The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-30
EXTENDING FREE TRADE.
A Zon verein Proposed Between the United
ainte.. NJ nIee. and Cnnnda.

From, De Ahirzs Of ne PAFa5,'phki flln.i-ia Le,gs
We see with interest that Canada, In her
turn. is giving her adhesion to the policy Of
fostering homo industries. II must be admit
tod. however. that the smallness Of her popua-
ton and Of her home markets. tho exclusively
Northern character ~ her PRODUCTIONS in con-
trast WIN tho almost unlimited variety Of ours.
and the immense extent and eXpeusivencss Of
her customs line. render her an un,avorab!c
subject for separate experiment Moreover.
her system Will be incomplete and Ineffective II
It does not protect her against the transnupntic
competition which Is 10y FAR more formidable
than ours.
A commercial union with the continent, Of
which, geographically. she rs a part and with
would afford her large and Unrestricted mar
keis. FREQ participation. perhaps ~ our coasting
trade with other commercial advantages too
numerous To- specify. and az the same time give
her the needtul protection against that Euro
peau competition from which her rising Indus
tries have most TO fear It would, in fact, afford
TO her what we already cnJOy-all the practical
advantages OF both free trade and protection.
obviously no policy Of tarif legislation hos
tile TO the United states can long be- sustained
ia Canada. since her chief markets for barley.
iumber, hshi anu other products. as well rs har
Indispensable access 10 the sea across our terri
tory. can be cut on at pleasure whenever her
tarln policy shall have become sufficiently an
noying to provoke retaiatory legislation from
When she shall ask for commercial union and
equality under our tar n system. 1t will doubtless
DO to our interest that her advances shall be met
by frank acceptance; but, mean time, no PRO-
JUL lhl ~ utluHlNt IttlpIOenl treaty rubhlA po
entertained for "A moment; our former unsats-
factory experiment in that direction tended to
the encouragement Of two populations who are re-
markedly free from such animositics as often
ombluer the Inhabitants OF opposite sides OF
frontier line. and whose real interests and aims
are 10 great extent intrlnsically similar and
accordant.
In a similarly broad spirit should our inter-
course with Mexico be treated. That spacious
and magnihcentlY endowed region. capable OF
yielding to US all that has been hoped Tor from
Cuba and Brazil, and OF taking from us ynst
nl a QFt1 altre Null flk NJ
sire to sell, must soon, by an inevitable extern
sion OF railroads, be brought into intimate con-
nection with this country. Her naturally not
unfrendly people may be taught by fair and
profitable traffic to forget the suspicious born OF
their disasters during eur dark period OF slave
holders rule. and they also may propose a luIi
and free commercial union on the basis Of her
adopting our tariff system in its entirety rs
toward all other countries. and abrogatng the
customs frontier between US. II this should be
asked under circumstances which would guar
anteo the sufciency and integrity OF her GUS
toms service. might IL not be granted2 and
might not our vast existing area OF absolute
free trade be thus extended TO the still wider
proportions OF tho North American continents