Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-29
Canada and Fate.

The London Examiner recently said that canada ;
connection with the mother nI country ''IistuTbs
her, while To rs she Is pregnant source ut di-qule-
tuie and perennial rXprn-r- ianlda needs new
life. fresh impulses and Increased population. All
] these advantages would naturally and inevitably
rnsUe were her lestlnltS united with those OF her
nrghhor. As II IS, Canada Is hut dragging Out "A
miserable existence struggling ~ II were, against
Fate and g"ng nom had Ia worse with every ten
taiNr altrInIi made hy her Statesmen Is order 10
insure her prosperity, progress and autonomy
The office holding class and journalists in
Canada are "pposcd to II union Of the pro-
vinccs with the United States. Such Il step
would either deprive them of employment or
! impair their influence. They are the cN-
ponrnts of such public opinion rs finds ca
preston. and as II consequence II" views eN-
crm th"s entertained hy themselves gain
currency. Within the last year "r two n
/ large number of intelligent Canadians, who
/ hiv. observed the emigration ot their popu-
latiOn, the languOr al Industries, the bank
rIptcy of LuSint IS men, and the lruliles5 nj
tcinpts uf statesmen To devise means whereby
a better condition might be- secured, have
come to confess that annexation To the
| United States is one OF the inevitable events
of the future. This class make no demon
slraiions. They are the solid men OF Can
ada. r,Ir, srnting its capital aud business,
and when they choose Ia act it will hc with
effect.
The Politicians and statesmen of the Do
minon in whatever they have attempted
I in recent Years, have shown that they look
I to commercial rrciproCily with the United
States ~ the channel through which business
prosperity must hc sought. y few wears
aga systematic attempt Ia Srrnrr This meas
urc was made 10y prominent Canadians who
visited New York and Washington. Stats
tics OF the trade under reciprocity. and the
advantages To Americans ol free parliCipa-
tion in the Canadian fisheries were piradcd
in the press of New York city with great
prominence. But the effort yielded nothing.
The statistics were shown Ia he incorrect,
tli,. fisheries of little value Ia Americans. and
the whnl, scheme fell flat. Those who start
ed it were among the representative
men ut Canada. Their :cmcdy Tor
Canadian depression was commercial
reciprncitv with the United States.
They represented the liberal party then in
power. Last Winter. the conservatives hay
iug gained control of the Government, under
took to secure prosperity. Their rcmady Tor
existing evils was a revised tariff. the provi-
sions of which il was declared upon the tioor
of Parliament were intended To corrrr the
nitcd States into agreeing 10 commercial
rrcipiurilN 1t will thus he seen thai both
parties in Canada look tua commercial union
with the nitcd States aS the only mc:nSthry
can devise tnr the rcsIsCilaIlnn oi the ln-
gushing mISincs- oi lhrir country. HAS Is the
only remedy they can propose. There is per
frri harmony among Canadian politicians
upon this subject ~ th,iTaCtI disclose u isn
matter of vital consequence tu tlna'il, and
il is not "A matter ot pressing nrCccssltN to the
niird States. We Will suppose that our
Canadian HcighhurS cannot Sccurr reciprocity
through their newly revised tarlll nor hN any