The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-22
Good Reason For Canadians to Want
Reciprocal Trade.
BRITAIN WILL NOT OPPOSE
ON THE CONTRARY SHE GIVES
SIGNS IN FAVOR.
British Ambassador Authorized to
Begin Negotiations For Reciproc-
ity Between the United States and
West Indies - Subjects Which
Distract Canadians and Americans

Washington, Nov. 21.-There is good
reason to believe that the British gov
eminent will view with favor the form
alton of a commission to clear UP vex-
atious questions between the United
States and Canada. This attitude will |
be important in the contamination of |
the commission plan, for the best eff
forts of the United States and Canada
toward a general settlement would |
come to naught unless the imperial
government approved the efforts and !
stood ready to give them official exc
cution in the form OF q treaty.
AT first the sharp differences aroused !
by the recent Bering sea meeting led !
to the belief that Great Britain might |
stand in the way of a commission |
which would discuss. among other
questions, such imperial subjects as |
the tariff. The British have been tena- |
cious of holding the ADVANTAGES Sc
cured by Canada's preferential British !
tariff, and it was thought the colonial |
office at London would disturb this pre-
ferential tariff. 1t appears, however, |
that the British authorities are sincere !
ly anxiuos to close up the various irri- |
! tating questions which have long eX- |
j listed between Canada and the United |
States, through the medium of a COM |
mission or otherwise, and that no idea
/ is entertained that when the commits !
/ sion dealt with the imperial subject of
! the tariff it would involve any disturb |
ances of the British Canadian tariff re-
! lations. There are said to be many ar
| ticles, such as coal and fish, which are
not exchanged between Great Britain
and Canada. On such article, there
fore, a reciprocal arrangement be-
tween the United States and Canada
| IVA TOr~iti n
| trade with Canada.
RECIPROCAL TRADE.
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 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 the
same view would prevail as to Canada
reciprocity. In any event, the work of
a commission would be preliminary
only, and it would remain for the Brit
ish government to give it effect by for
NAL treaty.
OTHER SUBJECTS.
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 inter
/ q nxcant tO them
tied on terms satisfactory to Canada.
The lake fisheries have been a prolific
source of trouble. It is claimed that
the fish Of the lakes, particularly white
fish, are being exterminated by the tax
laws of some of the states bordering
on the lakes. The destruction of the
fish is said to be analogous to the de-
struction Of the seals in Bering sea,
and one of the subjects which Canada
would urge before the commission
would be the protection of the fisheries
in the lakes.
Professor Darcy Thompson, the
British seal expert, having concluded
his labors, left today 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
personal, and has no connection with
; pending Boring sea negotiations. Pro-
fessor Thompson expresses himself as
= well pleased with the recent meeting
of experts, and with the results ar
! rived at.
A PROTOCOL
Since the expert agreement was
reached, a protocol has been signed by
Mr. Hamlin, chairman of the expert
; meeting, and to the secretaries, Mr..
Venning, in behalf of Canada, and Mr.
. Clark, in behalf of the United States
! This protocol sets forth the circum-
> stances under which the meeting was
held, with the minutes of the proceed
!, ings, and to some extent aids in the in
depreciation of the agreement by show
ing all the circumstances leading W
. to it.
: Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
, bassador, has been confined to his room
: for the last two weeks with a return
-, of his old attack of rheumatism. L
: prevented his attendance at the Bering
sea meetings, and in this and all Other
! affairs of the embassy, Mr.. Adams, hi:
= secretary, has been in charge.
; In the meantime such questions as
= reciprocity with the British West In
= dies, the general arbitration treaty. etc.
7 have been in allegiance, but they ar,
; likely to come UP for discussion will
a the authorities here as soon as Sir Jul
: ian is fully recovered.