The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-30
sTz ADoLPH CAEoS. MINISTER or MILITIA
AND DEFESEE

dians When ons informs the average
Nsg YORKER tsst Canada is larger than the
United States in area, he starss first IN sur
prize and then with absolute incre1ality,
but the facts are the Same.
There Is nothing particularly impressive
about the cities u the dominion Tbs pub
lie buildings are god, but the houses are
inordinately ANAL and in most ins.anczs
sesrned cramped- am told thai this il On
account q the expenses Of beating IN win
ter, wEicn are very great. AID hence the
philosophy Of having small house 10 warm
TIE country Is beautiful in sOu1e places, and
although tbsrs IL no distinct type Of fsni-
nine beauty, the darker Canadian girls are
excsedingiy pretty. The Lack Of general
wealth throughout the country Is noticeable
Ia the ahssuce If snowy eq1ipAzes, we'll
paved Streets and excessively built houses
Nor do the people sesm 70 Be inclined TO
psy much for smusenlsnts A cftY Of the
gizs Of Montreal. which / believe numbers
900, has 70 regular thsatsr and depen1s
upoa travelling and exceedingly bad shows
for ia entertainment al this season Of tbs
year. During this week, for instance, there
has been only ole theatrical performance
in town
The feeling la Canada about the retail
alton messaZe = very stFosg- Il Is the only
question which intru6ss itself into CONVEX
sation al al poiEts and about which all
Canadians speak with equal interest. II Is,
in fact, a vital interest with them, although
it Is Only one OF many in the
United States, and IL is Indicative Of
the tendency the country h taking.
toward commercial union and an
nexation- The Tremendous prosperity Of
the state Of Michigan since IL became part
Of tie union is taken fair indication of
what the state Of prosperity would be il the
boundary line were thrown down and there
were no restrictions IN the trade Of the two
countries The theory which fiRis the
reediest acceptance here Is that OF Frastus
Wiman- He has pointed out that Canada
is a series OF states among which there il
free trade, and that within its borders il is
PROSPEROUS. In the same way the United
States IL a collection Of states which trade
with each other on a basis Of absolute
equality, Al everything within its Dor
bers Is also prosperous. Yet these two
giants Of commerce, the Dominion and the
United States, lie SIDE by side. divided by
barbed wire fence 4, 900 miles long which
hampers the interchange Ofgoods and forces
both countries 70 g. % no end Of bother
confusion and expense. As the customs
which the United States pays to Canada
average about the same as those that Can
ada PAYS 10 the United States there would
seem 10 Re no proper reason Why the 4 900
mile barbed-wire fence should not he
kicked down and the two countries be al
lowed 70 trade In peace and equality. Then
they could whoop things Up all along the line
by putting up wire fence OF indsputa5ly
majestic and heroic proportions all round
the North American continent, barring out
from competition with the two countries
the whole civilized world; but within this
protective fence the various commercial iu-
terests and trades Of the entire continent
would mingle as freely and unrestr1ctedly as
the drops OF water in Lake Superior
This idea of commercial union is Of very
Win rel
4 find that many Of the most enterprising
business men now in Canada favor IL
strongly. There is, however, a consider
able tory element here and great deal is
said about loyalty to great Britain, what is
due to to the mother country, and so on, but
more selfish interests are getting large aud
Impressive start of loyalty. Canada Is and
always has been perfectly independent in
commercial matters, keeping her old mother
out Of competition as rigidly ss she has Ger
many, and hence it may DO reasonably pre-
dicted that the commercial spirit will carry
her into commercial union some day.
The Presidents action on the fishery mat
ter has curicusly enough accomplished
what an endless amount Of internal agita-
ton had failed to do. The Canadians have
been driven together, and a feeling of pa.
triotism has been developed. This senii-
rnent has, However, little 10 do with Great
Britain. II believes in Canada itself as a
ence Once Canada arrives at the point
where she believes implicitly in herself and
ceases 10 rely on Great Britain, one-half Of
the battle Is won. And this is very much
tie case even now. Canadians point TO the
many commissions which have been entered
into by Great Britain with the United
States as 10 boundary and other matters,
and rightly or wrongly, many Canadians
think that their interests have been sacri-
feed in order that Grea. Britain should
maintain her own position ris-o-ris TO the
Americans. Wnen Canacki gots into a
squabbls with the state, Of suEicicnl imp n
tance 70 b. considered al ,mAerial matter
Great Britain has 10 be referrelto. There
upon LORI Salisbury, or whoeNs happens
70 be premier for the time Ue.n nstakss the
matter into his gracious consideration and
orders Canada maiestically +, DO Nothing
and say nothing until the home pAyera-
raent has nrrangeI matters
The statesmen of Canada have IN shnd
idly by until IL suits Great Britain 10 isSle
her nandnte. That the English ,ovcrA-
inert has treated Canada WITH some mn
fairness In regard % certain intorna.ioo
matters, mindful If English trade iuterestsl
Or the Irish question in which America IL
10 much Interested. connot be denied. In
regard ~ many cases, particularly as 10
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