The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-02
BY JOHN II. RAFTERY.

| W irlll!peg. M3'lilpp3. sept The 'urth
er west one penetrate> the border Provin
ces Of Canada che more independent ii
trade and politics become the utterance
| Of the people. Manitoba IS the Oldest an,
most assertive OF the agricultural divi
sions OF the now famous Canadian North
| west Here the sentiment for trade In
| terchange With the United States IS NOR.
| positive and NOR. universal than else
where IN the Dominion. The lingo and IN.
iInpe rial rnionist Is subdued AMI silencet
T, By the mighty development going on 81
/ rapidly about him.
Outside OF lumber mills. there are fev
manufacturers. and the doctrine OF tn,
| h.gh-tar!n advocate IL seldom heard
Within a score OF months over half a mil
| lion pioneers have come into the region
and about hal: o: that number crossed
from the United States. Seventy carload.
OK Immigrants passed through Mort,
Bay. Ontario. last night en- route TO III
| hard-wheat lands OF Assiniboia. Alb-r
IA. Saskatchewan and Manitoba Farm
ers. iaborers. artisans. shopkeepers-twt
regiments OF them-ali going into Cana
di.s new country TO buiid homes, TO har
Vest crops. to open stores
For two years there has ber n sus.
tanned incursion OF this same class. and
,oha population IL stands for the build
ing. bnyinH. pushing potenfia!ity OF a
Young and veriie community \ cOmmun.-
~ that needs millions OF dollars worth
OF machinery. tools. vehicles, harness
furniture. hardware. glass. lumber and
paint. and turns naturally to the ada
cent markets OF tho United States 10 sup
Ply these wants.
CANADA'S TARIFF A BARRIER.
The Canadian tariff on such articles.
tnoush uniformly lower than the Am-ri-
can embargo. looms at onco before the
A.ahitoban as q hiEdrance and a damage.
me Archaic family sewing machine Ihe
catte.ed churn. the rickety harvester axe
MADE 10 60 duty far beyond their normal
span OF u.ei;iiness. ard the progress AID
purchasing ability ni the farmer Is men
aced and diminished in every way
MSanwhGe he Is raising enormous crops
o. the finest wheat the world ever saw.
But ne cannot get Into the nearest market
with II. and so sends II TO England OF the
more remote markets OF the Orient.
The hee,s of this whole Province. the
nature and direction OF Its rap!d growth
should make IL a valuable customer of the
United states almost exclusively. Its Gus
toms. habits and requirements are Id-r-
.,cai win those OF the agricultural west
OF the States. and considerable percent
age OF the population In made Up Of Amer
lean farmers o: means and energy.
PRO-BRITISH SENTIMENT LACKING.
II II no; din.euit 20 see why these Mani
between them and that market which
seems to be theirs whether as buyers or
s'i!ers- The p.o- British sentiment evident
In all OF the Eastern Provinces disappear.
peg w,,, Al 49,,
asked Graham Ferguson. q native farmer
ed him on the Chamberlain plank What
good will that scheme do Canada in .-s
trade with England? The Empire needs
Canada far more than Canada n..ts re
Chamberlain
land must have our hard wheat. tariY or
no tarin; she needs our beef. mutton. pork
and ID, lumber;
upon themselves new tax In the shape
OF a protective tariff. that Is their busi-
ness. Let them wall out the United
choose to do those thing. ] cannot .4e
that II Is an argumen; In favor OF our
giving TO England any further conces-
sions.
LOOK TO UNITED STATES.
80 far N business Is concerned. II is
the United States and not England with
which We should be arranging commercial
unity. The United States makes what We
want-makes It better. cheaper. in greater
quantities. and much nearer 10 our homes
than England. or even the manufacturing
districts OF Canada itself
"On the other hand. as to what we pro-
u
tinent by rail or acros. an ocean in boats
when there are S.0D.Oo people beside u.
who want our products?
ChaTnberlainists of Canada are moved
by a maudlin patriotic sentiment that Is
fond OF waving the British flag and IRE
dieting military invasion from the
States What rubbish, Chamberlain will
work on the tories. tingo-. and big factory
interests 81 Canada TO fall In With his I'm
perial unity scheme II the British public
once approves H. But II Will never get
nf ne
Canada-first- because IL won't do US a
dollars worth OF good. and. second. /;
will delav reciprocity with the s,a;es-the
thing We most wish for
LUMBER INTERESTS EMBARRASSED
The numbering Industry n vast one in
this region. Is strangely embarrassed by
factors and sawyers OF the United Sta,es.
quantities Of Canadian timber. hut also TO
handle and return Il TO the dominion in
successful competition with the Canadian
dealers.
The American tariff exclude, all bu. IN.
unsawn logs. which f.. OF course. a serious
obstacle 70 the Canadian mills. The Can
ufactrrel' lumber. admitting "unrnanu-
featured lumber free. Sawn tirnbers
planed on more than one side ar. classed
as dutiable. but II pIaned on only one nd.
are chased as unmanufactgred ard there
fore free.
To get around this tariff on .moothed
humber tne Americans have installed q fine
saw which makes a plank Amos, az slick
plane would have done b,;. which
under the Canadian tariff regulation. can
not he cIassed as ''planed." and. therefore.
comes In free.
This adrois trick Of the Yankee sawyer<
has added 10 the difficulties OF the lumber
men here. and there IL some clarnor for
parliamentary help. either In the shane OF
preventive customs tax or a bounty 20
Canadian raw mills.
Next 10 a protective tariff for his orr
product. however. the Canadian i-rnher
manufacturer OF this district wouIs prefer
a removal 81 the American tar.. which
keeps him out OF that neighboring market
altogether.
ATTITUDE OF THB FARMERS.
The farmers and consumers generally
care nothing for the manufacturer trou-
bles They demand cheaper lumber
cheaper paint. cheaper barbed wire.
cheaper furniture. and they SEQ that ~.
Ieveiinc Of the irnpost tax would rnak. n
that direction The people here. even the
politicians are most frank and cordial In
their preference for reciprocity They do
not shv or scovf over the terms IRE.
trade or commercial unIoty" ard MANY
Will 90 so far as TO say that they wan.
Canada away from the Empire or NOT
Minister OF the Interior Clifford Is a
Manttobsn. who went into power az an
ayowed free trader. but Ike the resf Of
the I--urler government. he has made NJ,
efort IN that direction. For fhIs he is NOT
held TO close account. nor Is Il likely tina:
the anfic.psted election will eycke in Nm
i.oba- 81 elsewhere In the west any imriie-
date demand for reciprocity. since {; Is
understood and admitted here as freely as
at Ottawa that the stand taken and so far
msinfained nv Washington with regard 20