Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-01-12
UapndAA FAILURE 90 obey Treaties.


Il is stated in Washington on trustworty
authority that President Harrison, tho SOC
rotary of the treasury and the secretary OF
Vtate have practically determined to make
the outgoing Of the Harrison administration
notable by q blow ut Canada much more
vital than the recent order imposing tol.s on
Canadian " ssels pass .ng through st. Mary
ship canal at tho enhance to Lake Superior.
The blow will come in the shape OF the
long threatened presidential proclamation
curtailing or abolishing the privilege now
enjoyed by Canadian railrla Is Of transport
ing merchandise in bond through the United
States FREQ of duty under a system very ad-
vantageous to the foreign roads at the eH-
pense OF the companies.
There have been promises OF such retalia.
ton as this for several years, and they all
we're broken, but there is every indication
now that the step 30 long contemplated by
tho United States government 10 about to
be taken.
The attorney Of the Canadian Pacific road
is here in consult ton with the congressional
fri nds of the Canadian roads, and there IS
evidence Of genuine alarm in the minds OF
the friends OF the Canadian interests.
Senators Frye and Cullom, both Of whom
are known TO be anti Canadian in their senti-
ments on this question, are said to DO adyis-
ing the president to take some radi'al step
in this direction to bring Canadian roads TO
terms not only on the canal question, but to
force them to do what 1t Is claimed they are
not doing: U serve the requirements OF the
interstate comm rec law.
Senator Cullom's we'll known and often
expressed opinion that the Canadian roads
were able to, and are, constantly evadinR
the interstate law to the disadvantage OF
int
with them, leads him to join hands with tho
president in order to bring them within the
jurisdiction of the United States, that the
discrimination may be stopped.
The secretaries of Btate and the treasury,
IL is understood, are carefully looking into
tho whole matter with view to carrying out
the line OF policy indicated by the reference
to the subject in the presidents message,
and the uncertainty as to just how much the
president is In earnest in the matter Ia what
is troubling those interested on behalf OF the
Canadian roads and who want to have the
present, to them very beneficial, policy con-
tinued,
The representative of the great American
trunk lines njuriously affected by the policy
now in force, are quietly but energetlcally
encouraging the move, and are confident
that some definite result greatly curtalling
the transportation privileges OF Canadian
roads will soon result.
They say that there is Just one way to
bring Canada to terms on the unjust and
irritating determinations made by, her
against many American interests, and that
is by cutting off these transportation favors
granted her railroads by our government;
as their claim 10 that Canada's commercial
life and vitality are largely centered in the
benefits obtained through her two great
trunk lines, and that some decisive move on
the part of the administration will result not
only in bringing Canada down from her un.
Just attitude toward American interests, but
will lead to such readjustment of questions
of transportation of American merchandise
by Canadian roads as will give American
railroads, so iniuriously affected by the
present system, farer and better rights in
competition for such trade as is now 80
largely monopolized by foreign trade.