The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-05
WHICH As TREASON"

AT "a banquet at the Albany Club in To-
ronto, Sir John Macdonald is reported as
saying: "They, the Liberals, have rs many
aliases for their policy as thief has excuses
for his " ron g-doings. 1t has been CONNER
cial union, unrestricted reciprocity, and lat
terly, tariff reform. But there is another
name by which it must be known. and that
is annexation, which is treason" Since that
speech was made Parliament has been dis
solved and writs issued for new election.
The dominant issue appears to be trade re-
latons with the United States. 1t becomes
matter Of interest to know what are the
different policies presented by the two par
ties The Tories propose partial reciprocity
on certain enumerated articles to include a
number of natural products. But as Sir
John Macdonald's speech indicates, they
look upon commercial union as a prelim-
mary measure to annexation, which they
regard as treason. The policy of the Lib
erals was outlined at a banquet in Montreal
given by the National Club on the same
night Sir John Macdonald addressed the
Albany Club. at which Mr.. Laurier. the
leader of the opposition, said that the issue
before the people was plain, aud that he
would formulate in one word the policy of
the Liberal party unrestricted reciprocity
with the United States, the freest inter-
change of articles manufactured and I'M
manufactured. The two parties in Canada
are therefore forcing each other on plat
form of which reciprocity is a common
plank, the one holding to limited reciprocity,
including articles enumerated, tie other TO
unrestricted reciprocity, which lets into
each country all the products. natural or
manufactured, of the other country. Unre-
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union mainly in the fact that the former
does not, while the latter does, provide for
the admission into either country of articles
imported into the other country. The posi-
ton of the Government of the United States
becomes at this time a matter of considera-
Bile Importance Mr.. Blaine is represented
as being in accold with Mr.. Hit, Chairman
of the House Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, who recently introduced into the
House a resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint three Commissioners
to meet three Canadian Commissioners,
whenever it shall be duly certified to the
President that Canada has declared desire
to establish commercial union with the
United States, with a uniform revenue sys-
ten. including internal taxes and import
duties, the six Commissioners to prepare
plan for the assimilation Of the import
duties and internal revenue taxes of the two
countries and an equitable division of re-
ceipts in commercial union, and said Com
missioners shall report to The President,
who shall lay the report before Congress-"
The success of the Liberal party in the
coming March election would probably be
considered declaration Of a desire on the
part of Canada for such commercial union
as is outlined in Mr.. Hits resolution. In
Canada it Will be called unrestricted re-
ciprocity instead of commercial union.
There is n difference between the two poll
ces, but when one is reached the other is
probably not far off.