The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-09-30


etc.. appropriate 70 The different oedsrs
represented. HurmountinG III ia ths car
proper of Waldo narhls.i three inehsl
thick. on which 4 the inscription. Pre-
ssntsd BY the Waldo Marble Co"
Ths Alleged Treaty vitA oans1a'
| Later dispatches iron Ottawa give sons
Of the details Of The ssxs Of treaty which
hes bssa drawn BY The representatives Of
The British Government and our Minister
70 Great Britain. but which hes not bssn
siensd By either Of thoss contracting par.
,!ss. On the 6fss reading u would ssen
that the proposed treaty makes concessions
Of some value 70 The United .6lAtss. but Z
more careful psrusal will doubtless ~
move speh an impression. The articles
which are 70 b free Of duty between The
United States and Canada are enumerated
y follows: es
Article .. Il d sgreed that the articles
snumssated in the schedule hsreto anoexed
being the growth and product Of ~ aloee.
said British colonies OF Of the United
States, shall be admitted into each country
free Of duty. Schedule: Grain, Aour and
breAdstuffs Of al kinds, animals Of al
kinds, fresh, cured and smoked meats, fish
Of al kinds, fresh or saitsd. undrisd fruits,
cotton, wool, seed and vegetables. oil Of
oil kinds, products Of hsh and poultry,
eggs, hides and tanned skins, furs, skins
or tails undreassd. stone or marble in
crude or finished state. slate. butter.
cheese, tallow. lard. horns, manure, ore Of
metals OF all kinds coal. pitch, turpentine
ashes, timber and lumber OF every kind.
round, heved or sawed, Manufactured In
whole or in part. boots or shoes, agricul-
tursl implements or farming tools, fire.
wood, plants, shrubs or trees, cotton or
WOODEN goods Of oil kinds when manufac-
tured In clothing. felts. wool, 6sh oil, rice,
broom corn and bark, unmanufsctured
tobacco, rags fax hemp and TOW, uuman-
ufactured dye stufIs Of All kinds, gypsum
ground or ungroupd, hew or unwrought
buhr or grindstone, wooden, china and
earthenws.e, boots, musical competitions,
prints and sculpture. rice. nav cotton, ont
and plate glass and window glass. also
cut glasses"
II will be seen that this list contains
very few concessions to The American man.
niacturer and producer generally. Agri.
cultural Implements are the only ar
ticles in our long list OF iron and steel pro.
ducts that will bs admitted free Of duty.
Boots and shoes are IN the list Of free ar
tioles. but that concession Il Of little value,
else Great Britain would noi agree to il.
Cotton and wooden goods are excluded ex-
cept they are first manufactured into cloth.
ing. . restriction which makes the alleged
concession Of very little value 10 return
for these very slight favors, we are TO give
Canada our markets for every product she
has to sell products. too. which our. own
citizens produce in snch abundance % 10
fully supply the market and create the
sharpest competition. II Is the old story
the United Stated gets nothing and
yields everything. Canada has no market
at home and We give ours TO her. The
New England farmer. lumbermsn and
fisheman are 10 share their markets with
the people Of smother country. The mar
let for lumber. Aish potatoes, hay, wool
and many Other articles which our own
people prodpcs III abundance - % BE- d.
videi With tho people u another country
and what do they ess ia rsiurni Nothing
absolutely, nothing except ths right to
dsh 10 Canadian waters. in which Sur fab
srmen caught scarcely any 6sh when they,
had the privileges.
Aud yet this alleged treaty Is the ouly
one to which Gress Britain vould ~ rec
and il. therefore, the n st favorable com
mercisi arrangemeut that W. could get
from that Government ia regard TO Canada.
Treaties Of reciprocity can only BE- made
when one country. with one
class Of products. desires 10 exchange
Them Tor the products Of another country
which the 6rss cannot produce We have
% abundance Of about everything which
Canada desires to cell us, and neither Can.
ads nor Great Britain are wiling that the
maj kets Of CAssds should bs opened for
The products. Of our mauufactures for
which " dssirss naFk6k This bsine the |
cass. III talk Of : treaty Of reciprocity i |
idiotic II Canads desires 70 participate |
ID The nasksts Of The United States she |
must 6rst set Up = = Independent gov
ernment. and then enter into such COM
nercial relationSwith the Unitsd States u |
will make Der import duties accord with
those Of this country. 20 that there can b.
y FREQ trade between Canada and New
England y between Massachusetts, and
Maine, and receive her proportional part
81 the vsvensss collected y customs du.
iss by both countries. Such arrange
nsnts voald give % the sdvaatass Of The
markets Of Csnsda for our manufactures
nd Canada in turn, would have our
markets Tor her fab, sts. xhs Uaitsd'
3tstss, vhss il eans 70 eoasidss ths sab
81. night not satsr iato sueh eonnsr
i'll relations bat il Tie event sseh .
ehsns uas proposed u eosld b. urged d
= iavos thss Il i, uPca lie ises. sssip-
oeal ssrnngsusak
A wsshisstoa special says shas ~
,ssts Department PROCESSES isapsanes
'osessnisg any sueh ssgotiasioa = this
llsgsd frosty implies. showing thas svso
" Administration, which has favored .
'onmissioa % make treaty. doss not
rib 70 b. hsid rsspoasibls fos III ssAaasl
assumed Iron Ottawa II sssnA tAsss-
crs, MAI Csnada ~ 0rsst Britain IN
. trssty for The UaitAd Dtat1s,
loubtIsss sssnming from thu hssitsting
,olicy pussnsd By our 0ovssn0ess 10 ~
ard 70 H. ssiEurs Of our Ashisg vessels
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