Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-01-24


duce and raw MATERIAL but not Of manufac
tures fee into Canada. But we don't want
reciprocity treaty anyway. We have a much
bigger scheme in view"
"what Is that ~
why, imperial federation. What do you
suppose took Sir John to England las, oc,o.
Der but to talk over this scheme with public
men in England and prepare for the new po-
liieal movement"
"But there is no demand in Canada for i'm.
pera federation"
mo, and there was none for confederation
twenty years ago; but when the politicians
made up their minds that it had to come it
came, and the same thing viii happen now.
In England there is cry for some action on
the part Of the government for the restoration
OF commercial prosperity. In the present frame
Of mind Of the English people no governmen,
would dare to go TO the country and say that
it was doing nothing to remove the existing de-
preston. Already the Tories have taken up
the cry for fair trade, and with that they
mean to force the hand Of the government OF
to Gus, them. In either case imperial fedora
tion is sure to come"
But wha, good will imperial federation do
to the depressed British tradesman p
Imperial federation means a customs union
Of the mother country and all the colonies Of
the en- pire, and tn. imposition Of a tariff on
the products Of all nations which place duty
on British and colonial goods. At present
most Of the nations of Europe have protective
tariffs which greatly restrict British trade
England buys from them but cannot sell to
them, and but for the new markets she is con.
stantly opening up among half civilized na-
lions would be ruined. England buys nearly
three times as much from France as she sells
TO that country, and the same is rapidly be.
coming true Of Germany. With the United
States matters are still worse. In 1881 your
country sent more~t than $5oo, ,ooo, 900 worth
Of goods to Great Britain and Ireland, and
purchased from the latter less than $r5o, 900, Z.
900 worth. 1t is very clear that this kind Of
trading cannot .as, much longer without ruin
ing some one, and the English people have
siearly made up their minds that it is time it
LIQUID be stopped. They say il the United
States will not buy from them, but we will
form customs league with our colonies and
| keep the trade within the empire"
But do the colonies produce everything
that England needs }"
Everything; they embrace more than
seven and half million square miles and have
| a population OF about three hundred million
souls. They include territory in every climate
and in each of the great continents. There is
not an article that England requires that can
no, be produced as cheaply in her colonies as
in any foreign country. Look at the list OF
British imports. The six principal articles are
-four and grain, raw cotton, wool, sugar, wood
and timber and tea To these should be added
other food products, such as live animals,
meats, eggs and fish. As for flour and grain.
India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and
Egypt, which is virtually British colony, will
supply England with all she needs. Speaking
as Canadian, may say that our exports OF
grain TO the United Kingdom could be in.
creased three fold in couple OF years. The
surplus of wheat in Manitoba for export this
year is six million bushels and in three years it
will be sixty millions If the scheme Of imperial
federation is carried Out, as it will be. l ex.
pect to see the day, and no, very distan, one
either, when not one bushel of grain will 60
from the United States to England"
+" But can England do without American
cotton p
"Oh, yes | know that there is an i'm.
preston 10 the contrary, but it is not conect.
Long stapled cotton can now be produced
better in the Southern States than elsewhere,
but that is no reason why this should always
be 50. India now produces great deal O.
cotton for the English market and could pro
duce much more. Cotton is now grown ir
Queensland with success, and the whole O.
Northern Australia is a colton.growing region
Cotton is also grown in the Fiji Islands, il
Natal and largely in Egypt, which sends
annually about $50, ooo, 900 worth to England
The production in all these countries could b,
hiIiIaSSa W utSCt tiS dStidubs VI Luetaud
cotton mills. As for the other articles which
England imports you will hardly need my
assurance that all the wool. sugar, meats ane
timber that England needs can be produced il
the British colonies. Tea is now grown with
great success in India, the export to England
being upward Of $I6 100000, and the area o
production could be increased to almost an,
extent. So you see that all that England
needs Is to be found within the bounds Of tn,
British Empire"
/" But what inducement is there for Canad;
TO enter such a customs union as you speak Off
"Whv. every inducement Take the sinel
article Of lumber. England annually import
about SO, 600, 600 worth, Of which less thai
4 $40. 600, 600 worth goes from Canada. Unde
imperial federation all, or nearly all, would g
from Canada. Under the proposed sehen
The exports Of Canada would increase ihIeefo
in lunbes, grain, animals and their products
minerals and FISH. for in connection with tn
/ other British colonies she would take the trad
{ that Is now possessed by the United States
England and her colonies are now your bes
: customers. Three-fourths Of the exports Of III
United States now 20 to them. but all this wi
cease under imperial federation. and you wi
have TO find market elsewhere. see YOU
government Is making great efforts to obtai
more trade with Spain, South America an
ST. Donaingo. II would. perhaps, have bee
as we'll to pay some attention to the trade vii
the British colonies. The St. Dom;ngo trad
will be but poor return for the loss Of n
trade q Canada Perhaps you think III.
!, these ideas are impsaesieable You will kno
. better presently. Some Of the ables, and bei
minds IN England are enlisted in this mov'
. meat, uhich i destined 10 produce gsesi'
'es~n~dA ssselsiioa than anything that h