The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-13

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Slowly. Eith<r 10 Cenadians gntng
into N<w England mnst - misled b.
sosne fatal and fnc<nnprshensllae hal
ineinAtson o. ei~e tbere mnst b some
progress IN that setsion and some op-
portunisies for soosi. bouest industri
ous men and women With the ex-
pznsion Of cOsinlsy. TIA establish
nens Of new enterprises. the starting
OF Few industries. The increase IN pop
uIatioa and the accumulation q
wealth. there y. necessarily. . greater
demand for labor. letter prospects for
improving ores chances IN lie and
greater Inducements for remaining Ia
the country which shows all these in
dicxti0ns OF progress II the signs
Point TO more marvellous growth IN
Canada than in st's England. Why Is
Il that 50 many cariadians go 10 New
England TO better their rosss.-...sinn. and
no New EngIanaerss. except defauIters
and enabezzEers. 80 10 Canada
IL IA rather remarkable that Canada
should show snch di.inteFezted friend
shEp for the New England states. and
advocate political union. when, - the
resolution for annexation sets forth,
she regards such a union as being
more 10 the interests Of said New
England states than in that Of Can
ada. !" Nations do not usually make
these territorial acquisitions cut 81
purely piaiianthrorc motives and the
Canadian treaty has never seemed to
be bursting with . generosity that
would move the Dominion to reach
out and gather New England under
her wing for the sole benefit OF the
SeS England peorae. There must be
| sorae other motive behind the sug-
gestson, although il may be ungrae-
ious to intimate such a possibility
! The probable object in introducing
the resolution wasl 20 cosrnteracf in 3
measure the constantly growing senii-
rnens in favor of the annexation of
Canada 70 the United States. This Is
sue In the Dominion is now drawn
with more or less distinctness and un-
less an heroic attempt Is made TO
crush the movement, our absorption
OF the British provinces In North
America will become inevitable. To
be sure, the absorption by the weak
and insignificant cenntry of portion
OF the more powerful nation is con-
trary to the usual course OF re-
arranging international boundary
lines, bat the positive gain to the
former is SO apparent that the sugees-
ton 20 annex New England viii no
doubt tickle the Canadian fancy, and
may for time quiet the outeries OF
those who are forever advocating an
nexation to the United States. And
while, as matter OF policy. it may be
well enough to maintain that all the
benefit would be on the side of the
Americans, an actual study of the
situation cannot fail to show that the
gain would be TO Canada in opening a
splendid market for her great staples.
American exports will find their way
into Canada naturally, for the Domin-
ions imports are much in excess of
her exports; she is in need of the man
ufactured goods Of the United States,
and they wiii not be kept out. Adding
New England 10 her territory, while
II might benefit siighly ~ manufac-
turer Of the latter section, would
rather prove an inesiimable gain in
opening huge market in which 10
dump her timber and cereals.
/ Mr. Miiis's resolution viii probably
be received with more favor in
| Canada than ON this side of the line.
| The people OF New England would as
soon think OF casting their fortunes
| with the people Of Uganda, in Cen
trai Africa, as with their cousins 10
50 the north. There would be moth
ing TO gain in 20 doing, and. after a
leentury Of prosperity under the stars
and stripes, it would be strange in.
deed Il they should prefer to give az
an allegiance TO the greatest and best
republic the world has even seen in
favor OF union with sluggish, slow
going, though emInentiy respectable,
colony of Great Britain.