The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-20
They Will Have to Come In.

hChILLE DOhION, fTeSluenC OI Ln0
Liberal Club Rationale at Montreal, 1t seems,
made speech at tho second annual dinner
OF the club last Thursday evening, In which
he strongly advocated the independence Of
Canada, and said that she should take her
place among the nations OF the world.
Undoubtedly tho total separation Of tho
Canadian Dominion from England is only q
question Of time, and very likely 1t will
come before many years. But 1t Is not prob
able that after the inevitable separation
Canada will long remain the Independent
nation Mr.. DORIoN desires her to be. Two
contiguous English-speaking peoples, with
substantially the same political Institutions
for the Independent Canada must be repub-
lican and with common material interests
must come together In o short time under
one Government.
Even now. though the Governments OF tho
people Of the Canadian Dominion are taking
time by the forclock, and beginning annexa-
tion on their own account. They are hasten
Ing to join the republic. One OF the chief
foreign sources from which we draw new
population, as is well known, is Canada
With the exception Of those from Germany,
England, and Ireland, the largest number OF
immigrants received at our ports last April
camo from the Dominion, and In the ten
months which ended with April the Canadian
immigration stood next after that from Ger.
many and that from England.
The Canadian province OF Ontario, the
most populous and the richest In the Do
minion, instead Of going ahead, during re-
cent years has almost been at standstill in
population. 1t has not held its natural in
crease even, and yet In those years the great
est European emigration to the New World
that has ever occurred has taken place, and
systematic efforts have been made to direct
the emigrants to Canada. 1t has also been
period In which the emigration Of English
men to North America has been especially
large. Even when the newcomers are secured
by our northern neighbors they are apt to DO
scarcely more than wayfarers, tarrying q
little before they yield to the superior at
fractions OF the republic. During the decade
between 1871 and 1881 the Dominion increased
In population only IS per cent, from 1856, 500
to 4.352OSO, while between 1870 and 1880 our
increase was at the rate OF 3O0S per cent
from 3s.55s.37l to 5O.155,7s3.
The tendency Of the Canadian people to be-
come citizens OF tho United States is increas-
ing, so much 80 that there is little chance Of
Canada's making any considerable advance
In population during tho present decade
Tho development Of trade and manufactures
in the Dominion is slow, while here it is
astOnishingly rapid. Enterprising men see
far better opportunities for them across the
line, and the New England manufactures
draw thousands OF operatives from Canada
Complete and formal annexation to tho
United States Is what the Dominion needs to
secure tho prosperous development it wants
II 1t continues to compete with us 1t will con-
tinuc to be beaten in the competition, whether
1t remains dependent on England or whether
1t sets up for itself But BY union with Us it
will get Ms due share Of our prosperity and
We shall gain By the annexation States which
will wicld a powerful and Il wholesome polit-
ical influence in the common republic.