The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-22

REoIPRoo CITY By 81
sANDIE MO AIIsTER
At one time in their history
the McAlisters were considered
the most prolific in raising large
families Of any Of the Scottish
clans, except the McEwens. This
has resulted in our being found
globe:today in every region Of
the globe. Like all good Cyan
KEGS" / am very much interested
in the success Of the reciprocity
treaty. About ten days ago, I
wrote a letter to a second cousin
McAlister, in the Canadian Pro-
vince of Prince Edward Island,
urging him to support the treaty.
He is a man Of great influence
in Canadian politics. Just as in
fluential as I am at home. Here
is the way he got back at me:
Years. ago when the United States
markets were of value to us they re-
tanned them for their own producers
and eliminating with the Mckinley
tariff became bitterly protectionist
Every Canadian RECIPROCAL overture
was treated with derision and con-
tempt. Now that under fostering
protection. you have developed into
a country with exports in enormous
excess over imports, more market
room Is required for the surplus pro-
duce, and the despised Canada of
earlier years looms up as a profit
able traders paradise.
The history of you Yankees has
ever been one of generosity to your
selves. Ever ready to exchange your
silver dollar for. your neighbors gold
one. Your commercial instinct
snrewd as ever, proffers the forty
cent trade dollar magnified by
ninety millions" to contrast it with
the little hundred cent gold piece of
Our simple 'six million"
How about this ''inestimable boom"
What market for our poultry"
Yes, we actually sold you $45, 500
worth last year. "But-but, we bought
from you In the same period $103,-
14S worth" While our Charlottetown
buyers were paying Is cent a pound,
for turkeys for Sydney and Maritime
markets, the Tipped Canadian cities
were loaded with American stock SELL
ing, in spite Of freight and duty, at
IL cents to 81 cents a pound. Uncle
Sam is a large dealer in lard. Last
year he sold US $1,35S,513 worth also
$931,983 worth Of tallow, rough fat
and grease. He bought from Canada in
the same time less than $4,000 worth
of lard. This article comes in d.
rect competition with our Island hog
raisers. ~
But the Yankee isn't satisfied, he
wants to sell us more, so grease the
wheels well with the reciprocity oil,
Uncle Sam bought from us in 1910
$3.50 worth of bacon and hams. Just
think for a moment Not enough
to supply one good retail store. But
he sold to US in the same period
$s29,242 worth. This generous (?)
ninety millions" bought from us $12,-
636 worth Of beef While...in our little
six million market, he sold us $458,-
916 worth. - ~ E.:,a >~ -.
'This big United States satisfied
their appetite on $9,763 of our pork.
while they sent $924,547, worth, to
feed hungry little Canada. They
clothed themselves WITH $502,666 of
our wool but sent their own wool
to the value of $1,1o2,1o1 to protect
little Canada from the rigors of the
weather. They breakfasted on 10000
dozen Of our eggs while they shipped
to us 100000 dozen to be eaten with
the 5,493,147 lbs, of Yankee ham and
bacon which they sent US. For desert
this Ninety Millions consumed .s519
623 of our fruits while they sold to
our Canadian tables ;$4,971,1 02 worth
Of their fruits"
[ am credited with being skill
full at repartee, but how shall I
parry so many staggering state
ments? I know when I get
enoug h, and am left no alterna-
tive, but to deny the correct
ness Of his statistics, and ad-
vance others more favorable to
the generosity Of the Yankee"
Sandie McAlister.