The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-24
Our TRADE WITH CANADA.
An Adverse View Of the Question Of the
Desirsbility Of Rccipr0eity.


To THE EDIroR or THB Suw-Sr: In
spite Of the fact that the Dominion Of Canada
ignored American interests in 1900, VI hen she
increased the tariff preferential In favor
OF her United Kingdom TO 80 Ia yer cent.
the cry In Canada for reciprocity with the
United States is still quite clamorous. From
the Canadian viewpoint that cry Is easy TO
understand. but before acceding 10 II.
We should pause and consider.
In the first place. the Dominion can
offer us only an almost stationary market
Of less than six million people. in exchange
for rapidly increasing market OF 20 coo 600
people. II il also a fact that our people
spend their money more freely than do
the Canadisus. Consequently, even on
equal populs tons. the value OF our marke,
as a consuming power would lie greater
than theirs. IL il not fact that there is
little or nothing produced or MANUFACTURED
In Canada which il not equally we'll pro-
duced or manufactured on this side OF the
boundary line'
In Boston recently Mr.. Longley Of Nova
Scotia. In a speech before the Canadian
Club OF that city asserted that our hostility
toward Canadian trade was forcing Canada
10 give UP the idea Of reciprocity with the
United States and become rrore imperias-
tic In reply Col Albert Clarke said al
the time in tho Boston Transcript. after
recounting the stages by which the one
third tariff preferential In favor Of I'm
ptrisl Britain was reached, this argu-
ment by Mr.. Longley was little less than
i'm ulting In all the recent negotiations
Tor reciprocity this country has imposed
no conditions, but has freely offered con-
ceesions on all the products eIchan geable
betW ecn the two countries But this Is
what Canada does not desire. She asks
for reciprocity in natural products only
ms discriminates against our farmers
and fishermen and does not help our manu-.
facturers. 1t IL too unfair to need dis
eut xban IN 1000, ~. lain. u,,, cor,,,,.
sion was In action, and thore was some
| chance OF an agreement being reached,
| Canada interposed a condition foreign TO
the matter under negotiation. namely. that
We should carve up Alaska for her benefit
This absurd demand properly ended the
negotiation. which will not he rcopened
while that preposterous claim, or rather
| unbiased demand. exists
Even with the one-third tariff preferen-
tial. the Hon. John Charlton, a Canadian
| Statesman. admits that exports TO Canada
form only a.. per cent Of the total exports
OF tho United Kingdom.
! The following comparative figures OF the
| sales to Canada by the United Kingdom
and the United States in the fiscal year
| ended June 30. 1902. show cogent reason
| for our not entering upon any reciprocal
| arrangement which shall not retain to us
without concessions, the advantage we
have already gained. and give us a quid
pro quo for such concessions az we ma
| make:
rHrrEp KINGDOM SALES TO CANADA
1902. With one third tariN preferential t<e 100 os
iSS. without any tar,f preferential .... 50 e7a III
Increase. IS per cent ........ $40 ??s 80,
UNITED srArEs sALps TO CANADA
1902. In spite OF ;artn preferential $40 sl< 7s
iSJv bs6Iao2
Increase. io7 per cent .............. so2 30 -
These figures prove that no tariff prefer
| ential can keep American goods out o.
Canada, any more than the great wall o
| Pekin could keep American soldiers ont
side the Forbidden City" when they were
| needed inside
The case in our favor IL even stronger
| when We group the years ls88-i9O2 an6
| total the sales TO Canada by each Of the
countries named:
United states ...,......... 6ss 0ia o5
United Kingdom ?6s see, %
H,cess 10 favor Of United States .... 1854 iisos
In the same aegre gated years Canada
| total imports were 81 OH 464 900, Of which
We supplied $3.50 o7s o57,. or nearly 90 pei
| cent, against the United Kingdoms S?6s,
| o6e go or rs per cent.
! Why should We offer concessions withou
| ample equivalent to secure trade OF which
We already have On per cent?
| WALTER j. BALLARD.
| SCHENECTADY. Nov. 10.