The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-13
JOHN HARLTON, MP.
Tells Why There Should BE
Zee trade Between CanAd
and United Sta,es.

ana Unste0 Staues.
Chlca7o. Feb 1.-THE following address
wa- delivered by Mr.. John Charlton NJ
P. and member Of the Englo-American
commission before the Chicago Business
Mems club tonight at a public meeting
and reception Of the Canadian visitors:
Mr.. John Charlton, NJ. p. a member OF
the Anglo-Amerlcan mission. spoke about
United States and Canadian Trade Re-
lations". lie said I'm part:
Canada and the United States possess
neari. equal parts Of territory. Contie.
uous each TO the other, and extending
from ocean to ocean the geographical, nat
ural and racial afhniues existing between
these two countries are Of a nature 20 fn-
Nte intimate social and business relation
and only the interruption OF hostile tar
ms can prevent the building UP OF an
enormous volume OF commercial transae-
tions. and the establishment OF mutual
commercial relations.
Free trade between all the states Of
the American union IS found TO be bene-
hcid. No American dreams OF entertain.
ing the belief that commercial barriers
erected between groups OF states such as
the New England and the Middle. or the
Western and the 51uthern. or barriers
erected against freed 1r1 OF trade between
individual stats would us otherwise itan
mischlvous IN its fruits II IRE, trade ie-
latlons between all these American states
is desirable It will be impossible to show
that the extension OF the same CONNER
clal policy TO the provinces OF the Cana
dian dominion. internally interviewer as
the commercial interests OF the different
groups OF provinces naturally are with
the adjacent groups Of American states
would not be Of substantially the same
character and would not produce results
mutually beneficial IN the highest degree.
During the period covered by the rec
iprocity treaty extending from 1854 to
1866 the export trade Of Canada to the
United States increased nearly four fold.
rising from 10 600. 900 in 1854 20 90 .soJ, 900 in
1850. When the reciprocity treaty was abro
gated the policy OF commercial restrict
ion was adopted by the United States. and
since that time the exports OF Canada to
the United States have been nearly sta
tionery and H. fourteen OF the following
years they fell below the amount of 1866.
This condition OF the export trade has OF
course exercised a powerful tendency to
prevent liberal imports from the United
States although in this respect the trade
has grown more rapidly than In regard
20 export.
CANADIAN PROVINCES.
"slnce the Canadian provinces entered
into confederation in 1867 their duties upon
Canadian imports have been much light
er than the American duties upon Cana
dian imports and during that entire per-
tod American duties have ranged from
double to early three times the amount Of
duties levied by Canada. 1t has apparent
ly been the policy OF the United States TO
buy as little from canada as possible,
and to avail itsef Of the liberal tariff pol
Vcy OF Carada and effect sales on as great
a scale as circumstances permitted. The
repression OF our export trade with the
United States has led to the making OF
great efforts to develop export trade with
other countries and the practical effect
has been merely TO transfer competition
between the agIdculturists OF the two
countries to England and other common
markets Had free access TO the American
markets been permitted the practical
outcome would have been very nearly the
same so far as concerned infiunce Of COM
petition upon prices OF farm products In
the United States.
since 1872. the balance OF trade against
Canada and IN favor OF the United States
has aggregated $3.50 900 The volume OF the
annual balances against Canada has con-
stantly increased ANA were larger last
year tnan ever before, having IN 1889
amounted to si5 AGA 900 On a statement OF
total exports and imports from Canada
trade returns. Canadians are beginning
to tire of this practical result OF the Am
erican policy. They are asking for con
cessions that viii put the trade OF the
TWO countries upon basis relatively more
equitable and Indications are not want
ing than n this reasonable request IS re-
fused Canada may be induced TO enter
upon a policy OF extreme protection cal
culatcd TO reduce imports from tho United
States Il American policy prevents ex-
pansion Of our exports to that country.
ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION.
'The impression very generally enter
tained In the United States as TO Canada
htltihAlb AVAlA tAAh AAAANNA ottAAea iOF u
market for farm produce is a very erron-
eous one. II is true that the Canada ag-
riculturist would find a great advantage
In free admission to the market Of the
! United States. but the policy OF the lat
| ter country has driven him to seek other
countries for his produce and his efforts
ln this direction have been crowned with
a very satisfactory measure Of success.
In 1898 the exports OF farm products from
/ Canada were as follows;
| Animals and pro-
ducts ........,,... .....A 1880 tA, ,301, ,t7y
! Agricultural pro-
ducts o.. ....... .... ..I,1S5,SO7 ss2i5. .1s'
Total ... 90. Is. .226 ,227 81, J,gS'
| with a market in the United States
for but six and one half per cent. Of hei
total exports Of farm products Il is ap-
parent that Canada Is not greatly depen-
dent upon the American market at the
present time OF her exports TO all othel
Countries about ninety per cent. went tc
Great Britain.