New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
TRADE WITH CANADA.
ADDRESS BY JOHN CHARLION' W. -
BEFORE THE MERCHANTS oL'p'
CHICAGO. YESTERDAY.

CHICAGO. YES IEiti'Ni'
Chicago. Feb. 11-An address was delivered pY
John Charlton. NJ. F.. before the Me'''''a.''. 'r,
of this CITY. this evening upon United states anu
Canadian Trade Relations In part, ne s"u'
Canada and the United States possess nearly
oouaI areas OF territory. Contiguous each To the
other and extending from ocean TO ocean ,tno tn
eeographicaI natural and racial ahnitles eN,,'e Us
between these two countries are OF a @ na,a'' and
invite intimate social ana ousineS n,rge can prevent
only the intervention or hostie la'lnS ,,, ~ com
the building up OF an enormous r,VnLIishment OF
mutual commercial interests: 80, .,o.
Free trade between all the States Of the American
Union is found to be beneficial NO Amerlcsai,,
1--WE ~ enfertain;ng the belief that commercial
barriers erected between groups OF States Suc. 90
end thc soufhern or barriers erected against free
dom CT trade between individual stateS "oHI fe o
trade relations between all these American states
are desira BILE IT would be Impossible 10 So% ne
Tho exfensiou of the same commercial pOncy 10 tnc
provinces Of the Canadian Dominion Woulu IL ~ ~. ~
Of substantially the same characteT ana wonia no.
produce results mutually btnehcial IL the hls"eS'
During the period covered by the reciprocity
treaty Extending from 1854 to 1866 the export trade
urfoid Tsipg from SO 500 90 in 1854 $s $4,000 in
1866 When the reciprocity treaty was abrogated
the policy Of commercial restriction was aaopIeo
p93rts Of canada TO the United states have been
nearly stationary. and In fourteen oi tne I%ioMdns
Yeas they fell below the amount OF 1866 ms con,
dition Of the export trade has Of course exercised
from tha Tinted States although IN this respect
the trade has grown more rapidly than IN resaiu 10
since the Canadian provinces entered into con-
federation. in 1851, their duties upon American i'm
ports have been much lighter than the American
Gt'S lire pe1j0d American duties have ranged from
double 10 nearly three times the atnoHht UNI - h NJ
icy OF the United States to buy as little OF Ganaqa
as possible and 70 avail Itself Of the hoeral tit'.I
poey OF crsmstannes TS n permted The repression
of export trade with the United states mas .
to the making Of great efforts 70 develop an eTP"f' f
trade with other countries. and the piactcaI cI-
feet has been merely 10 transfer competition De De
England and other common markets. Had tree ac-
cess TO the American market oeeh p ,b same
practical outcome would have 0een near3 tle "' ,r
so far as concerned influence Of competition upon
prices Of farm products in the mted ola'Ss' 'tS',odo
and I'm favor Of the United states mas aESIesat@cl yea
sS32.s10Op The volume OF the annual balances
larger las, year than ever before. having IN leHA
and imports IRON canadian udu' .i r,'r,s @
$iJiS0OO on statement OF American tttue l''u
T5., o me re American Spocy The are asking
for concessions that will put the trade OF I'D. ~"
and Indications arc not wanting that II this reason
able request is refused Canada may De lndut'G 10
lated To- reduce imports from the United States. II
American policy prevents expansion OF our exports
Much criticism has been offered in the United
States upon the adoption by canada OF thT poI,cy
This has been characterized as an unfrendly act.
Why the right TO make domestic trade arrange
pire should be toned by other Powers is dig
hcult to unierstand II absolute free trade were
adopted between England and all her colonies II
would merely be imitation OF the policy that
governs The trade relations of all the states or The
American Union one with another Great Britain
admits nearly every product Of Canada free OF
duty. No other country pursues a policy toward
us liberal. In 1895 the total exports OF Canada
to Great Britain were S0i.1S1o0o Total imports
from that country into Canada were $3.S27e0. The
balance of trade against England was $l.WOV).
Notwithstanding. however. the differcntal duty Of
1915 per cent in favor o. England last year. the
percentage OF increase Of Imports from that cOun-
Try was smaller than from the United States.
The trade relations between the United States
and Canada unsatisfactory basis for
Canadians This results from the lower rate Of
duty charged i'm Canada. and the more liberal char
actcr Of the trade policy. which has permitted
almost unimpeded mporiations from the United
States while expectations 70 that country have
been discouraged bv tariffs which almost seem 20
have been conceived In spirit OF hostility It is
useless 20 conceal the fact that at the present
time feeling Of bitterness prevails in Carada
toward the United States which Is more widely
extended than at any previous period. u has its
origin largely in the belief that the fiscal policy Of
: the United States toward Canada has been grasp
ing. and that The American people have not re-
spOndod to The proper desire manifested by Cana-
dams for wider and more liberal trade relations
II T. surely i'm the interests Of peace and good
neiehnorhood to have feeling Of inequality and
injustice removed by trade concessions Of mod
crate and reasonable character.