New-York tribune., 1905-01-11
HAY-BOND TREATY AGAIN.
LIKELY TO BE REPIpED.
Prospect of Practical Monopoly OF
Newfoundland Trade.
rsRou THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.

Washington Jan. 1O-There was grave regret
among many members of Congress TINS morn
ing when it was learned, through the eAciusiNe {
announcement in The Tribune, that enorts TO re-
,-ivA the Joint High Commission had met Win
f,f,ra II was also learned, on further inquiry
tto, his is the second time that Senator AR
t,,,,,s az chairman of the American representa-
rion on the Commission had attempted 10 oiiAs
about the reconvening OF the Commission
In 1903 soon after the settlement oI ule -.
lon Ronndary question, Senator FairOahKs
N'li ao~resnondence with Sir Wilfrid Lau-
riar and urged a preliminary meeting IN Ne"-
vi, b,,t met with a polite declination, the
1,,r pleading the convening OF the cana
5i, parliament as his excuse for postponihg
~, r,aa+ing He intimated however that ne
,onld communicate with Senator FarOahAS
LATER and for upward of year the Senator
ar.oited information that the time had arrived
I,ar the Canadian Premier was READY To DIS
c,,ss the prelirninaries TO reconVenlng OF the
commission. Finally last autumn Senator Falr-
-. ogain opened correspondence with the
Premier and again excuses were oieIeu Iof
,ostpooine a meeting, until now 1t has become
-. tbar Canada has no desire 10 effect
.,,r,r,arciaI reciprocity with the United States
o,,d tba United states cannot, without sacrifice
n ito dignity. press the subject further
There Is however, good news In another di-
rection and not remote from the subject OF
canadian reciprocity. There are now excellent
nrospect+ that the Hay-Bond treaty with New
fo,rdlard VIII be revived, it having been
learned tnat Newfoundland IS prepared 10 make
concassions more extensive than those incor-
narrated in the last convention. II is announced
thar the Newfoundland government is ready 10
make irnDo-ta0t concessions ana notifications
I'm rha treaty. o. rather to accept them II made
in the form Of amendments by the Senate.
Under these circumstances the Foreign Re-
Ia-ions Committee of the SeTfate will undoubt-
edlv consider the treaty again and see whether
n can be made acceptable by amendments The
fishing interests which ere largely involved. WILL
of course be consulted Nothing Will be done
until the representatives OF the fishing interests
have been consulted in Massachusetts by SEN
ators Lodge and Crane, and IN Maine w SEN
atOrs Hale and Frye.
In will be recalled that Secretary Blaine hrst
saw the possibility OF forming a commercial AM
ance with Newfoundland which would insure IT'S
trade TO the United States Inc dominion oi
Canada then as now. was endeaVoring 70 enect
such close relations with Newfoundland whlch
would make il impossible for the United states
- t-eat with the island as distinct from the Do
fnfnion and with that end in view the Bialiie-
Bond Treaty vas negotiated. IL failed OF F2tih-
cation, however
Years ago revived the project and negotiated
the Hay-Bond treaty, which has never been
ratified by the Senate IL IL believed In some
Quarters that the refusal Of Canada even to per
nit the reconvening OF the Joint High Commits
sion with a view 10 bringing about Canadian
reciprocity. win give impetus 10 the movement
for reciprocity with Newfoundland especially
- that island appears 70 place a high value
such relations with the United States and to be
ready make important ccncesst'n ms 70 secure
Those who have studied the subject declare
that II the United States improves this oppoT-