Show according to cleveland precedent it appears that the navy department has ha been construing the treaty of 0 ghent in a manner more favorable to great britain that britons themselves have done secretary herbert refused to consider the bid of 0 a detroit firm tor for armed vessel building because I 1 the he treaty c HH 1814 forbade either great britain or this country to build tight ing vessels on the takes lakes but canada has hag been building tuch such vessels right along and ana and consider nalder co that the she lias bas broken the treaty nor does the cleveland administration claim that she ehe liaa has violated it but it would be a violation of 0 the treaty tor for this country or its ita citizens to do the same name things that canada does doc with impunity A rare old crowd we have in charge of american affairs |