New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-21
e CONFERENCE AT QUEBEC.
,o1ST HIGH COMMISSION RESUMES
IT'S SESSIONS
.cprFMENT on FISHERIES EXPECTED
CANADIANS TAKE A DETERMINED
IJ-MBER


r,x.pr,xs TAKE DETERMINED
STAND ON LUMBER
H. Sent 2O.-The Joint High Commits
me-, for an hour this afternoon and ad
sV % meet again at 1890 a. M Thurs
Vu r,o adjournment over tomorrow is taken
e"' of the ceremonies attending the un-
o'S - ~ the Champlain monument. in which
'.oohers Of the Commission are to take part.
'" ,,nr;can Commissioners met as usual at
.ock IN this morning and again at D. m.
listened 10 the arguments of Messrs. Bah
- New-York and Fallon. Of Ohio, who
Gun" "..,, the interests Of the United States in
land fisheries.
,spal. all the proceedings were behind
"a doors but so far as the fresh-water
I,as are concerned it is understood that the
.er,cans and Canadians will agree with little
,,a Roth sides desire the better protection
.,a trash-water fish. and there is no doubt
w. This mart Of the proposed treaty will readily
10 disposed of
4, the next meeting the representatives OF tne
,.-...rs If the United States will be heard.
.,rober Of the border States may be represented
-. ss vet the American Commissioners nave
taord only from the National Grange. Aaron
I,res of South Bend. Ind. Worthy Master oi
,ha Gransr. and John Trmhle. of washington
49, .aor.tarv have informed the Commissioners
,ba, they desire to be heard. II is presuileu
,ba, they will protest in a general way against
tho reduction or removal of the tarlh on cana
dian agricultural products, especially pd'leS'
hay oats and potatoes
DEMANDS OF CANADIAN LCMBERMEN.
The indications are that the Canadian Com
,,,ssoners will take a determined position on
,,a lurnher question. a s. Hardy. premier
=, Ontario. and George w. Ross. Minister or
rducatlon. arrived here to-day and represent
she Ontario Government on the lumber question.
They declare unreservedy that no concessions
will be made on the part Of the Canadian Gov
eminent In the way Of permitting logs to go
free into the I-r ed States unless the United
States makes some concession in the way Of re-
ducing or removing the present duty Of -
thousand on Canadian-sawed lumber.
Last year the ontario Legislature passed a
law that no logs cut on Grown lands by Ameri-
can lumbermen should he taken into the Ihl'ed
States 10 be sawed into lumber in American
willis This law was a result Of the 50 duty put
m all Canadian lumber In the Dingley bill. but
II has been disastrous TO American lumnermeh
who own large tracts Of Crown timher-land IN
Ontario. These umbermen contend that the
Canadian Government know when II sold the
timber 70 the Americans that it was To be sawed
In American mills. and having this knowledge
the Government has no right now 10 pass Ia"
Of this character. But the Canadians waive that
mint and say it must he free logs and free lum-
Der or no change al all
Clark Wallace former Ministe- Of Customs
now representing the Canadian Manufacturing
Association. also arrived here to-day for the
lin
missioners He also counsels them to stand by
IN. present protective duty on certain manufacf-
mei goods sent into Canada from the United
States. Textiles and manufactured iron npe-
ments are the principal articles which he
urges that no reduction bc made. He says
that Canadian manufactures are all the time
CROWNS. ard American free mpOrtatiOns would
parayze them.
BONDING AND OTHER QUESTIONS.
c. NJ Hays. general manager of the Grand
Trunk Railway Company has been in consulta-
ton with both the American and Canadian Com
missoners and says that there will probably
b. little difficulty in settling the bonding ques-
ton. the alien labor question and other matters
in which the railroads concerned The
views OF the Commissioners on both sides, ne
says are along the same general lines.
Although nothing is revealed to indicate the
progress that is being made by the Commission,
or what results probable. Senator Fair
banks chairman Of the American delegation,
gives the assurance that the achievement so far
is gratifying and indicates satisfactory results
In the end. Just how far they have gone toward
adjusting any one Of the chief questions. or
what the prospects are for a general reciprocity
treaty, the Commissioners will not say. but they
repeatedly assert that they are trying to get
together and hope TO succeed.