The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
A1ns AND TAx1r1Es OF CANADIANS.
ne BssdinE PTfviIesc-R-tanattoa-Hstersstsd
Hostility Against UA


MONTREAL, April 24.-Mr. Edward Farrer. .
gentleman we'll known in Canadian Journal
istic and political circles. who has taken sew
eral journeys during the las. few months to
Washington with referen:e to the reciprocity
question. has written an article on the bonding
privileges Of the CAaadian railways IN the
Cni,ed States. He expresses himself against
abrok alton. and decla es that they are as adj
vantaeeous to the United states as TO Canada.
Mr.. Farrer speaks. Of course. from the Cana
dian point of view. because he cannot be uL-
aware OF the enormous advantage iheT give to
the CanAiiAn railways over the American.
Were he looking at the question from the
American side of the frontier. he would hardly
reg ard it in lie same light. As the question will.
tits understood. lie made the subject Of a re-
port by a House committee at Washington. Il il
net necessary 70 refer TO the ma tier at greater
length At present. except 10 say that Mr.. Far
ser holds viaus favorable to continental union.
and has bean On many occasions the ooject Of
no little abuse from the imDeriAlistic organs
hero and In Toron o in consequence.
Sir w Wan Horne Of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way Company. has thrown himself heart aud
soGt into a new agitation for n short passage and
fas, steamship line. by which he proposes 70
place bodies Of British troops on the Pacific
coist In ten days from their embarkation at
s4'uE hd'cu IN LLZ.auu. I iz a Iab NAAuS
to see how the minds OF a certain class OF Deo-
pie over here run entirely on schemes for The
rapid transi; Of British troDis about the world.
They seem to be the end aud aim OF their lives.
o: course. Il would be wrong 10 suopose that
their nou'es we're anything but patriotic. and
hat titles and decorations had anything wtat.
ever 10 DO with the ma ter.
The English Government. however. d.ss nc.
epDear to he 9yet-de.OlI imrTs,.ed ~ The 40,
LOYALTY that abolrd In the i'm rerfalistic press
and at banlu.t..fer they have politely request
is TO take part IL tile jubilee show should Ge
limited to 200 men. THIS Il a sore blow 10 the
loyalty o: The other 400 who hai fondly eK-
pecteI TO contribute By their presence 10 the
glnry ot the occasion. and there is murh heart
burning and envy aTiong the iucki-s' ones who
Meanwhile Tia" talk in Jinro o%olit!cal circles
IS OF retaliation AGAINST the ln.ted ~>tat.s a.!
along the line. from Br tish Columbia 70 Hall.
fax. This talk is more especially rampant
among the gentlemen WHO live ay POLITICS and
public works paid for out Of loAas made ~ COZ
id!nz British investors. The taIrsTers ~
Canada. however. and more particrtar!T tkose
d Ouiari2; look a. the mater d'fierer,iT: Mr..
c. A. Mallory. Grand Presidert o. he Patrous
If ITdustry In that prov rec. in an article il
the last number Of the Toronto UtSLFy .SrH.
ov.- his own signature. give. butter expression
To their feeling At what they regard as the be-
t-ayal Of CsnAniaa interest. b. the Liberals now
in pIwer. for whom they cast their votss AZ the
last Dominion elections. He says: " had
hoped that witt the advent ~ a new Govern
Aa~"HN S@ 49, - go
troducei Is Il true hat the 5reSent Govern
ment intend ID intr-nch Itself in power bv
continutu- tie boom sy-tem OF the past Can
no Government .!T~ In Can ALA except BIZ scat
terIng borrowed millions a-nonz the people?
The masses had hoped To- some relief from
the burden Of taxation. a-d II Sas for this tt2t
they desired a clan-e- Tie uOl!cT Of the Lib
erals wlen in opposition Vas economy and re-
trenchEnent. a lcsseniEE Of taxation and a re-
moval o. n-1fectnn q cultivation o. friend
:. ~ with our neigAbo-S. ana a tariff FOR r-ve-
LUe ONLY. From present Indications their new
policy when in power T. LAVISH evp~od. tC-e. re
Jaliat;oH wherever il ca1 - applied. while cold
storage. raod TRANSPORT aud shouts OF lnvslty
are eI oectei 10 cushion the farmers shoGlders
70 the load or taxes all parties seem deter
mined We shall boar" This IS u ~i-Ar an!
truthful Synopsis Of The situation il 'R-Afa.
bGt il will haze NO rTert a. OTTAWA Canada
iu.t row : IN the hands ~ a Sc: n inpeT7!.st
u7Drrh'1or-arlacs. Even SIR RichArd Car
~riEht has caught th~ infection AID has heeu
talking ah0l. war sni the necessity OF Gs.Atg
br.as IrE0Ar-i t. share in Tie istenr- p! re
-rHuirc. TINS Il the result II Sir Doce.d Smiths
sGi.sn Nis-t 70 Canada last month. The object
OF which ] mentioned AZ tue I'm.
To CO.. r,Gd~. the NapiJoha schoo, question.
notwithstanding the reiterated attrna-- onso o.
III" Ci--a-ticrernrncn- nryaEs. i ro' SETTLED.
Mgr. Merry del Esl taGs that lie Catholics Of
Manitoba have 4 grievance and THAI the so
C.. led s".tie.ne1t arranged between Nr. Las
ric- a-S lr. Green ga i 40 s-.-irT eDt after
ali. We shall hear more o. :h'- question yet.
The rev TariT bill is to be brought down
next week