The evening times., 1897-01-19
CANADA AND RECIPROCITY
Mr.. John Charlton Gives His
Views on the Subject.
WOULD AID UNITED STATES
Pork, Flour and Meal and Many
Other of Our Products Would Be
Largely Used in Canada if Ad-
united Free-Canada Will Soon
Move for a Reciprocity Treaty.

Mr John Charlton. who has been for
twenty five years Liberal member OF the
Canadian House Of Commons, is now in
Washington. lie has been frequentvis
here in previous years.
Mr.. Charlton states that he is not here in
an official capacity. In an interview Mr..
Charlton. in discussing the question of the
desirablity OF mere liberal trace relations
between the United States and Canada.
stated that the recent change of govern
ment in question had brought the question
OF reciprocity to the front.
The Liberal party of Canada had always
favored mere intimate trade relations with
the United States The Conservative party.
on the contrary had uniformly been adverse
to reciprocity except upon unattainable
conditions.
Now Canada was governed by broader
minded and more liberal men. Hon. Wnfred
Lawrier, the present premier of Canada,
is a man Of advanced views. He is Liberal
OF the Liberals. His knowledge OF American
affairs is accurate and extended; and he
ardently hopes for more intimate and
friendly business and social relations be-
tween the two countries.
Canada, said MIR. Charlton, will unques
iiunably attempt in the near future to
obtain a treaty of reciprocity in trade
with the Emitted States, a treaty that
viii admit 10 freedom OF mutual interchange
all natural products, and will cover, in ad-
diJIOn, as wide a list OF manufactured
articles rs the establishment OF a just
equilibrium OF mutual interests shall re-
quire.
When The conditions OF trade between
the two countries are carefully analyZed,
said Mr.. Charlton. il will be found that
the advantages to bc derived from free
interchange of mutual products are not
entirely upon the side OF Canada The
removal Of the Cana lian duty upon Indian
corn would lead 10 an enormous consulnp-
tion Of that grain in Canada for stock
feeding and other purposes.
American pork would be largely used
by Canadian lambermen if admitted free,
and the repeal of the Canadian duty upon
flour and meal would enable the United
States to supply Nova Scotia, New Bruins
wick and Prince Edwards Island with
breadstufrs. TO the exclusion OF Ontario
and Manitoba. Fresh beef from Chicago
packing houses would find extensive sale
in Canadian cities aud towns. and the re-
peal OF Iit Aut o. OONtAiNdpoH biaNdAhiSNS
coal would crowd out the use of Nova
Scotia coal in all of Canada west OF and
including Montreal.
As to the evident fear Of the Amer
icau farmer and lumberman that the
free admission OF Canadian farm products
and lumber viii lower prices in the United
States, Mr. Charlton expressed the be-
lief that these fears were all ill-founded.
The Canadian sought for free admission uE-
der the belief that he would receive in
crease Of price But for this belief he
would be Indifferent as to whether con-
ceSSions were made or not.
To the objection raised that reciprocity
would make Canada rich, Mr.. Charlton said
that il would make both Canada and the
United states richer, and that the bene-
fits conferred would be mutual. IL free
intercourse between the States, or betw
groups OF states, such as the Eastern. the
Middle, the Southern. the Western and the
Pacific Slope was advantageous, the same
system could be extended with equal ad-
vantage to the group Of states known as
the Canadian provinces, and no influence,
national or geographical, would interfere
with the harmonious operation OF the prin-
ciple in case OF such extension.