The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-14
COLD FACTS ARGUE
FOR RECIPROCITY
Administration Is Embarrassed
by Consular Report Coming I,
From Canada.
Globe Special Washington Service.

0ione Special Washington Service,
1417 G Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 13.-One
OF the United State consuIs in Canada
I'll. 5. Culver, stationed at London.
Ont) has had the temerity to send TO
the state department a commercial
report which plays havoc with the Re-
publican administrators attitude
toward Canadian reciprocity. The Re-
publicans, of course, wish to hear as
little as possible of this troublesome
question between now and the coming
presidential election, and the admins
tratlOn will not thank one of it's con-
suls for stirring up a discussion of
the matter at this time.
Mr.. Culver, it is true, offers no opin-
ions Of his own, but he forwards a re-
port written by George Johnson. the
Dominion statistician, and this report
is an excellent document for the adyo-
Gates of Canadian reciprocity in the
Northwest to have in mind Mr.. John
son gives lot Of facts and figures
that seem indisputabIe.
Bureau Tries to Answer.
That these facts and figures were
not welcome is indicated by the fact
that the bureau of statistics of the de-
Partment of commerce, to which all
the consular reports are referred goes
TO great deal of trouble to answer
Mr.. JohnSon'S powerful argument. The
writer of the report is not making A
dlrect plea for reciprocity in trade
with the United States, but the facts
winch he gives are fine contribution
TO the literature in favor of reciprocal
tIaae relations between this country
and the Dominion
The bureau of statistics is presided
over by o. p. Austin, who was former
ly connected with the Republican ma
tlonal committee, and who since 1897
mas employed the statistical informa-
tlon IN his bureau to the very limit in
an attempt to show that the prosDeritv
OF the country is due entirely to the
Republican brand of craftsmanship.
lie appends to the printed report OF
Mr.. johnson long statement under
the heading, Mr.. Johnson's Memoran-
dunn Incomplete"
The Dominion statistician shows
cOnclusiVely that the Canadian prefer
entail tariff has been of great value in
building up trade between Canada and
Great Britain, and Gnferentially) at
Ihe expense Of trade with the United
States. The Republican stand patters
Say-When they say anything about it
that we are getting along very well
IN our trade with Canada without the
"9SAo C0HCe VI reciprocity arrange
ment.
Trade We Might Have Got.
Yet Mr.. Johnson shows the enor-
nous increase in trade between Cam
ada and England as a result of the
preferential tariff. Undoubtedly this
country would have got a good deal Of
that trade, if reciprocity treaty had
been in operation between the two
countries. After submitting his tables
OF tlgures, Mr.. Johnson says in a note
to the Duke Of Argyle, for whom the
statement was prepared:
The conclusion / feel warranted in
drawing from these figures is that the
preferential tariff has saved a bust
ness which. before the adoption Of
that tariff. was rapidly dwindling and
mas in fact so greatly increased it that
there is a reasonably sure prospect
that the palmiest period of the trade
In the past thirty years will be over
swallowed in the near future"
This means, of course, that England
Is to get great share of the trade
with Canada which would be ACQUIRED
by the United States if the policies re-
Gently eXpOunded by John Sharp Will
llams, John Lind and other advanced
Democratic leaders We're carried out.
Walter r. Clark