The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-15
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An Ottawa dispatch announces that the
Canadian cabinet has approved the ar
rangement for steamship service between
Canada and South Africa effected by the
Canadian officials in London, IN connec-
ton with the imperial government, by
which Canada subsidies the line to the
extent of $3.50 900 year, and Great Brit
ain to the extent OF $4,000 year. A
London cable states that this is the in
dtial step to carry out Chamberlain's plan
to make the empire independent OF
american and foreign food and other sup
plies. The fast steamer service between
Canada and Great Britain will follow
under heavy subsidies, and the Canadian
Pacific will cooperate.
For some time our trade with South A.
RIGA has been increasing to the disgust OF
British exporters. 1t was augmented dur
ing the Boer war by reason of our large
contributions Of food supplies and war
material to the belligerents. Our exports
to South Africa increased over 100000
in the calendar year 1901; the increase in
agricultural implement exports was 100
per cent the demand for electrical ma
chinery, builders hardware, furniture,
tools, cotton goods, etc., is increasingly
large, and millions are to be put in min
ing and railways. British manufacturers
have been warned by the British and
South African Export Gazette that the
American invasion of South Africa can
only be met by producing what the COL
cnists require, and the latter will always
buy where they can buy the cheapest
Thus American mining machinery, which
developed the Rand, has held its own be-
cause neither Britain nor Germany has
been able to displace it because of its
excellence. $780,
So much for South Africa. The Ca
madam fast steamship service is under
stood to precede the placing of eleven
large freight steamers between Montreal
and Liverpool to divert food supplies from
shipment by American ports and encour-
age the production of foodtsuffs in the
Dominion. When it Is recalled thai
Great Britain took from all countries, II
1900, agricultural products of the value
of s1,57S, 900, 900, or g. per cent of her en-
tire import trade and that one-third O.
such imports were contributed. by the
United States and AZ per cent by Other
foreign countries than the United States
it Is readily seen that the enterprisins
Secretary Chamberlain has a great worl
before him, If he expects, during his owl
life, to see his ambition realized ant
Britain and her colonies dispensing will
the granaries of foreign countries, notab1.
that Of the United States, and the United
serves, instead Of depending for three
fourths of such supplies upon foreign
countries
The proposed steamship lines and sub
sides are aimed at the United State
chiefly, but it is evident that the transi
combine, called by Englishmen tn
american capture Of the Atlantic,
meaning the acquisition of the Leyland
White Star, Dominion and other Britis
steamship lines by the Morgan interests
together with the American line, will fo
British shipping interests make the At
lantic hereafter less profitable field 70
ocean freighting, while the rise of tn
new giant ship-building combination, tn
United States Shipbuilding company, CAPT
talized at s45,0O0OO0, points to the stron
advance, in the near future, of our coun
try as a shipping. ocean-freighting Sc
power.