New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-28
CANADIAN AGGRESSION.
RAIDS BY SUBSIDIZED FOREIGN MoNoro.
LIES
AN ASSAULT UPON AMERICAN COMMERCE WHICH
THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION IS IMPo-
TENT TO REsIsr-LErTER FROM
JOSEPH NIMNO. JR.

TENT TO REsrsr-LETTER FROM
JOSEPH NIMMo. JR
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The construction of political railroad
across the continent by the Canadian Government
at a cost of about 81 $50, 100000, the granting Of
postal subsidy of $780, 900 annually to a steamer
line between British Columbia and China and
Japan, the construction of formidable military
works at EsQuimaut and Port Moody, and this
concurrent attempt to divert important branches
Of the internal and foreign Of the United
States have naturally awakened apprehension In
the minds Of the people of this country. In the
phrase adopted by the president Of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company, all this has been done
with an eye to the Imperial interests involved
in this question" An attempt will here be made
to. answer the question What are the particular
Imperial interests sought to be subserved on this
continent and by what means is this being accom-
plished?
The idea of confederation of British nations
is now stirring the minds Of British subjects
throughout the globe. Differences in the constia
tutions of the human mind naturally lead the
British people to divide upon this great question
of imperial policy. In the terminology Of British
politics, those who favor conservative or lassez
faire policy are styled Little England Men,"
and Parochial Politicians and their conduct .
of affairs is termed Dufer Government" while
those orthe more aggressive school Of imperalista
are called Greater Britain Men, and the line
of policy which they advocate is styled Jingo
Government Those Of the latter school are the
loudest and undoubtedly the most influential,
The present Salisbury Government of England
is of this order About year ago the London
Chamber of Commerce offered prizes for essays
upon the subject and articles were contributed
by leading men in politics and in letters, in all
parts OF the British Empire. The first prize was
awarded to college professor in South Africa.
In the month of November 1884, league, now
known as Lord Roseberys League, was founded
in England under the presidency of the late
Right Hon. William Z. Forster. The object of this
association is to devise and advocate measures
for the permanent unity Of the British Empire"
THE IMPERIAL FEDERATION MOVEMENT
Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Charles Upper,
the two leading statesmen of Canada, are members
of this league, and the prevailing sentiment in
regard to Imperial federation throughout the Do.
minion Of Canada appears to be of the extreme
Jlngo' order few years ago Sir John A.
Macdonald said: " / hope to live to see the day
and If do not, that my may be spared-to
see Canada the right arm of England" About
three months ago in an interview with O corre-
spondent Of " The Pail Mall Gazette Sir John
said: am a member Of Lord Rosebery's league.
With England as q central power with
Canada, Australia and South Africa as
auxiliaries, we must control the seas.
and the control OF the seas means the control OF
the world" The two political railroads Of
Canada, the Intercolonial' and the Canadian
Paciiic,' BUILT almost entirely by the aid of Gov.
ernment funds and credit, with subsidized steamer
lines operated in connection with these railroads
are essentially agencies Of the policy Of British
linn paria Iicru TIa,
confederation has had to wait for the evolution of
Colonial nationality in order that the federative
idea might have its complete and logical expires.
sion This movement was greatly advanced bv
the passage of the British North American Act OF
1867, whereby the Dominion Governments was
formed. MIR. Dsrael, who was Prime Ministers
or treat Britain at the time this act was passed
was It's chief promoter, and as the world knows
was Englands great leader of The "Jngo- order
OF lmperialists. Mr. Dsrael was also an earnest
advocate OF the political railroad system of the
Dominion of Canada as he was the originator and
chief promoter of the railroad system of India.
which cost the British Government about 5000.
100000.
| The Civil War in this country gave an Impetus
to British Imperial schemes. In SCI the Duke Of
Newcastle, then a member of the British Cabinet.
declared that the Intercolonial Railway" satiss
of the Empire; and on the Sd OF January, 1859,
while the War of the Rebellion was raging in this
country, he declared in the House Of Lords that
an interoceanic railway through British North
America would subserve important ends in the
event of war on the other side Of the Atlantic.n
In S62 Sir T. Bulwer Lytton advocated the con4
struction of the two political railroads of Canada
for Imperial interests, commercial and miIifaryn
Sir Edward w. Watkins has been for many
years member Of the British Parliament; he was
at one time president of the Grand Trunk Rail,
way, and he has crossed the Atlantic Ocean thirty
times in thirty-fve years political and commer-
cal errands connected with Canadian confederaI
tion and the construction of the political rail-
roads Of the Dominion. His ELUSIVE and sensa-
t.-na manner of writing betokens the fact that be
lacks the self-poise which is essential charac-
teristic Of craftsmanship. But in q hearty and
thoroughly undipomatic manner he discloses the
fact a recently published book, that he is am
Imperiast" that he hates Little Englandism ~
that he has been laboring these many years in
the cause of permanent British rule the larger
part of the great Northern Continent of America
that in his opinion the Canadian provinces ought
to become links in chain of British nations,'
and that line of military posts Of strength and
and ending on the Pacific, will give power TO the
Dominion, and wherever the red coat appears
confidence in. the old brave country Will be ro-
stored,' and he proposes 10 bring all this about
by an Imperial army paid for by the whole Ems
pire" Sir Edward W. Watkins is entitled to
the respect Of the American people for his frank
ness, and for having made suggestions worthy Of
their serious consideration.
THE POLITICAL RAILROADS OF CANADA
The dstinctivey political railroads Of Canada
are the Intercolonial connecting the aMaritime
Provinces with Ontario and Quebec, and tho
Canadian Pacific, connecting Ontario and Quebec
with Manitoba and British Columbia. The con.
struction of neither Of these lines was warranted
by any existing commercial demand. nor is the
maintenance of the Intercolonial or Of the Cana
dian Pacific line west of the meridian of
Sault Ste. Marie now justified by existing
commercial conditions The Intercolonial Rail
way cost si6,431, ,00o the British Governments