The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17

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yew York Commercial Advertiser.
Two or three broad facts q interest
witch we're comparatively as& = vaow
in the recent negotiations q ths Ang1o-
AasEscan je1nt higA comneniea hsvs oeen
emuhaafsed hy a Canadian Liberal"
Revise. Tho trade hetwosn this country
ana Canada II fully set forth BY statiatics
which show the vast balance in our nvor.
There = No nood tor Q rentA4emenk - we'll
known facts; but tha point Impressed upon
: cand0d reader ok the article b to Cana
dian lack Of proper perception Of the Do
minion's position In these negotiations
A part Of an tmpesial system. and ses0-
ingiy proud to continue such. Canada ret
~ r. treat g IN indspenoenk natton
With the United States. and uxgee concse-
Sons a. u there were snttre peddcaa Ana
inaustrial equality between N independ-
emit nation Of M9oA0oo and dDendsncy -
k0oa00Q
Tnis ID not the only Inconsistency. There
has mot been revealed in the negotiations
any disposition On the part of Canada 70
courede anything to the necesufties q the
mother country, In spite Of the fast that =
preferential tariff has not Accomplished tto
purpose nor prevented . large increase n
Canadian purchases frum this country.
Thus Canada seems willing 70 make NO
allowance whatever for the double an
ability under which she labors. the lack Of
legal status for independent treaty-mAking
and the need of regulating her demands IN
harmony with tho well-betng Of the en-
pire. Il II no wonder u she should run
upon one horn Of the dilemma.
But there II . stu more serious dtfncut
~ by which. unless change Of policy -
soon made, She will have blocked the way
to : resumptfon os negotiations with any
reasonable hope Of success. oinco IL o.
tournmsnt Of the Communication thoro hAs
been no abandonment Of the coeScave ato-
tu0o in regard 10 tho lumhsr export dueieo.
and what 10 exceedingly pgejud3coAt %. the
tnvestmen. Of American capital In Can
ada, there has been No dl1aliowAnco Of a.
Ontario statute ~ which Michigan ium-
bermen are prevented from exporting loeo
cut from timber lands purchased Ia Uood
faith expressly for that purpose. ~ II to
can the climax Of this unwtsdcun, there .
now on foot . movement 70 place IN ex-
port duty on nickel ora - - 70 force
American capital into the nickel rafning
industry In Canada. In view Of The I'M
portance Of conciliatory disposition On
the part Of the weaker party 70 The pro-
posed treaty. It - hard to - WY tnas
course has been taken.
Ana how does Great Britain view the
attitude Of loudly loyal Canadaf We have
the word Of "A Canadian LIBERIA TOR II
that her statesmen at times look upon
Canadian vagarieS and impudence with I'LL
concealed disgust. Undoubtedly there arc
many In the Dominion who depaoro this
strange revival Of retaliatory ttngoim, .
revival distasteful to us especially from
the fact that II relies UPON . friendly
power for tt backing. Canada u dnding
out that q tenant cannot act like = free
holder: she Is hampered BY the terms OF
her lease. Kipling could not logically jus
tify In behalf Of the Domintcn the compii-
ment Of Daughter am In my mothers
house and mistress in my own" AZ any
rate. the daughter needs to be disciplined.