Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-07-30
BRITISH UNION IN AMERICA.
The People of VictOria's Possessions
I'm America Anxious That The Union
he Repealed.

BRITISH UNION IN AMERICA.
The People of Victorfa's Possessions
In America Anxious That The Union
BE Repealed.
HALIFAX, July 29.-Great interest is man
ifested here over the probable action of
the government regarding the recent repeal
movement Premier Fielding i'll an inter-
view says the direct cause of the repeal move
ment was the refusal of the government to
grant financial concessions which the Nova
Scotia legislature asked for. All parties
have placed on record their opinion that the
affairs of the province cannot be carried on
under existing revenues and there seemed to
be no other cause than to ask repeal of the
union with view to the formation of q
union of the maritime provinces if that
should be feasible. Nova Scotia was forced
into the union against the will of her
people and the hostility felt toward the
confederation cannot be quelled. The
union is distasteful while mar
thine union if favored. Our trade rela-
tions are artificial and one-sided. The high
tariff cripples our trade with our natural
markets, especially the United States, and
forces US to buy largely from Ontario and
Quebec, while they buy lit lie from US in ex-
change: Nova Scotia exports to the West
consist chiefly of coal. The attempt to force
this on Ontario, as was promised under the
national policy, has proved abor tive, very
little if any of this product of our province
getting further west than Montreal. New
Brunswick sends little to the West and
Prince Edward Island almost nothing. The
only exports from the island are few oys-
tors hO hn
that province were satisfied with their posi-
ton in the union and as a matter of fact they
are not contented. [ am satisfied from rella-
BILE Information that If the repeal cry
were raised in Prince Edward island the
people would respond to it heartily
as they did in Nova Scotia. I believe the
same is true, to a large degree, in New
Brunswick. The people of these provinces
ready and anxious for repeal. The pub
lie men naturally, as they have large respon-
sibilities cast upon them, hesitate to commit
themselves, but if the question be kept be-
fore the people there can be little doubt that
the voice of the maritime provinces will be
very decidedly for repeal. Nearly all the
Liberal mem bers-elect are convinced that
better terms would only be partial cure of
the difficulties of the province and that the
bests interests of New Brunswick, Prince Ed
ward Island and Nova Scotia would be adj
vanced by their withdrawal from the
union. To bring this about and establish a
maritime compact is the policy of the present
government of Nova Scotia. There is no
question of annexation to the United States
in this movement. There never any
talk of annexation in this country until our
people were forced into the union. Many
men nov openly declare that they are in
favor of it. These are not confined to one
political partner. But the great mass of the
people are not annexationists and the ques-
ton need not be consd red in connection
with the repeal agitation"
The Premier further asserted that while
Nova Scotia remained in the union her inf1u-
ence would be mainly cast against the bad
government and policy of Sir John A. Mac
Donald and in favor of a liberal government
under Mr.. Blake