The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-21
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
AMERICANS OPPOSING FREE ENTRY
OF CANADIAN FARM PRODUCTS,
And Canadians Determined the Ex-
mOved-Joint High Commission.

QUEBEC, Sept 20. - The international
commissioners met in joint session for an
hour this afternoon, and adjourned to meet
again at 1890 a. m. Thursday The adj
journment over tomorrow is taken because
of the ceremonies attending the unwilling
of the Champlain monument, in which the
members of the high commission are to
participate. The American &C mGissioners
met usual at O'Clock this morning and
again at p. m. They listened to the argu-
ments of Messrs. Babcock, OF New York,
and Fallon, of Ohio, who represent the in
terest of the United States inland fisheries.
AS usual all the proceedings were behind
closed dooFs. but far as the fresh-water
fisheries concernsd it is understood the
Americans and Canadians will agree with
little trouble. Both sides desire the better
protection of the fresh-water fish, and no
doubt this part of the proposed treaty will
readily be disposed of.
Tomorrow the interests of the United
States farmers will be heard. A number
Of the border States may be represented
but as yet the American commissioners
nave heard only from the National Grange.
Aaron Jones, of South Bend, Ind. worthy
master of the grange, and Secretary John
I Trimble. of Washington d. c., have noti-
fled the commissioners that they desire to
be heard. 1t is presumed they will protest
in a general way against the reduction or
removal Of the tariff on Canadian agricul-
tural products, especially barley, hay, oats
and potatoes.
The indications are that the Canadian
commissioners are going to take a very de-
termined position on the lumber question.
Hon. A. 3. Hardy, premier of Ontario, and
George w. Ross minister of education,
rived here to-day and represent the Ontario
government in the lumber question. They
ions
be made on the part of the Canadian gov
eminent in the way of permitting logs to go
free into the United States unless the United
States makes some concession in the way of
reducing removing the present duty of
81 per !, 900 on Canadian sawed lumber. Last
year the Ontario Legislature passed a law
that no logs cut on crown lands by Ameri-
can lumbermen should be taken into the
United States to be sawed into lumber in
American mills This law was no doubt
result of the 81 duty put on all Canadian
lumber in the Dingley law, but has been
disastrous law to such of the American lum-
bermen as own large tracts of crown TIM
Der lands in Ontario. These lumbermen con-
tend that the Canadian government knew
when II sold the timber to the Americans
that 1t was to be sawed in American mills,
and, having this knowledge, the government
has no right on which TO pass law of this
character. But the Canadians waive that
point and say ii must be free logs and free
lumber or no change at all.
Clark Wallace, former minister of GUS
TOMS now representing the Canadian Manu-
featuring Association, also arrived here to-
day for the purpose of comforting with the
Canadian commissioners He counseled the
Canadian commissioners to stand by the
present protective duty upon certain manu-
featured goods sent into Canada from the
United States. Textiles and manufactured
iron implements are the principal articles
upon which he urges that reduction be
made. He says the Canadian manufactures
are all the time growing and American free
importations would paralyze them.
c. M. Hays, general manager of the Grand
Trunk Railroad Company. has been in con-
sutation with both the American and
Canadian commissioners and states that
there probably will be little difficulty in set
thing the bonding question. the alien labor
question and other matters in which the
railroads are concerned. He says the views
of the commissioners on both sides are along
the same general lines
Although nothing is revealed to Indicate
what progress is being made by the commits
sion or what results are probable, Senator
Fairbanks chairman of the American dele
CATION gives the assurance that the achieve
ment so far is gratifying and indicative of
satisfactory results In the end. Just how
far they have gone in the way of adjust
ing any one of the main questions or what
the prospects are for a general reciprocity
treaty<the commissioners will not say. but
repeatedly assert that they are trying to
get together and hope to succeed