The Irish standard., 1890-09-20
this country we will know little moro
about their programme.
]. ] I, THE AENEXATION CRY.

THE ANNEXATION CRY.
There is much excitement In Canada
these days over an article that appeared
during the week IN the Quebec Tele-
graph advocating annexation to the
United States. A great deal has been
said about commercial reciprocity in
Canada between these two great coun-
tries, and to all appearances Canadians
generally regard the idea as very happy
one for them. Ever since the Mckinley
tariff bill was introduced. Canada has
been in anything but an easy mood,
and SO thoroughly has the tearing down
Of the tariff barrier between the two
countries been discussed, that almost
every man, woman and child in the
Dominion are familiar with it. Tt Is no
doubt serious question for Canada
with her enormous and daily increasing
debt, In the course of time Caneda's
credit will have ceased, and where will
she find herself? Her debt now amounts
to $325, 900, 900. and with a population
of only some 5, 600, 900, and an expensive
government to maintain, it cannot be
expected that the wheels of the old Do
n1nion will move much longer without
some grease. What then must the
people Of that country do? They will
no doubt ask admittanoe to the Union.
Reciprocity, we know. is merely step
ping stone to annexation, and the people
will be as ripe in few years for the
latter as they are today for reciprocity.
The Telegraph's article is perhaps the
most outspoken on the subject that has
yet been published. There are some
good sound reasons advanced for the
step taken, and we believe that be-
fore the opening OF spring Canada
will have undergone change of
heart, Here is what the Telegraph
says: eff we are permitted to guage
current events in Canada we think that
annexation to the United States is max
ing great headway among the people.
1t is coming, and that before long Sir
John may preach all kinds Of doctrines.
he may climb up on Johnny Bulls back,
and become the last man on earth to &C.
cept the platform, but dollars and cents
will bring it about. The Mckinley bill
is passed py large majority, and that
deals hard blow 10 the commerce of
Canada England, We are told, is as
ready to give up Canada and Newfound-
land as Hel,goland. Now, what can we
do in that part of Canada without the
United States? We are positive that at
least this part OF the country would be
in thriving condition If we had America
merged into one general confederation.
How would Brother Jonathan meet us
but with an expression Of Joy and COM
fort, dollars and cents, property would
boom and commerce with the world
would bring comfort and glory to the
masses. A few days ago the stars and
stripes were raised over custom house
in Montreal, and now they are flying
over the grounds Of the Toronto exhzbi-
ton. What is to prevent them from be-
ing raised over the nation at some future
period? Something must be done be-
cause we cannot stand this tariff tinker
ing at Ottawa any longer, This country
is, in plain words, gong to the old nick,
and if at the next general election tt 9
reformers do not become aware of the
situation we will be starved ont OF ex-
istence by the United States tariff. Eng
land is neither mother nor friend to
us. We have fattered her too much,
and now is the time when one of her
grand children is here that we should
talk as plainly as possible Ut the situa-
tion. If the capitalists of London can
buy the great stock companies Of the
United States; if they can place millions
of dollars III the wild lands of that coun-
try; if they are scared to invest single |
dollar in British securities, then let US
annex SO as to secure their aid and hand
Sir John ought to feel surprised at the
enormous amount of money that Brit |
ishers are investing in the United |
States" This is pretty strong language
but not too strong to suit the independ-
ent Canadian.
MINNEAPOLIS Times: Why should
the peasantry of Ireland be dependent
upon the potato crop alone, when corn.
cattle and sheep abound and not more
than half the land is cultivated? ? Other
European peasantrles have suffered
distress from the potato failure, but