Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-29
| N AN ADA'S FAVOR
The Tariff Bill So Drawn, According to
Senator Prootor's Views.
A Review of the Relations That Do
Exist Between the Dominion
and This Country.


perpetuate the territorial jurisdiction and
the financial and commercial power of Great
Britain in America"
| In the course of his remarks he said:
| Il shall attempt in my remarks, only to
| consider the effects of this bill upon our
trade and relations with the rest of the
American hemisphere. and especially its
bearing upon the Canadian question.
| ITO the south Of US are Spanish American
republics, which. in common with the United
| States. though under different conditions,
are endeavoring to maintain the principles
of selfgovernment. They are our mutual
friends and allies. Their products are diff
! ferent from ours, and liberal trade relations
with them would not harm, but help our
producers. AT the same time, they would
| serve to strengthen the friendship and con-
rdence which ought to exist between the
different parts of Independent America. To
| the north of u.s. stretching for 1000 miles
| along our northern frontier is the only i'm
| portant relic. with the exception of Cuba,
| or the political domination of Europe in
America.
| Canada Nuisance.
| Politically Canada, If not a menace is at
| least nuisance to the United States. Her
products, too In further contrast to those
| OF the Spanish-American republics are the
| same as our own. There is surely no rea-
son, political or commercial, why she should
be especially favored in our tariff legisla-
ton, and Ii cannot be done except to the
great detriment of our home products. The
| bill proposes, however to discriminate
| against our sister republics, which especially
deserve our considera ton, and in favor of
British colony, which deserves il so little
a course which, equally in each case, must
result to the great disadvantage of our own
producers, especially the agricultural class
es, and the permanent Injury of our largest
| national interests
% Uar
10 give up every advantage possessed by us
IN the markets of our sister republics. the
Urea tment In this bill of their producers
, mnien we are Obliged to have, and the utter
lnuinerence manifested with respect to our
pontical and trade relations with them is i'm
striking contrast with the proposed treat
ment OF Canada and her products.
Lumber which aggregates ope-tbird of
our entire importation from Canada 4, Is
proposed to make entirely free. The nro
uuct OF TO other country has been treated
NOR ts suen enusFe generosity. There has
not peen wanting evidence heretofore thar
Tree traders and so-called tariff reformers
were partial to British interests This hin
,ere eatiiE aDounds In Partially to those in
Siests on ms continent Such tariff re-
visions as il proposes are at the exnensa ~
our own agricultural industries. which ara
worihy or the most thoughtful consideration
or this body. 1t Is at the exuense too nf
large national political interests. wv Va
Advantages Without Copce..,au.
Cahada Is to receive these ADVANTAGES
without any concession being REQUIRED of
he'. we once tried so-called recinrocitv
WIN Nahada in natural products and il
vas Aahufe. by far the greater part of
M M commerce OF the great lakes is Ours
ihose inland seas are the natural water
ways or a region of immense wealth in the
tlouuots OF the farm, forest and mine The
pash OF the great lakes and the 81 Law
; 80 river Tor the common good of all the
gnH.arn' ought either to be under one
. ar
by the strongest ties of kindred iptarast,
ana institutions. But the canals along o,,r
northern border, which unite these ISa,ar
maSs' are now being enlarged quite as
thuch, so as to admit vessels of the Rri,tSh
of commerce ~ purposes
The existence of British COLONY for 4 ooo
Iliies ilohE our northern frontier with no
natural separation, is SO Anomalous 49,
sometimes in the course of natural avan+S
,,r. Seas'' unless we by our perversity
-, ~ II; Almost every disagreeabIe in
oerndtonal complication with which this
country has been burdenei for wears baS
grown out Of Canada But for Canada y.o
should nave had no Boring sea DISPUTE no
hsheries controversy and no canal Sisc,iyo-
nations. The natural reIa lions ho,l M M
Hltcd states and Great Britain ought 20
DC those OF great harmony UnfortunateIy
nneS nave not been. and the sole reason for
II SINCE the war of 1872 may be found in
some unreasonable demand of her cana5ia,
dependency. " N"ilauiah
d Perpetual source of Irritation
we could get alorg all right with Canada
as an independent power We would 70
spect her irdepehde nce-our very strap,,tb
Would compel us in honor to do so S1,a
would have no more to fear from us than
nave our southern Spansh-American neigh
bors; but "A British dependency She ;s
ara VIII be perpetual cause of IRRITATION
ana possibly of serious trouble Without
any responsibility for the international -
iatlonS OF her mother country with the
United States, Canada at the Same ,,r,a
prevents Great Britain from treating Csno
dian questions with frankness and in Tho
broad spirit with which international ouaS-
IONS ought TO be treated. She gets behind
Der mothers skirts. 1t is a well-known
Tact acknowledged even in the public CON-
munlcatlons of Great Britain. published In
our diplomatic correspondence that the
mother country will not take any action
affecting the relations of Canada with tn.
United States, except with the consent of
Canada herself
No American in time of peace would ia
Nor the reunion of Canada to the United
states, unless ii was the wish of her Moo
pie. and it would then be for us TO decide
Whether We preferred that she should ioin
us politically or remain a free and friendly
neiEhbor. There is no doubt that Great
Britain Will give her assent whenever the
people of Canada definitely express a de-
sire for independence. 1t has cost her as
Franklin said 1t would, more to retain
Canada than it is worth to her God for
bid that we should ever have another war
with Great Britain, but II ii comes we
shall never have but one for that one will
settle the only question likely to cause
trouble. At its close England's Jurisdiction
on this continent would be forever termin-
aiei, and Canada would be an independent
republic. or her provinces members of the
American Union.
Great Britnin's FortiGcntfons.
Great Britain has made and is making
great military and naval preparations on
this continent against such an emergency
The unnatural separation of the Canadian
provinces from US has led to the cons;ruc-
tiCn by England of her fortifications on
this continent. What American can COM
template with eQuanimity the fortresses of
Halifax. Bermuda and Esqumault froXn- (
inE upon our shores? The latter. says a
British officer. hold loaded pistol at the
head of san Francisco" Even the Cana
dian railroads and canals have been con-
suucted by government aid, with as much
view to military and political exigencies |
for business interests. But her own
military experts appreciate that Canada, I
in a military point of view, is really indie /
feasible against us.
Gen. Sir George CheSncy, member of the !
British parliament, probably the best living /
authority on grand strategy, recently said, !
at Il meeting OF the Junior institutional /
club, LONDON, that While the idea of 4