New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23

,nent i inccnuously political. 70 enter into fiscal
partnership with another country OF only about
: 600 600 in all g. Govenmental processes shwWliy
commercial and dctly strategic there are ulln'ui !,
tice in tlt way Of the practical administration OF
men a scheme which seem lnsnp"rablc II is az
soutcly certain that the United Nta'cs ',"o orn.', t
v.nyId never allow such an Institution a. the present
Dominion Government 10 have ANY participation ID
the collection Of our customs rcVohuc' WI ar T T
mai We should demand absolute control OF the ~
ternal customs service o. the w" 'ol,r,o' criy
remarked the Canadians would never subhi w. anu
for valid reasons affecting the honor OF thcir t0nm
il is also clearly apparent that any Joint Parncrsp
administration Of the customs service Of inc TWO
countries would not ONLY be ID the hai Ic % i in,
"cntangng alliance but that II "o"i' '"' " u
extrcablc confusion. ,., .,
viewed from the standpoint Of Canadian polite the
scheme Of commercial uniOH = 10 Jay ap7"H'''N
chimcricai sir John a. Macdonald aud the ercat
political party Of which he is the leader are pl'rFN
opposed 10 the scheme, for goes III the FACE OIL i
fiscal political and commercial features OF the p"'S
upon which that party has 50 long hGIu Poi,,"'
ascendancy and is sui firmly ntrenrhon N p"M ohn
As "A practical issue in Canadian politics. Slf J"nh
crushed commercial union" Two wears ago WIN al
cplTam. said he: .,,,., f., ~, ,.,rcd
States win have nothing to do with It, ana 'ahaua
will have nothing to do With it, ,,, ,,o
s.1il horn infant upon iEc shelf when he declared
about wear ago. In the dominion r"rinne"'' '"'' !"
had gained foothpid in Canadian polltlc-' ao.,
From all that has been AID III adVo,"H , vi "'' d
merclh union" Il appcarS though Mt. NImah H,u
his few coadiutorS n the Emitted states ana III 'aIan'
have viewed the subjects from rather hu'"" '.au d
point Of trade Interests, and that they have ais" i
I'm ignoring the fact that governments anu P'i'' "'
institutions and international rNalFcH cohsHtu'"
factor. in international relationships.
In the whole range 81 foreign hiIaf0' '''
conceive Of no scheme which, under existing 'Trrum
stances would be garingy in conraveIlom o, ,Ilc
Injunction Of George Washington against 'hnsn't,,
alliances wOnld be an agreement IN inc ha'uTt 81
commercial union with Canada upon the mes pro
jcctcd by Mr.. Era,tus WIman and >r Richard '"f'
wright ana their few coad iu 9r- in thi- com lrN -
Instead Of wasting time in the consideration W 'i
alliance 80 wildly absurd. II would bc far more s'u
and patriotic for the people Of the intru Nlh.., ~
bring this aggressive and ineOicnt nclghnpr u Ptvp'
respect for The rights and Interests on ms c1unut.,
In THIS larger and much more hcncn'lai u'''
relations could bc cultivated with 'inada 'han J.,
possible through tho fantastic scheme o '"hlhcr''
union" H.. ..,
The absurd and tim.d objection Is raid tlai mr.,
urc, for the correction 81 The abuses hcielnb'loc n
Toned would be likely ~ disturb the important t'n,
trade on The eastern SIDE ~ the continent ms 90
lection senator Cullom In his recent report on w
general subject. has shown 70 be without any I.1h"a
ton whatever. The protection OF the eastern udi,l
il vastly more Important ~ 'hnfha thh 10 w
United states and besides. his trade o. IN" eastern
side the continent EXISTS by virtue OF natural geo
graphical feature of interfering territory ana "h"i
ply steal conditions, which have Sp0ndcn wha
The course Of the commercial Development on Ihl'
great Nation is now opposed bv ncichhor ie Govern
mcnt. and il remains TO hc whether the nlrh c
the present dav and generation have or have no' t'
Intelligence and patriotism to adopt such measures p