The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-06
Canada for tho Canadians"

'CamaGa Tor tho CanadAans.'
Differences in political opinion are in
evitable in all communities, and Canada s
experience ia no exception to this rule.
But, in her case, this divergence of
view and opinion regarding methods
and systems Of government is incidental
rather than fundamental The Cana
dams have no special fault to find with
their present system of government,
although there are those who might, as
individuals, prefer some one or another
OF the various forms which are more or
less broadly open to their land "a alter
natives of the existing system. But
there is nothing in present conditions to
accentuate any of these individual SEN
timents. and the people of the Dominion
are chiefly concerned, as are their neigh
bors across the border, in an increased
industrial establishment and CONNER
cial extension.
In the furtherance OF this purpose,
Canadians study American methods
and build on American lines The
United States is their object lesson.
American methods and customs are
adopted, and nothing is more evident
than the fact that q traveller from the
States will feel vastly more az home, will
find the general life Of the people more
familiar to him, than will the traveller
from England. In American expert
ence, Canadians see a close resemblance
to their own conditions. In area and in
population, the Canada of to-day is the
United States Of hundred years ago.
With that any accurate comparison of
conditions ceases, although there lies
before the Canadians very much of the
same general question as that which
confronted the Americans of the time
of THOMAS JEFFERSON. But the Cana
dams Of to-day have an equipment which
was utterly lacking in the case of their
American prototypes. They have CAPT
tai, railway and canal systems, and
long array Of precedcnts and accumu-
lated experience Other things being
equal, Canada should be able to run
where the United States was obliged to
creep.
With the political Influences which may
affect the currents OF Canada's interna-
tona commerce we have no present
concern It is with the general basis
upon which those influences will rest that
we have to do here. Upon that point
Canada is harmonious. While there is
difference Of opinion regarding the way
in which such an end is to he accom-
plished, the goal toward which all are
looking and striving is the conservation OF
Canadian interests and the development
OF Canadian resources. in the interest and
for the benefit of Canadians. The senti-
ment of Canada for the Canadians is
as amply warranted as our own policy Of
America for Americans, and there is
no doubt that the sentiment is growing
continually stronger.
A prominent Canadian daily paper, the
Montreal Star, il now carrying upon its
editorial page day after day statement
of which the following is the important
part for our purpose:
BUILD UP CANADA,
TO THE GOVERNMENT or CANADA.
Give the manufacturers worklngmcn and
farmers OF Canada The same kind OF tarf az
that which has made the United states the
home OF the most prosperou manufacturers
workngmcn and farmers In the world.
ITO THE MANUFACTURERS OF CANADA.
Force the Government to give you as good a
tarir as that which has made the American man.
uiacturers rich. When you yet this tarr. pay
your Canadian workmcn American wages.
TO THE woRKNoMHN or CANADA.
Take a leaf out OF tho book OF the American
worklngman. Help your employers to obtain
for themselves and for you a Canada for.
Canadians tanR.
:" TO rHE FARMERS or CANADA,
Profit by the experience Of the American
farmers the weathcst farmers In the world.
who support a high tarn and prosper under
II and because Of IT,"
Upon another page the Star carries
another statement, as follows.
BUILD UP CANADA,
wHRs WILL CANADA BE MANUFACTURING
couSrnr ron EXPORT
This United States Is 70 day tho most con
spruoiIs rxnnr, manu- featuring country In tho