Benjamin Harrison actually said...

If this article of the treaty is in force, the obligations assumed by the United States should be fully and honorably observed

We have not stipulated in the treaty that we will permit merchandise to be moved through Canadian territory from one point of the United Sta...

The questions whether we shall continue to allow merchandise to pass from one point in the United States, through Canadian territory, to ano...

It should be known before new legislation is proposed whether the United States is under any treaty obligations which affect this subject