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and the advertising Of particular mercan-
tile concerns through the consular reports
is pernicious practice which ought to be
| discontinued without delay.
Recent Notwithstanding to Canada.
1t Is favorite argument OF the Canadian
Tories that the Dominion should remain
| attached to England from motives OF self
interest. seeing that the mother country
bears oil the burden Of the connection. while
Canada reaps all the profit. 1t Is true
enough that. in times OF peace. the Cana
dians are entirely relieved from the re-
sponsibilitles resting on other British SUBJ
jeots. contributing nothing to the support
Of the British army and navy. and swelling
their own revenues by taxing the goods i'm
ported from Great Britain. AS matter Of
fact. however. Canada pays indirectly. even
in peace times, for the British connection,
as Is proved by the depopulation Of Quebec
and the grievous fall OF rents and wide
spread depression Of Industries throughout
Ontario. But the point which recent events
have emphasized Is that Canada. although
possessing no voice in the English councils.
is certain to feel the shock Of any war In
which England may engage.
In the London (Ontario) Advertiser Prof.
GOODWIN SMITH points out how pregnant
with danger to Canada was the Siamese
imbroglio. which is now. luckily. at an end.
1t is asserted. on what seems good author
ity. that at one juncture in tho negotiations
between England and France with regard
to the blockade OF the Siamese coasts, a
war between the two countries was with
extreme difficulty averted. Had an out
break Of hostilities occurred. French cruis-
ers would have been despatched to the
mouth OF the st. Lawrence. and an attempt
would doubtless have been made to land
soldiers in the province OF Quebec. where
the sympathies Of the French-speaking In
habitants would certainly have been enlist
ed on tho side Of their mother country.
Had. as seems probable. the contest be-
tween France and England eventually in
volved other European powers. and had
Russia espoused the cause Of France. Brit
ish Columbia would have been exposed to
attack from the Russian feet in the Pacific.
II the Canadians imagine that. under such
they could count with abso-
lutte confidence on4 Che ability Of England to |
defend them. they have not awakened to |
the changed conditions Of modern naval war
fare. The British navy is at present only q |
little larger than the French. and England |
would need every ship at her disposal to |
protect her own coasts from invasion and |
safeguard the great highways OF traffic by |
the way OF Suez and the Cape of Good Hope |
The recent manauvres Of English SQUAD |
rons in pursuance of an experiment devised |
by the Admiralty have resulted In practi-
cal demonstration OF the feasibility Of in |
vasion. Let not, then. Canadians suppose
that they could now hope for the same i'm
munity from French aggression that their
enjoyed during the wars against
NAPOLEON. They would learn with disgust
and Indignation that they. who have looked
upon the British connection as q means OF
getting something for nothing. would have
10 share the brunt Of quarrel with which
hey had nothing to do.
We have said that the Siamese imbroglio
8 ended. and that is true, 80 far as the i'm
mediate controversy with Siam Is con-
'erned. The boundary. however. of the
French territory along the upper course Of
,he Mekong River Is not yet settled, nor
IAN 1t be without accommodation to the
claims OF China and England In that quar-
Ter. Moreover. there is reason to believe
hat. at the time when Lord RosEBERY
orced the hand OF the French Government
~ rendering the alternative Of war. certain
assurances were obtained from Germany
which will impose reciprocal obligations
hereafter upon Great Britain. There are
avors which nations. like individuals, can
lot with honor accept. without recognizing
he duty OF rendering an equivalent That
ybxyp Gar t.k |
he war cloud which but lately hung over
he British empire Is not dissipated. though
has lifted. In his view it still lowers
ark and ominous. and. to all appearances,
.ngland Is being drawn more deeply into
European entanglements. which. as the
'ilitary tension Is becoming intolerable,
anihardly fail In the end to bring about
CONFUSION in Europe. When an outbreak
ONES. the Canadians may discover that
he connection with Great Britain Is not al
ogether the one-sided bargain which they
egard with complacency. but that Its bene-
Is In peace are counterbalanced by serious
disadvantages and dangers In war. Then
70 should have an opportunity Of ascer-
aiming what the loyalty OF the Ottawa I
cries amounts to. when subjected to the
est Of hardshlps and sacrifices.
If the Canadian provinces should become 1
tates OF our Union. they would. at all
vents. never be exposed to wars which |
ley had no voice in declaring. and. when c
ar came. they would have the whole OF the I
nited States for their defenders. 1
Two Old Salts. 4
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inied with noses not averse to salt, NAV
arnar low from IN da On ~. | n