, 1873-11-21
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
70 the Editor of Ths Chicago Tiibuns:


Sir: In discussing tho merits Of reciprocity
with Canada from m American stand point, tho
advantages to be derived, II any, will command
especial attention in comparison with the
revenue now collected, ind o certainty that the
present course Of Canadian trade will not DO dis
turbel by tho tariff that Canada la now paying
for tho privilege Of tho American market. The
United Statos Is the principal, and, it mny bo
said with little resorve, tho solo, market for
Canadian sawed lumber, barley, horses, cattle,
eheep wool, fax, butter,, poultry, oggs, Nova
ecotia coal; but why enunerate go long as the
"Etates" arc the principal market for Canadian
agricultural products, and will be unlosa
Cannda changes her base Of commercial
ailinities Then, whnt ia to bo galned
by any closer commercial relations with Canada,
ns long as we obtain 80 largo q share OF her
trade .. preueat With botter commercial facil-
itios than now exist, or the best that could bo
negotiated, Canadian square timber would be
exported BY the st. Lawrcneo Or any other COM
modify ut the port OF Montreal would share all
equal chanco OF Water-export with like COM.
modify in tho port Of New York. AS long as the
English donand for square timber ts greater
than the American, tho timber will bo exported
there, oyon with an unrestricted trado with the
Btates." Lumber comprises ono-fourth Of the
exports Of Canada tho sawed goes principally
to the states," the square timber to Great
Britain IL Other Toras Gnnada is espo1tng os Or
in the United States, and to support shipbuild-
Ing in Great Britain, nt the oxponge Of her peo-
pie in tho Increased price Of timber in Cantda,-
thus dimnshing her ability for informal i'm
provenle0tB.
. As long as Ontario, as portion OF the Domin-
ion, prefers to pay q duty Of 20 per cent On hor
exrorta to tho United States, and e1pend money
to support tho manufactures Of Great Britain, in
hardware, iron, with no atte.nps to develop her
own RESOURCES, neither the Government Of tho
United 9tates nor tho people, would be Justified
In lending hand to such d suicidal commercial
courso. The imports OF tho Dominion (of cot,
ton, linen, and woolen goods) in 1871 amounted
to nearly $40, 900, not including Nowfound-
land or Prince Edward Island, British Columbia,
or Manitoba, equal to s5 per capita Of tho
people OF the Dominion. Capada has right to
legislate in tho intoreat Of the manufactures Of
Great Britain, and no ono would deprive her Of
tho right to exercise her charity in that direc-
ton but tho policy is anti-Canadian and nntl-
American, and the people Of tho United States
cannot. in Justice to their own interest, oapafty
toit. -. .--.-..
Nova Scotia is, and has been, q largo exporter
Of coal 10 the United ssates,-the amount vary
Ing, but, On pn average, appro1imatinS 6oo oog
tons per annum. While tho Dominion exported
duty ct 80 conts to $1.25 per ton into tho Amori-
tan' customs, ahe was importing largely Of En-
glish coal; free, Of course. Il makes good bal
last, as well - ealt, and the expense Of trana-
pQrk u tEluluki AuA yetlk NA4 NAH -4aA1-
stlhntio traffic. Why should tic Unite States
do for Canada what Canada refuses to do for
herself anI Nova SCOTIA, viz. give her own pro-
duct the preference In her own market, by 4 tax
or duty to stimulate tho development Of her own
coal-beda7 It shut lately that lttlo Canadian
or Noya Scotian coal has found o Transatlantic
market, They will require all tholr exports to
pay for their imports Of cottons and woolona
6ut their coal would servo better purpose IN
generating steam to run cotton md woolen Bpin-
dies at home.
Tho Canadians try retaliation BY levying tax
on American coal, OF whioh commodity they i'm
port 1t, 900 to zoo, 600 tons annually but, truo
10 their maternal instinct, they omitted the
English coal. Tho result wAs an increase In tho
price Of COAL to tho dissatisfaction OF the people
Of Ontario. and especially to tho City Of Toronto.
The experiment resulted similarly to the ono In
tho interest Of tho Ontario millers, when they
impohed duty OH American flour. Ontario did
not like tho duty On coal any moro thau Nova
Scotia did on -four. Tho duty on conl proved to
be reversible ono, and the conHunlora and Tho
presR Of Toronto werc dlRposed to be generous
towards the Americans The truth was, retalia-
tlop proved to DO An expensive luxury.
The halt trade of tho Dominion stands in
sbout tho CAME position AZ the coal, and why
should tue United BtateB give market tor Can
atlian salt, and develop ita salt interest, when
Ca,lath refllHeB to legiaato in favor OF tint In
terost, but prefors or chooses to develop Traus.
ttlantic commerce In preference to hor own?
f1HfOAQO Nov. u, Ib7B.,r AMpn10A