The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-27

their experience to the development of tha
section with its agricultural possibilities
The guiding motive in seeking adjust
| mcnt OF trade relations between tw,
countries so situated geographically shoult
he TO give play to productive forces a. fal
"a practicable. regardless of po,itica
boundaries while eutivalency should ht
sought in an Arrangement Of this character
an exact balance of financial gain Is neithet
| imperative nor attainahle. No yardstick
| can measure the benefits 10 the two peoples
| of this frccr commercial intercourse and nc
| trad" agreement should he Judged wholly
/ by custom house statistics.
| We have reached a stage in our own de.
velopment that calls for n statcsmanllkc
| and broad view of our future onomiC
status and il requirements We have
| drawn upon or natural resources IN such
| a way ~ to invite attention to their ncccs-
/ sary limit This has properly aroused effort
| 10 conserve them, to avoid their waste and
! TO restrict their Ms" TO our necessities
! We have 50 Increased IN population and IN
our consumption of food products and the
other necessities OF life. hitherto supplied
nrgcly from our own country that unless
We materially inCreas" our production
We can SEQ before Us a change in our
economic position, from 'ha' Of "A country
selling 10 the world foot and natural
products of the farm and forest 20 one con-
sumlnc and importing them
Excluding cotton. which j. exceptional, a
radical change i alreadv shown N our
exports in the falling on IN The amour, of
our agricultural products sold abroad and a
corresponding marked increase in our
manuia,tu ture- sVported. \ far sighted polir,.
requires that II We can enlarge our supply
OF natural resources ana especially OF foot
products and the n"Cps~itip- OF life with
out substantial injury to any of Our pro-
duclng ahd manufacturing classes We
should take steps TO do 20 now.
We have on the nor'h oi ~ n country
contiguous TO ours foT 5000 mile. with
natural resources of the same character n
ours which have not been drawn unon as
ours hav" been and in the devclopuen, Of
witch ihr Cond tons a. Ia wages and char
acter of tho wage Garner aud iranspor'a ION
OF marh". differ but lit'l" from thos" pro.
vallIng with us The difference j. not
greater than II u between different states
of our own country or between q Ncrent
provinces Of the Dominion of Canada
Ought We not then to arrange a commercial
agreement with Canada. VI We can. by which
We shall have direct access 10 her great
supply sf natural products without an OBJ
structing or prohibltory tarln.
This is not a violation OF tho rro'eC,Ive
announced by those who uphold IT, bacause
that principle does not call for a tarlf be-
tween this country and one whose con
ditions "a Ia production. population and
wages are 80 like ours. and " hen our com
mon boundary line of 1000 miles in itself
must make n radical distinction between
our commercial treatment of Canada aud
OF any other country
The Dominion has greatly prosp.-ed
"a tnl1,
people They are coming to the parting
of tho ways They must soon decide
whether they are to regard themselves
a. isolated permanently from our markets
by a perpetual wall or whether We arc to
be commercial friends II W. give them
reason 10 take the former view. can ".
II they adoDt methods denyIug
access 20 certain of their natural resource.
except upon conditions quite unfayorabIe
TO Ms.
Another notable instan,e of such a pos
sbility may he seen IN the conditions sur
rounding the supply of pulp wood and the
of print paper for which we
have mad" u conditional provision in the
agreement, believed to be equitable Should
We not now therefore, before their policy
has hecp'n" too "rvstai/"d and fixed for
change. meet them in n spirit Of real con
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