Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-11-24

lllnDS. MT. Hill asked us TO fancy the
possibility of having that precious ma
:ional possession in some way dupli-
Gated. That" he asserted, lis sub
stantially what unhampered trade re-
lations with Canada would mean" The
Whole continent had been made by ma
ture one and indivisible. Commercial
unity may be postponed, to the GER
tain loss of both parties. 1t can not
be defeated ultimately" The States
Of the Union have enjoyed free trade
among themselves, thanks to the wis.
ION of the trainers of the constitu-
ion. But Tor that, leach state would
speedily have levied duty on al
commerce crossing its boundaries"
Experience has shown that the COM
nercial abolition of state lines has
been one of the greatest factors in the
wonderful progress of the American
lnion. Mr.. Hill expressed no opin-
ion on the question whether this ar
yument applied to our relations with
european countries, but he was very
sure that it did apply to Canada, which
vas merely portion Of our western
country, cut off from us by the acct
dent of original occupation and subse-
luent diplomatic agreement"
The fact that the manufacturing in
terests of both countries are opposed
% reciprocity, each fearing to meet
he competition of the other, is Gu
''ious but not alarming. Mr. Hill could
see no danger in that direction. I'VE
lave as much reason to dread Cana
1ian competition as Pennsylvania has
% cry for protection against North
Dakota. Canada would be as much
Endangered, no more, as Montana is
by the competition OF Ohio" Iowa
he first agricultural state of the I'm
on, succeeded in producing $164,000,-
100 of manufactured goods in 1900
without tariff against New England.
Nr. Hill remembered that a few years
go there was not a smelter on Cana
liam soil west of the Rocky mountains.
Now British Columbia has six, largely
coupled in the reduction of American
'res. Commerce will go her own
way, even though she must walk in
ron legs. Why not strike them of.
md permit her to pursue her journey
Freely to its end?"
Instead of being rivals, Canada and
he United States, in the view of the
treat Northern chieftain, complement
nd aid each other. The American
'upply of pulp wood, for instance, has
Seen practically wiped out by the de-
nand for white paper, but the Cana
liam forests can meet that demand for
IN indefinite time to come. Under
reciprocity the Canadian farmer would
profit by access to larger market at
God prices, and the American farm
" would have nothing to fear because
he home demand is rapidly becoming
| yreater than he can supply.
The old arrogant idea of the Ameri-
an protectionists that Canada could
)e forced into accepting any CONNER
ial arrangement we might choose to
'ffer must be outgrown. Every turn
f the tariff screw by the United
'tates," said Mr.. Hill, merely creates
'xasperation and hardens a determi
'ation to achieve industrial indepen-
'ence, even though 1t be purchased
It the cost of industrial isolation. Each
ear has seen lately a diminution in
he Canadian desire for reciprocity"
Nevertheless the present opportunity
favorable-more favorable, perhaps,
han any that will come again. The
temporary failure of the Chamber
ain scheme of preference in England
'as disposed the Canadians to look
or other commercial alliances. Now
8 the time for the United States to
'ttract them by showing. for the first
line in generation, liberal spirit.
| AS to the extent to which reciproc-