The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

tation lines and to American seaports; on
the western side OF the Continent, however,
the foreign transit trade diverts American
IN from American ships, American
seaports md American internal lines OF
transportation and this, with no pos
sible corresponding advantage to be
derived from Canadian commerce. The
subvention of $215, 100000 to tho
Canadian Pacific Railway by tho Dominion
Government amounts, at . per cent. inter-
est, to an annual subsidy Of over $4,000
900, available for the diversion OF Ameri-
can from American ships, sea
ports, and transportation lines. II is fur
Their to be noted that n British steamer line
between Vancouver and China and Japan
receives a subsidy Of 100000 a year from
the British and Canadian Governments.
In view of these facts, DIR. NIMMo sub
mits that the Secretary Of the Treasury,
who, by the act of 1866, was empowered to
establish new transit lines, would have
been justified in refusing the privileges OF
the foreign transit trade to the Canadian
Pacific Hallway. Unfortunately, Secre-
tary MANNING decided to give thisf foreign
corporation all the privileges sought by 1t,
tllu bllll iullLtI luNllltiNSu l'p'h'"
through the device of a consular seal, thus
~inaugurating u glaring discrimination
against American ships, seaports, and in
ternal transportation lines. The injustice
Of the discrimination is explained as
follows: Our laws concerning the trans
portation of dutiable goods from seaports
of the United States to interior points in
the United States require that a consular
invoice of such goods shall be delivered for
examination to the customs officer at San
Francisco, for example,; that entry Of
the goods shall be made ut that port:
that the goods shall be shipped under
O transportation BOND for the security Of
the duties; that the railroads over which
the transportation takes place shall also
be bonded, and that the cars In which
they are carried shall be sealed. On
the other hand, for the especial &C.
~commodation of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, foreign goods to be shipped
eastward from Vancouver to points in the
United States east Of the Rocky Mountains,
are received at Vancouver by q consular
agent Of the State Department. He for
wards them over the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way without examination or certifying to
the invoices and without bonding the
goods. Nor is the railway itself bonded.
DR.. NIMMo regards the whole procedure as
grossly irregular, If, indeed. it be not ut
terly unwarranted by our laws. 1t is GER
tain that the commercial interests of the
Pacific coast States. and especially Of their
seaports, have been gravely prejudiced by
the extraordinary concession.
The first sign Of effective resistance to
the Canadian Pacifc's assault upon Ameri-
can interests is found in the words quoted
by us in the first paragraph Of this article
from section % of the Tariff act Of July
"a, 1897. DR.. NIMMo's review of the rela-
tionships existing between the United
| States and Canada, with special reference
to the present status, demonstrates that the
provision Of section % imposing q dis.
eliminating duty Of ten per cent. on all
foreign goods not the product Of contiguous
countries which shall come into the United
States from a contiguous country, is not
only timely, but constitutes a just and
proper act of protection, in harmony with
the avowed principles of the political party
now in power.