The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-04
Fruitlcss NEGOTIATIONS.

Two members Of the Canadian Cabinet are
In Washington to hold conference with the
British Minister and Mr. BLAINE as to the
questions at issue between this country and
Canada touching transportation in bond.
transportation rates on the Welland and ST.
Lawrence Canals. and the Atlantic fisheries.
= Such conferences and negotiations are
rendered necessary by the present political
separation OF tho two countries. The Cana
dian Dominion is dependent for it's pros
perity upon the United States. 1t must
look to Washington rather than to London
for the legislation which will conduce to Its
advantage. and for tho trade and economic
policy by which it must regulate its own af-
fairs. Actually it is a dependency OF this
country rather than Of England. so far as
concerns it's material interests.
The prosperity of the States OF the Union
lying along the Canadian border. or The Next
can border. or on the Gulf Of Mexico. Is no
more dependent on the Union than is Cana
da's. Each of these groups OF States could
get along by themselves rs well us Canada
can. Their interest to DO partners In tho
American Union is not greater than Cana
da's. Yet Canada remains outside and con
tnues to conduct n hopeless competition
which is cXhagstinG its energies. steadily
depicting its resources Of wealth and popu-
lntion. and preventing it's development. 1t
Is going backward rather than forward, its
vitality Is wasting away. and it has no re-
cuperative power in itself.
That is strange condition for Young
country like Canada To get into. While all
around it are vigor and prosperity. 1t is
poor and feeble. and ii shows tic signs OF
actual decay. The entorprising spirits
throughout its older settlements are driven
away. They are coming to breathe the
more vital air Of tho great republic
with which Canada persists in COM
pet!ng so vainly. They nrr tired of waiting
for Canadian negotiations with Washington
like those now going on. They cross the
border and come over to us to get rid Of the
necessity OF depending on such hopeless
conferences. They are determined To swim
with the strcaln rather than against 1t.
Thus Canada is losing it's very life blood,
and tho longer it keeps up tine competition
the less capabl" it Ia OF carrying it on. Its
condition Is like that OF n business house
from which capital is stendly withdrawn.
never to be rcplrnishcd. and whose strength
is further depicted by the retirement of the
youthful enterprise essential to its pro-
longcd existence. It's conservatism Is mere
blind obstinacy.
Uhdcr such circumstances there is no
need for anybody outside of itself to urge the
Canadian Dominion to give up the hopeless
struggle and cease all other negotiations
with Washington than negotiations for
political union with the United States. To
save itself from ruin, let join in our prog
ross by joining with us as mcmbers OF
the great family of the rcpuhlc. Instead
of competing with MS. it must come into
partnership with us. us happily for itself it
can do. lts entrance into tho American
Union seems TO Dc inevitable. rs inevitable
rs the bankruptcy OF feeble mercantile
house whose trade is absorbed by II great
and powerful neghbnring concern.
Tho Canadian provinces have great flu
ture before them. for they will be States of
tho American Union. free and sovereign.
and the harder they struggle to keep out
the sooner will they come in. Tho more
liercey they fight against this destiny the
moro exhausted will they become. and
the more essential to them will he
the restoration aud the recuperatiop