New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24

Evils OF THE BONDING REGULATIONS
DISCUSSED.
REPORT OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUES COMMITTED
ON NATIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IN CANADA.

ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS-CONDilloNs
IN CANADA.
', MANY OF the important commercial centres OF
=" n,rv .ne adyisability of dscontinuing bond
,r,,sees 10 the British transameriCan railroad
=. be,ng strongly urged. Under these Doho-
,rg regulations Canadian railways are PER
nu,ed 10 carry goods from one part OF 'he
1-,,,ed States through Canada and deliver them III
another State in this country without custom IN
,,ac,ion and without paying duties. The privilege
4. ana that works prejudiciay 10 the interests OF
home railways was editorialiy pointed OUT III
The Tribune recently. The Committee on Na'o""'
~.,rs ~ the Republican Club In its annual report
,,h,ch was presented to the club last Monday ana
e this year devoted 10 the CANADIAN queS"o"'
strongly condemned the continued existence oil the
handing regulation The report was AS toio"S
The policy pursued by the successive governments
10 June o. 1896 has eliminated in CONDITION on
t1ings that calling for great changes III '"e
general affairs of that country
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTYs RULE.
TIE Conservative party. that. by a policy of whole
sale bribery and extravagant expenditure manased
"a retain its hold Of office and power for that
neriod with the exception of a BRIEF iher'al Iroi"
80 to 1874 governed Canada more as an appenuase
Of the British imperial system than as sen-so'-
erring American colony. Great expenditure was
,o,rrod IN the construction of railways for mill
,srv nurposes viz: The 1ntercolonial from fialliax
10 Quebec ard the Canadian Pacite from Moh'reai
70 Vancouver with the avowed object OF cohsoH-
dating the imperial power and connection. lhese
,,ur,avs were not called for by the development
n the country for. a matter of fact, the popu-
la,,on OF the territory through which the Inter
colonial Railway passes does not increase ana oe-
tween Vancouver anc sudbury In Ontario a . ds,
tance Of over 800 miles. there Is only popiNaoh
Of some 10000 scattered aions lhe iIle oi We
canadian Pacific The cost Of these Two sopa neS and
all the efforts made up 20 date to induce the SCI
s,nIrran,s from Europe have resulted in failure;
The country between the Lake OF the Moous anu
Lake Nipssing Is practically uhht LOT p'o"'ao'e
agricultural settlement. ,- -
With the disappearance Of the pns ana one sI
and Quebec. the means OF subsistence OF thet l,oPu
.sion also disappear The climate Is unia.qao'' 10
agricultural operations IN general ana nothing , 90,
their poverty retains large part OF .ne pop'a n
son The INCREASING debt and taxation and the wan
Q. profitable outlets for their agricultural and indus
escopient Which manifested itself in June last in
lie decisive overthrow Of the Conservatives ana tne
Hon Wilfred Laurier the first French Canadian VINO
has held the position of Premier since Confederation
OLD INFLUENCES STILL At WORK.
But, though there has been change in the title
and personnel OF the Government at Ottawa the in
Nuences that have hitherto dominated every success
sive Government there have by no means lost their
power; and though the Hon W. Laurer during his
electoral canvass everywhere proclaimed himself
Canadian first last ana all the time he found himself
on succeeding 10 Office under the necessity OF sur
.OuNCLS nlnseI Win men as COlltdSucS VI "hOH
some are strongly imperalistic In their tendencies.
Besides the weight OF public debt which presses so
the Important or proTinee Of Ontario is Serious OBJ
saele 70 the prosperity of that province It contains
iwo-ffths Of the total population of the Dominion
Consequently 1t has TO bear two-ffihs share OF me
ss debts In edition aSGoTaS 10 Of ehy
ine loan institutions up to the END Of MA OBLIGED
turns 10 the Ontario Provincial Government, there
Sas mortgage de6; on the farms ana eal es,a'e OF
$3.50 But over and above this. there were cha;tel
Of 81, 9o sSSTd On bc was on farm ne
~ 9ck ETC. TIE rest being on me STOCK ana eneE.i
tnat me amount loaned by those companies NOT MAJ,
ing returns and by the private individuals would
aS 700 soal mortgage for Ontario OF MOI less imam
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHURCH.
In the Province Of Quebec the Roman Catholic
'hurch having by law a first charge on all lands
oOnivated and owned by its adherents for tithes
tho certain other charges. constitutes in itself
permanent mortgage imposed with the assent OF the
n n.sh Government at the time Canada passed
T TGer the control of Great Britain; But as the
se1s Is no reguired to make public Its revenues
people are compelled to contribute for Church pur-
the Sa a5s s Eh nEE e roy
i've OF Quebec hes large surplus revenues TO invest
cc,a,es In addition to this burden. the Provincial
seesao The CITY Of Quebec has municipal debt
Do NJ 1000 and Montreal Of over 100000 The
,snths OF the total Dominion's population. None
y. tne provinces are exempt from debt In one form
a.. another. The country whole IL practically
~ bankrupt condition. and its population almost
49, standsti II not actually diminishing. Emil
grafton grafton more than counterbalances the immigra-
ION and not far from 10000 persons cross the
,ton'ler every working day into the United States
!" earn the living they cannot find In Canada. This
- 10 the prejudice of equal number OF Ameri-
ADS who thereby deprived OF living. and con-
ccI.utes question for the consideration Of this
government
was necessary TO. into the above detail IN
S,oer 10 explain thereby the two currents daily
sshng strength In Canada. one for Independence
f"u tne other for continental union annexation
.. q true there IS party. already alluded 10. in
asor OF maintaining and consolidating the imperial
,vahtcuon; but II IS party more noisy than
iniherous II, however has through the apathy and
eeogu1ng q decided control OF the affairs Of the
tontry It's power. however. is on the wane as
people have begun 20 realize that IL Is TO that
WI" 'ney owe their present depressed condition.
THE UNITED STATES INTEREST
~ IS this party. made up OF the United Empire
oyailsts the descendants OF the Tories OF the
y, sr OF khe Revolution the Orangemen the Sons
:. England and other politico-socaI organizations
s ' - now putting forth all It's strength to hin
! any establishment Of intimate commercial or
s'ucai relations with the United States; and that
s,"pohsl0e for the harsh interpretations OF the
.fy and other laws and regulations that affect
,..h nshermen In Canadian waters. II is this
men;,. mat has inaugurated the policy OF arma-
ffontt..h tahada and OF forthcations along the
cwn ~. from quebec 10 Vancouver and for its
Britt purposes would. IL II could restore direct
f1 H. lad tn