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SHE WANTS NEWFOUNDLAND.
AMBITIOUS CANADA WOULD LIKE
TO ANNEX TIE ISLAND.

TIL. Would Enable the Dominio. to Square :
Accounts win the United states by clos.
Ing tho Islands Market TO Americas
Goods ma Hnrnssing American Fisher.
men-FInying Upon -. Johns Gratitude.
OTTAWA. July 3o.-The absorption OF New j;
foundlnnd by Canada Is beginning to be- 4
looked upon as an event not far distant and 4
already an agitation with that end in view has 1
been started here and in Montreal. There 10
every reason to believe that tho DominioH
Government is quietly lending official counter
nance to tho scheme. though for ralpablo \
reasons. publicity Is avoided at tho present
juncture. The time, however. is considered
suspicious for such consummation. inasd \
much as Newfoundland and Canada. ut pres. :,
ent. arc on very friendly terms, whereas q
month ago. each regarded tho other with dis I
trust and unfriendly feelings. Newfoundland
was then smarting under tho humiliation Of
having tho outcome OF tho Bond Blaine neGo-
tiations disapproved Of by Great Britain. at
the suggestion OF Canada: and Canada was
i'll disposed towards the Island because OF the
preferential duties granted by Newfoundland
to United States brcadstufrs and other goods.
Tho prompt manner In which Canada re-
spondcd to tho call for aid when the city Of 81
Johns was laid in ashes was the stepping.
stone to the present annexation movement.
Over one million dollars In money anu kind
have already been subscribed toward the re-
lief OF tho townspeope of St Johns. and the
Canadian Government has exerted itself un.
commonly in connection with raising and for
wardinG this fund. Many honeyed messages
have passed between the Canadian and New.
foundland Premiers.
For the present the hand Of the Federal au-
thorities at Ottawa is not apparent. but still
hunt is in progress. and properly instructed
agents. having thorough knowledge Of New
foundland will GO with the relief ships. re-
main on the island. and establish there n
propaganda having for its object immediate
closer relations and ultimately annexation be-
tween Newfoundland and tho Dominion. as
well as to seek to turn the thoughts OF the
Newfoundland people from their present en-
beavers to establish closer trade relations with
the United States.
BY bringing Newfoundland into union with
the Dominion the latter would control the vail
uabo fisheries and the island markets and inc
cidentally provide another means OF retalia.
ton against tho United States in the imposi.
ton OF increased customs taxation on Ameri.
can imports and in thp enforcement Of the
Canadian Fishery TeguI1tiSns on American
MONTREAL, july 29.-Montreal having tho
most intimate trade, relations with Newfound-
est in the present agitation Tor the annexa-,
tionSof that island to the Dominion of Canada.
The Daity Witness a Government journal that
foundland by the Dominion. says:
ing an intense interest in the proceedings Of
Newfoundland at Washington. and II she could
thst osssn aGsrns
those Of Newfoundland arc maNess % ipdl-
visible interest our Govefnment is risiH nv
Ssnaaisn, iatssssss into tho keopine y Nov.
1 n a nd n piGn In n "a n
s,s with sna that
using these arguments we are. as it were. Civ
ing our Government away in its negotiation
,S Who need to have their at
tention drawn to these plain facts II is only
Who dese that
to the Importance Of settling this matter II, II
have as allies ali NewioHnd Ianders who do not
look on annexation to tho United States as 4
Mr.. W. A. Mum, OF the firm of stewart. Mum
Co.: Newfoundland an hou use estaa6iished
tho Newfoundlanlers could obtain a reci-
procity treaty with tho United states on the
be s satised and tho Of
ton for a time. at any rate. would be relegated
to the GaekGropnd. both as TegsrNds Canada
lands trade els Is done with tho United States.
although Canada 10 entering, into closer BUSH
With annexation, to Canada theiI ankees would
lose this trade. For instance: Mt the present
time in the neiGhborhood Of S35O.0O0 worth
yearly Of flour is consumed by. New.
foundland. and tho greater proportion OF
OF thirty. cents per barrel on Canadian and
| American flour alike going into Newfound-
laad: but il Newfoundland were part OF the
| Dominion. American -four would have to pay
| the Canadian duty OF seventy-hv cents per
enter free.
Newfoundland at present purchases all her
| pork supply from the States. and were the
Island a province of the Dominion. American
pork would be simply shut out. as 1t would be-
sHbleet to duty 81 81 per barre Is
Canadian fishery laws would also be put In
force against tho American fishing fleet which
operates on tho cod banks. as these vessels
would be forced to take out bait licenses under
the Canadian nOius r,rend'. whereas now they
procure their bait for nominal sum.
II Canada Is prepared to make a generous
offer to Newfoundland. and Mt once. | have no
doubt whatever but that the people OF that
island would accept it before tho present year
is out. While there has been and still Is q
feeling in certain sections Of Newfoundland in
favor of the States this fc"l!ngis not as strong
as it was. ] believe. moreover. that England
will not allow Newfoundland either TO become
independent or to annex herself 70 tho United
States, although she would pc glad to see the
island become part OF nnadn.'
| The Liberals OF Canada have always opposed
| the annexation of Newfoundland to the
Dominion and the party contains number
of members who openly favor the annexation
OF Canada with tho united States. Those
ment likely to result in the acquisition by the
Dominion Of now territory. and especially ter.
rItorv which. like Newfoundland, Great Brit.
ain would meyer consent to part with because