The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-27

despatch IN 1871 Lord Kimberley, then Colo.
NAL sceretnry.hs is SECRETARY ior India In the ie
RSdfs Che Ottawa Gsbnst thns
MT rfasona6y EXPECT hSt lnis
With s2 tie tncS States 0S nasfsfns
Ss ThSe Sst' to Change
commercial policy" This lad rcfcrcnce 10
the the Canadian in,crp1eta,on Of article md
ing vessels That Interpretation, Lord Kim
berley said in another despatch. might lie
S " iss BY tho i' int E, her ths a aea
Government feel bound to stat. that
inconsistency with the general policy OF tho
empire. nnd they are disposed TO conccde this
pont to the United States Government under
such restrictions as NAV be necessary to pre-.
vent smuggling md to guard against any
substantial Invasion Of tho exclusive rights Of
Iects." That Is to say. Mr.. Gladstone and his
colleagues wished 70 set aside the cruel rem
sea fishermen are prohibited from purenns-
ing the ncccssari.s and convcnicnccs ol their
calling IN Canadian ports whilo enforcing
ing their, visits from violating the Canadian
customs lazy or tre;passing upon tho ilGhcries
OF tons. aFc the sYe!usve properly Of Gnu
aga. No ono could compl AIN OF that; Tho
oSs Of tho in r atEayow
edged that In harass ing american fishermen
H. ,h G ,Hannrr referred to 1T w3S nstIaie .y
treaty. 81 vat sn na ,ns G "he Sy s
cnie,i It, and but for the conciatory policy on
the subject OF the fisheries which her
n'i3rt after tho ,,hr".nti"n IF tho treaty Of
1874 BY the United States. 1t is not imurohahle
TINT there would have been no difficulty III OBJ
tanning its renewal"
cANApIAS ATTEMPTS At COERCION.
Canada has tried other forms oil coercion. It
has refused to accept the offer % CongresS for
reciprocity in wrrcking. !. e., savir: ,hs hull
araent i" = h"pc a" by apnsf 'G
trade Of the United States to Canadian YES
sells. Tories boast that Congress Will vet
os rs obliged TO off. Carada rscilro,ty
clauses in tho Dominion hallway net which
Kermit the Canadian Pacific and the Grand
Trnnk t2 charge high rates IN local tranic to
indemnify them for losses on tho through Or
american business which they secure 10 com
being rrS % rSm fa"wnys te smr
course ~ the Inter. Cnmmerre act and
aan;yIIng; Therefore. to meet thu heavily sunsi,
discrimination against American vessels in
port fees and against American ressals usin:
nearly so injurious to United states interests
railways on American soil.
This long continued Knocking sometimes
with club at the door OF CONGRESS shows
Esns depends on bSr h Il freely with ht
intens fed tho desire for freer trade. md led
class, to, ponder the question Of political
nEsi Of r.. h %as htt sps
farmer was So lightly burdened that even
though he had to ,pnv the moderate American
in the 4 yicrican market ho was better off than
the American farmer with his deprecated eur.
is reversed The Canadian farmer is the more
heavily burdened OF the two. and fairly
Wi'hss under tho 9nsrHus duties Of the Ne
the railroad development OF India, Russia. the
American West. and other countries. with The
chearenng OF ocean TRANSPORTATION. has
brought the price OF wheat below n dollar. tho
lowest figure ut WHICH it can be raised profta-
bly, On the bush lands OF tho older provinces.
OUR TARIFF IN CANADA
Az mnlied. the Canadian producer believes.
rightly or wrongly. That he. and not the Amer.
Jean ss s dY' tbs tha hss, Sir Of
the Liberals. and. in fact Of almost everybody.
Sir John used 10 Illustrate tn" plight OF tho
H. i'i h"hndsrs Wien the ; man takes the Barley
the full American price but when he carries
his Canadian grown barley into the United
S9tes and the nn'ed sa1ss the only ays
and cannot help himself. so with Canadian
United states. and the Canadian shipper must
amercan at duty Sir David Maephsrson. an
other prominent Tory. has supplied this Illus
tration:
certnn tx himself who rnys H. duty on almost every
F' AID WnS
own ri"e ron " and leave them to pay ne duty i'm:
nngucsIionahy pays the iuty. Sut our neghtors and
f2aSS s"H ?i
way lilo American market our producers have to
Hmrr,san 'iatv ana when they reach III. market they
can Obtain no more ror tns;r e"mm1ti'es than the
~ s aonry Wac 'ss no % spa"si
tiS' I ts a"i s H%:s:
a :: 's sn On
I'VE hoses siH or ne value OF enc h"r.e At tn, the
e &c mntk.t THen il Wi! g. no more more, nan a
ia, m , w ST Hf Ts rnsi s s@Ga m
horses each get. $500 Tor hi; horses The american
| takes home only s4oo.
| This was before the Mckinley act had In
creased the horse tariff Whrther the Cana.
| dian or the American phys the duty. the fact
| remains that The natural resources ~ Canada
cannot be LeveiopetI nrH,rerIy While Sr they nrs
lasts lasts She must occupy tic bad emIn.nca Of be-
rom VIII With i nod,e enisrats Canadian wheat.
| cattle have JuSt been Scheuuledl ma a ramu-
! neratiyc sale in Britain: but Canadian iron.
| coal. has. barley. potatoes. horses. sheep.
! irn-h iish cgGs. beans. haN. wool: railroad
! ie- and many other commodities Of coarse.
! bulky. or prrshnble nature cannot DO sold to
! advantage in 50 distant Il market. For all
! such tho / nitod Statos Is obviously the best
| and Britain lncreiya second best market. Be-
| fore the Mckinley act Sir Richard Cartwright.
| one of the liberal leaders prepared the fol-
! lowing table showing the total exports Dt the
! urticled narcG. With the quantities purchased
! by tho United Stat es. Whose duties were even
| then heavy enough. while the Briiish market
| WAS, OF course. wldc open:
of lsT1ph horses tho United states hought... 1929
ur g.; 900 .Icep inc u.tc states bought, $4,000
! uI ii.INuc.lte the lnitrl STATES DouHh 5000
" Sought $4,000
| OF D., ~. 30 worth OF eggs the lhited go
states Donght..,.,:.,.,.. 49,, :,...';s,i:; All
% H%g mt WOE" "a sHaooc
I" ho l.o' ''"' % .""' $4,000
| or 10000 tons OF gypsnm the United states an
OF IRON ore tao i'nit.t states bought ........ All
OF salt the n ed states bOugt .,,,...,.. All
| or stone aud marble the United States ,u
bought. .-..., ;'',.,r. ,,-,,r, AZ
or p S"s.''o "0''" ~ oot
stnirs,snt -, SO 353. oo(
| or l.4l..OOl pounds OF WOO the lhheu ~, ~,