The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-06
"a GREATER UNITED STATES.

We assent with alacrity and pleas
respondent, who calls himself Nation
al Manager of the National Continental
Union League" to give our editorial
support to the following resolution:
Whereas, We believe that the political
union of the two great English-speaking
communities who now occupy and control
North America, will deliver the continent
from danger of war and securely dedicate 1T
to peaceful industry and progress, lessen the
per capita cost of government and defense,
insure the rapid development of its bound
less natural resources, enlarge its domestic
and foreign commerce, unite all interests In
creating a systematic development of its
means of internal communication with the
seaboard by rail and water East and West,
protect and preserve its wealth, resources,
privileges, and opportunities as the undis-
puted heritage of all. immensely add to It's
influence, prestige, and power, promote, ex-
tend and perpetuate government by the peo-
pie, and remove forever the causes most
likely to seriously disturb cordial relations
and kindly Intercourse with the mother land.
Therefore, be it Resolved. That we invite the
Canadian people to cast in their lot with our
own continent, assuring them that they shall
have all the continent can give them. and
that we will respect their freedom OF &C
tion and welcome them, when they desire
IL, into an equal and honorable union.
is likely to result from the support of
this rather verbose declaration, and
perhaps shall be pardoned for being
equally unable to see any good that
is likely to spring from 1t. There Is
little doubt that the ultimate destiny
of the people inhab biting the northern
portion of the American continent Is to
come together under one form of gov.
eminent There is as little doubt that
this ultimate form will be that which
secures the greatest amount of politi-
cal liberty to the individual citizen.
Therefore, it seems and has seemed
to us to be manifest destiny that the
Canadian provinces should finally cast
in their cot with the United States.
We do not think that the title
Greater United States" is happily
chosen; the Greater" business having
been rather overdone by good many
ambitious cities. Neither do we be-
lieve that the contamination which
these patriotic gentlemen have In mind
belongs to the immediate future. AL
luOuSu tue EeSOlUliOHJ we are COIO,
was passed by both houses of the leg
islature of New York without a dis
senting vote, and although, we are
stiA further Informed impressively, it
was approved Of by the Hon. Charles
A. Dana, which ought, we suppose, to
raise 1t above reproach, we do not see
any immediate signs of amalgamation
between the United States and Can
ada.
The first step toward a union of those
countries will be taken not on politi-
cal, but on commercial lines. They
who labor toward reciprocity between
the dominion government and ours
are doing more to promote the final
union than all the trainers Of resolu-
tons and writer's of editorials can ever
hope to accomplish. AS long as we
follow a policy that rests upon the cor
ner stone of undying commercial hos
tflity to every one outside Of our sa-
cred circle, we cannot expect to bring
in many new recruits. Some day that
folly and injustice will be ended, and
the advantages of becoming a mem
Der Of the great fraternity to which we
belong Will be SO obvious that no in