The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-30
BY ENGLAND
Friendly Attitude in the Settle.
ment of vexed Questions.
AN AGREEMENT WITH CANADA
Reciprocal Arrangements with h.
Northern NeighbOr OF the
United states.

Washington. -There is good reason
to believe that the British Goyernmsn.
will view with favor the formation ~
a commission to clear up vexations
questions between the United States
and Canada. This attitude will he
important in the contamination Of thu
commission plan, for the best efforts ~
the United States and Canada toward
a general settlement could come 10
naught unless the imperial Govern.
ment approved the efforts and stood
ready TO give them official execution in
the form of treaty. At first the
sharp differences aroused by the recent
Boring Sea meeting led to the belief
that Great Britain might stand in the
way of commission which would dis.
ouss, among other questions, snch inn.
perial subjects as the tariff.
The British have been tenacious NJ
holding the advantages secured bv
Canada's preferential British tariff
and it was thought the Colonial Office
at London would not view with favor
any movement by a commission which
would disturb the preferential tariff.
1t appears, however, that the British
authorities are sincerely anxious to
close up the various irritating oues-
lions which have long existed between
Canada and the United States through
the medium of commission or other.
wise, 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 between Great Britain
and Canada. On such articles, there.
fore, any reciprocal arrangements be-
tween the United States and Canada
would have no influence on British
trade with Canada. The home Gov
eminent is said to be fully conscious
of the advantages which Canada may
secure in the extensive American mar
ket lying alongside her and there is
understood to be every desire to aid
Canada III the enjoyment of reciprocal
VTduo WITH THIS OSuubry.
Already the British Embassador has
been authorized from LondUa to begin
negotiations for reciprocity treaties be-
tween the United States and the Brit
ish West Indian colonies. This
is cited to show the favor which the
London authorities exhibit toward
securing the best reciprocal advantages
for British colonies. 1t is said that
the same view would prevail as to
Canadian reciprocity. In any event
the work of commission would be
preliminary only, and it would re.
main for the british Government &c
give it effect by formal treaty.
The subjects other than the tariff
such as border immigration, fishing in
the Great Lakes, etc., are not of an
imperial character, and concern only
the United States and Canada Ii
these, it Is said, Great Britain has nc
! interest whatever, except to see them
settled on terms satisfactory to Canada
The lake fisheries have been prolific
source of trouble 1t is claimed tina
the fish of the lakes, particularly whitt
fish, are being .exterminated by thu
, lax laws of some of the States border
ing on the lakes. The destruction o
the fish is said to be analogous to thu
destruction of the seas in the Berinl
Sea, and one of the subjects which
| Canada would urgs before the com
! mission would be the protection Of tr
! fisheries in the lakes.