Evening star., 1897-02-05
CLOSER TRADE RELATIONS
Canadian Officers Here to Secure Them With
the United States.
One Of Them Talks Interestinxly on
the Subject to a Star
Reporter.

Sir Richard ]. Cartwright, minister of
trade and commerce, and Mr.. L. H. Davies,
minister OF marine and fisheries of the
Canadian government, are at the Shore
ham. and will be in Washington probably
week. These two distinguished officials
or the dominion government are here as a
commission of the liberal party which
came into power last June, to see and talk
with the public men of this country on the
question of closer trade relations between
the United States and Canada They will
confer with Sir Julian Pauncefote upon the
same question. and will be aided by him in
the undertaking which they have in view.
and for which they propose to make an
earnest endeayor.
The commissioners believe in the freest
possible trade relations between the two
countries. and while here propose to discuss
the question fully and frankly with the
pubic men of the country. The liberal
party or Canada Is now on the eve of a
tarln bill. The fact that the republican
party here Is also engaged in the same
work makes 1t possible. the Canadian rep
resentatives think, that an agreement of
some kind can be reached
"A star reporter had an interview with
MINISTER'S Cartwright and Davies at the
Shoreham this morning.
was in the United States in 1890 said
time with Representative Hit, whom we
both know well. 1 also talked with the
late Mr. Blaine and found him a sympa-
thetic advocate of closer trade relations
He believed that the two countries could
agree upon some treaty. 1t does seem
to me that the two countries could get
closer together. We are here to see the
public men of your country face to face
and talk with them. No,hinS Will ever be
accomplished by the legislative bodies CT
each country passing resolutions favoriag
this or that scheme. We must get to-
gether and have an understanding | have
no shadow of doubt that we will be able
to do something if we get to talk with the
leading legislators of this country The
people of the two countries desire to trade
together, and this state of affairs would
nave been brought about long ago If some
of the newspapers of the United States had
not created somewhat of an estrangement
These newspapers have generated false
Impressions on various subjects One of
these Is that of annexation. This is i'm
possible. We are perfectly satisfied with
our condition and with our political affairs
out at the same time we want The broadeSt
kind of trade relations That is a business
matter in which both countries are inter
ested. 1t is queer that some of the United
states newspapers should persist in the
FOOLISH idea that there is anything sub
stantial in the talk of annexation We
have one of the freeSt constitutions in the
world. The peoples views are expressed
and reflected fairly and as freely as in
any nation in the world. Great Britain
never interferes with us. She is the kind
est mother in the world"
Messrs. Cartwright and Davies will see
Chairman Dingley while here and will talk
with members of the commerce commit
tees OF both houses of Congress- They
called upon Sir Julian Pauncefo1e today