The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-03
UNITED STATES AND CANADA
LATTER,S MILITARY ADVANTAGES
AIRED IN THE SENATE.

Senator Ellsins Calls Attention to Two
StronghoIds, Halifax and Esquimault,
and senator Hoar Facetiously Remarks
That Only in Event of the Guns Kicking
Would the Forts Endanger Americans
for Americans Would be Behind Them if
Trouble Should Occur.
Washington, March 2.-To-day's de-
bate in the senate on the Alaskan
homestead and railway right OF way
bill was decidedly spirited. Mr.. Carter
of Montana delivered a vigorous speech
in reply to that made during the past
two days by Mr.. Rawlins of Utah, in
the course of which he made a strong
defense of the officials in the several
departments. One of the special feat
ures of the debate was a speech deliv-
cred by Mr.. Ellsins of West Virginia,
in which he explained how the Can
adian Pacific railway was enabled to
make war upon American interests
and how and why aggression of that
great railroad ought to be stopped by
the United States For long years,
said Mr.. Elkins, Canada has taken
business from our country and despoil-
ed the business of our railroad and all
this without any proper return.
Mr.. Elkins referred at length to the
military advantages of the Canadian
Pacific and its two strongholds-Hali-
fax and Esquimault At this juncture
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts interrupted
him with the facetious remark that
the senator need have no apprehension
of the British guns at those points, as
they would endanger Americans only in
the event of their kicking, as, If any
trouble should occur, Americans would
be behind those guns. If" inquired
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut, "the Can
adian Pacific were subject to the long
and short haul clause of the Interstate
commerce law would it be able to take
away the business of our railroads."
"It would not" replied Mr.. Elkins.
''The senator has struck the point of
this entire matter. While our railroads
are hampered by that law the Can
| adian Pacific is free from its restric-
tions." In the course of reply to Mr..
Elkins, Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, ex-
| pressed some regret that Mr.. Elkins
| had brought into the discussion of the
| bill so much matter that was appar-
emily irrevelant. He agreed with Mr..
| EllSins that the executive departments
| of the government had the power that
| they ought to exercise to prevent Can
| ada from imposing upon. this country,
| or its business interests" He also
agreed with him that the destruction
| of the seal herds was a reproach to
| civilization and that the denial Of the
| privileges OF hospitality to our fisher
| men was a reproach. He held, too
| that Canada ought not to enjoy any
| bonding privilege which the United
| States did not also have and he per-
/ fectly agreed with Mr.. Elkins that the
| business of supplying American citi-
| zens in Alaska ought not in any way
| to be burdened by Canadian monopoly
| Mr.. Hoar said he did not agree with
/ Mr.. Elkins as to the danger on account
| of the Canadian Pacific in time of war
| AS a matter of fact these 1000 miles of
| railroad would be hostage in case OF
hostilities. But independent of this
| tiraIy canabla of ta,.;ng cave of them.
| selves IF thew had done 40 during the