The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-26
ENGLAND IS WILLING
The Mother Country Win Indorse
Reciprocity
The Efforts Making for Settlement of Dlf-
fereDces Between Canada and the
United States VIII Receive Im-
periaI Execution by Treaty.

WASHINGTON; Nov. 22.-There is
good reason to believe that the British
government will view with favor the
formation Of a commission to clear up
vexatious Questions between the United
States and Canada. This attitude will
be important in the consummation OF
the commission plan, for the best Of
fees of the United States and Canada
toward q general settlement would
come to haught unless the imperial
government approved tue efforts and
stood ready to give them official exe-
cution in the form of a treaty. At
first the sharp differences aroused by
the recent Behring sea meeting
led to the belief that Great Brit
ain might stand in the way of
d commission, which would discuss,
among other questions such imper-
ial subjects as the tariff. The British
have been tenacious of holding the adj
vantages secured by Canada's prefer
ential British tariff, and it was thought
the colonial Office at London would
not view with favor any movement by
a commission which would disturb this
preferential tariff. 1t appears, however.
that the British authorities ar.s sim
cerely anxious to close up the various
irritating questions which have long
existed between Canada and the
United States, through the medium
of a commission or otherwise,
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 be-
tween Great Britain and Canada. On
such articles, therefore, any reciprocal
arrangement between the United
States and Canada would have no in
duence on British trade with Canada.
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 India colonies.
This Is cited to show the favor which
the London authorities exhibit toward
securing the best reciprocal advan-
tages for British colonies. 1t is said
the same view would prevail as to Cam
adian reciprocity. In any event. the
work of commission would be pre-
liminary only, and it would remain
for the British government to give it
effect by formal treaty.
The subjects other than the tariff,
such. as border immigration, fishing u
the great lakes, etc, are not of an inn
perial character, and concern only the
United States and Canada. In these, it
is said, Great Britain has no interest
whatever, except to see them settled on
terms satisfactory to Canada. The lake
fisheries have been a prolific source of
trouble. 1t is claimed that the fish of
the lakes. particularly white fish, are
being exterminated by the lax laws of
some of the states bordering on the
lakes. The destruction of the fish is
said to be analogous to the destruc-
ton of the seals in Behring sea, and
one of the subjects which Canada
would urge before the commission
would be the protection of the fisheries
in the lakes.
Prof. Darcy Thompson. the British
seal expert, having concluded his
labors, left yesterday 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 per-
sonal and has no connection with
pending Behring Sea negotiations.
Mr.. Thompson expresses himself as
well pleased with the recent meeting OF
experts, and with the results arrived
at