The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-29
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE CHANCES On A
1EKAry-How IT WOULD woRK-1ENDINo
TO A POLITICAL FUSION.
TORONTO, Ont. August %, 1878.
The Globe to-day prints the following special des-
| patch from Londen:-
The Times POUNDS an editorial on an altogether
trustworthy communication from It's Philadslphia
correspondsnt that Americans desire to renew neso-
siations tor . reciprocity treaty With Canada !
says
Mr.. Evarts' real object In opening correspondence
rscprocy treaty together So TO obtain the nsgo.
Is nqu,aa.sd rhs freedom Of nscaI legislation
conceded BY ,he Canadian govsrnment has
direc.ion il which il would seem to DO restricted. II
moditios from the Unitsd States suffered to
liable ~ duty when imported from France, from
Italy, or from Germany the stipulation OF the favored
Do easy to Sox this a1S
Washington proposal could DO surmountod. with the
Utmost on our par. nat Canada should
tvsaty obligations. there would b. any disposition
10 Canada 80 .s.sn. to tho proposal Of the United
mud o. Canada can DO freely expressed in
the parhsment Of. the dom,nion. We are viii
sSs subject was raised some TOUR years. sncc TSs
Dominion government protested that they would
manuacturss Of tho United s,atos on raore iavorabe
torms than those OF the United Kingdom and have
no reason TO suppose that any change OF sentiment
CANADIAN NDBPRyDExCE
There general discussion BY the OF the pro-
posed Reciprocity tssa.y between Canada and the
United Stalss The Tlsss In another editorial says
Canadians are s.ossd,y 'sn;cious Of Their lndei
claim 70 constitute young nation, destined to enjoy
great political future. IN. being the popular feeling
about TO propose that tho Dominion
shall merge ITS c1is'enes IN tina. OF tho
iation Canada would become another State added to
the federation. rhe United States government ap-
regarded startling. They have In degree real
tho intensity OF ceiling that prevails the other
tenauco OF y separate, Independents existence
THE REcoxNgSDArIoK FROM WARRINGTON.
''lt may DO doubted If tho Cabinet at Washington
can have quito worked out in their own minds the
character Of the changes that would follow upon the
adoption Of their p.oPSsai Tho suggestion from
customs tariff Of the United States. Why must The
Parliament At ottawS adopt the customs tariff
sasasd. the policy OF Congress has always been u
poAey Of projection Tho citizens OF the Union
may be to Grsa. Britain, 1t would DO In
furious 10 themselves. Without saying that
those views could not uoder any circumstances
Of this. The fiscal policy OF tho Union must DO ac-
ina. Inc ovsona Of the tariff could 10 revised &C.
eording 10 the Recommendations OF joint oom.
mites , appointed for tho purpose aud iad:sd how
ing to delegate lis authority In the tariffs
TO any eommittses 1t is svidsat that II there
. to. be one tarin u would DC that OF the United
statcs, with lew no modihoations. An tdsnticuf
tariff being thus Established, all revenues recsived
cssds would be subsequently, divided in proportion to
the population or according 10 some other ruio
ali BARRIERS ana sspionasos on tho '' Sor der:
al Uuion and Dominion could DO aud tree
ssen that the rsazaiOn Of THIS resu, involves much
iuore than identical customs tariff Excise duties
du " whmkoy In Canada we're isrs than Il Is in
Keatucky the best Bourbon might be driven out Of tue
market consequence OF the inequality.
TENDING TO POLITICAL FUSION.
A.aelsgran from Phiade phia yesterday told US that
inlsad receipts Tor July and August fallen
malt iiouess f. rs obvious Tia. il tho Customs line
was asoshad along the lakes tLors be the same
duties on malt liquors both s,des OF the line
Internal dulles the states havo been much
reduced aud simpiled since the Termination
and nau.rrous The establish mens Of aoii"srsin
Raises at once, as was found in Germany, all Qnes-
ana in this particular II diflcalt to suppose
that Canada would abats any jot OF It's authority, as
tina. the governnsns OF .no uo'ssd s.a.os are
they suDrme ". nigh, 60 further. II 1. were
would necessarily he followed by cry for tho idenii
ncalion OF all conditions relative TO trade II
Cauaua ano mo OubtSo csates arc 10 DO
fused for trade purposes they mus. have
10 Buffalo and TORONTO would be pu, on unequal
terms trading WITH New YORK, aud merchants IN
Montreal aud Boston In dealing With Hail.
tax. Had the government at Washington
thought Of any OF these things when they resolved
to invite tho go7erpnent Ottawa TO ac-
ospt the tariff of the Unicd Statos because IL was
based policy that could not DO altered. HAD they
realized the meannE and necessary consequences Of
the step they were taking? Canada has tho fullest
aberty of rcguaues its tarn subject TO tho anglo
condition the imposed must DO the
same Tor all.
Tmx rxRAry NIGHT WORK.
II II admitted manufactures OF the United States
duty IL must nuiacturcs Of mort Of tho
Countries OF the Continent DUTY tree; also British
manufactures might Theoretically remain subject 10
duties, but NO enc can suppose that this
ridiculous consequence would DO maintained.
We believe that tns United States have
entered commercial treatics Incorporating
favored nation clause and u this Is SO all
States could pour their manufactures into The Union
tno same condition as Canadian man ufacturcrs,
unless 10 agreed that Canada nalionai anu
that; therefore, the optional treatment afforded to
~ raised obligation 10 give tho same treat mcut
10 other countries. The truth, however. Is
that the existence Of the most favored ma
lion clause In almost all modern commercial
treaties is practical ACKNOWLEDGMENT that
sac days past OF treaties OF reciprocity establish
promises to give the Same treatment all are ncon-
astsnI with projects OF giving special treatment to
isxorite avorttea This induces a conviction that,
81 freq trade 10 established between Canada aud tho
United States must be undcr ms than
,those contrtvod by The government ut Washing ton