New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-04
JOHN CHARLTON's VIEWS.
SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE JOINT
HIGH COMMISSION.
TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS ON MANY CUES
TIoNs REACHED-JINGo FEELING IN
CANADA-oNTARIo EMBARGO
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Toronto Ont, May BIN the current number OF
a Canadian magazine published at Toronto. John
! Charlton. NJ p. member OF the Joint High Com
mission has article on the Commissions work.
dealing especially with the counter influences to IT,
summary OF his views follows
The work is Of too great ma nitude to be finished
| In few weeks. Devoted attention was given 10
their labors by all the commissioners No mis-
take has been made by British commissioners. and
It was fault OF theirs though 1t is unfortunate,
that al agreement was not reached respecting the
Alaskan boundary.
An award even more favorable 10 Canada than
that contended for may be arrived at by an i'm
partial court OF arbitration. II does not follow
from the failure to settle the boundary question
that treaty will not be negotiated An adjourn
r1ent till August n prudent move, that Will
| leave ample time for decision to be reached
all questions before the next session OF
Congress OF Parliament All the questions
have been fully discussed. and II is no breach OF
/ confidence to say that upon many OF them tenta-
tive agreements have been reached, contingent upon
the satisfactory settlement OF all.
! In these circumstances the attitude OF certain
classes and parties in Canada is mischevous.
| lingo feeling is rampant in certain quarters which
are opposed to the sentiment OF cordially estab-
! lished between Great Britain and the United
| States. Rght-minded persons must be paned
at the widely uttered hopes that no treaty will
ever be made.
The sentiment giving rise to these expressions is
| the parent OF British Columba's alien miner
law and Of the ill-advised Ontario law putting an
! embargo on saw logs The lingo element further
demands an export duty pulpwood. nickel ore
! and lead ore. and would be guilty Of any conceiv-
able fiscal vagary thought likely to coerce the
! United States.
The Ontario log-export embargo rouses much
indignation IN the United States AS to Its treat
| ment of sales made prior to to its enactment, II
| is considered confscation. is severely condemned
! by the American Commissioners and cannot faii
| to render them reluctant to make concessions IL
has sullied the business reputation OF Canada as
American capitalists afraid Of like conhscatory
! legislation in the future. Nelson Dngey stated
! publicly In Quebec that the log-export embargo
/ had diverted s1OOOOOOO Of American money that
| had been intended for investment In Canada
Michigan lumbermen bought limits here at
the Invitation OF the Ontario Government, anu the
! Government had full knowledge that the pur-
chasers meant to raft logs across to their Michi-
gan mills
Mr. Charlton refutes the argument that all I'm
it's were bought subject to change in the reguia-
| tons governing them. 1t was never contemplated
that there should be any change save in respect 10
fire protection the size Of timber cut. the grouhd
rent stumpage etc The expectation OF logs mas
been one OF the most profitable branches or cana
dian numbering and as a weapon to secure con-
cessons the log-export law is ridiculous IL hurts
only those American lumbermen who are the
friends of Canada, who have worked 70 get the
American duty reduced and whose enorts oelof'
the Commission were fruitful OF results 10 tne
| Canadian lumber interests than to anything ese'
There may be bears in the pine market, wanting
to buy limits at low prices. who are using 'heir
influence to produce disaster among the Jumper
II zen by injurious legislation
In the United States a better feeiing exists 'o"
ard Canada than since 1856 Canada must real
ize that 100000 people cannot bring H'coN" 10
! their knees II will never be advisable TO re-
pudlate Canadian obligations or to break faitn