The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-23

southern half Of the continent Of North Amer:
| lea, adopt fiscal roliey which, after 70 years.
| trial by the sane race upon the northern bali
and. IN the words Of Mr. Wiman. measured
| w every Kind nf a comparison. IL lameh-
Why after creating inIustrial institutions
which are the marvel OF the nresont century.
1 should we ndopt nscaI policy witch 10 Cnn-
| ada has created an enormous exodus ~ nopu-
| latiun, driven Immigration from her shores to
the intel states and prevented the develop
onf1 I G"o*"s 81 ghs 5t fPm ns me tho most
latcd journal in Western ontario. gives clear
idea Of tho complete failure ~ the enormously
| costly immigration policy OF Canada:
MANITOBA MOVES.
TIE Manitoba Legislature viii meet this week.
despatch from winnipeg SAYS that the Government Of
the prairie province has determined cease all az
| Rresstvs immigration work for the future. and to
frankly inform the House tha; until tho policy OF rro.
lection rs applet to this country Is removed. and
the high freight rates reduced. ;he Government Is so
seriously handicapped IT. the efforts render its
continuance undesirable, The uouss WILL II is under
stool not be asked for any considerable appropriation
for prosecuting immigration. Tins resolution ~ IN Hc-
cOrdancs with the Views pro n "a ed by the NrtI.
rd "'"'s' Ad'ayd' for January which asserts thNt
the agricultural Interests ot the province are suffer
ing from such universal depression that the local
uovetnrcnt viii I've warranted ~ iegsatnr ns far as
lies in IT. pow for the benent 1T the ioilers tn.
farm. Then the Idrg ~ .i.iraS,,n proceeds
The country needs populations both local and Eed
eraI Governments spend largs sums annually to in
duce immigration. What /. the use u bringing more
people here when those already here Ind next to i'm
POSSIBLE to make living. Would It not be wiser policy
to spend more Of the peoples money In enabling them
TO better the present financial and social condition.
and then even settler would become cheerful immi.
grafton agent anu to bring in the rIght kind
Of settlers than alt the energetic INN grafton poll
ciss' or Worlds Fair exhibits Of our Governments"
FTa.
otVa.O0 sluar" miles, was settled by we'll
TODD colony OF AnGlo-Saxons under Lord Sel-
kirk In 1Sli large area was sown, with
wheat soon alter. and the yield way very large
In 1871 II had u population o. l52,OOo. or
$40 persons TO the square milo. The ell
iivated. and produces the best wheat in the
world. SINCE 1916 the average duty upon inn
time ~ per- cent Tie state 81 Minresots ia
1875. had less Inhabitants than Manitohn. In
greater 2S part Of he period since Isi5 Minnc'
sofa has had war tariff upon imports aver
aging not less than y per cent , N.n,..,,.
have expended enormous sums to promote the
settlement OF that province. while Minnesota
Manitoba have lett 1t. deserted their FIRMS and
State Of Minne:ota. Tho population OF Fort
Garry now Wsl ], in N.Y. D was greater
bined in 1850. Winnipeg iu 1891 had popu-
lation OF 25.lii2. st Paul and Minneapolis
cc,olnbined had u population In 1890 Of H,d;siI
Winnipeg has water communication with the
interior by the Red River for 800 miles: by the
Assiniboine for nearly 400 miles. aud by the
Saskatchewan for 800 miles.
Its natural advantages are greater than
those OF st. Paul and Minneapolis, yet to-day
has only one twelfth OF the population OF
There is not a single ctr or town In Mani
toha and the Northwest Territories tarea 49,
900 square miles OF good wheat landsl outside
OF winnipeg with population Of 1900. The
n mr. n ia
the struggle to obtain and retain settlers. 1t
throws UP the sponge under a low revenue
Dakotns under a. war tariff. It's humiliating
c con for Angle. saxons to maxi, with
world onen for settlement.
IL makes mnnifestthe drawing power OF re-
STehicSi institTtions. It also shows that reye-
nue. form rs applied to North America is q lie
and fraud upon its industrial Hnn f deyelopmsnt
this continent Its failure In Canada by Anglo
Saxons after trial of l2O years is complete:
the policy Of protection 10 American Industries
lathe wonder OF the nineteenth century,
tells us in his most Interesting book. The
Chances 81 success" that Blessed as Cam
people. with the ballot box open to all Mr..
Miman forget to say who haye the requisite
insthitntiohs a political reyolution is nnneces.
greatest Of al failures in history 70 obtain
community MIR. Wiman will please explain.
II we should annex Hawaii It would be
be II she remains m appsndaGo 10 mo-
narchical Government with revenue tarif.
The only practical and linal cure for the ills
that retsrd Canadian development is con-
tlnental union upon honorable terms. thereby
creating one vast Anglo saxon republic
tending from the Gulf Of Mexico to the Arctic
sea anu from Newfoundland to Vancouver TO
continue to resist the inevitable is to lake the
failure to maintain monarchicnl institutions
upon this continent more apparent and more
humiliating.
Before revenue reformers tinker with the
Mckinley tariff schedules. they should explain
why 1t Ia that lands upon which the best wheat
In the world can be successfully grown. Of
Tered Tor nothing with cash bonus added in
a vigorous and health!ul climate upon this
continent in community OF Anglo-saSons en-
joying the blessings OF q revenue tariff are
being neglected refused and deserted for
lands in country cursed. as they declare. by
a war tariff
The stupid criminal hlunder OF the Ad-
IN nistration in respect to Hawaii and its re-
pudiation by all true and intelligent Amerl-
one Presidential term. When We have com
pleted the Nicaragua Cana. Hawaii. AS part OF
tho republic. Will tie Of the highest Importance
to our commerce In the Pacific. and IL 1t is lost
TO us bv the wilful laundering Of the present
Administration, Mr.. Cleyrland's name will
rank in history lower than that OF any Presi-
II an earnest and sincere effort is now made
to promote continental union, Ii would do
much to mitigate the great wrong done the
for annexation. Continental union cannot he
promoted, but unon the contrary will he en-
dangered by pressing reyenue reform at this
mental union Is hundred thousand times
more important to ourselves and our children
4. Ss +" nfssGt and pGsss
instance OF Nero's tldding, while Rome is
burning. lRtSCIs WAYLAND GLEN.
BLooKLYS. Jan. %. 1894.