The Globe-republican., 1893-01-06
A Blow at Canada.

u Is stated in Warrington on trusevort,
authority that President Harrison, the $50
retary OF tho treasury and the secretary O
state have practically determined to max,
the outgoing of the Harrison administrators
notable by q blow. at Canada much mort
vital than the recent order imposing tolls OF
canadian vessels passing through St Mary
ship canal at the enhance to Lake SUPERIOR
The blow will come in the shape of the
long threatened presidential proclamation
curtailing or abolishinR the privilege nov
enjoyed BY Canadian railroads of transport
ing merchandise in bond through the United
States free of duty under a system very ad-
vansaeeous TO the foreign roads at the ex-
penSe of the companies.
IheEe have been promises of such ,retalis.
ton a. this for several years, and they ali
Were broken, but there is every indication
now that the step 50 long contemplated by
the United States government 10 about e
be taken.
The attorney of the Canadian Pacific road
u here in consultation with the congressional
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 be advis-
ing the president to take some radical 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 ara
not doing: Observe the requirements of the
interstate commerce law.
Senator Cullom's we'll known and often
expressed opinion that the Canadian roads
were able to, and are. constantly evadina
the interstate law to the disadvantage of
American lines coming into competition
with them. leads him to join hands with the
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jurisdiction of the United States, that tho
discrimination may be stopped.
The secretaries of state and the treasury,
it is understood, are carefully looking into
the whole matter with a 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 tho
president is In earnest in the matter is 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 representatives of the great American
trunk lines injuriously affected by the policy
now in force, are quietly but energetically
the move. and are confident
that some definite result greatly curtailing
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.
RS their claim is 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
SO iniuriously affected by the
present system. fairer and better rights in
for such trade as is now SO
largely monopolized by foreign trade.