New-York tribune., 1874-11-24
GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION TO RECIPROCITY.
FREE-TRADE IDEAS FAvoRED-A RUIN0Us COMPEL
TION WITH ENGLISH MANUFACTURES THREAT

GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION TO RECIPROCITY
FREE-TRADE IDEAS FAvORED-A RUINOUs COMPETE
TIoy WITH ENGLISH MANUFACTURES THREAT
EyED-CANADA AND TIE UNITED STATES BOTH
WISELY OPPOSED TO THE TREArY-CANADA's IN
DEPENDENCE.
To the razor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Perhaps as the proposed Reciprocity
Treaty Is a matter In which the United States and Can
ada are mutually interested you will allow ne the
privilege of few words in your columns concerning IT.
am informed that Canada by the proposed treaty,
agreesto admit all goods mentioned therein free FROM
the United States, and free from England also This
would close all manufactures OF such goods Canadi.
Moreover they could not be kept out OF the U3ited
States except at Immense cost OF revenue apparatus
along the frontier
lam Protectonist. is every man who understands
the subject, both Canada and in the Unted states
With regard British manufactures, two countries
have interests that Is TO place prOhiDitiye
duties on all that We raise ourselves. By Protection
only the States remain or Canada become rich and
prosperous. And this even If Canada remain a British
possession for all time; in this way only will it be rich
possession. Agriculture cannot make modern country
rich. read, suppose You have read, NJ Kelley 3
Philadelphia speech this subject. He + right in
ing that this treaty not solely In the Of
Canada, but drawn up by those who expect reward
from England. II has been frequently said here that
Mr. Brown expects knighhool. and his newspaper has
not denied it, But would caution your readers against
violent and warlke tone OF some portions Ot Nj.
Keley's speech By his name suppose him lrisl or OF
lrsa descent and there is III your country large ana
powerful class OF that nationality who endcaNoriuE
to nsiigate with Britain. Canada has reason to
dread such war; for in 1t would lose ALL and there
would be nothing for her small population but To deter
mine to sell their lives dearly which you they
would. Have not the United States also some
reason to avoid III What would be the almost
certain results did the two most powerful. aud
the world combine for mutual self-destructionf No
contest is fierce that hctween relatives; each
would put forth their whole strength and it would be
struggle both terrible ana lasting. VINO can say tnat at
It's leading genius of the world would be, as
nOw ADglOS 1t is these useless contests that
break the power OF Persia fell with the Grecian
expedition; Spain sank with the Armada Sedan was
closing OF France II history the temper or
teach augnt. such war would leave England
without commerce, perhaps without colonies wOuII
reduce to ashes seaport city on the Atlantic anu
Pacific OF the United States While for Can
ada, wOud hardly KNOW where her small towns had
stood, where her farms had been. IL would bring
revolution IN England il would cause certain dlsrup-
the STATES The picture fearful but IL Is true
aud toward such events are rapidly but surely drit-
ing, while, as | said, you have many with you who
spare pains to urge us on.
There only way TO avoid its possibility, and 1t IS
q which will De found easy OF accomplishment.
Erect Canada Independent natiOn under the
other great European power. This expedent
would be found TO the OF securing peace
useless and ridiculous, while Canada maintains her
European connection TO attempt 20 frame commercial
treaties with the States nat snail De mutually sasfac-
tory. But dissolve tndt cOnnectlOn ana Canddd ana
States have magnificent projects TO realize IN COM
mon. These be better realized by the generous
aud friendly emulation OF contiguous independent ma
tions, by any CJrs to out the Ofproposcd
plan Of annexation, which would form n North Amcrl
can power indeed, but which would be cumber-
unwicty, and incOngruOus, as 10 bring ABOUT
either deSpOtsm or dislntegratiOn. H. W. IHIfFs
Toronto, ont, Nov. D. 1874