The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
] Mr.. EIkins,s speech.

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Mr. Ehxins. who had been waiting DUR
ing the greater part of the afternoon for an
opportunity to address the Senate. said, in
beginning his remarks, that he was glad to
see that an effort was being made to exact
something from Canada, in view of all that
the Dominion government and its corpo-
ration received from the United States.
THAT part OF Section I3 of the pending bill
10 which Mr.. ElI1ius particularly referred,
and on which his remarks were principally
based, provides that 1.-The privilege of en-
tering goods under bond of placing them
in bonded warehouses TT the port of Wran-
ge!i, in the district of Alaska, and Of with
drawing the sane for expectation to any
place in British Columbia or the Northwest
Territory, without payment of duty, is here
by granted to the government of the Do
nliniOn of Canada and it's citizens when,
upon proclamation by the President OF the
United States, it shall appear that no ex-
elusive privilege of transporting through
British Columbia or the Northwest Terri
tory goods or passengers arriving from or
destined for other ports in Alaska has been
or viii be granted to any person or corpo-
ration by the government of the Dominion
OF Canada. For long years. said Mr.. Ell
kins, Canada has. taken business from our
railroads, and all this without any proper
return. In order to understand the
better what 1 have to say I de-
sire so refer particularly to the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad" Mr.. Elkins
cited some interesting statistics concerning
the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The road
extends from Halifax to Vancouver, with
connections, 7.129 miles, nearly 2000 miles
cf which are in the United States Its con-
nections in this country extend as far south
as Baltimore and St Louis. 1t forms the
greatest military, commercial and politica!
highway in the world. 1t controls the poii-
tics and dictates the policies of Canada.
1t could with it's sea connections transport
$1,000 troops of England to Canada III ten
days. For its ship line now being built to
Tun between Southampton and Halifax, it
Will receive a subsidy of $750000 from Eng
land and Canada; for its steamship line
from Vancouver to the Orient it receives
$500 600: and from Vancouver to Australia
a subsidy of $30,00O. The Pacific Mail for
United States only $14,S20. The Canadian
Pacific forms the land connection of COM
mercial and military highway that spans
the globe. The Canadian Pacific receives
Sl.30O,O00 per annum in aid of its support
md to give it business. Since its establish
,nent it has received from Great Britain in
an equivalent OF $40 100000 a year. BY aid of
these immense concessions it Is enabled to
take trade from American railroads. and
does 1t openly and detiantly.
''TTIE SITTING BULL
Mr.. Ellxins said that the Canadian Pacific
had been hickman ed by the railroad world
THE Sitting Bull" He said that the Diff
ferentials demanded by the Canadian Pa
ciiic aggregated from $50 to $50 per car TO
Eastern and Western cities less than by
american lines, and cited the fact that in
1891 the American railroads gave the Ca
madam Pacific bonus of 100000 20 keep
out OF American territory. Subsequently
the Canadian Pacific refused to take this
sum and has since been waging a war upon
the railroads. 1t is now cutting. rates
against American railroads to get Klon1ike
trade, and is actually carrying passengers
from New York to Vancouver, n distance
Of 5000 miles for S3S He said that if the
Canadian Pacific is permitted to proceed on
these lines Il would shortly monopolfze
through business from the Atlantic sea-
board 10 the Pacific, and all the business
to and from tho Orient, leaving the Amer
lean roads only local business and making
only one transcontinental line Oh this con-
tinent. Mr.. Ellkins said that the amount
of business, taken from American roads an
nually by the Canadian Pacific aggregated
nearly $50 900. This sum should be saved
employment to our own PEOPLE, and as trus-
tees of the Republic we should see that it
Is saved
IN 1895 the Canadian Pacific hauled eight
million tons Of freight in 4S0,65S cars, from
points in the United States to other points
in the United States through Canada. These
cars would make a train that would stretch
across the continent I'VE pay 00000, 900
per annum, or 81, 900 600 for every working
day in the year." Mr.. Elkins said, Ito for
eign ships to haul what we sell and buy,
our exports and imports, England getting
90 per cent. of this vast sum. Ninety per
cent. cf this should be saved to Americans.
We once had 90 per cent OF our foreign
trade carried in American ships, and now
only have about Il per cent. Americans
nave suffered the great humiliation of be-
ing driven from the sea, and to make this
humiliation more emphatic England and
Canada seem determined to make. the Ca
madam Pacific the only transcontinental
line. and to monopoiize the carrying by rail
OF a large share of our transcontinental
line commerce and all of our trade to and
from the Orient
Mr. EIkins said that seemingly there was
little help for our condition, foreign infiu-
ence being too powerful. Notwithstanding
the fact that the st. Louis platform, the
Presidents letter of acceptance and his in
augural address all favored discriminating
duties. When those utterances We're made
there was great enthusiasm, but now the
whole commercial world is chilled. As 1t
remedy of the existing evils. Mr.. Elkins
said that he would first abolish the bond
ing privileges and consular seals at VAN
cotsver. The effect of this would be to di-
vert trade from the Orient to San Fran
cisco. Second, he would compel obedience
TO interstate-commerce statutes by all lines
connecting with the Canadian 80 Pacific
tariff law in accordance with its meaning
and as 1t reads Mr. F.lkins
explained that the bonding privi-
custom under permission of the Treasury
Department. 1t was not authorized by the
treaty Of Washington and is Ot-warranted
by any law or any treaty. He then read
opinions of eX-PreSident Cleveland. eX-
President Harrison. the late Secretary
Window. ex-Secretary Charles Foster and
former Attorney General Miller in support
Of his position. He maintained that IL was
not z PARTY question and could not In any
way be construed as such. In order TO be
conservative said he, Il advocate abolish
ing the bonding privileges west OF the 1G)th
meridian. BY making this qualification
there would be no interference with the
trade OF New England" Consular seals NJ
Vancouver Mr.. Elkns said. could be
stopped in an hour by the secretary of the
treasury.
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY.
Concerning the difficulties in bringing
about what he deemed desirable changes
BIr. Elklns said: The only difficulty about
stopping the aggressions of the Canadian
Pacific is that some local interests in New
England and I'm the Northwest are sub
served. It Is unfair that one-twentieth of
the population should have these advan-
tages and nineteen twentieths should not
New England has no more right to get her
supplies cheaper and ship her goods cheap
eT than any other section OF the country.
one-twentieth Of the population should not
have advantages at the expense OF nine
tesn-twentieths. New England, always fair
On the tariff, should be fair on this ques-
ton. Section y OF the present tariff law
Affords a complete remedy to the existing
eviis, but II alarmed New England. Mime
sofa ard Michigan. After long consideration