New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-10
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
FOR COMMERCIAL UNION WITH CANADA.
ERAsrtS wINAN SAYS POLITICAL ooNsoI1pA-
Trox IS NOT NOW PRACTICABLE


In reponsc 10 an Invitation from the Union League
Club. Erssus wimsn last night addressed large num-
Der sf people In the audience chamber OF the cino.
Recently, before the same club. Francis WayIsno
uicnn. formerly member Of the Canadian Parliament
now Q resid0t OF Brooklyn. maintained that anneNa'
tien political union was the only shape IN WINCH
Canada should be intimately connected with the United
States and further that to create reciprocity between
the two countries would be TO postpone annexation III
definitely
Mr. wiman's effort was to show that this appre-
hcnsaon Of the Canadian question was mstske' lie
admitted that there the part OF the people W
che United states almost universal Willingness
that Canada should be admitted into the Union wheh
ever the people OF that country expressed SUD
stsntially unanimous desire for this great BOON bu'
he maintained that the conditions now prevailing "ero
% adverse both sides Of the line that suoh an out,
eosne WIS undesirable, certainly remote and perhaps
impossible condition Of preparedness especially on
the part Of the Cansdian people, was absolutely essen
a and that BY no possibility. within the next quarter
OF a century. could a change take place which would
effect a political union. with the present isoaaon Oh
the two people one from the other
Meantime the necessities OF the United States, and
especially those Of Canada imperatvely urge frcer
trade relation. II commercial reciprocal union
ess within easy achievement and IL could DO effected
n would beget the condition to closer al
kance n that alliance was deemed desirable by both
parties Time alone would show whether this was so
not. teTtAnly ihe tnitcu rtttcs ua hVt MuhN MA
alliance. unless there q practically unanimous
desire for the same: and IL was poor compliment to
the sttrnctiveness Of the Institutions of the United
States 10 compel a union by policy Of pressure or
oven NJ Indifference II unrestricted trade relation
existed between the two Englsh speaking nations OF the
continent, is would be highly advantageous to BOTH
Canada would enormously increase and become the best
of customers conceivable 10 the United States IL
that country would admit free all the products and
manufactures of the Untd States in exchange for an
open market in this country for their products. an
Enormous could be created. Incidentally this
free admission Of American goods would mean a dis
elimination against the manufactures OF Great Britain
which, A. agreed TO by Canada, was an indication OF
good will toward the United states that nothing could
exceed.
II was equally attempt at fiscal freedom. and
step toward independence that was most significant
and which, II agreed to by Great Britain would imply
practical abdcstion Of her commercial control on this
continent. Mr.. Wlman doubted, however, whether
diplomacy originating in Great Britain would accom-,
plIsh ANYTHING toward liberal reciprocity for ne saa
such q movement must spring from the people through
Iegslation by concurrent action OF the Congress OF
The United states and the Parliament OF CANADA: ~
was significant that the political complexion on the
latter was rapidly changing toward more nbeIal
policy-and Il would not take long before better
relation would be possible between the two countries
that hold this continent In common.