New-York tribune., 1879-11-13

l1sr and The merchants All 1,ckcd To NeE-Nerk 49,,
,hrourh"ni our whole INDUSTRIES u new OF unexan-
Piled prosperity appears 10 be sciting H.
No MATTER wHAT ENGLAND sAYs.
But what does England say aboni the adoption oi
policy SO opposed 10 her Ownl Are not the Lnghsh
Journals nj least strongly opposed to Z"
"Oh yes but we in Canada don't mind what tine Ing
ush papers say about our policy We. as Canadians
know best what suits Canada, and while we possess
strong sentimental loyalty for England ana as part OF
her feel proud of her umphs and success In matters
affecting the interests OF Canada Canada must be the
indgc and Canadian interests must stand first We be-
lcye that John Bright aud the Free Trade party Know
very tle about Canada, and that the Lngsh press au
her manufacturer and statesmen SPEAK oi Tue n'''i
from an English standpoint alone ,
VIII not the high tarih initiate against LhEn'n
ony ms II does against the United States commerce.
and that OF other foreign countries We give Lhsah"
no preference. but treat all alike -,
"WhaI benefit, beside nIptection, do oureceVe lron
the English Government y al,
None that know of. We simply spared the *
pense Of standing army. That is all III the way Of
benefit" -. A.. 80,
some talk OF separating from England =
MOI that amounted To anything No; should any
prominent man dare To put forward such an meh II
would run HIM completely. England has always Ieal,
Justly win us. and while the VIII OF tue pcople "l
Scen disnuird"Gr fsalfy wiI be invioiao As TO
policy being opposed To tina: Of the home country II Is
her wealth aud pretminence hs "A manuidctuilng
nation by Of protective tarh, aud u was moi
adonteJ the no herl advantareous fret-,rade policy
But Canada, with territory extending from Inc Atlh
tic 10 the Pacific with "A sparse population and limited
marke IN close pr, xnity 10 powerful and eniorpris
ing nation cannot afford H. In fac. England to-day as
rich as would Oc the better Tor little protecton
in my opinion. The English cannot justly blame us r
following their own policy The protective duties VIII
be the salvation Of Canada.
LEI mo say in regard this that in some things we
canuot entirely shut American competition, because
win her foIty-fve millions oi CONSUMERS and by pro-
Cuciug large "A scale. SHE Will always ne ADc 10
produce certain articles cheaper than we can"
al
secede toward the close Of the previous adnnisira
uonW ,.,
through the Dominion not being carried
out The Liberals attacked our pohcy q, ~
reference the penduTe that line. and sad that
gong to ruin the country While In power the!
did not oppose the schee for II Is woiK a mas 10
be done bat they changed the manner OF construction,
and al time British Columbia got potion that thes
meant TO abandon 1t. ana upon that threacnen
10 20 out Of the cOniedcracy. Our plan was
bud the road by subsidies and grants OF and aier
the American methods but the Liberals policy was 10
pay for ne work out OF the Dominion treasury. ana
Incr last 10 raise loan OF iOur mn ION dols
this purpose, the interest On which Is AN unnecessary
" Ths line is now being rapidly pushed forward 1,
About COO miles OF the most expensive portion Oi the
Iouie ON tie western boundary Of Lake Superior. IL
uncer contract and IN process Of construction.
miles long, will be finished atout the middle of
Iext month, and tns Will bring ~ into con
nec;iou with The Illinois Central and all those roads just
cut Of ChicaCO BY this arrau cement produce can De
change ana MI the present terminal charges viii BE-
avoided. This Will give great impulse To Canadian
I
"Is IT true tnat two-thrds % the cmcrants brought
over az the expense of the CANADIAN Government
quickly leave the Dominion Tor thc United sties T.
Inls has resulted tom scarcity oi railway iaclilcs
only. ia TWO years northwest territory viii BE-
rversed vita roads, and we are certain 10 nave aIIfe
influx "a scitlcrs."
TIE QUESTION OF ANNEXATION.
A. Yates, oI Bradford. large capitalist who came
over from Eug aud Of the engineers Of the Grand
Trunk Road. aud afterwards settled m Canada, oiuei
Mr.. Mitchell in the course OF the conversation and e1
pressed nis views in rc-aid 70 anuexauon
"As an iudependont citizen OF Canada" lie remarked
and one having nothing 10 do with politics. DO not
hesitate TO express NY opinion that annexation 10 The
Uned states Is the best thing That could happen TO US
Il would increase the volume OF oar commerce
ana manufactures, and hep Us IA every way
Loyalty Is mere seHtimrhti NL.. We wan.
J. uate. We want 10 be puceC on lhr WIN
America. reciprocity treaty might 30 H. aud II We
laI thorough reciprocity 'rcais llnh We -u"u Il
drit mto annexation Withou any "IM' u''y ms g.
mc tell you, Is tNe opinion O4 unsiAcss men, Aol ol Po
tcMus."
100 not believe there IS any annexation sentiment
IN our country" cuItly responded Mr tcAeL "Ihe
sentiment of loyalty VIII uot be Interrupted nntl some
great collision between the O 60 states Anu l-iI iAh'
aud WHEN tnat time upcs come IL Wall very mucu de-
pend Circumstance what tine conduct OF Canada
viii be. That CanaGa is In an extremely difficult
po-iuon il true. and tie statesmen oi thht d may 100
S S i - T GI G a. do so said before the eonrse
American satesuien may take Is very Ike TO nave
Are You travelling IN any oficial capacity. Mr.
Mitchelii"
NO. but NAV tel you tlat enc Object oi ny visit 10
NeWYork i- To- induce American manufacturers OF Two
Industries TO establish themselves Do tAuaui aNuet
To- the locomot ve-cnl lus aud iuritue Industries We
have protective arH 81 20 per c,nt "salnrt the
world locomotives, and ills VIII g.fe 10 any
one going iuio business compete coutoi
al the market There great demand iOr iOcOmONe
from the vast railway scncmcs IN progress fNt
ANA "a half years ago Canada PAM 10 American manu-
facrlrcrs 1000 600 IN gold Tor 900 new locomotives
We had one locomotive cstablsnmeni, bui u was
crushed out OF eNstencc by the competition OF tie
states The protective lI on urnitu.e De- 80 per cent
and ihc Canadian market Will afford ample employ Mcui
for IA large number OF hands.
There is another chance Tor American enterprise IN
conuec. ION with Canada 81 short line Was constructed
from ST. Pauis to saute -. Marie, 20 connect wi te
Caunalan system. would be- the shortest route from
t.e est tO The scabOaiu iy BOO miles,
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TRADE INTERESTS.