The sun., 1903-12-13
C.AAADA SEEING NEW LIGHr.
Reciprocity. With the United states Rather
Z, - Than with ENGLAND,

Reciprocity with the United states Rather
I, - Than with England,
| QUEBEC, Dec. ia growing wave OF
| antf-imperia lism Is sweeping over great
! part of the Dominion Of Canada. The
| jingoism which attended the sending O,
Canadian troops TO Africa and the on.
| thusiasm which marked the prompt ap.
proval OF Mr.. Chamberlain's scheme OF
preferential trade within the empire are
cast into the shade by the propaganda
Of the Canadian Nationalist League on
the one hand and the calm calculation bv
cool-headed politicians and business men
on the other of the money value Of Mr..
Chamberlain's profered preference as
compared with the advantages to Canada
OF reciprocity. with the United States.
John Charlton, M. p. one Of the for.
mer members Of the Joint High Inter.
national Commission. contends that the
free admission'of our wheat into the Ameri.
can market would mean greater advan.
tage to ~the wheat grower OF the North.
west than the Chamberlain preference
would confer, while an important list
Of articles to which preferential duties
would not apply-such as lumber, coarse
grains, potatoes, turnips, cattle, quarry
products and ores would be increased in
price by the removal of the American
duties. 1t is argued that the prices Of
Canadian produce will not be any higher
for the imperial preference, though there
might be a slight depression in those Of
porters last year the advantage OF the
Canadian preference amounted to u, ,891,ooo
which would prove q full equivalent for
any advantages which Canada would de-
rive from the preference which Mr. Cham
berlain is now offering. 1t Ia quite GER
some substantial concession from Canada
in addition to the preference already
granted by the Dominion.
The influence which more than any
other, however, Is telling against MIR.
Chamberlain's scheme is that OF the Cana
dian Nationalist League, an organization
which stands in relation to imperialism
In Canada pretty much as the United Irish
League does to the same cause IN Ireland.
It Is modern French Canadian organiza.
ton, which, although formed last year
as an offset to the imperial craze in the
Dominion following the South African war
and the Chamberlain trade preference
proposals, is only now attaining any prom
inence.
1t sprang into public importance in thi,
| city night or two ego with leap and q
bound, when in the presence OF three or
four thousand persons, incl luding several
| members Of Parliament and other prom
inent men. its lead and sponsorship wers
as''r!' Ing Of the e' younger @ element Of French.
Canadans Of tie present day, Mr.
Bourassa, NJ. p, grandson OF the patriot
| Papinea,I. the leader OF the rebellion OF
| Der of the Canadian House Of Commons
| who had the courage to object in Parla-
ment to the sending OF Canadian troops
against the Boers. By this recent action Mr..
/ Bourassa, who is clever as an orator, be-
comes the virtual leader Of movement
which promises to attract many of tho
| foremost men Of the French-C Canadian
nationality of both political parties and
large numbers of English speaking citizens
of the Dominion.
tests against the development Of imperial
ism in any and every shape In the Dominion,
against the participation of Canada In the
| wars of the empire, against the political
absorption of Canada by the empire, and
against the sacrifice of Canada's com
mercia and fiscal liberties for the benefit
Of Great Britain or any other part OF the
empire. The very name of imperialism,
! like that of Chamberlain, is detested by
the bulk of the French-L Llanadian people
These two classes OF Canadians may there
fore be expected to unite beneath the
banner of the new league. together with
the large element of English and Scotch
Canadians who prefer policy Of American
the Old World.
1t is worthy of note that the Canadian
Club of Toronto, comprising more than eight
hundred members prominent IN the leading
walks OF life, is declared by Mr. Bourassa.,
who recently spoke before it, to be pre-
pared to go still further than the Nationalist
League, some of its members being now
engaged in a study Of the question of Can
adian separation from England. In order
to Illustrate the lengths to which the leaders
of the Nationalist movement in Canada
are prepared to go it may be mentioned
that Mr. Bourassa. who is already being
suggested as the next Premier OF Quebec
and successor of Sir Wilfrid Laurier as
French Canadian leader in federal politics.
openly attacks Lord Mimic. the present
Governor General, because he has spoken
favorably Of MIR. Chamberlain's schemes
Further than this. by its action. in in.
viting Charles Devln, Nationalist NJ
p for Galway, to speak under its aus
pices, the Canadian Nationalist League
record its y sympathy for the Irish cause,
but also its desire for solidarity "between
the races which suffer and those which have
suffered, between those who are now re-.
joicing in liberty and those who claim it.
b.1ae Ssns Is asssa HSsi s s thGSEh mao Ms gs%%.
ment If he still looks to Canada for any
very great manifestation of approval OF
his scheme of imperial preference. He may
get q little of it from some of the English-
speaking Boards of Trade, but the masses
of the French hCanadian people and he
bulk Of English speaking Liberals through,
out the Dominion are unalterably opposed
to it.
ANNUAL CORNELL REGISTER.
Gain OF 4S in Attendance Over Last Year
-SihIey C0lIege Leads