The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-27
WE THREW AWAY
CANADA'S TRADE
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peopled by former tories. after the close
of the American revolutionary war These
people did not want to go to England and
there was clearly no place for them in this
country. England gave them large land
grants in Ontario, and here they and their
descendants have lived ever since, keep
ing up from father. to son the traditional
hatred of the revolutionary era. These
descendants of tories are among the most
enlightened and progressive of all Cana
dians, and naturally they have taken full
advantage OF the several tariff situations.
which I already have outlined to you, to
increase ard intensity the prejudice In
Canada against the nUited States. This,
/ think, explains the greatest single cause
for the difficulty which has attended our
efforts to reach a satisfactory trade agree
ment with Canada, following the abro-
cation of the convention of So
Preferential Tariffs.
True to her general policy Of hostility
to the United States. Canada, about the
time of the high-join commission, began
to make overtures for British trade. she
made a prefe rental tariff of 1879 per cent
il favor of British manufactured goods,
which was later increased to % per cent,
and finally to SO 1-3 per cent.
Notwithstanding this preferential duty,
however, the United States still finds her
Canadian trade increasing in volume.
This increase however, Is not due 70 any
feelings of friendliness on the part Of the
leaders Of Canadian thought, but is the di-
rect result of the energy and determina-
ton of American capital, supplemented
by the skill Of wide wake travelling sales
men. and the important fact that the two
countries so close together as to
make the desire to trade stronger, Tor
practical business reasons, than the desire
I,f1- i6orN
trade with Canada shows an increa Sc from
year to year. British trade with the same
country, under the peculiarly favorable ar
rangements which have been made, shows
a much larger increase. on percentage
basis. and Joined to the important fact
that American capital is now going into
Canada annually by the millions, in or
der to avoid the tariff barriers. 1t Will
eventually. in the opinion Of experts. re-
duce American trade to a very inconsid-
cradle figure.
The Other British Colonies.
With the widening Of the breach be-
awe Canada and the United States has
come the desire Of Canada to secure
closer trade relations with other British
colonies. and with the mother govern
ment, as already has been pointed out.
and this desire has come about at time
to fit admirabl into the scheme Of Joseph
Chamberlain. the British colonial secre-
cary. 1t will be remembered that when
the Kasson reciprocity treaties were
being negotiated, several years ago, rep
resentatives from the several interested
West Indian colonies and South Ameri-
can countries visited this city. the better
to lay before this government their plans.
After the treaties had been negotiated
these representatives, especially those
from British colonies. were taken to Of
tawa, where. for a number Of days they
were entertained by the Canadian Off
Gals 1t is no secret that these Ottawa
conferences were Initial ed by Canada with
q view to drawing the British colonies
on this side of the Atlantic into closer
trade contact. as against the proposition
for reciprocity with the United States.
For example, we made reclprocity
treaty with certain British colony In the
West Indies, which shall be nameless here,
and the American senate failed to ratlfF
it, In that treaty we offered a l21a per
cent reduction on the sugar tariff. lmme-
ditely Canada offered to admit sugar from
that colony free OF all duty"
At about the same time Secretary
Chamberlain succeeded in breaking the
force of our reciprocity agreement with
jamaica. He subsidized a line Of fast
freighters plying between that island and
England. which at once decreased our
trade with Jamaica by one-half, for the
vessels which go to London and Liverpool
goes of British manufactures. Canada
had a hand in the influencing Of Jamaica.
paying one-h half of the subsidy, England
paying the other half.
canada's shrewd Work.
Canada" said the government official
from whom the information contained in
this article is secured, lis determined to
build up a manufacturing industry on as
large scale as possible, and to that end
she welcomes the investment of American
and other outside capital With the de-
relopment of her manufactures will come
the inevitable decline Of trade with this
country in manufactured goods, and a
larger home population to consume, in
part her raw materials. At the same
time. if she can succeed i'll her attempt
to draw closer the bonds Of union be
tween herself and other British colonies.
she will find a market for much Of this
raw material. England is already taking
as much of it as possible. and every dol
lars worth of 1T helps beat down the
price for American goods abroad. Take
wheat as an illustration. Canadian wheat
is now going to Liverpool in large guam
titles each year. and Canada is becoming
one Of the worlds great wheat fields
The American farmer for several years
has been feeling the effects of this com
petition, and will feel it more keenly II
the years that are to come.
Canada is going about this matter Of
developing her resources Systematically
and carefully. The government itself il
the handspring back of all this endeavor
Special agents. under government pay
have for several years been In all parts O.
the world. looking out for new markets
In British colonies especially these
agents have been Instructed to do thor
ough work. They make frequent reports
and their work has received the indorse
ment of the British colonial office
uTo do
enemy through our short-sighted trad
policies Of the past, beginning with tn
,abrogatiur1 Of the treaty of 1856. an,
running down through our tariff acts O
late years. Public sentiment in this coun
try would take an entirely different tur
If it could be thoroughly informed re