The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-11

SQ0 mas pOuT0Q IOFCQ IN constant
effort for the past forty years? II
trade was to flow north and
south. where was the significance Of
the Georgian bay canal, of the Hud- ::
son Bay railway. Of the enlargement /
of the Welland canal, in a word, what
was the use of all these contemplated !
works whose necessity was based on
the former and not the future condi-
tion Of affairs? The finance minister, |
said Mr.. Borden, referred in his
speech to the treaty Of 1854,66 and
drew morals from It. we'll, today |
conditions are entirely. different" the
speaker continued. :"In 1865 Canada |
had not developed to point as to-
day, where added and modern trans
portation and cold storage has made |
Britain commercially nearer than the |
United States"
The finance sinihtster had refsErSdI
to the fact that this country had q |
offer for reciprocity with
the United States on Canada's sta
tute books from 1866 to 1897. Let
the government be reminded that It |
was the policy of the government. in
power to take OF, that standing offer
Of reciprocity with the United States
from stEatate Aeofss 81. Canada End
after. the tariff revision Of 1897 the |
offer was not renewed By Canada.
True, many reciprocity offers were
made to the United States, as the
finance ministered recalled, by Sir
John Macdonald and others in the
period following 1866. In the election
Of 1891 this same question was argu-
ed, and in that election the people Of
Canada declared in favor Of follow
ing the national policy. and that Can
ada should seek out markets Of her
own In the trade Of world. That path
which was entered upon when the
national policy was introduced tl
1879 should be followed that was the
decision of 1891. as:@. @r
Why. continued the speaker. should
the United States, after rejecting
Canada's offer for thirty years, come
now to the conclusion that this was
the time for them in their own inter-
ests to seek reciprocity treaty with
the people Of the Dominion. The
United States had at all times franz
ed its fiscal policy in its own inter-
ests, and In this as In some other
mattersit could we'll give a lesson to
Canada.
Fiscal Changes Impending. :
fiscal changes were impending in
the. United States. For thirty years
a high tariff. q tariff twice as high as
Canada's, had been in force in the
United States.
This great country which produced
$13, ,000, ,000,0 900 Of a total trade an
nually consumed ninety-seven per
cent Of its total output. The high
cost of living Of recent years had
been a subject Of discussion among
its people. Then, too, natural re-
sources Of the United States, too, had
been exhausted at very rapid rate.
Quoted Ta3t's Speeches.
Mr.. Borden here quoted Taft's
speeches to show that the object Of
the United States was to gain access
to Canada's natural resources, to
Canada's timber and minerals. and
other resources. which the United
States itself had 50 used up that they
are beginning to become scarce, and
thus expensive.
These facts explained why the
United States was now willing to
trade with. Canada, and 80 the pres
ent proposals we're introduced, and
accepted by Canada even though they
tuCo4Ceueu 10 .uQU0t LAo WuOl0 Cdn6-
dian system and the whole balance of
the trade.
One objection to this present pro-
posal was that the market It offered
was 90 unstable. In five years from
now, something might occur to upset
the present arrangement. Canada
would then have to go back to the
position she was In commercially to-
n,st hAo~>-.A
any one think that Canada could be
able to start where she now left OF
by any means! "ls It not better to
increase generally and gradually than
to risk all for the sake Of one coun-
try's' trade. There 10 an old saying
that should apply here. What We |
have we'll hold.'" (Cheers.)
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