The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-16
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The OueEtien % Csnaslss Reciprocity.
To rHs EDITOR OF TEE suS-Sr. One Of Mr..
| wiman's stock arguments In favor OF our
granting Canadians free sccess to this market
for their surplus products Is first. that II win
enormously stimulate tho production Of food
products In Canada: secondly. that we have
very nearly reached the limit Of food production
in this country, and. with our rapid increase In
population. will soon be unable to produce our
own supply and win be compelled to import
| from Canada
We have In this country one Of the richest
and most productive soils in the world. Our
climate is unsurpassed. Our Average success
with food products - very great We have the
most active. energetic. Intelligent community
Of farmers In the world We have the greatest
variety. largest supply. cheapest, and most
perfect labor-saving agricultural machinery
In the world. the most extensive. cheapest. and
most complete railway service OF any nation.
We are expanding more brain power upon les
sening the cost and increasing the yield OF
farm products than any other people. whilo
our population has steadily and rapidly In
creased. our surplus for export has also In
creased. We have . greater surplus for ex-
port this year than ever before. and II
prices remain as high as they are at
present until after seed time in 1892
there will be large increase In the acreage
placed under food crops. There is scarcely
any limit to our production with even moder-
\ ate prices We have many millions Of acres Of
virsin soil welt adapted to growing food prod.
ucta We have in this country twenty persons
to the square mile. France has over 200. Great
Britain and Ireland $40. the Netherlands 800,
Belgium 600. II We had 200 people 10 tho
square mile our population would be 100000
900. Ifthe same as Great Britain and Ireland.
1.152.0O0.000. II the some as Belgium.
1.600.000.00O. II We had 100 persons to the
square mile. our total population would be
S6O.O00.0O0. We certainly can support half "a
many persons per square mile as France docs
now. She never imports anything like one-
half OF her food supply II our natural In
crease continues In the future as great az
in the past. and We have the same
average increase from emigration. It will re-
quire until the year 1000 to reach . population
OF even 100 per square mile There 10 plenty
Of time to dispose Of the Canadian question
long before we need to lie awake nights and
worry over our future food supply. Our great
hearted Canadian cousin only Injuries his case
BY addressing such arguments to the Ameri.
can people. He may as we'll say Canada can
not obtain and retain population unless we open
our markets to her surplus products. Her en-
tire surplus OF wheat from 1880 to 1850 would
only bread New York city for three years.
Why should We send people into Manitoba 10
grow wheat when the proceeds will be paid to
Canadian or English manufactured II we
give Canada reciprocity we divert emigration
there that would otherwise come here. grow
wheat here. and pay the entire proceeds to our
own people We shall continue to increase In
wealth and population whethor Canada does
or not. live lost all her trade. It would not
lessen our growth one per cent
A study Of tho Canadian census for the past
thirty years clearly proves that Canada cannot
obtain population In tho future nor retain
what she now has without free access to our
markets for her surplus products. II Canadian
politicians oppose political union. the people
will come in families. Let them come. Make
them welcome. We cannot get better citizens
from any country across the sea. We can
stand the exodus from Canada hore longer
than Canada can. It will increase in the fu-
ture. It will be greater in 1902 than ever be-
fore. Tho population Of Nova Scotia. New
Brunswick. and Prince Edwards Island in
creased only one per cont. from 1881 to 1901.
The best authorities place the natural in
crease in those provlnces ut II per cent for
ton years. The last Canadian census shows
that q number equal to sixteen out OF every
seventeen born In those provinces came here.
and. in addition. number equal to ell the
gain from emigration during the ten years.
Why should we adopt policy to reverse this
state of things rs long as Canada persists in
remaining an appendase ofthe British CROWN
We negotiated q treaty with Newfoundland.
Canada protested. and England declined to
approve Of IT. We might have settled the
Behring Sea dispute long ago but for Canada
We are now negotiating reciprocity treaty
with the British West Indies. Canada, IL 10 re-
ported. has entered her protest against It with
the imperial Government II she wants reci-
procity is 1t not time she ceased to play the part
OF dog in the mangerp The Canadian question
will soon settle itself II we simply do nothing.
We have now 1.5On.OO0 Canadians In this
country. The greater part Of them are urging
their friends in Canada to follow them here
There are 1.500.0OO Of foreign born people in
Canada. They are writing their friends across
the sea OF the exodus to the States and nd
visinG them il coming to America to 60 to the
States. We have 15.000.00O forelgn-born citi-
zens in this country: they are so many smlgrant
agents to induce friends In Europe to come
here. Emigrants will not 60 to Canada from
the Continent OF Europe SO long as she Is un-
der the control OF monarchy. The past
thirty years has proved the truth OF this state
ment doubt II Canada has gained 5000 In
population from the Continent OF Europe since
1880. while We have gained not less than
100000. Canada wants reciprocity to over
come this unhappy condition OF affairs. In
the best interests Of the great majority who
now occupy this continent and OF those who
are to come after us. We should not change our
present policy 30 long as Canada naunts the
British flag In our faces.
Francis WAYLAND GLEN.
266 McDonough street.
BRooxLYN. Dec. II.
0old.eure Keoley's Proats.
From As cAimoo Daily Jrssrooaaa.
~ am frequently amused" remarked graduate OF
Dwight at the Palmer House yesterday, "At hearing
peopla tho oninion thai KAelsY will \