New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
THE TARIFF IN CANADA.
r,rr OTTAWA GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS FOR
TIE IEPEAL OF THE NKINLEY ACT.
CONTINENTAL UNION GAINING "ho' ND-o"-
FREE ACCESS TO AMERICAN MAhhEIS
WILL TURN TIE TIDE.

FREE ACCESS TO AMERICAN MANhEAS
WILL TURN TIE TIDE.
ottawa. ont, June CspeciaD.-Thc Tory Govern
mont Of Gambia Is profoundly Interested III the COMING
tariff legislation OF the Democrats AT WaSh9s'oh' Inv
Mckinley act has been In force for nearly three year,
and during this time the movement in FAVOR Oh Pon''
cal union with the United states mas grown WIFI 7''
rapiditv Nothing prevent II rom oscomho
controlling force but the action OF the D'i"oci"N' -
former movement though one not so form was
bilIo1 ny the conccs>ion during Mr. rlcrce's Admin
i,tration OF "a one sided reciprocity In na'urdi P''
uct, The. Democrats of that day did not wish 10 SEE
c,noda annexed, for It's annexation would nave
strengthened the North and weakened to The same
extent the power Of the slave states Inc lori'o 81
confident that history Is going to repeat lts'' 'i'
Dnmocratic President and Congress VIII again "i'"
onrn thc American market TO the prO1n'' Oh '"'''"''
FIRMS mines forests and fisheries and so 'onl'r upo"
,l,i. british colony the economic advantages oi "
cam Statehood without requiring IT to assume any III
the polltical responsibilities. They thihh Tue Jus
vI,mp- viii Insist this being dohc' ana INA" ~,
Cleveland will give way. Then aS before l"'' VIZ
ret rid Of the demand for political union VINO" Spo
,,holly frun the poverty of thc h''ur'' ''u
emf off rs they are from their oeNl har~'' ~
ov.r thc Tory Ministers will BE- able to maintain
th.Ir present high tariff upon American mah"i,''"''
since they will not BE- asked to make 'oh''s''o's
ans. kind I'm return for the ;sbrogaiion Of the larm
schedule and Of the duties on lumber h'h' oo"' ~
ores, sore of their followers nrS" 'h"' WIN ,n
,mcri, an market j. thus uncondit"h'iS W
Canada should impose di, Eliminating dh'h'' !" '"
Of British and against American factory S"ou' Ia
=, ,r,rrtbon fine connection with England b"' "''
,.,, themselves will De satisfied, ana 80 theN
ourht with getting the free run oi the N'''',"'
,, f,r tbc natural exports of tho colony WIN.
,c,inr M the heavy dutlc, that strike America" anu
British goods aihc. ,
x canadian poli,lcIan believes that tho rep'a'
NJ ibo farm schedule Of the Nc kinlcy aci Wou '"r
N farm, product, hy IN" amount oil IN" h"'l imp
- ,,,,,i,, like f. ON the contrary, Tho 'aha'r'"
farmer v,ni exact all h" could from MS ''"'
,,t,r.r while hi. free competition voilu nh"o'''
an, ir,urc the farmers In the upper Tier o' '''''
,.r,, ~ Maine Massachusetts, N"w-l"rk N'"'-''
and Ohio Wisconsin. the Dakoias ana Nl"''"'
American n,anuilciurcr and artisan WOMB MANI NV" -
inc H. Tho change. because. - mas p'" '''"' 49,,
goods would sill have 10 rnu me o'"' willie
.ii, ,,,if AZ tbc frontier. In other words ""''
Me ,1,v.lani would invite Hood ol 'a'''"'' "''
,., Canadians, would take ear" that American WAN"
p, , .,o,ld not be- taken In payment Inc III
800, crould b,. even more jug h1nd.ed IMAM "'''
- i-.i .GG under which, - Tia" '"mi''r'' " "n,
,., ~ the House Of Repre- 'ni'i'V'' "Pr'" )" a
IN ,n. articles which Canada has To sell "''
admitted into the United >lato' lr''' VIM J" 49,,
,n,1 upon many Of The articles that me
~ In. | uiicd NlH'' h'''
',,.,h,, ~ excluding them from canada lo' ~"
,,t q, manufactures arr much higher
- ,,, ,t.y were then. and natural proiu''' u
I r,,,.d states then admitted INTO 'Ah'd' "''
,,orll in tl.r present ca" hc iaN"d' Nh'i' III
f. trNd fifteen cent, hu'h'I Ho'r ''''''' 49,
,.,,t. a barrel. pork and other meats U"' '"'
,.,,,.,l fort, cent, a barrel, and 80 on.
r.... duii.- would. Of course, b" kept "'' -
,,..i ,ro,s,l'e also that II lumber were pn' upon
4. canadian ''NN'lNh'HN
..., rtnro-. th, export duty on pin" i"-N I"I"- I"
- ,.,,,d -t,tc. which II va, obliged los ih' VI NH
fl, a., f., remove. MIR. Foster. III" finance '''"'
fr b,. hif promised 20 r"lmp''' H. N"''
,-,,. o.,n limit in thr Pr"vin'" oil '"'"''' ~
,.. 81, lm,n,n,c quantity OF log Wr''' "' "PP
i,,.. ia their saNm J. In Michigan anu u' "'
,,r to,t. are demanding III" restoration "i Wv
,n,rt. ilN Ia compel them to saw Inc no. ." VIZ
t.u, n ilc American duty on coal were r.
