New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-07
FRENCH CANADIAN EXODUS
THE MOVEMENT ACROSS THE BORDER IN
CREASING.
THE EMIGRANTs INSTRUCTED By TIE PRIESTS
TO BECOME GOOD AMERICANS AND 10
STICK TO THEIR RELIGIoN-GIowTH
OF THE FEELING ~ FAVOR

OF THE FEELING ~ FAVOR
OF ANNEXATION.
Quebec, Oct 2S.-ln an editorial article
the other DAY La Pa;rie," the leading French
Liberal paper in this province dealt with the ex-
odus 70 the United states "a somewhat striking
manner, as tho following brief extract shows;
The American market IS closed TO our wares
heavy tribute. On the American side of the line
farm products sell for much better price than Oh
this siGc. Tie French Canadian farmer Is aware
of II and wants 10 know why his labor /, not as
well r.mUneTd;el as that OF the American farmer
Tho discomfort arising from this state OF things Is
manfesting itself in the flight of the rural popu-
Is q luxury which costs far too much when fathers
and mothers. TO insure their own well-benG, are
obliged to bid farewell TO their sons and d@ue hters
eo,nr away IN thousands. Jhe SOIL IN canada Is
fertile the people Industrious intelligent and law
ah,dinr but their sole mission appears 10 he 70
raise children for the United States, while the
| old folks remain behind to scrape together, by
noinful efforts, the yearly interest on their mort
RACES Reciprocity would do away with all this,
| but il remains to be seen II we can OBTAIN feci-
| rocity without political union
| The writer warns the Tories OF Canada that
under existing conditions loyalty to the Crown is
djsoyalty to the people and the peoples interests,
and that the ques ion Of reciprocity or annexation
Is coming nearer every day.
ia Patrie" Is not the only paper in Canada
| which talks In this strain. lie Canadicn' OF
| Nor.real "LEchoT OF Two Mountains, "LElec-
| ;eur" Of Quebec city and others agree with 1t
| that the stampede 10 the United States has grown
! co vast-4 per cent OF tho population every
yoar-that. II reciprocity OF trade involving free
entry for Canadian products to the American mar
pet is not scene Soon the demand for annexation
must become irresistible In the Province OF On
tar.o such Liberal papers As Tho Goodrich Sig
noln and "1he Norfolk Rcformcr' are already
advocating annexation, because, as they believe,
rcci,rocity by itself is unattanable La Patric"
in the same article it Is unsafe for outsiders
"a Judge public opinion in Canada by the conven-
ioraI expressions Of loyalty TO Britain made use
~ in newspapers and at public meetings Tho
American colonlsts sang God Save the King fer
vortI,, enourh down 10 the momen. OF the scpara-
| ton.
| cid f,,uro Of Canada will DO settled during the
torn Of Lord Aberdeen, who is TO succeed LORD
Stanley as Governor General. That depends upon
tho American people. II they return Mr.. Iiarfi-
son and Mr.. Harrison notifies TO the Canadians IN
| a kindly manner that ii they wish TO par'aKc oil
| tho advantages Of American citizenship they must
u,owise accent It's responsibilities, and that FREQ
| oo,oss "a the United Statcs market is not 10 be
| got IN any other way, Lord Aberdeen may readily
| enough be the last British viceroy. IL Will DC
different II Mr. Cleveland should DO elected he
is sed to repeal the Mckinney act, WHOM "ou'd
NJ once relieve Canada from tho pressure now I'M
selling her TO cut tls connection with Britain
Tal,e down tho barriers of the tariff between the
tyo countres- says Tho Toronto Globe and
~ vcar YOU could not find an annoIatonist
| ,r;.bir our borders" This !, why every CAM
dion Torv. who a. high tariff man SCOTS OF the
DomocratIo patform, desircs 10 SEQ Mr. Cleveland
| win.
| farmer IN any part OF the Province OF Quooec
cots day bare dollar for bushe OF wnoht
| md a bushcl OF barlsy--65 cents Tor tho wnea'
ond 81 ccnts for the barley. Tho COLLAPSE IN the
nrjce OF barley T. due TO the Mckinley act Inc mo,
mcnt the act went hi forco the price was 'euucsu
nv the amount Of ID. increase in tho duty, nameiy'
90 cents.
| fa,mer on bush land cannot rase wheat prof.
| itoblv when tho price falls below dollar nho
| there Is no money in barley when 1t falls below
| G5 cents Quebec used TO export large quantities
| NJ hay 10 Northern Ncw-YorS and Massachusotts,
but the increase OF the duty from two 70 Iour
dollars per ton has killed tho trade. Inc WOOL
brve-s ike the buyers Of every other commodity
ocstrod for the United States Gednct tho Mo
Kinlcv duty along with the railroad charges
Every article the soil produces, except wheat
butter and cheese, which 90 70 Britain, has been
reduced in value by tic Mckinley act, because,
rs be knows to his sorrow, the Canadian farmer
bos 70 nay the duty The export trade In square
timber with Britain Is on the decline, owing 70
III. 1enletion OF the forests and the cost Of get
TIM ont tho stun from limits growing moro and
mora remote and tho American duty on spruce
lumber hinders tho development OF that branch OF
thc trade Quebec contains good deal or iron
FORCES were erected on the St Maurice River dur
Inr French ruc. But tie United States IL the
only available market for iron ore, and the duty
Of IS cents per ton is virtually prohibitory. Tho
export in 1890 was only 1900 tons from all
Canada. and only $4,000 tons Of pig iron were
manufactured.
The Mckinley act has wrought reduction in
tho fish trade II taxes fresh fish from the lakes
and rivers unless they have been caught with
American nets As consequence the Canadian
fisherman has become extinct. In Quebec. as well
D, IN Ontario he he's sod his traps to the American
dealers The price of such fish. like the price OF
everything else affected, fell when tho Mckinley
bill became low II the question, Who pays tie
duty? were submitted to the Canadian people
every mothers son OF them would reply, 1--WE
pay IT.
In 1919, England having ceased to give
colonial products preferential treatment In her
market n movement In favor OF annexation TO
the United States arose In this province.
manifesto satiDg forth the advantages of mn
ncxatlen signed by many prominent Liberals
ond Tories, including the present Premier Of
the Dominion, Sir John Abbot The agitation
became formidable enough 10 attract attention
from England. and Lord ElGin, The governor,
was instructed 10 90 10 Washington, and, il
possible, obtain reciprocity treaty. lie got
recinroclty treaty in 1854 from Democratic
Administration and the annexation movement Al
once subsidized. The people enjoyed tho benefits
If American citizenship without having 10 bear
It's responsibilities and were content 70 remain
part Of Europe.
/ short time ago ! saw 500 persons leaving
on one tram for the United States from the