The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
THE POSITION OF CANADA.

plainly purpose of the national adj
ninstration to ignore the prevailing for
trade relations with northern neghbors.
ment of American population toward continues
without abatement whatever Indeed it continues
with increasing force during the winter
What is known in Canada American invasion
is apparently matter of general discussion
country 1t is being considered in in connection
with the question of tariff regulations.
The present tendency opinion this gen
eral subject fairly expressed in the following
quoted recently in these columns the
In the present case what is called the American in
servers might regard Indifference Our opinion that
the feeling not quite of negative character. we
think it mark to describe it as a
Some day we may and probably will trade with the
United States much freely at present
for the Americans to make the first advances and there
fair beginning reciprocity by lowering own tariff
on Canadian products"
The indifference far from present appearances
exists only the part of charge general
government Canadian authorities in the
things American emigration indif
ference Those who bring only such state of
consideration of movement which attracted
wide attention must be regarded purblind indeed
Canadians do regard the American pop
uation into their country Indifference They must
and probably do regard it liable
ousy affect the relations between countries poit
ically and economically spite statesmen and
politicians do prevent.
trade is becoming of greater
ing day The Canadians strength in the
existing situation. They all the gamers people
of this country the losers thousands
of the most industrious citizens United States are
taking themselves their across the boundary
hne in many renouncng their allegiance to the
United States swearing feaIty king of Great
Britain
position protectionists have SO long occu-
pied States of being determined upon
trolling the home market against all possibility of foreign
invasion is which Canadians themselves in
turn in position to if against
United States. We building their home market for
them We are furnishing them the population money
and the native produce no
case of intended temporary soourn in Canada
of the American immigrant The thousands Americans
must of them. perfect claim be-
British subject. 1t is wonder then that the
Toronto Globe which is enlightened exponent public
thought in Canade should express regarding the
situation with such entire confidence the future
There men who viii go into the congress de-
termned that the subject of feer with
Canada shall under public consideration whether our
protectonst administration wills no. One of these is
the Hon. John Lind From what the people Minnesota
know of Mr. Linds ability and of purpose
and judging furthermore by the degree which
he welded in the house of representatives during his
former term of service Mr. LIMBS be heard to
effect the floor of congress national recog
milton being bestowed upon the Canadian situation
There is no other subject which people of the
American Northwest have profound interest We
of course people If desire, refuse
to trade in the increasing very
doors but if to do by the national
authority it becoming palmer succeeding day
we viii only do against the reseundng protests
large and important class Of American society.