The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-06-01
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Negotiations Regarding I.
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London May q. : The foreign
flee officials confirm the ata,as
made by the New York corresuoas
of the London Times TO the effao, \
the negotiations with the Can,
government on the subject of Az
have reached an almost hopeless -
owing TO the insistence of tha ~
dams that they receive a SLIGO 90 !,
ka, which apparently precluaes
agreement being reached on IN
ject between the American and ~
dian high commissioners. Tho
ing newspapers here reprodneo
New York dispatch with comment
orally regretting the situation NV,
jecting to the conclusion that co.
is blamable.
The Globe says: "The Con.a,
would be far less patriotic than \
are If they yielded to what thew
slider TO be an unjust and indefcns,I
demand for the sake of the estahIJ
ment of a more friendly relation n
their big neighbor.'
Continuing. the Globe remarks 4
the Times, by publishing its a
spondent's iDjudicial summing IN
adopted the surest way to inname
lie opinion on both sides of the All
tic
The Westminster Gazette saws. 4
sincerely hope better face can no /
on things, so far as we are concer
but the deadlock seems very scriou
The st. James Gazette thinks n
American politics is playing an
portant part in the situation, and s.
THE Republicans are disposed n
friendly arrangement with EnelaI
but 1t must be on terms so favoraa
to America that the Democrats d
have no excuse to say they Weld
their interests to Great Britain"
Retaliation Against Canada. l
Washington. May 2S.-There is m
doubt that our government is incljuI
to retaliatory considerations agsl{
Canada by the discouraging results
tn negotiations in London. lookinsI
the clearing of the field for the NJ
sembling of the joint high commiss
/ It's gathered that the British fore
office, which had seemed DESTROYS
meet. Mr.. Choate's advances in r|
spirit Of n compromise which promiJ
well, has been again influenced
Canada's refusal TO agree to anythiI
less than a concession of all their !
mands, which has stopped all pj
reSs.
The department of state has refer{
TO the treasury department arran@
ment of plan to protect the interej
of the United States and Il decisil
from Secretary Gage is expected ve|
soon. The treasury department u
now two. courses. both being retail
tory. The first is the preparation
an amendment to the tariff act larg3
increasing duties on lumber and ford
products imported into the Unit
States from Canada.
There is possibly another course
section Of the Dingley act authOrii
the United States government, in eaa
where countries impose an export dul
TO add the equivalent of such dutyI
the import on such goods coming :
the United States. The Canadian Z
eminent is not imposing in so ma
words an export duty on logs, butt
has prohibited their expectation. n!
question before Secretary Gage
whether this prohibition may not
regarded as in principle the same thl
as an excessive. therefore prohiblt)
export tax.
If this view Is found, the trcas4
has already at hand measures OF rel
alton it seeks in the shape of an on
prohibiting the importation OF "a
dian logs into the United States, WI
would bear very heavily on the o.
provinces in Canada outside OF
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