Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-27

ior Consumption So2,4lb, l56, showing
! that Canada purchased from the United
States for its own consumption during
that year, in excess of like purchases by
the United States from Canada, 3d.
1851
1.-The imports into the United States
may be summarized as follows:
Raw products of the farm. the forest,
the rivers and the fisheries SOS oO0 on
Manufactures and miscellaneous . 2.2e0 272
Total ....................... $50, 20 272
"The imports into Canada from the
United States:
Raw products of the farm, the forest,
the rivers and the fisheries 500 942 500
Manufactures, as per table furnished q, 953, 497
S4J, S96,3 p3
For the better understanding of this
important subject other tables NAV be
furnished, all tending to establish the
following facts as existing at the time of
the enactment of the Mckinley tariff:
81. That Canada's purchases of prod
uce and merchandise from the United
States We're over GO per cent. larger in
value than those of the United States
from Canada.
'2. That the exports of manufactured
goods from the United States to Canada
amounted to about 500, 000, 900 during
the year ending June 80, 1890. and
formed more than one-seventh part of
our entire exports of this class of goods
to all foreign countries, our whole ex-
ports of those for that year amounting
to S151 10000
m
10. That, taking the whole of Can
ada's imports of raw products and mer-
chandlse into consideration, the average
rate of customs duties on imports from
the United States was much lower than
the average rate on imports from Great
Britain.
"a. That even on manufactured goods
the imports into Canada from the United
States were admitted on as favorable
terms as those from the mother country.
%. That IN manufactured goods Can.
ada purchased from the United States a
larger proportion of the following de-
scriptions than it imported from Great
Britain, viz, manufactures from metals
and general hardware, miscellaneous
and fancy goods other than dry goods.
drugs and dyes, books, paper and other
stationery, manufactures from leather,
india rubber and gutta percha.
&c. That Canada admitted from the
United States free of duty larger
amount of products and merchandise
than the United States admitted from
Canada in the same time.
-. That the rates of duties in Canada |
even on manufactured goods were very
much lower than the rates in the United !
States under which Canadian goods of !
the same class would have been ad- !
mltted into the United States
In view of such facts it is difficult !
to conceive what justification congress
could find for the unjust and harsh |
treatment inflicted on this commerce by |
the prohibitory duties which were levied !
upon almost every article of produce !
which Canada used to furnish to Anieri- |
can markets. 1t is equally difficult to !
understand the position taken by the |
present administration and its organs in |
belittling the Importance of this com |
merce and In asserting that any meas
ures taken toward its extension would |
prove to the advantage of Canada only, |
and to the disadvantage of this country. |
This position can only be sustained by
the willful perversion Of facts and by the |
concealment of the true position Of the |
case.
1t seems extraordinary that the
New York Tribune should be so promi-
nently engaged in the. crusade against
Canadian commerce. On this balance
OF trade question its course is especially
inconsistent. Again and again it has
contended that one of the prime objects
of the reciprocity policy with the coun-
tries to the south is to reduce the large
balance of trade now existing against
the United States, and that this is a
most praiseworthy effort on the part of
the government. But in the case of
Canada, where the balance of trade is
so vastly in favor of the United States,
it cannot find any argument in favor of
this commerce, can see no advantage in
maintaining it and only disadvantage in
extending it.
1.-The present administration at OF
tawa is favorable to such limited reel
procity between the two countries as the
financial position of the Dominion will
permit. Public opinion in Canada is
overwhelmingly in favor of such an ad-
Justment of the customs tariffs of the
two countries as will tend to the rapid
increase of their intercommerce on terms
alike equitable and to mutual advantage.
Canadians are smarting under a sense of
injustice inflicted upon them
through the ubiquitous duties levied on
their produce under the Mckinley tariff
They demand redress. They pro-
pose that all the raw products of each
country, together with limitedElist of
as may be agreed upon.
shall be admitted into either country
free of duty; that the fisheries of each
country shall be open to both on equal
terms; that the canals and inland rivers
and lakes and coasting trade shall be free
to both, and that American manufac-
lures shall continue to be admitted into
Canada on as favorable terms as those of