The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-15
Canada and the United States.

At a time when the premier Of Can
ada has been receiving conspicuous Of
fetal attentions at the capital of our
republic and there is renewed impulse
toward the cultivation of more cordial
relations between the two Anglo-SaXon
nations which reside side by side on
the North American continent, interest
attaches to an article in The Common
wealth OF last week, from the pen of
Professor Albert Henry Newman, Of
MCNaster university, Toronto, entitled
Sentiment Of Canadians Toward the
United States" Professor Newman is
american born. but fas for sixteen
years been a resident of Canada and
ought therefore to be well qualified to
discuss this subject
Among the best cli sses in the popu-
lation OF each country there is, he as
sorts, a feeling Of cordidlty for the
ether which is shown in the warm
welcome accorded by each to repre-
eentatives Of the otner who cross the
border line az delegates to interna-
tional conventions of any kind or sim
ply as private visitors. The facts that
educated Canadians buy most of their
Looks and much of their periodical lit
crature from American publishers; that
many thousand sons of Canada have
cmigratCd to the United States; and
that a large interchange Of commerce
prevails between the two peoples are
cited as reasons why the relations be-
tween Canadians and Americans ought
not obe strained. But frictions growing
out Of tariff regulations have irritated
The Canadians and cngendercd preju-
LiCcs, and these have been Intensified
hy the artiliCcs and eXigenCics of Cam
alian politics. In consequence, the
sentiment for annexation, if It ever
existed in considerable strength, has
since died out. Professor Newman says:
THE comparative stability Of Cana
dian finances during the recent period
of depression in the United States con-
tributed not a little to Canadian COM
rlacenCY The entire immunity of Can
ada from dcmoralizing political agi-
tatiOn with reference to the currency,
from great labor disturbances, and
from anarChistic demonstrations Of eV-
cry kind. has led many Canadians to
be thankful that they We're not as
these Americans. The Canadians are
law abiding people, and nothing i'm
presses them more unfavorably than
what they read from time to time of
the way in which law and order are
trampled upon in some parts of the
great republic. Canadians pride them
selves on the possession of an independ-
ent and incorruptible judiciary, ana
they have received very distinct i'm
preston that in this respect the Unit
ed States is far less happy. LoOseneSs
of legislation and of iudcature in the
matter of divorce is frequently COM
mented upon very unfavorably here.
These are only specimens IF the points
in which Canadians feiicitate them
selves when they compare their situa-
tion with that of Americans"
OF course, this Canadian writer
knows that the spirit of the Pharisee
is vain; that the United States, too,
has its superior points; notably in en-
torpr'sc and Observation-Disclosures
which, while opening the door to large
faults, such as he has Noted, also make
possible corrcspondingly large progress,
which in Canada is lacking, We gather
from Professor Newman's article that
while the Canadians would like to en-
joy freer trade relations with us than
they possess at present they are we'll
satisfied with their existing political
status and have no wish to make a
chanG2, That being true will not cause
Americans to repine, The continent is
plenty big enough for both governments
provided they will come together in
sensible negotiation and allay the petty
causes Of friction that now disturb the
relations between them.