The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-11
A MANIFEST DESTINY
Goodwin Smith, Grand Old Man Of
Canadian Reciprocity Move
ment, Believes in It,
The Hale Old Toronto Leader Is IN
changed, Though in Hostile
Environment.
rom a Staff Correspondent.

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Toronto Ont, Dec. 10.--Throughout. my
investiga tions III this city of the attitude
of the leading Canadians as to reciprocity
with the United States, I have been
warned to be prepared to discount the
opinions that would be voiced here. TO-
ronto is supposed to be the seat Of a very
strong pro british feeling and the head
the establishment of closer relations be-
tween Great Britain and Canada and more
distant relations between the United
States and Canada. Superfcialy. at least,
the people here, or, anyway, their promi-
nent men,, are strongly British in senti-
ment.
None recognizes this fact better than
Professor Goodwin Smith, the grand old
man of the movement to draw Canada
and the United States closer together.
Professor Smith stands where he has stood
Tor these many years, but he admits that
he is in hostile environment. IT,. it
The old man, now in his eightieth year,
resides in a stately old mansion, surround
ed by a large plot of ground, near the CEN
ter OF the city. The house is said to be
the. oldest inhabited house in , Toronto.
Professor Smith is still vigorous. notwith-
standing his many years. his mind seems
to be as keen as ever, and his converse :
ton sounds as mis- writings read. While
ne talked freely about more intimate rela-
tons between United States and Canada,
commented on present tendencies making
In an opposite direction and outlined his
views Of what the future has in store, he
did not care to be quoted. They all know
what 1 think" he said, but it does no
good to repeat my views. - They only
serve to irritate and stirau bad feeling.
The surface currents set against my
views. and here In Toronto there are very
few people who agree with me, but I may
say that the feeling of the Canadian mass
es toward the United States is not UNI
friendly and that it Is not yet too late for
friendly advances in the way of better
trade relations by the United States to be
met half way by our people,"
IL Is worth while, however, to record
mere what Goodwin Smith thinks, mas
much as his views may be easily obtained
from his writings. He, it should be re-
memoered, is the author Of the phrase
manifest Destiny which is so often used
nowadays In vastly different applications
but was first used by him with reference
to his belief in the ultimate union Of the
Eng h-speaking peoples Of the North
american continent. When Goodwin Smith
first came to Canada, he shared the views
or many English liberals Of those DAYS
mat 1t was the destiny Of Canada to be-
come 1ree and independent nation, an6
that the North American continent was tc
be the scene Of two experiments in democ.
racy. lie rather thought that it was de.
slrapie that such should be the outcome
inns view he held to until the Dominion
OF Canada was formed. reaching from sea
to sea; then he felt that a step had beer
taken which meant that ultimately one
government would prevail over all North
America. He considered that the at+ennn,
to extend Canada across the continen,
had destroyed it's genuine national unity
aithousn. 1t was question whether III
view or the two different and somewha,
antagonist1c race groups, the French an6
the English who make up the popuIa tior
OF Canada, it possessed real unity before
re felt that the great plains of the north.
west were bound eventually to be more
closely related to the United States thar
to eastern Canada. ~ ~rlo't' 90 = n
NO doubt the old man now sees in fhs
American invasion Of the Canadian west
With it's 100000 settlers in the last fo,u
years, the beginning of the realization
OF his forecast. Naturally he does no,
care 10 discuss this question, but sinpl,
says tnat the great underlying force is
making for the establishment of one ma
ton on this continent from the Ri
| Grande to the Arctic ocean and that the
current that now sets 50 strongly the
otner way Is merely one Of the surface.
AS an Illustration of the intensity O.
professed British sentiment here, it ma,
oo i'OCSu .tlldt a. r.. AmeS, a director O.
the Twin City Rapid Transit company
! and recently president Of the Toronto
| board OF trade, declared in an address,
TO that body that the monarchic cha rae
ter OF the government Of Canada is prop
| erly, source Of pride to all of u.s. Now
| l do not think that the monarchic char
acter Of the British government is {
source Of pride to a majority of Canad.
| 1ans. Doubtless it is true descendants %
the United Empire loyalists- tories W,
| used to call them in the United States
do share the Englishman's devotion t,
royalty, but many Of those who are mos
closely attached to the empire do not car
a fig for monarchy
| There is, in fact, in eastern Canada ;
| noticeable tendency to consider Canad,
an Independent nation instead of an an
| pendage of an European nation TIL,
| tendency toward a high protective tariff
policy will tend fully as much to alien
ate Canada from Great Britain as to pu
| her In an aggressive latitude toward tn
| United States. The Canadian rnanufa q
i turer who Is seeking protection wants t
get rid Of English competition almost a
much as American. If he has his way
one Of the first things he will do will b
! either to abolish or to nul1ify the BIRTHS
preferential tariff by means of a littl
tariff jugglery. So. If the high protec
tionists finally have their way, there i
this consolation Cor Americans who desir
| closer trade rela tons with Canada, tina
at least the relations between Canad
and Great Britain will not be made an
i closer by the called national policy
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