, 1874-05-13

sault sto Marie, and Lake ST. Clair Canals
bhRll DO opon. to tho voesols and boata Of
both countries on the same conditions and
terma.
4. That the froo navigation Of LIKE Michigan
| bo put on tho samo torms az tho FREQ navigation
Of the st. 1avronco River. =
b. That tho navigation Of the st. Clair fats
shall DO maintained at the oxpense Of both oo'lf-
trios In proportion to their commerce thereon.
O. Tint tho products Of tho farm. forest,
minos. and wator and also animals, meats, mud
products Of tho dairy bo admitted into both
countries duty free, aa WAS provided IN tho
treaty Of 1854. Tlia list may possibly bo OK
tendol 30 as to include agricultural Implements,
manufactures Of iron md stool, and Of wood,
mineral oils, salt and fow other articles.
There may bo other thinga which the contract
ing parties may consider proper and just to in
oluao In this treaty, and which would be equally
satisfactory.
Tho objections to this or any similar treaty
! with Canada arc Of two kinds. /. That 1t would
intorforo with tho theory Of protection. 2. That
1t would admit tho Canadians to many Of tho
benefits Of American citizenship, and would,
therefore, xetard tho annoxatlon Of tue PROV
inces. Fortunately tho faots In this case
| aro oppoaed to both Of theso objections.
Ia tho periods from 1921 to 1885, the
average annual traffic between tho United
states and Canada WAS s8,5oo,oo0, aud
from 1883 to 1886, so,500.0o0, and from
1916 to 1858, s14, ,23o, 900. It rose during the
twelve years OF tho reciprocity troaty to M ag-
grogate purchase by tho colonies Of American
commodities to the .value Of $95O, ,oo7. 900, and
the purchase by us from tho colonies Of pro-
ducts to tho value Of s1o7, 1000, ,ooo.-both values
in gold. After making duo allowance for differ
ences OF valuation and tho profits Of trade, 1t Is
shown that tlore was balance In gold In favor
Of the United States during tho ton years Of
nearly &a8,Q00,Q 900. During thoae twelve years,
our exports to Canada oqualod In raluo ot1r
sota! exports to China, BRAZIL Italy, Haytl, RUS
aia, Venezuela, Austria, tho Argentine Republic,
Denmark, Turkey, Portugal, the Sandwich
Islands, Central America, and Japan. But our
| trade with thoao 6tatea showed that we had i'm
ported from these countries over s1o2, 900 900
In exceas OF our exports other than gold. Tho
balance OF trade with CANADA was nearly $780,
1000 In our favor. OF our exports to Canada no
less than $151, ,0o0,o 600 were in manufacturers.
Tho treaty WAS repealed mainly on account OF
political feeling engondered by tho War, but
partly on tho ground that 1t admitted foreign
products in competition with our own. Yot tho
| repeal Of tho treaty did not stop ouch importa-
tions from Canada. The importatione from tho
Dominion in 1873 woro s82,000,oo0 or nearly as
great aa the highest amount ever imported in
one year under tho treaty. During tho treaty,
5211 per cont Of the foreign trade OF Canada was
with the United States, whi1e in 1873 but 81 per
cent was with this country. Tholumber interest
especially thought itsolf aggrievod by tho treaty.
hut the imports Of Canadian lumber In 1866,
under the treaty. woro lasa than 4o,500 900,
while in 1928 they reached s11, 1874, ,958. Tho
ike increase has takeu place In other articles. 90
that tho result ct tho repeal Of tho treaty has
been that tho trade In competing articles has
doubled, and tho trado IN competing articles
haa been driven to other countries. Tho obloc-
tions to tho treaty on tho. theory Of protecting
home productions are by this showing utterly
fallacious. 49,.
Tho other objection, that by freezlng tho Cana
diana out Of commerce with the United States
they will incline to annexation, ia also disproyed,
The foreign trade Of Canada has increased i'm
monsely since tho abrogation OF the troatY OF
1854, aud, owing to tho want Of such treaty,
that increase OF trade has gono to other coun-
tries than tho United States. Tho Canadians
arc presumed to be like other people, and,
| 1t they arc ever to DO warmed into desire for
annexation to the United States, 1t will be done
not by treating them as enemies with whom we
desire to have no trado relations but by treating
thom as friends, and admitting thom to the
closest commercial amity. II annexation is do
sirable, tho law of good neighborhood will bring