10, ,,t v,ould be exported not ONLY from uc
v,,., scotia mine. hut hy the ''h""''n ~
british vessels. wll.h bring II over rec ~ '
from f,. Welsh c,ncric,, and carry h''" ''"''
49," -,..,or ,ormnu and %, fellow Democrats III
,,,r,l,ud and Nc-t Virginia. wa" no" '"PP' 49,
d.f ~ con. to New. England. would hardly hA' 10
c,.,r.r Welsh d, we'll ~ cap" Breton 'oup"uu'"'
NM ENGLISH N>ENIT NoT ApV>NI\"i"OS'
,,.. ,,c Mckinley act went int fore" r October.
,-.n ,i.. Tor. tnv,runcut hr~ been cnd'aVo1hs I"
,,.,.. Ice sale. In ENGLAND Il th" proinrtN "h"n
,.l ,o he sent - the United static. IL" "N'"'P'
,.s. NOT boon particularly -ucc'N~ih' Nhf "'' '''
49,. mat tie natural protection l. -, The Pro'''""
r,,r. n',,l hy fI. ro, 90 tran p'f''l"h ''J"'" w
,.. British Luncr. /, too great +" h' "V'r'"'" III Wv
.,, c,.r.. and bulky article, hs q slipper on tm'
Id. Of illr ,tlurc. II f. impossible Tor "NnhW''
J., .,,, U,y from Canada to Liverpool ard sell u ~
,r.o, in ordinary Years. >ir Charlie rnpp'r' me
Canadian aern, In London man ol Wv" nn'E'""
,i,u sent weird last year that paving 'ran' ''"''
, ,oc "a, h,y Many Qucl.rc and e'Wc ontario
nrmer- were induced To- ship bnt every one 81 "'"
i,.t n nc,. trad" paper IN M"h'r''' -" Wv
,,.r ,,v that the nigh prices obtainrm" III fh5An"
,t.,,., only In Slr Charles 1upp'rN imhu' '"''
year ,lc farmer, vill send their surplus In'' VIZ
,.,,, state. ,ccepfius The Iu'iao or boston price,
=, r.llroad chlrc..s and III" VI kinney du' "' -
pcr ION Liberal, and rori'~. Continental 'm"i"'''
and Imperial F'dcraiioniS'N IN SNORT 'N'rN''"' ~
.d, f. convinced that the Canadian who export
,o ~, states pay, the Mckinley duty l"rr"r"' III
,,unct help himself for it Is hs only available mar
. n mo d,.. not sell there ~ The pric" offered 10y
fla. American buyer who ALWAYS dedu'iS the nuN'
b., c,uuo, sci, 'anywicrc save At a lower price. Inns
rul appics 10 ordinary years when th'r" l. an aver
~ .urply I'm the satc-. 1t Is different Of course.
vhcn there T. q shortage ~ certain ''nm"'N III
,, stale. and a etpcrnbundancc in Ctnada.
T.a ottawa Government made another bad ms
,,l. in lndicne the farmer, TO grow tworow"d bar
IT,, ,r IN. English brewers. The latter do No: care
for M SIX rowcl barley grown I'm ontario. N""l"rA'
Michigan and elsewhere. but SIR Charles i"Pl"r az
,t ,i.t two ryyol could be- raj - and shipped 10
England lust - probably rs Canadian siN rowrd
VA crown for the american market, When the M'ri
,an duty Wa only ten cents per hllsh'l. Tia" toy
.rnucpt distributed large quantity OF tWoroW'd
seed IN the spring u 1891. and farmers In all parts
-, mi, provincc sowcd IT. They warmed by their
hotter informed l,rchrcn that the tworow"d variety
would not come To perfection In this climate. that
IA. ,icld would b. Hight I'm weight and the berry
roo hard and nnly to make beer. 1t happened that
t,cr. wa, a short harvest In Europe that year. In
.on..oucucc Of Which there demand for any and
every kind ~ barley for brewing and fcci!ns p"r-
n,.cs This enabled the two row I'd 10 get ri oil
tb.r CROP though IT had all the defects predicted.
T., -o1 thcy plautrl two rowrd again. but III" Eng