. John w. Fos-
ter, who. as have previously stated, with
Mr.. Blaine, represented this Government in
the conferences with the Canadian Com
missioners.
The position taken by this Government,
as expressed III my previous communication
TO the Senate, that tie canal tolls and regu-
lations of which complaint has been made
are in violation OF our treaty with Great
Britain, is not shaken, but rather confirmed.
There can be no doubt that a serious dis
elimination against our citizens and our
commerce exists ana quite as little doubt
that this discrimination Is not the incident
but the purpose of the Canadian regulations
1t has not seemed to me that this was case
IN which we could yield to the suggestion
for further concessions on the part of the
United States with a view to securing treaty
rights for which consideration has already
Deem given BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Executive MANSION, July l.
The Dominion Wants TO BE Friendly.
Mr. Herbert, in his letter, expresses the
desire of the Dominion to maintain friendly
relations with this Government, and saws
that the Government is willing TO meet our
views so far as is consistent with the
Dominion's position and with the interests
fits people, and with view to the further
snce OF a good understanding between the
two countries, the following arrangement is
submitted:
That, as regards the navigation of the
Welland and st. Lawrence Canals, the i'm
position of tolls and the granting of rebates
uhereon, the same treatment Will be ac-
corded to citizens of the United States as is
given to the subjects OF Her Majesty with
out regard to ports of trans-shipment or ex-
port, and that the United States will con-
tinue to deal in like manner with the sub
lects of Her BTi,annic Majesty in the use of
the existing Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
That the provisions OF article 80 of the
treaty OF Washington granting carrying
powers to vessels belonging to the subjects
OF her Britannia Majesty, as described in
that article, be restored.
Mr.. Adee, the Second Assistant Secre-
tary of State, in long memorandum pre-
pared for the Secretary of State, reviews in
detail the statements and opinions of the
Canadian Government. The rebates of
instrument to favor the export trade from
Canadian ports Concluding, Mr.. Adee
says:
Not Too Definite Reply.
Regarded as a WHOLE the Canadian reply
fails TO meet the just complaints of the
-nited States. 1t narrows the issue to the
reatment OF American and Canadian vessels
IN respect Of tolls in the Weland and St.
Lawrence Canals and to the denial OF rebs te
20 cargoes of grain-stuffs actually trans
ID IN an American port for export
htreal, or port east of that city.
orts the adrOitly devised system by
h [. .e traffic of citizens of the United
.tes II made 10 contribute q much larger |
.rcenthge OF tolls in the Welland Canal |
aau Jhe traffic of Canadians, and it is |
altogether silent touching the discrimina- /
tIon, introduced into this seasons order in /
council, vithholding the export rebate from
carSoes coming from any port on the United /
states shore of Lake Ontario.
Secretary Fosters letter relates to the |
held in Washington and its un- |
satisfactory termination.