New-York tribune., 1874-12-05
TIE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
TREATY.
PROTEST OF THE NATIONAL WOOL GROW
ERS ASSOCIATION.

EhS ASSOClAl
THE FREE ADMISSION OF CANADIAN WOOL AND FAB
RIGS DrsAPPI0yED - WHOLESALE SMUGGLING
APPREHENDED.
/ A protest against the proposed reciprocity
treaty with Canada about Issued by the Naona
Wool. Growers Association. The document. which 1;
signed by the Hon. Henry s. Randall the President, dI
reefs attention to the counsel given by Gen. Washington
to avoid political alliances extending the commercial
relations OF the country, and saysi
This Is the as adycc given BY Cen Washington TO bis
county, and holds The 10 the vel! KNOW
Slate paper with which he closed his career h'
Treaty before the Senate oftne United States Is
measure entirely in conflict with this advice, and by its
terms binds the county for q years, and three
after that period has expired, which fs provided for no
tice-makne In all "a years-in bonds that cannot be
lie drawn, even by the wisest statesman that ever
and progressive nation ours TO accept as unchangc
able for "a years There Il no safety In thus binding
the men who coming after US Will be charged with the
governing and supplying the means OF defrayng the
expenses great nation In peace. ana In the wars
OF this treaty cannot be Its pro-
visions for even the present tne It's ratification and
enforcement would be greatly injurious to mauy
branches OF our national industries and IL would
tainy materially lessen our production OF wool.
mited to our country free OF all duty. Wool grown all
over the world would under such treaty, be smugged
duccd in England and Gland like those produced
Canada that even an expert coud not detect them.
Tbe Treaty provides that WOODEN rags shall come TO us
free Of duty. thus furnishing unlimited material for
snoddr gooi Satines Of wool and cotton and tweeds
wool eoley Tree Tweeds, by Cana la custom.
brace under general name fancy cassmere5 and q
variety O styles of WOODEN goods Under THIS general
Term Erglsh cls,imeros would b. smuggled IN bound
less quantities. Fetng TO cover boilers Is also free
Under these various divisions OF matcrial and
manufactured woolen goods not only the growing OF
wool but the manufacturing would suffer yIrtu-
ally destroy ooh as great branches OF national indus
try. The effect OF the treaty would DO TO establish free
trade In wool WOODEN goods not only between the
Dominion OF Canada but between England and tho
Unlted States. Using round numbers, the General
nov
One-third internal taxes aud twothrds from tariff
from industry, and the people OF Canada now
tribute about s60OO III gold paid Tor duties The treaty
would surrender this sum aud add 1t to our over
weighted Industry aud make Canada the thOrOughfare
smuggling Tor all Of the world Every branch Of
dustry In Canada would be stimulated at our expense
Tie lower price OF atOr IN Canada duo To tho that
labor there Is not taxed as 1t Is here 10 pay great
national dcDt would that country such advantages
producing aud manufacturing That IT could underse
in our own markets.
The document further states that tho treaty admits
Canadian vessels the full enjoyment the American
coastng and lake trade and allows them be registered
az United States ships IL shows that the Hon. Malcolm
Cameron OF Canada admits that the treaty will secure
the highest price for thing the Canadian farmer
sells the lowest price for all Of the goods be buys"
and adds:
What does the Dominion give for all these benefits
Many things that we do not want. Among them PROM
divert trade from our own canals and railroads aud
lessen much The export trade from cities
on the shores OF the Atlantic Ocean.
The mutual right to fish In the waters OF the the
coasts OF the respective parties Is already secured
the samc words by the Treaty made at Washington,
May g. 1871, aud the supposed advantages given in
that treaty and which were To pay might be
deermined by % JOINT Commission OF the atiOns
such payment by this proposed Reciprocity Treaty Is
rellnqulshed, thereby rendering articles
said Treaty Of Washington null and void. Thus
released from the pay ment OF the claim that the British
Government has already made, under said Treaty OF
Washington OF o sum OF almost exactly tuo sano
amount that was awarded us for our injuries suffered
from British vessels, carrying tho Rebel ag during the
Rebellion. IT, matter OF fact, the advantage to u.s.
as nursery OF seaWeU, Of fishing along the British
American coasts, equal IN value 10 $5o0oo then
certainly the whole OF Nation, and not part Of
is local Industry, should make that payment and we
object to having our rights, ana tue general we'll
being OF the whole nation thus bartcred away We
not sacrifice great interests 10 tho worry
limited markets OF the Dominion for tho few unimpor
nut articles that We mi ght export to theB which would
be really productions Ot our own country for the
tho exemption from payment for tue right " sn In
Canada seas.
And hnay insist with full confidence In the truth
OF position that every real gam tnat Is enuaIerate
as secured 10 Us by the proposed treaty Is either
ours treaty - freely granted the result OF policy
blythe Canadian authorities aud tnat there is
sity OF 10 treaty To cause the Canadians allow
sells Of peace, To pass from lake to lake through
their canals upon tho payment OF tolls for without
tolls from oug vessels scn canals would 10 or but little
value aud tnat ordinary legislation Is entirely
rela the people OF the Dominion that grow out
OF OF the two countries being ultimately con-
nected by OF their joining oach otnor by long
line Of boundary.