New-York tribune., 1902-01-23

lost an onDor,uuv I, annex the Provinces
did in 1874 10 Columbia and the far North
west Canada She is not helpless she
is not dependent on the States she Is continent
unbounded resources peoped with our own
who yet IN any quarter Oh 'ne
threatened beaten out OF their haen
able right to lve-economcally we'll politically We
the parting OF the wsys We can now grant
concessions will bind 70 u.s. commercially ana
politically and grateful people, or we can com
pei Canada such tariffs as viii BAR out our
products engender bitter hostes. and permanently
segregate a political communities
HISTORIC REASONS FOR ANNExAr1oN'
And why should not the United and Canada be
united republic? Such union is not sentiment
OF present expansion II Is as old as
and the battles OF Quebec Tcondsroga II was me
England that conquered Canada rom 'h
French They Quebec in 1850 they fought asa'
IouisburE in i745: final campaign OF l''' fi't
called for aOOoo and while Wore was "
capture Quebec CoIonists to conquer the rest OF
Canada They did All honor 70 Wolfe and MS heroes
but praise should be given 10 'he armies OF te
MES wrested from France every foot ' Oaa1 eN
cen, Quebec itself The after considered
Canadians part themselves they all constituted Amer
lea Adams; and Car ada and the Coionies Wei"
our people in America explained Benjamin franklin IL
was 'Continentar Congress that made Wasnihs'o"
Commander OF the ContinenaI organized for the
rights Of America The Congress OF INA
addressed Quebec: with universal pleasure
and a unanimous vote. resolved that you snoun
he tnv,.ad IN accede 10 Confederation. The Con
gross Of IT'S appealed Canada The interests OF tne
tro countries said were really Identical The
Canadians could adopt form of provincial gov
ernnent they considered betting vet still rank as
an equal member North American Union with all
the other provinces And the Articles OF Confedera'oh
nrovd.d: Canada acceding this Confederation. and
toning IN the Of the United states sha oe au
no,ed into and entitled all the advantages Of this
Union Even Article " Section 4. Of our present Con
sttrtion providing the annexation Of new territory
was drawn with particular reference TO Canada In l5
Ciorlverneur Norris author explained Il knew then
u7S7 as well as now. that all North America must
at length us Running through the various
,ppea - Canada was the argument personally urged by
Franklin and Chase and Montreal that II Can
ada sho,Id toin the Confederation would have 'he al
Iurng prospec; trnde and when the treaty "
Paris being negotiated and Lord Sheih"rne had
refused cede Canada, he assured FranNh ua'
poItca separation dd not commercial separatioa
also because II reasonable to expect. he said a
with duties 10 every part or
America proposition therefore that the two peo
pies older than the republic itsef ana II
has always been urged ground that II would insure
the perfect freedom ~ commerce
GREAT NORTH AMERICAN RBPUBILC.
And what Erander prize than the face Of the
globe t7day?-a continent larger than the United states
with all its islands grded about by the same great
oceans stretching through temperate zone
abuttfnC states for $500 miles pcs
scssing square miles IF the richest farming lanes
9OnOOO square miles more OF arabic ana pro
ductve soil covered with bouudless forests and with
mines Of copper and silver and gold all
way from Cape Breton 10 the Yukon-a magnificent
this continent Fss been as ineSoTabe as the
forces Of nature slow steady. advancing annsxa
tlon IL contiguous territory Already the sgns are multi
py!ng of the re.ivIug hunger Ango-Saxon
blood our public lands gone our population is
increasing enormously its advance guards already
crossing imaginary Invisible boundaries and
ing out fields tie North Last year 2aoNH
Americans passed borders and made homes with
their kindred In the Dominion THIS year many more
will follow next year stiu more tide
population sets toward natures great outlet
on this continent II to-day barriers should Be
abolished thousands ot people and count
less millions would pour into the Dominion and
for such commercial and Industrial
expansion w,uld result IN" world has never
Tie people the United states cnd Canada belong 70
the same race from the motherland. dwell on
the same broad continent think the thoughts speak
language obey the laws and worship the
same Cioi-ay should ,hey not also live ,oEether
same united republic Unlike Porto Rico. Hawaii. and
the Philippines islands denseIy crowded
with semi-harhsrous peoples and destined
main permanent national tNrrories-Canada would Re
taken circle Of American sovereignty
lands OF continent and the people
race-where every foot 81 her soil would
sooner oe organized American The
grandest achievement Of the VIII Re The
political union Of the Anglo saxon peoples on this con
n.n What enabling cunceJ stir civic
dutv and patriotic ambition? So lies let
in day United States and
frees, enlightened, most powerful
sovereignty ever organized among men
CUBAN INuEPENpENCE IMPOSSIBLE
a. With cube relations sui seneris. she l.
POLITICAL ward but guaranteed practical Independence
the President Roosevelt declared his
annual Congress bound by every
of honor and eIped-ncy pass commercial
the interest OF her Cuha'si weIl-being
These under thr Teller
Plat amendment Congress should heed the Presidents
advice Immediately such reciprocal trade
ures discharge national obligations with
good faith the words Of President
Kinley without industries and labor
AxNENArIoN \ TRADE NECESSITY
From the foundation Governmec: Whgs and Dem
octas and Republicans have favored oc
C.ta. the island the only thing said
Loun reconcile him the
ell it's calares Cuban independence moreover nI,-
sorry AID impossible cuba vhat Quincy Adams
cur appendage and
mn Ge Ter commercial sppendlge Unlike Canada
alone She live sugar.
tobacco cothe her. She the md
overwhelming political repub
lie they will inevitably draw political
system After Cuba shall attempted her autonomy
failed the demands OF commerce and politics
compel people voluntarily
duty grant Annexation the IoE-
cal contamination OF the Plat amendment. will
her place where she should have been the
close Of the as American State. with
territory. and subject regulations
commerce Congress shall from time 20 time enact.
OUR COMMERCE WITH LATIN AMERICA
"a, For years ending Imports
aggregated 9Sd TeT -
and 80 per admitted The ratio OF the
duiabe entire Imports steadily declined
day "a per cent. less than when Blaine
urged reciprocity. We have already an increasing
monopoly Mexicos trade. She buys
s34 ga 9dI worth Of much she buys
from the world. IS per cent
Of her exports. s2s.64s.O5s. although We sell
Mexico 2l3 cent more than did in 1850 yet