The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-22
TRADE RELATIONS WIN CANADA.


Expressions OF Opinions IN ReearA e The
CoaiaE Ne6otisssens.
| TonoNro. Ont. Jan. 21.-The grinding effects
OF the Mckinley act, the recent successful
trade negotiations OF tho United States Gov
crnment with tho British West Indies. imme-
diitely following the failure Of the Canadian
Government to secure an extension Of Cana
ia trade with those colonies OF Great Britain.
and the commercial depression under which
tho Dominion Is now suffering through the
absence OF natural markets for her products.
| nave led Canadians to speculate with consider
able interest. II not anxiety. on the result Of
tho long promised trade negotiations with the
United states regarding reciprocity. which
must be begun soon. It is not impos-
sibie that the forty by.elections to be
held In the Dominion during the next few
weeks may have an important bearing on the
future policy OF Canada II the Liberals can
carry as many Of these hyy- elections as they
expect to carry. the present administration
will have hardly a working majority at the
next session OF the House Of Commons at OF
tawa In three OF the by-elcctions in Ontario
next week the straight issue is to be recproc-
ity with the United States. The defeat of the
Government candidate in Richelieu Is being
pointed to as straw that shows which way
the political wind is now blowing. Tho opin-
ion OF a few leading Canadians on the subject
will help to throw some light on the manner in
which the present situation is regarded In the
Dominion.
Mr.. Goodwin Smith. in speaking Of the COM
mercial arrangement between the United
States and the West Indies. said: This
special arrangement between a British colony
and foreign power seems to me to be another
step and significant ono In that fiscal disin-
tcgration OF the empire which commenced
Vvh an m Ina ral for ,o1> IA.
to lay protective duties on British goods
Nothing now remains Of the fiscal unity OF the
empire except the understanding that no
colony or dependency is to discriminate against
the mother country. and even this applies only
to specific articles. not to aggregate trade. in
respect OF which Canada does already dis.
criminate against Great Britain. The attempt
to turn the current Of trade backward BY
establishing an imperial Zollvcrein shows no
force. and is sure to fail Tho principle will
soon be established that each member OF tho
empire is at liberty to consult his own inter.
ests and to make such fiscal arrangements
with its neishbors. or tho world at large. as its
geographical and economical circumstances
may dictate"
Mr.. Hugh Blain OF Ely. Blan 4 Co.. one Of
the most prominent Wholesale grocery con-
Germs in the Dominion. viewed the recent sue
cessful efforts Of the United States to extend
its trade relations with the British West Indies
and other counties si as business combination
h hos long thSsG not in the could
Britain and her colonies were concerned.
,WHans R sg imperial trade. League within
England and her Colonies more Independent
of the rest of the world. Free, trade had sons
lieved in tree trade if it were universal. but
the conditions had changed and some action
1 the wifi wSaa be
would be in a much better position to secure
tair resiprosity treaty for the United States as
people to seek for markets outside the British
John I. Davidson. President OF the Toronto
Board Of Trade aud a leading wholesale
grocer; did not, think the reciprocity treaties
hhr ay Inv eosSI ty the he United States would
Canada and tho tnted ssates The
British We West Indies s. could not discriminate
list 6siore these frsati es ' xere
the United States; aps! was still willing 70 dose.
M stsPsdGn ae ssope DRY o tSs %
sssGST;Ssity w|th Can. Canada. He dd not thInS
tons, BY the Abbott Administration at Ottawa,
and he was Of the opinion that Canada would
till it suited The later to give it. ' The s onty
products Canadians have which the Am orleans
two first tho United States must '' have. and
the latter is likely to come int such extern
liz % that hat would Se sseatS
benefited commercially by reciprocity with |
the United States;
in Th GPsRsa tns ads
Cnna,la had little imm ediate chance Of obtain |
attributed the successful trade Negotiations Of
the United states Government With the Brit |
Of Minister Foster to secure an extension Of
that the psopo Of the snf kneS
their products in tho United States and
consequently had greater interest 10 trading |
AS far as the cattle trade was concerned. it |
would be q great advantage to, the trade in
Chicago. which is. really the market OF the |
world. He thought the present admnistra-
dt 9rw MAS h after the next
chance Of securing reciprocity,
c The COKE tI the organ Sf the Liberal party in
tween the Gnted staes and t the Vest tf fndss
-, The Americans have not compelled the
wares. and for this We should be thankful: but
in all probability our trade: which has been
ished the with the sa,ss Trnde
ss int" + h rS% hs
hurt by the Mckinley bI. ana our chances nete q
securing a fonthOd in the spanish West In
dies. the Sandwich Islands. Brazil. and other
in South AMI Central America have |
been obliteratet by section g. The Dominion
is thus isolated in n commercial sense from
than Franco from tile rest Of Eu-
rope: We are ina ring fence. cut off from all
participation in the commercial and industrial
life OF America. yet Ministers pretend to bn
sGrnrised at the unrest and discomfort which
nre abroad.
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