Show CHA CHARGE CAN ADA ADAr ADAi I r KEEPS lODDY i i 4 AT CArnAl Railway Emissaries From the North Said to Trick American Lines WASHINGTON Jan 2 The The Canadian Canadian Cana- Cana dian railways have a lobby at Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington lington aided by officials of the Canadian Cana- Cana dJan dian government working energetically call cally 3 and successfully in congress and with th the departments to shape railroad transportation ti legislation generally to tol l the Canadian carrier systems and nd fisheries at the expense of the American rail and water carrier a j and Ithe the American fisheries Charges to this effect were filed today with the theus luse us use and senate inter interstate tate commerce o by William I L. L Clark of Sc- Sc tle tie Wash As the Grand Trunk railway is owned now by the Canadian govern- govern rent ent its lobby maintained at Washington Washington Wash- Wash ington and in the legislatures of some Eight Ight states of ot the United States is connected with and a part of or the offs 1 I al CIal Canadian government Clark Charged ed ar-ed URT U. U S. S LINES CLAIM This Canadian railway lobby working working work- work ing upon the New England and Northern Northern North North- n ern ern states' states senators very recently defeated defeated de- de In the Uie senate a a. provision in the ther r railroad bill which would make effective e tive the interstate commerce commission commis commis- sion slon control of rates from to and andt t through rough a a. foreign country countrY a a provision of great financial value to American carriers the formal charges declared Clark is representative of at the Pa- Pa tic fic Steamship company the sole sur- sur ving all alt American water carrier earner on one the e Pacific coast Other successful accomplishments r this Canadian lobb lobby and the diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic agencies available for use in the Interests i t of that country from tho Canadian Canadian Ca- Ca nadian viewpoint ar are catalogued by Clark as follows Laws which congress believed sufficient lent ent to protect American built vessels h i the exclusive occupancy of the trades have been set aside DY y departmental opinion rendered at ate e Insistence of ot these the foreign lobby- lobby ets United States commerce by Ameri- Ameri can ean carriers has been restricted and left n unbalanced through the medium o of United States customs regulations kin fn n doubtful conformity with law but buts s solicited by and for the benefit of Canadian Canadian Ca- Ca nadian railways and their subsidiary steamship corporations The Tho Canadian Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian dummy corporation ownership of or American railways s extends steam- steam in contradiction of United States statute statutes FISHERIES RESTRICTED The United States fisheries on both and Pacific coasts are restricted re- re and endangered by existing Regulations and the proposed treaties I Inow now mow sought by the Canadian government government government govern govern- i ment ent would place lac l the American 1 fisheries fisheries fish- fish eries on a a. continental basis or without with with- out ut regard to wh whether ther the benefit ac- ac ues there from the United States or ort orto orto t to Canada Existence of the tho grand trunk lobby at Washington was charged in debate n the Canadian parliament by the tho tho Ion lon W. W B. B Ross Hoss who Is is' quoted as say- say ng ng- g The grand tru trunk k had their lobby at Washington ashington and nd at the state legislate legisla legisla- ra te re and had their combinations with 11 l the other railroad companies They had nad a perfect right to do that they do doo doo o o they would have had to go under he e Canadian government cannot form forma a 8 lobby at Washington and in eight or nine Bine legislatures They may have their agents suddenly ordered out and their property confiscated 1 INFLUENCE FELT Mr Clark says that as soon as the wording and intent of the section making making mak- mak ing effective the Interstate commerce commission control over rates from to and through a a. foreign country had been een adopted bythe by the senate in commit commit- Lt t e the Canad Canadian n Pacific Rail Railway way company and the Canadian government government govern govern- ment owning the Grand Trunk railway and nd its several subsidiary railroads within the United States State began to exert exert exert ex ex- ex- ex ert their Influence in Washington and elsewhere to prevent the senate from adopting such euch provision Thy were entirely successful PROFIT pi That the business diverted to Canadian Cana Cana- I 41 dian lines Jines by cut rates Is considerable demonstrated by a statement of the Ton ion M M. Robertson minister of ot laborthe laborthe labor laborthe I the Canadian parliament who wh Is as saying The The profits derived from handling me he American business over the Canaan Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian portion of the Grand Trunk an BYS- BYS k t m netted the Grand Trunk railway between and of or profit profi t. t Commenting on this Clark says These items do not Include all of tt the e business of the United States Slates dl- dl through Canada The rhe diversions diversions diver diver- of ot the Canadian Pacific greatly exceed those thosa by the Grand Trunk In Inthe Inthe the main the traffic Is Js hauled Into d Canada nada and redelivered Into the United States via la subsidiaries of ot the Canadian l lines eS' eS so that the net revenues re there there- from find their way nay into foreign pock pock- Si ets etl STATES STATES AFFECTED heso peso feeders of American business i inlo o Canadian lines drop Into Maine laine Vermont all aU New Nery England New York Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana Idaho and Washington BClark quoted Minister of Labor Robertson Roberson Rob Rob- ettson ertson erson as saying that when early in inthe tl the McAdoo administration of the railroads rail rall- roads ads ds an official was found who Mho was unfriendly to the Canadian lines for for- or the management of at the Grand Trunk was able to get some Borne change i made de in the personnel of the a adminis- adminis 1 v I Nin in conclusion he ho declared unless j Canadian nadian lines are prevented by law I tr from m diverting American business I a rom American lines by means of at lo to ti v rates admittedly table to I. I fir Jr American subsidiaries freight ht J. J rr rYes es in the United States totes tates must be in- in I cr creased eased greatly and t re e passed on to lo lothe t the e consuming public with the usual t OJ per pel cent added n I |