The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02
Parliament Meets February Next.

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Parliament Meets February Next.
The next session of parliament will
begin it's sittings In February, 1906, and
it is believed to be the plan Of the gov
eminent to have the report of the tariff
commission submitted at an early day
and, after the sentiment Of the country
has been taken, to follow it with
tariff bill. Sir Wilfrid Laurier s man
agement Of the 81 tuation will insure
bill that will meet the approval Of the
ally high protectionists, cannot unitedly
| oppose it,. and the liberals will not. If
the liberal party were to go to the
country on such an issue, it would prob
ably be returned by majority as large
as that which it secured ON the Grand
Trunk Pacific issue, in, November, 1904.
Long-Haul Argument Met.
Eastern , Canadian manufacturers
meet the long-haul argument Of west
Hern" Canada very ingenuously. They
say that as soon as western Canadian
population is sufficiently great to war
rant such a. step. they will establish
great branch establishments in Winni'
peg, Port Arthur or other central points
and they add confidently that the date
when this can be done is, approaching
the railroad situation will in the mean.
time work to the intrest of all CON
cerned. For long time the Canadian
l Pacific was the only line stretching
from the eastern provinces, to the agri.
cultural west. Now, however, the Grand
Trunk Pacific is being built, and con
currently the Canadian Northern is pre-
pairing to extend it's eastern terminals
l. to, the eastern provinces. Here, they
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lines stretching from the manufacture
ing east into and thru the prairie west
The more active competition in freight
rates which will thus be, brought about
they insist, will remove in very large
degree any handicap the Canadian west
may feel by reason of purchasing it,
farm implements and general supplies
in Canada rather than in the nearby
cities Of the states.
Serious. Move for the United States.
The situation here outlined has take1
in all probability, there will grow !:
! state of public sentiment that will
| make that country more strongly pro
! tective than the United States. TIL
immediate effect Of this new policy will
be to close the door of Canada agains
; American manufactured goods, entail
ing menace to American trade. Tha
GTdue HOW dSSISSdUCS dUOuU P1tO,UUO,
900 year, and it's very extent give
us large interest in what Canada i
thinking of doing. If this high-tarit
policy should be carried into effect
. this country may become the supplian
for fairer treatment, thus taking tn
; posture which Canada has occupied 70
so many years.
Struggle for World Markets.
Altogether the matter is one to en-
gage the serious attention Of Amer
, can public men in all parties. Wit
7 Germany organizing zoleverein on tn
l European continent which is unfrienG
l ly to us; with Great Britain seriousl
> considering the adoption Of the protet
4 tive principle; with the Chinese orien
!, in arms against us, and with Japa
: coming to the front, as a great worl
\ power in the far east, anxious to MI
g nopolize the markets of that quartz
1 Of the globe, the United States fine
. itself in danger of being compelled t
|. abandon it's old-time attitude of col
9 temptuous, selfish Indifference. It
! by no means certain that the tarit
e when it next becomes burning issu
J in the United States, will not be a
! International question, involving
! struggle for world markets, with til
! old sectional party divisions swallowe
h | up In TINS greater ana more lmpOfta1
L phase Of the question. It is said b
: the experts that the tariff can hardl
:, be clear-cut issue in this countl
. again when home markets only are col
Z sidered, and yet the home markets wei
! all that the old-time tariff discussion
u involved. It will be very great issl
:, when those foreign markets to whie
: we send our surplus products are
y stake, for if American prosperity d
i ponds upon one thing more than upe
3 another, it is upon our ability to di
70 pose of these surplus products year a
70 | for wear a3