The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-21
GETTING DOWN 70 Work.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION DIS
CussEs BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
Interests OF Fisheries People, Farm
ers and Lumbermen to BE Ccnsia-
ered-Canadfan Comnission Will
Probably stand Firm On Lumber.

QUEBEC Sep. so-Tae international
commissioners met In Joint session !or an
hour this afternoon and adjourned 70 nee:
again at 1oa3 e. - Thursday. The az
,surnneEt over Tomorrow u taken because
o, che ceremonies attending the unwilling
OF the Champaign rlcnuase-.k n which thl
members Of Che t.gh cor1:ssion are 10
PARTICIPATE
TIE American commissioners met as usual
At O'Clock sa.s morning and again e I
,. n Tasy listened % the arguments ot
Messrs. gaboocis OF New York and Fallen
OF Ohio. who represent the interests OF TIE
United States dshersA A. usual al the
proceedings were behind closed doora buc
50 Tar as The fresh water fisheries are con-
cerns1 i - understood that the Americans
and Canadians viii agrse With little trouble
Both sides desire the better protection Ct
la trash water fish and no doubt This part
Of the proposed treaty w.ll readily be dis
passed o.
Tomorrow the Interests Ct the United
States farmers viii be heard. A number OK
border states may be represented. but as yet
the American commissioners have heard
only from the National Grange Aaron
Jones, Of South Eend worthy master OF the
Grange and Secretary John Trinlble. Of
Washington have notified the commission
ers that they desire 20 De heard II il pre-
sumed that they viii protest in a general
way against the reduction or removal Of
ths tariff On Canadian agricultural pro-
duets. especially barley. hay. oats and po-
satoeS.
The indications are that the Canadian
commissioners are going to take a very
determined position on the lumber ques-
ton. Hon. A 3. Hardy. premier Of on
tArio. and George W. Ross. minister of
education, arrived here today and repre-
sent the Ontario government in the lum-
her question. Thsy declare unreservediy
that no concessions viii! be made on the
part OF the Canadian government in the
way Of permitting logs 10 go free into
the United States unless the United States
makes some concession in the way OF
reducing or removing the present duty Of
& FER 1000 feet on Canadian sawed luni-
her, Last year the Canadian Legislators
passed a law that no logs cut on crown
lands by American iumbermen should be
taken into the United States TO be sawed
into lumber in American mills. This law
was no doubt q result of the s. duty put
upon all the Canadian lumber in the Ding
ley law. but has been a disastrous law
to such OF the American lumbermen as
own large tracts Of crown timber lands
that the Canadian government knew when
1t sold the timber 20 the Americans that
ii WAS 70 be sawed in American mills. and,
having this knowledge, the government
has no right on which 10 pass a law Of
this character. But the Canadians waive
that point and say Il must be free logs
and free lumber or no change a. all.
Clark Walker. former minister OF GUS
toms. now representing the Canadian
Mar ufacturing Association, also arrived
here today for the purpose Of consulting
with the Canadian commissioners. lie
eouuseied the Canadian commissioners 10
stand by the present protective duty upon
certain manufactured goods sent into
Canada from the Cnited States.
Textiles AMI manufactured iron inple-
nents are the principal articles upon
which he urges that mo reduction BE- made.
He says the Canadian manufacturers are
all the time growing. and American free
importaiions Will paralyze them.
c. NJ. Hays. general manager Of the
Grand Trunk railroad. IS in consultation
with roth the American and Canadian
commissioners. and states that there viii
probably be little difficulty in settling the
bonding question. the alien labor ques-
ton and ether matters in which the rail-
roads are concerned.