The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-22
LUMBER THE SNAG
On Which the International Commit
tee is Likely to Lodge.

Quebec. Sept. 22-The international com
IIlls51qe1s de6 IN Jolnt session Ior an ho4
meet again at 1880 a. m. today.
The adjournment was 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 commission
arguments of Messrs. Babcock of New
York and Failon of Ohio. who REPRESENT
the interests of the United States inland
AS usual, all the proceedings were be-
hind closed doors, but so far as the fresh
water fisheries are concerned it is under
stood that the Americans and Canadians
will agree with little trouble. Both sides
desire the better protection. of the fresh
proposed treaty Will readily be disposed
Today the interests of the United States
farmers will be heard. A number of the
border states may be represented, but as
Aaron Jones Of South Bend, worthy mas
ter of the Grange, and Secretary John
Trinble of Washington, D. G, have noti-
fed the commissioners that they desire to
be heard. 1t is presumed that they will
protest in a general way against the re-
ductiOn or removal of the tariff on Cana
dian agricultural products, especially bar
ley, hay, oats and potatoes.
The indications are that the Canadian
commissioners are going to take very
determined position on the lumber ques-
ton. A. S. Hardy, premier of Ontario,
ton, have arrived and represent the On
tario government on the lumber question.
They declare unreservedly that no conces-
sions will be made on the part of the
Canadian government in the way of per-
hitting logs to go free into the United
States unless the United States makes
some concession in the way of reducing or
removing the present duty of g per
thousand on Canadian sawed lumber.
Last year the Ontario legislature passed
a law that no logs cut on crown lands
by American lumbermen should be taken
into the United States to be sawed into
lumber in American mills. This law was
no doubt a result of the 81 duty put up
on all Canadian lumber in the Dingley
law, but has been a diSa StrOuS law to
such of the American lumbermen as own
large tracts of crown timber lands in On
tariO. These 1umbermen contend that
the Canadian government knew when it
was to be sawed in American 1Aills and,
having this knowledge, the government
has no right to pass a law of this charac-
ter. Blu the Canadians waive that point
and say it must be free logs and free lum-
Der or no change at all.
Clark Wallace, former minister of Gus
toms, now representing the Canadian Man
ufactur1ng association, also arrived here
the Canadian commissioners. He coun-
seled the Canadian commissioners to
stand by the present protective duty up
on certain manufactured goods sent into
Canada from the United States. Textiles
and manufactured iron implements are
the principal articles upon which he urges
that no reduction be made. He says the
Canadian manufacturers are all the time
growing and American free impOrtatiOnS
would paralyZe them.
c. NJ. Hayes. general manager of the
Grand Trunk Railroad company, has been
in consultation with both the American
and Canadian commissioners and states
that there probably will be little difficulty
labor question and other matters in which
the railroads are concerned.