, 1877-09-15
RECIPROCITY.
How the Subject Is Viewed in the
Dominion---A Dissemination to
Take 1uitiatory Steps,
And Most Decided Objection TO Gis,
Up The Fishery Claims for
Reciprocity
EpktttI CeEExIrohdtntt Of TAt IttbMlt.

aaa tAan tse resolutions adopted recommend
ing M attempt on thc part OF The American
Government to reopen negotiations for q new
| treaty of retlt,ro<i.v. Thc n,,cr. bor, hccn
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"f.s. H. .'G xt, tcnsa',1na , sapesea "f,
1lun. u. 4. Wctls' second pa.cr In tho North
american 1,ri,,1 nm !. I,r,s sh,1t t,,a EatIo;
nan.,, r,xa..as.s.,,, ~ s"a.' ~ s.t"'.a
ea'o an n y
the foremost tonic in a1l serious circles.
There can be- no ,ioubl In th. wor,d Tint
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trcaty of rcctproeity.. It is thu universal opn.
Ion That now. as the depression is lifting, moro
llberal traile.rclatluns between tho two cnun.
tri,. wr,,,d pcrtntt Of an interchange ~ ram.
snoatiee upo" saen sea's ana oAsl' ~ "oa'a
tent To mutual profit, afiu hasten return OF
prosperity. But 1t Is also felt that canadn Is
now in a far better posilIon to do without rcst-
ss,ro, vii, ,,,,,. ~ ,,,,r hsst
-" e''r" w." oos fIs,t. o"' 1 ",. "sse,
IN Toronto, !!al'tax' md Qucbee, ! found
IT to 10 an Impression hcld almost
without VARIANCE, That TIC abrova.
tl,, ~ H.. trn,tv ,x,. oc+r,1tr ,.t...t.,.,
~ 9. ~ ~ =. ~. "c,suE
u a,tsn'.e' a. nfs1 u halt many, aF1''nR nun
were unrrcparcd for tho suldcnncss Of the
stock, bnt II was not 1o,e before tilr worst tlat
| could bc experiences, waa Icit, anu tueh capital
was given new direction.
canada mainly exported raw material, which
shp bought lack II, manufactured stute. Hpr
| manufacturing industries werc lew and far bc-
iwcr1,. autl wusc all vi n1,,rc or less weakly
character, With tcrInroetty al,ruCatrd. cat,ila1
| waK nupiej to manufactures, anil tllusc was a
sudden a,rl cont!ir,Jt sp,ing into Industry which
cnallcd the Canadians, e many INSTANCES, 70
American producers: Tlr* figures, us
e1yen by the llon. .Air. Wells in Tic
North american Lttcieo OF the expansion of
trade between tho two Countries during tic
cn>c to tic trade returns will evldcuce, but IL il
| alsu true, AMI Mr. Wells docs nut Appear 10 bs
aware of 1t, that the volume OF Canadian trade
treaty was abrogatcd, Until is;3, whom tho de-
preston felt ul uyur tho world set In. Anu
uvcu now, when the Dominion Is lust only be-
ginning to recover from four ycnrs OF stnEna-
as utterly in the United statcs,-,n fact, titc
volume ol tho business of tho country Is greater
than It wns ut my time during tho e1istcucc Vi
the trcaty:
work, of course, to produce suel effects. The
confederation 0f tho British, North American
Proyiuees III 1871 changed tho nature ot tho
trade ot tic countryin . large degree, and mado
market. Canadian trade Is now no longer
almost wholly, con'!Hcd to the, unsted States; Il
huB, on tho other hand. stretched out lte Aallua
to lfar'sts u rs own. Tue Immense nerca,,.
| fulnu III every seu, the Carrying traln has
passed largely to Canad.n,t bottoms, mil the
country l,as gruwn lndcpcnlen. Of my auxiliary
spccial department, that OF
THE pfsrosAL or aroeK RAISED IN CANADA,
the conditions which existed during tie treaty
lavc disappeared. Then, II Canadians could
not sell their surplus eattlo In tue United
stutes, they could sell thcn1 nowhere. Now,
by thu improvements which have been u,adv ia
navigation, cattle be slIippcd alive er dead,
| from Cuuauian ports under exceptionally favor
able circumstances. Tbe cElnnt!c Influences on
this side uf the lIuc enable shippers Of produce
Of all k!nds to reach the Europeau market. atIl
New marlcts liayc grown up, olu necessities
have died uut, anu the Canadalls are now aytu-
ally far less iu .lccd OF reciprocity than they
| werc Wien tho trenty was negotiated.
froln oil t!'at lavc llcar.l and reatl. cannot
the Cuna.lian people IL take tultiatory 4cps.
and It IL fof this tin. they cry out Tor protec-
gG ,a Gbes II 5 a is .1ssts 1esa, as aasn tne
| Canadian tralc. aud there mi, be mn dulIht
that tic fcciing 10 such that NJ Uoyernu,cut
cal, hope in stand vcry long which docs not
claini that there Is tuo much reciprocity
plrcu.iy u tic 1uc.hu,dle or,ler.-ajl On oIly
elar-iu the i7IS per ceut duty ns
EDlnnufc1 With tile figures OF the t0riH uf tile
Umtrf Etaies. HrtuSiyn nr nisnjntc ira tra,lc
letwrrn tI,o two couutr1rs or q yctalutory tar1N
tt.ey cu,l understand, but they rau,lot roM1)rr-
ilcn.l tho lairncss of admitting an Al.crical,
,uanuiucturcI article into Canatla ,,puI a duty
OF TX pgr cent, wien tic saIne article, manu-
faptlIrsi in Cutia,la and ehInppl 10 ths Unitri
Statcs. has to INV an innost uf 10 pcr cunt. it
is tE,Is sentiment which unjr1atcs tho pfotcctui,
cry thrunrlWut tha country. uutl II Ewing tl1c
CONSERVATIVES ,urtv suci, mi atuott.t Of sclnt as
seems likely to carry il lca1crs to t!lv
Treasury benches next clcstion. "Caua.
tin Ina. u they saw. ton several occasjons sournt
10 huyv recifrotity restored. hui has unfforliiy
| iuiir,i ia ubtni,i satisfactory tcrns fru,n th.y
| United Etafca. AZ wc lun'f wunt rccfnrocity
yery m,.cll row. md our ucjgi,bors apucar IL
want IL. "''
LET THEN MAKE THE r1nsr ArpRoAcuEs.
and We will scc What cau b. iot,c." This Is,
ran assure vut,. Thu nrcyulrnt iee]tnr. Inst
week. wien snrc.al rxr,rsiut, rottct, IN br thc
Lustl.css men Of Montreal brought Thousands Ut
BUYERS irorl tic West to uur Wholesale houses,
subject viii, ,luinber Of tic i1pst lptcIiIrcnt
Western nierrhnnts. unl SuunI thrm al ~
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