Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-25
ENGLAND Is WILLING
The Mothcr Country Win Tndorse
Reciprocity.
Tho frsrts sssiag Tor >sttt~w-st sf Dlf-
fsr~~c-- H-aw--s tsssa. .ss the
tsitsa -t.t-- wtn Receive Ia-
p~rtsi ts~eatisa hy treaty.

NAsuINsruN. Nov. - There Is
gep,i resson 70 believe that the British
govcrnmrnt will view with favor the
formation - commission to clear up
vrAsti.us questions between the nitsd
states aud Canada This attitude viii
tc Important in the communication II
the commission plan. foe the best Of
fees of the lattci STATE, and Cauada
toward general settlement would
come t. aanght unless the imperial
government approved the efforts and
st",ri ready la give them official cxe-
eution In the form II a treaty n
hrst the sharp differences arouscd by
the recent Behring sea meeting
led Ia the belief that treat llrit-
ain might stand Ia the way Of
commission. which would discuss.
among other question. such imper-
ial subject, n. the tariff The British
have been tenacious OF holding the adj
vantage, secured hy Canada's pref. -
entiai british tariff. and q, was thoarst
the colonial Office at I.ondon would
not view with favor any movement by
commission which would disturb this
preferential tariff. II appears however.
that the British authorities ar sin-
crrcly anxious 10 CLOSE up the various
Irritating question: which have i3ng
existed between canada aud ihs
United states. through the medium
OF commission or uthcrw ise
and that M idea j. entertained that
when the commission dealt with the
imperial subject of the tariff. it worid
involve any disturbances Of the Hs.tish-
Canadian tariff relations. There are
said u he many articles. such A. coal
and fish. which are not exchanged be-
tween Great britain and canada. ga
such articics. therefore. any reciprocal
arrangement between the { uits1
states aud Canada would have no IN
tuence on British trade with canada.
The home government j. said 10 be
fully conscious uf the advantage,
which Canada NAV secure in thc rN-
,ensive American market lying along
side her. and there j. undcr,tIoi to be
every desire To aid Canada ia the en-
joyment OF reciprocal trade with this
country. Already the British ambas-
sador has been authorized from Lon
don To begin negotiations for rcriproc-
ity treatir, between the United state,
and the British West india colonies.
This i cited to show the favor which
the London authorities exhibit toward
securing the hest reciprocal advan-
tages Tor British colonies. II - said
the same view would prevail a. To Tan.
adian reciprocity. In any event. the
work of a commission would bc pre-
liminary oniy. aud 1t would remain
| for the British government To- give i
effect by formal treaty.
The subjects other than the tar r.
such a. border immigration. fishing IA
the great lakes, etc, are not of au inn
Perial character. aud concern only the
| United States and Canada. Ia these. IL
is said. Great Britain has no interest
whatever. except 10 sce them set Tied ON
terms satisfactory 70 Canada. The lake
fisheries have been u prolific source oi
| trouble. IL - claimed that the fish Of
the lakes. particularly white fish. are
being externinatei by the lax laws Of
some of the states bordering ON th.
lakes. The destruction %. the tish i,
said To be analogous 10 the destruc.
ton OF the seals iu Behring sea, and
one of the subjects which Canada
would urge before the commission
would be the protection uf the fisheries
in the lakes
| Prof Darcy Thompson. the british
seal expert. having concluded hi,
labors. left yesterday for Toronto. in-
tending 10 reach New York in time II
take the Lneania for Liverpool later ia
the week Ills trip to Canada Is per
sonal and has no connection with
pending Bshring Sea negotiations
Mr. Thompson expresses himself a,
well pleased with the recent meeting 81
experts. and with the results arrived
At