Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-26
CANADIAN FIGHT OVER THE
 TRADE PACT FIERCE

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 '1t makes Canada a commercial ap- bondage of the. United States and yir- tually surrenders the control of her 1 destinies.
 Tt interlocks our finance system with that of the United States, and ! letters the power of parliament to alter our tarifi according to the just requirements of our people.
 Tt makes an absurd pretense of l bringing relief to the farmer by ex- posing him to the competition of the world in everything that he sells and by continuing the existing burden of taxation on everything that he buys
 Tt win give to American trusts a power, an influence and control in Canada equal to that which has been exercised so remorselessiy and un sparingly in the United States"
 Quotes Americans.
 Such is the gist of the manifesto Of the Conservative leader. The most he says about the annexation propo- sitton is this: 1 Lastly, the prime minister endeav- ors to rebut the argument that the reciprocity treaty will lead to annex ation. Whether it will do so or net no man can tell. But it is beyond the 1 possibility of doubt that the leading public men of the United States, it's press and the bulk of it's people be lieye that it will So result and sup port it mainly for that reason" I To all of these points in Mir. Bor- | den's manifesto Sir Alan Eylesworth, the veteran minister of justice and | 01~ s1f. Laurier, made g dramatic reply in a | speech at Newmarket, Ont, when, re tiring from public service because Of deafness, he addressed many thou sands of loyal Liberals. Tn this speech Sir Alan said: "All progressive, civil l izea countries are seeking new mar kets. The development of trade spells prosperity. The question is whether l Canada is willing to deal with men who offer to buy from her. There is no necessity for selling to the United | States, even under the reciprocity 1 agreement, if any are afraid that thereby their loyalty will be affected. | The trade agreement is a business 1 matter. It is not a matter for high | philippics or the eloquence of self 1 constituted patriots It is an issue | solely affecting trade conditions. ] l have no patience with such noisJme inanities. They are an insult to the 1 Canadian people-this clashing Of the cymbals, this beating of the big drum, l this 'hurrah, boys this 'whoop, Bill whoOp.' l come from the United Elm pire royalist stock and I am as loyal as any Hre-eatng Tory jingo of Tor 1 onto" The retiring statesman saf dJSn amid the applause of a wildly enthusiastic audience consisting large 1 ly of farmers and their wives. Appeal From England. | It was never to be expeeted. of course. that such trying times in Can ada would be passed without some | JTs-ru,-tiTe fisrIu Uf fzTTF5fdTIJi is 67vf 7
 where, which is quite natural. The 1 English argument, however. which has stirred up some feeling in Canada and which seems rather pathetic to an alien, is to the effect that Canada must stand by England now mora thar |, ever, because that country has only six weeks supply of foodstuffs on l hand, which would mean starvation ir | case of a blockade
 I This argument illustrated with en- l cravings and supported by figures | las been circulated all over the Mari time provinces and has also been i scattered throughout the wheatfields of the western country. It particular | V refers to Canada's command oi
 wheat and how England must look to her for food in case Of war. Among other things, this circular pToclaims in a sort of senIi-oficial way from England.
 That the British navy must be su-
 preme is. Of course, vital. But ever ] though the navy is kept up to its l proper standard, and t is 10 be feared | that it is not, the storage of only siz l geeks' supply of wheat in this coun try is surely stupid risk rD run. Why should not the government see to ii 1 that there should always be stored 1 in government elevators six months
 or better still, twelve months supply
 Of wheat? Canada alJne could fl | those elevators if once they existed This great problem of the country's
 food supply is one that ought to Dc
 faced. It is not a party question; t is a national question, nay, more, an Imperial question:
 | This argument appeals with partic- ulsr force to the Conservatives. who are sincerely afraid that the United
 States is about to pOunce down on l Canada and annex her whether or no Altogether. the Canadian campaign
 IS unique. It is .by no means certain
 that reciprocity is going to be adopted by Canada. It is. on the other hand
 hard to fancy that Sir Wilfred I.aurier
 would have made such proposition tc the United States had he rot beer ipretty well assured that his country would back him up in the matter.
 Big Fight in onta-io.
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