The herald., 1898-09-21
WON'T CAUSE DISAGREEMENT
WITH CANADA
LOGS ARE ANOTHER STORY
Kanucks Want Duty on Sawed Lum-
ber Abolished, and They Seem to
Hold Trumps
Associated Press Special Wire.

| QUEBEC, Sept. 2O.-The International
commissioners met In joint session for an
hour this afternoon and adjourned to meet
again at 10:3O Thursday. The adjourn
ment over tomorrow Is taken because of
ceremonies attending the unveiling of the
Champlain monument, in which the men,
bers Of tho high commission are to partic-
ipate.
The American commissioners met as
usual at o'clock this morning and again
at p. m. They listened to the arguments
Of Messrs. Babcock of New York and Fal-
lon OF Ohio, who represent the interests IF
the United States fisheries. AS usual, all
of the proceeding were behind closed
doors. but so far as the fresh water fish
cries arc concerned 1t is understood that
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
have heard only from the national grange.
Aaron Jones Of South Bend, worthy master
of the grange, and Secretary John Trimble
of Washington, have notified the commits
sioners that they desire to be heard. 1t is
presumed that they will protest in gen.
eral way against the reduction or removal
of the tariff on Canadian agricultural pro-
ducts and especially barley, hay, oats and
potatoes.
The indications are that the Canadian
commissioners are going to take a yGSy
determined position on the lumber ques-
ton. Hon. A. S. Hardy, premier of Onta-
RIO and George w. Ross. minister of edu-
cation, arrived here today and represent
the Ontario government In the lumber
question. They declare unreservedly that
no concessions will be made by the present
Canadian government in the way of per-
uniting logs to go free into the United
States unless the United States makes
some concessions in the way of reducing
or removing the present duty of 81 per
thousand on Canadian sawed lumber. Last
year the Ontario legislature passed q law
that no logs cut on crown lands by Amer
lean lumbermen should be taken into the
United States to be sawed into lumbes in
American mills. This law was no doubt
a result of the 50 duty put upon all Cana
dian lumber in the Dingley law, but has
been a disastrous law to such of the Amer
lean lumbermen as own large tracts of
crown timber lands in Ontario. These
lumberuien contend that the Canadian
government knew when 1t sold the timber
to the Americans that it was to be sawed
in American mills, and, having this knowl
edge, the government has no right to pass
a law of this character But the Cana
dians waive that point and say it must be
free logs and free lumber or no change
at all.
Clark Wallace, former minister Of Gus
toms. now representing the Canadian
Manufacturing association, also arrived
here today for the purpose OF comforting
with the Canadian commissioners. He
counselled the Canadian commissioners to
stand by the present protective duty on
certain manufactured goods sent into Can
ada from the United States. Textiles and
manufactured iron implements are the
principle articles upon which he urgesthat
no reduction be made. He says that the
Canadian manufactures are growing and
that American free importations will par
alyze them.
c. M. Hays, general manager of the
Grand Trunk Railway company, has been
in consultation with both the American
and Canadian commissioners and states
that probably there will be little difficr
in settling the bonding question the alien
labor question and other matters in which
the railroads are concerned.