The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-12
FOR FREER TRADE WITH US
oBJECT OF THE CANADIAN PRE-
MIER'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON.

Corners with Secretary sherman ana Commits
sioner 1knuson Regarding Reciprocity-He
Received Little EncouraEomcnt-Another
Conference IL to ne Held on Saturday.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 1l.-Sir wilfrid Lourier.
accompanied by Lady Laurier. Lady Davies,
Miss Davies, and Mrs. John w. Foster, inspected
the new Congressional Library and the Capitol
this morning. 1t was the first visit OF the Cana
dians to tho buildings, and they all expressed
the greatest delight in what they saw. Sir
Wilfrid said tho opinion which held the library
to be tho most beautiful building in the world
was well founded. At 1:30 o'clock Sir Wilfrid
called at the State Department and had a con-
ference of mn hour or two with the Secretary
and the Hon. John A. Kasson. Special Reel
procity Commissioner. After the conference 1t
was stated that there had been only a general
review of tho situation and n setting forth of
the advantages which would result from
the negotiations of q treaty Of reel.
procity. These advantages wero held by
the representatives of the United States
to be largely with Canada. So strongly was this
view upheld by Messrs. Sherman and Knsson
that Sir Wilfrid retired with the conviction
that an agreement would not be reached until
some time had elapsed. He was sanguinc, how
ever. that ultimately something would come Of
the negotiations. The field was so large that In
the game OF give and take a common ground
might be reached. Another conference of the
officials may be held on Saturday. Sir Wilfrid
expects to remain in Washington about a week.
When Sir Wilfrid Laurier came to Washing
ton on Tuesday last 1t was stated. but not on his
authority. that his presence here would result
in negotiations for n reciprocal tariff arrange
mcnt between Canada and the United States.
Sir Wilfrid has been exceedingly re.iccnt on the
pect Of alarming the British Government by
statements that he wanted to secure moro
American countries. England does not look
kindly on an exchange that might injure her
Canadian tariff laws England is the most
favored nation and has many valuable privi-
lSsSi 'o Of t ins bins 3Ss Gswe S% f1GFh 70 d 1eS sH1 the
Canadians to a policy of retaliation against the
Sir Wiifrid's interview with Secretary sher-
man and Mr.. Kasson. showed that the state
Department is not anxious to treat with Canada
| without result. and there is a disposition
among the Senators to go slow in r~atifying n
should one be- submitted by the President.
The conference to be held on Saturday will
P ISon thst G re ta,aa IN p 9tbep matters m ! s sonssrniny
the two countries, such as the restrictions on
labor along the Canadian border and the status
Of American miners in the klondike country.
will receive attention before Sir Wilfrid leaves
Washington. and conferences he may have with
topics arc more likely to meet with some degree
OF success.
| White House in honor OF the Canadian Pre-
mier, Sir Wilfrid Lauricr. Tho other guests
were: Sir Louis Davies, the Secretary OF
tary of WA Alger. Acknowledgement Nc
Kenna, Postmaster-General Gary. Secretary
OF the Navy Long, Secretary of the Int.
rior Bliss. Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson, Sec
rotary to the President Porter, the Hon. John
David S. Jordan. the Hon. William K Day. AS
sistant Secretary of State; the Hon. Alvey A.
Adee, Second Assistant Secretary Of State; tho
Hon. John A. Kasson. Prof. Darcy, Went.
worth Thompson, and Mr.. James Macoun.