Evening star., 1911-01-27
Have Identity Of Interest.

| the improvement of commercial relations
| a reciprocal trade agreement is the log
! ical sequence of all that has been accom-
plished In disposing of matters of diplo-
matte and controversial character. The
| identity of interest of two peoples linked
together by race, language. political in
sttutions and geographical proximity Of
| fers the foundation.
The contribution to the industrial ad-
| vancement of our own country by the
migration across the boundary of the
thrifty and Industrious Canadians of Eng
lish, Scotch and French origin is now
| repaid by the movement of large num-
ters of our own sturdy farmers to the
northwest of Canada. thus giving their
| labor, their means and their experience
to the development of that secion, with
Its agricultural possibilities.
| The guiding motive in seeking adjust
ment of trade relations between two coun-
tries so situated geographically should be
to give play to productive forces as far
as practicable, regardless of political
boundaries. While eQuivalency should be
sought In an arrangement Of this char
acter, an exact balance of financial gain
is neither imperative nor attainable. No
yardstfck can measure the benefits to the
| two peoples of this freer commercial in
| tercOurse, and no trade agreement should
be judged wholly by custom house sta
tistics.
I'VE have reached a stage in our own
| QetelOpmenI tnat calls IOr q statesman
like and broad view OF our future eco
nomic status and it's requirements. We
have drawn upon our natural resources
in such a way as to invite attention to
their necessary limit This has properly
aroused effort to conserve them. to avoid
their waste and to restrict their use to
our necessities.
Futures Need Of Food.
we have so increased in population
and in our consumption of food products
and the other necessities of life, hitherto
supplied largely from our own country,
that unless we materially increase ouI
production we can see before us a change
in our economic position from that of a
country selling to the world food and
natural products of the farm and forest
to one consuming and importing them.
Excluding cotton, which Is exceptional
q radical change is already shown in our
exports in the falling off in the amount
Of our agricultural products sold abroad
and a corresponding marked increase In
our manufactures exported.
"A far-sighted policy requires that II
we can enlarge our supply Of natural
resources, and especially of food prod
ucts and the necessities OF life. without
substantial injury to any of our pro-
ducing and manufacturing classes we
should take steps to do so now.
I've have on the north of US a coun'
try contiguous to ours for 300 miles
| with natural resources Of the same char
acter as ours, which have not been drawn
upon as ours have been, and in the de-
velopment OF which the conditions as tc
wages and character of the wage Garner
and TRANSPORTATION to market differ but
little from those prevailing with US.
Not Violation of Protection.
"The difference is not greater than il
is between different states of our own
country or between different provinces
of the Dominion of Canada. Ought We
not, then. to arrange commercial agree
ment with Canada if we can by which
we shall have direct access to her grea,
supply of natural products without an