The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
yHE iiEIIR> or TnE D0MINIoN.


| MONTREAL. July -. The notification that
| tn" Russian Government was about to appoint
a tuuSul-ti"ncral to Canada. with agents at
the principal ports, has been received with a
good deal Of interest. Until now Russia has
been unrcnrcsrn'ed III Canada. but the pros
prct that commercial and other relations be-
tween the two countries are likely to be of
sufficient Importance to require special repre-
scutation has decided tho Russian Govern
ment {" take this step There is at present no
direct trade between Canada and Russia. hut
the opening up Of Manrhura and the creation
Of commercial ports on tn" Russian Pacific
coast present an opportunity for an export
trade in lumber. flour ami herarticlcs which,
/ understand. III" Canadians intend to avail
themselves Of. That being So. the nomination
OF Russian Consuls in Canada comes in the
natura course Of things. and is entirely with
out that significance which some are cndcavOr-
ing to attribute to it.
The abnormal budget which the Canadian
taxpayer is Icing called on to- fac" for the prcs-
cnt financial year is staggering a good many Of
those enthusiastic Liberals who imagined that
tn" advent OF their party to power meant policy
Of Observation-Disclosures well a. reform. As II happens
they have neither. and numbers are asking
themselves what was III" meaning oi the I'M
measured d"uumr.atou- Of the Tories and
their, eNtrayaSnnG"s BY the then Mr. ,Wilirid
ca 'r OF h HT ro 4HH hn% %Tr
began to spread beyond tn" forty millions. the
aust"rr Sir Richard Cartwright. IN opposition
declared that thirty millions was ample where
with to meet the expenses OF the country. but
in office, a sum only tritlc short Of ilftv-twO
millions is found necessary and it is not yet
certain that even that is enough. About ten
millions. too. have been added to the debt.
or course the Tory papers are raising the
usual cry ri Il carnival Of corruption and tho
r"~t OF II. hut II amounts to nothing. and the
public is not carried away by it. nder its
present leaders, with their old policy un-
changed. the Tory party has very little chance
OF suppnuting tn" present holders Of office.
who know this. and ar" availng themselves
OF the advantages Of the situation to the full.
There are some attempts being mad" to form
n third or independent party. but present ap-
pearaMccA do not indicate any success. The
idea, and when he has been hv chanr" per-
suaded to consider another h" gets hope
leseIy "ntangled that he r"vort@ to his old idea
with greater pCrsist"nC" than before That
was the ca-" with tn. agitation Of the Patrons
Of Industry. that promised much and then
iiHXl"l out
An agent Of the South African League has
been here cudrnvOring to raise enthusiasm
ana volunteers Tor scrviC" against the Trans
Yaal. The papers. however CAV" him only
very conventional notices: AMI if he has sue
ccodcd in gaining any volunteers nothing Is
publicly known on the matter A proposal by
one of tn" wrll-kuuwn re-"ntcrN in the rari,n-
mcnt at ottawa that Canada should az one"
prepare "A corps Of 1000 men for South Africa
was not enthusiastically responded TO. and Sir
Wilfrid Iauricr expressed the hope that il
would not l." required. If any Of these troops
the BOrrS. it will he extremely interesting
To- watch the relative qur!iti"S o' the two in
shoo. ing and scouting work, in which both are
so proficient.