The Washington times., 1920-01-01
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Dominion Railways Control
American Congress, IA j
Formal Charge. d
US. FISHERIES ENDANGERED
Laws to Protect Vessels III
Coastwise Trades Also Set
Aside, Claim.
US. FISHERIES ENDANGERED

The Canadian railways have a lob.
BY at Washington, aided by officials
Of the Canadian government, work
Ing energetically and successfully
in Congress, and with tho 6epart.
ments. to shape railroad and trans
portation legislation gencraIly 10
benef1t the Canadian carrier sys-
TENS and fisheries, at the expense OF
the American rail and water car
riers and the American fisheries.
| lobbyists In Eight States.
As the Grand Trunk railway 10
owned by the Canadian gov, rnnaent
its lobby, maintained at Washington
| and in the legislatures of some eignt
States of the United States. Is COZ
nected with and a part of tho Official
Canadian government
This Canadian raIway iobt ifssl-
4 encing the New EngIand ard Noryze
' ern States Senatcrk. very reeendiy de-
! feated in the Senate provision ID
the railroad bill which would make
effective the Interstate Coinr1 srca
Commission control of rates fr5fr. ia
| and through q foreign coun .ry---s,
provision of great financial value TO
American carriers.
| These statements are part Of fhs
charges brought against the Canadian
| lobby at Washington by William L.
| Clark, OF Seattle, wash, fr a letter
sent today to the Senate and H,use
committees framing the railroad leg
| islation. Mr.. Clark is representa- tivs
of the Pacific Steamship Company, the
sole all-American water carrier er
the Pacific coast.
Work Under Coves.
other successful accomplishment
OF this Canadian lobby and the diplo-
matte agencies available FOR usa in
the interests of that count y from the
Canadian viewpoint are catslosged by
Mr.. Clark as follows:
Laws which Congres, contemplated
sufficient to protect American bu'lt
vessels in the exclusive occupancy OF
the coastwise trades have been set
aside by departmental opinion rem
dered at the instance of these foreign
| lobbyists.
United States commerce by Amer,
can carriers has been restricted ard
left unbalanced through the MEDIUM
of United States customs regulations =.
in doubtful conformity with law, hd
solicited by and for the henent of
Canadian railways and their suoSidi
ary steamship corporation. The CsH-
adian dummy corporaticn' ovneT.
ship OF American railways extends u
steamships in contraventiou United
States statutes.
Fisheries Epdsnrc~cs
The United States fisheri' on bott
~
stricted and endangered ~ existing
regulations and the proposed treaties
,ow sought by the Canadian govern,
ment which would place tSe AhlefS
can fisheries on ''contiEental' basis.
or without regard 20 whether the
benefit therefrom accrues to The
limited states or 70 Canada.
Existonce OF the Grand rrs1E lob
nv at Washington was charged IN De-
bate in the Canadian Parliament ty
Hon. w. p Rose, who is quoted in
the last report of tho Interstate Cou'.
merce Commission now Senate Doc
ument 1e2. as follows:
aThe Grand Trunk had their tcthY
,t Washington and At the state iSs
islatures. and had Their omhinations
with all the. other railroad ccrrp4niep
They had a perfect rirht 10 do that
and had they not doneiso they woalc
have had 10 so under. Tho Canadian
government cannot form lohbv AZ
Washington, and in eight or nine ier
islatures. They may have thnir agents
suddenly ordered out and thcir rro2.
erty conhscated."
Lobby Was Success.
MIR. Clark says that as e. as thS
wording and intent OF tto sect'cl
making effective the InterttJts Com.
merce Commission control ev,r rates
from. TO and through a foreign cour
trv had been adopted by ~ Sepa'
In committee "then the CarlIiau Pa
ci0c Railway Company snc 'Ne Car
adian government owning tH. Grant
Trunk Railway and it's sevctil sab
sidiary railroads within tn Unitel
states began TO exert thelf stenc
in Washington and elsewhcc' 20 Nre
vent the Senate from adortrg sue
provision. They were entirely Gus
That the business divcrt1 20 Ger
adian lines by cut rates 10 contider
able ls demonstrated by Ftatenc1
Of Hen 81 Robertson. m"'ri'r "f