The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-14

M say an jmperisl chamber sitting At Westminster
Won might send your be,t mon 10 IL but before they
bsd be.n ,h.rs a. nontb. ,bsv vould md that the
real power remained whore IL wss BEFORE viz Within
the INT buildings At Ottawa would ask you
for mome Mt how the policy OF csntrai,sinR imperial
business at wes,minstsr would work IL you were TO
rush A, too hArdf
Tho fiscal arransemsnt OF the posssssjona OF the
British Crown are a. prssen: chaotic You have COL
ones which are free traders and colonies which are
rro,sctionists; you have co'onics with ad yaiorsm
duties and colonies with specific dutisa Let US sup
nose tina, you are going try your hand At the intro
duction OF a uniform system. You will have two
tremendous obstacles to encounter In the rrst pace
you are going propose that the ports Of the British
empire shall Join hands and adopt common tarih
against other nations you will have to convince the
people OF Great Britain that you not going lead
them into morass Tie United kingdom doss rough.
ly speaking At present thfesfourts of its trade with
foreign countries and e.fourth with British possss
irons Self preservation 10 pretty strong instinct In
circles at home ~ IL Ia In Canada. and you
will and that not few Of our friends hssitate 10
disturb tie three fourhs OF their business wh,h they
do with foreigner on tho chance OF making the re-
naming quarter u little larger than II IL new.
M, IT.. J,,,., 1Jo,,ora In ~, er,i,,. ~,
~ a.. -. ..,. ,osu
Onh"u"' puoie"ou u. 'no '"1o 80 100 -.
OF the International Hecte"' eApssSseS h'n'son
as follows:
Prssmiuenty IL must be held In view that an iden.
tty of interests between England aud or
n
federation Tho British people, for their par. niust be
prepared to qualify In some meaaurs and for some t
tie time their admiration Tor the strict principles OF
,iee 'faue' shu nu.s 70 ""s ~ 70 'I
~n,.,, ,n,., n.....,s,. ,s,t,s ,..urn 10 . nro.so
tiy. valley I. IA NOT lonr s,ncs charge, OF wan, Of
Loyalty were almost universally hurled against the In
habtants Of Canada because they chose to project
their industries by the IMPOSITION ofa duty upon iron
imported INTO their terr1ory squs"S a. ass'nSt
EhRh'h ana tota'kh markets. 70. lonse. per'oo wy
r.op.e o, .s"aa. n. .,. -, ' MT, ,h.. .or
,,s., =, .v,,.no. on h,, mr., Of van, Of ,ymp.tny
with her eolon.. and An music. to srsa, portion Of
her empire IT'S Amcs. fair to assert that the British
method Of securing the dshsyot her colonial subjects
Is to deal with them on precisely the sAms footing
nths subjects OF foreign powers Ana n" grossly IL
logical tor English statesmen TO Oam. tho po.s'sns
=. ."e D'moa .sf ,...,,. ' 800. ,a g.. ~
hs,s or roas.r II e.nno, b. doubted tina, our fr.e
trade policy has seriously tho progress OF the
Canadian Dominion It has deprived her Of sharing
vita other dependencies tho best opportunities of sup
plying the meat and corn market OF EnRlaad. The
producers OF me ohea states nave ops. 70 'ns m auy
10 W." '..' ..N. -. ,. W. n.,,,.s -
ioos "a and n.r. Oh. src.,sly. conn.t,,ion NJ h.r
stronger ns,sbpor preclude. success II 10 tt. TO be
wondered at tina. Mr. ooldwin Smith does not stand
alone in his desire for commercial union with the
United States or that those who arc prepared to adopt
more extreme course DO not diminish IN authority or
"'h'e9A
The second problem Is commercial union
with the United stntes. The well-known po-
lttcal economlst. Mr.. Goodwin Smith. and Mr..
Erastus Wiman. the Canadian millionaire OF
New York. have undertaken to prove that
solution OF this problem Is practicable. The
latter gentleman from thorough knowledge
OF his own native country and the country OF
his adop Ion. is able to treat the subject with
much intelligence and ability. While certain
number OF Canadians favor commercial union
with the United States. larger number De-
!ieve itnether practicable nor desirable. and
maintain that from tho outset Canada would.
IN a great measure. 1850 tho power OF control-
ling her own fiscal affairs and that this move
ment would finally lead 10 annexation. result
which many Canadians believe to be the aim
OF commercial unionists.
The third problem. that OF annexation to the
United States. Is one. the solution OF which
the French Canadians fear. and for the Same
reasons "a those previously stated as against
imperial federation. Numerically DOW erful
In one OF tho wealthiest and most important
provinces. Quebec. they exercise great infiu-
ence aud take large share IL tho al mints-
tration OF the Goverment. federal aud pro-
vinciaL Wealthy. Intelligent. educated. and
Jealous In all their duties. the French Can adian
Roman Catholic clorRy control educational
Institutions OF their own in the Dominion.
where their young mon. on very sonable
terms. much cheaper than those OF similar
Protestant institutions. can be educated for
the Church. bar. journalistic or public life:
and the ambition OF large majority OF young
French Canadians SO educated is to DO priests.
lawyers. doctors. and members OF Parliament
Few. as compared with tho EnRlish-spsa king
Canadians. engage In commerce. but they fill
the professions.
Many Canadians arc under the impression
that our American cousins are willing. ready
and anxious 10 solve the problem Of annexa-
ton for US. but 1t Is asserted by American
politicians OF experience. that should this
question be seriously placed before the Amerl.
can people. 1t would very probably moet with
strong opposition from QUO or the other of
their great political parties as was tho fate OF
naNo''' ""icn "as unaple until recently TO
ouina ~ -. ;sa,o,,. ~. o on ,, 49, e'a.e'
.csin.t tha oth.r ,rh,s ,.s .i.n .s pat.s
which nrayantsd n. ra,;"an.,an ~, ~ az on
d. N.hs,,s. $500. W.am'. VI 'In c"ua'