New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-03
nrprAL BONDING PRIVILEGE
,,n,AN PACIFIC AGGREssIoNs DIS
cussED IN THE SENATE
e,,o,,s THE DAMAGE INFLICTED on
,,rAx ROADS AND SUGGESTS RENE
r,ps REPLIES FROM SENATOR'S
uoAR. NELSON AND Chiffon

,rpr~AS ROADS AND SUGGESTS hh'"
REPLIES FROM SENATOR'S
uoAR. NELSON AND Chiffon
March 2-To-day's debate in the
VAS" the Alaska Homestead and Railway
sens'e urav hill was decidedly spirited Mr.. Car
Ke' x,o,,ana delivered a vigorous speech in re-
ter O. -. made IN the last two days by Mr. Raw
Ply :, r-,ah In the course Of which ne made
lns ss,enca OF the honor OF Congressional COM
s'V and OF offcals in the Government depart
MI The chief feature Of the debate was
n' ,s.vered by Mr. Flkins. OF West Virginia, in
speech :. explained how the Canadian Pacific Rail-
"a. enabled 20 make WAY on American inter
roa' "a showed why the aggression OF that road
es's =" he stopped by the United States. Mr.. FL
oat s,sech aroused much interest. particularly in
N" .,t In which ne explained that. while he did
t's' zane the famous Section % OF the present
ns law ne stood sQuarely with the sterling
,a.~s,.n who did frame q The speech Drew out
70. ron Nj Hosr of Massa chusetts Mr.. Chill
" a, Texas and Mr. Nelson. OF Minnesota NJ
-. maintained that a large part OF Mr.. Elkins's
- ,ras irrelevant 20 The pending discussion. He
60 not admit that the aggressions of the Cana
49, Pacific were serious the West Virginia
- would have people believe. Mr.. Nelson
"a. strong protest against Mr. Elkins's proposi-
-, 70 abolish the bonding privilege holding that
-, ,rv.,egs was in the direct interest OF the peo-
-, ,hA Northwest Mr. Chiffon briefly contended
=, under recent decisions of the Supreme Court
= lors-snd short haul clause of the Interstate
-,-msrce law aid not apply to the competition be-
-, American railroads and the Canadian Pacific
~ E,kins who had been waiting the greater
-.. =, the afternoon for opportunity TO address
= cs,ste said IN beginning his remarks that ne
-, qisd 20 see that effort was being made
:. sxact something from Canada in view Of all
80, The Dominion Government and its corpora
MS rece.ved from the United States. That part
- section Is OF the pending bill TO which Mr..
r,t,rs particularly referred and on which his re-
ns-k. were principally based. provides that the
-v.ege Of entering goods under bond or Of placing
ban II bonded warehouses at the port OF Wrangel.
a., ,hs District OF Alaska. and OF Withdrawing the
s.me for expectation 10 any place IN BRUSH
rolrmh,s or the Northwest Territory without pay
nan, Of duty. Is hereby granted 10 the Dominion
!, Canada and us citizens when upon proclamation
w the President Of the United States II shall ap-
mar hat no exclusive privilege Of transporting
.,-oueh British Columbia or the Northwest Ter
rorv good. or passengers arriving from or destined
o., ,.h.r ports in Alaska has been or will be
y-sr,ed 10 any person or corporation by the Gov
.-nrsnt OF the Dominion OF Canada"
SENATOR ELKINs's SPEECH.
For long wears" said Mr.. Elkins. Canada has
taken business from our country and despoiled the
,us,nes. OF our railroads. and all this without any
,,o,s, return In order 10 understand the better
What have 70 saw desire 70 refer particularly 10
,hs Canadian Pacific Railroad
Nv r-lk,n. cited some interesting statistics CON-
earning the Canadian Pacific. The road extends
,-o,, pel,.sx 20 Vancouver with connections. 7.lS
-u.s nearly TWO thousand miles Of which are in
,hA limited States Its connections IN this country
.r,ent as far south Baltimore and ST. Louis
T. firm. N. greatest military. commercial and po
y,,sl highway IN the world II controls the poll
,~s and dictator the policy OF Canada II could
with Il. sea connections transport fifty thousand
.-oos,s nom England TO Canada in ten days. For
y. steamship line between southampton
snt Halifax Il will receive . subsidy OF $4,000
from England and Canals for its steamship line
from Vancouver 10 the Orient II receives $4,000
and from Vancouver 10 Australia a subsidy OF
sTDm The Pacific Mail for carrying more mail
receives from the United States only 81 go Since
T.. establishment II he's received from Great Britain
IN svhst,es gifts and concessions 5.00o.0D1
equivalent Of G0. 10000 q year. BY aid OF these
immense Concessions II 10 enabled 10 take trade
from American roads and docs II openly and de-
nanny
Mr. Enns said that the Canadian Pacific had
been nicknamed by the railroad world the Sit
ting BDil.- The difYerentlals II demanded aggre-
gate nom so to $50 TO Eastern and Western
eass less than by American lines. He cited the
fact that IN 1897 the American railroads gave the
Canadian Pacific bonus OF $4,000 TO keep out OF
American territory. Subsequently the Canadian
Pacific refused TO take this sum. and has since
been wasins g war on American railroads 1t Is
now cutting rates against American railroads to
e; Klondlke trade and 10 actually carrying pas
ssngers from New-York 10 Vancouver. q distance
0. three thousand miles. for s3S He said that II
ID. Canadian Pacific 10 permitted TO proceed on
these lines would shortly monopoliSe the through
business from the Atlantic ssaboard TO the Pacific
lnd all the business 10 and from the Orient. leaving
to American roads only local business and making
'1ly one transcontnental line on this continent.
AMERICAN ROADS LOSING 100000 A YEAR
M Elkins said that the amount OF business
aiken from American roads annually by the Cana
ian Pacific aggregated nearly @0co.co This
sun should be saved 10 the United States" he
aid. Ito give employment TO our own people, and
Is Of the Republic should that 4, is
saved We pay sSco.0oo.oco per ennum. or s. 900 900
10y every working day In the year. 10 foreign ships
70 haul what sell and buy. our exports and i'm
ports England getting 60 per cen; OF this vast
FUN. Ninety per cent OF this should be saved 10
Americans We once had 80 per cent OF foreign
trade carried IN American ships, and now only
have about II per cent. Americans have suffered
The great humiliation Of being driven from the sea
And TO make this humiliation more moral and en-
'hsuc England ana Canada seern determined 10
make the Canadian Pacific the only transcont
nensl line. and 10 monopoze the carrying by rail
y large share of our transcon tinental line COM
rerce and ar OF our trade 10 and from the Orient"
THE REMEDIES PROPOSED.
AZ remedy for the existing evils Mr.. Elkins said
'aAi ne would first abolish the bonding privileges
se consular seals AZ Vancouver. The effect OF this
sssd be 20 divert trade from the Orient 20 San
i'socisco Second. ne would compel obedience
% The Interstate Commerce statutes by all lines
connecting with tho Canadian Pacific Third. he
YOU'D enforce Section n Of the present tariff in
secortance with It's meaning and az II reads
Il conclusion Mr. Elkins said that We wero on
ne threshold OF a commercial wsr among nations
!" extension OF commerce. The conflict was IN |
sn'able. 1T seems now" said he. as II the
h'ed States would have 10 meet this war single |
.ahoed' asking fsvors and expecting none.
" hAe We 90 not court such conflict, We need not
''i' Tx from Il The conditions as 10 our shipping |
'io our commercial relations with Canada cannot |