Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-27
ENGLAND Is WILLING
The Mother Country Will Indorse
Reciprocity.
The Efforts Making for Settlement OF DIFF
ferences Between Canada and the
United States win Receive I'm.
periai Execution by Treaty.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 22.-There Is
good reason to believe that the British
government will view with favor the
formation of Il commission to clear up
vexalious questions between the United
States and Canada. This attitude will
be important in the consummation of
the commission plan, for the best Of
fees of the United States and Canada
toward u general settlement would
come to naught unless the imperial
government approved the efforts and
stood ready TO give them official exe-
cution in the form of treaty. At
first the sharp differences aroused by
the recent Bchring sea meeting
led to the belief that Great Brit
ain might stand in the way OF
commission, which would discuss,
among other question, such imper
ial subject, as the tariff. The British
have been tenacious of holding the ad-
vantages secured by Canada's prefer
entaj British tariff, and it was Thought
the colonial office at London would
not view with favor any movement by
Il commission which would disturb this
preferential tariff. 1t appears. however,
that the British authorities ar, sin
cereIy anxious to close up the various
irritating questions which have long
existed between Canada and the
United States, through the medium
OF Il commission OF otherwise,
and that no idea is entertained that
when the commission dealt with the
imperial subject of the tariff, it would
involve any disturbances Of the British
Canadian tariff relations. There are
said to be many articles, such as coal
and fish, which are not exchanged be-
tween Great Britain and Canada On
such articles, therefore, any reciprocal
arrangement between the United
States and Canada would have no in
nuence on British trade with Canada.
The home government is said to be
fully conscious of the advantages
which Canada may secure in the eX-
tensive American market lying along
side her, and there is understood to be
every desire to aid Canada in the en-
| joyment of reciprocal trade with this
country. Already the British ambas-
sador has been authorized from Lon
| don to begin negotiations for reciproc'
ity treaties between the United States
and the British West India colonies.
| This Is cited to show the favor which
| the London authorities exhibit toward
securing the best reciprocal advan.
tages for British colonies. 1t is said
the same view would prevail as to Can.
adian reciprocity. In any event, the
work of commission would be pre-
liminary only, and it would remain
for the British government to give il
effect by formal treaty.
The subjects other than the tariff,
such as border immigration, fishing in
the great lakes, etc, are not of an i'm
| perial character, and concern only the
| United States and Canada. In these, it
is said, Great Britain has no interest
whatever, except to see them settled on
terms satisfactory to Canada. The lake
fisheries have been a prolific source ol
trouble. 1t is claimed that the fish ol
the lakes, particularly white fish, are
being eXtermlnated by the lax laws Of
some of the states bordering on the
lakes. The destruction OF the fish is
said to be analogous to the destruc
ton of the seals in Behring sea, and
one of the subjects which Canada
would urge before the commission
would be the protection of the fisheries
in the lakes.
Prof. Darcy Thompson, the British
seal expert, having concluded hi,
labors, left yesterday for Toronto, in
tending to reach New York in time To
take the Lucania for Liverpool later in
the week. His trip to Canada is per-
sonal and has no connection Will
pending Behring Sea negotiations
Mr.. Thompson expresses himself a.
well pleased with the recent meeting o.
experts and with the results arrived
| At