New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
CANADA's CoAsTWISE TRADE
Legislated Into the Hands Of Nor
wegians. Charges Correspondent


To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: on December 5. 1872 the press
Ohoth Liberal and Conservative from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific. end further haa
columns Of reading matter from Ottawa
mostly headed "Canada's rights nave
been invaded Senator Sir George W.
Ross champions the fair use OF the Pan
anna Canal for coastwise trade. insists Oh
entire equality" And In his speech sf
George said:
1T was not necessary TO dispute the
right OF the United States to allow Us
own coastwise trade the free use OF the
canal. provided similar privilege Is eS-
tended 10 the coastwise trade OF CANADA
Every seafaring man in Canada knows
that the United States government ana
people control their own coastwise uao''
and that Senator Sir George W. hoss
and the government OF Canada 90 nor
control II. The seafar.ng men or Canaos
also know that Canads's coastwise trade
il controlled by such men az Senator
Sir George w. Ross and the government
Of Canada and that they farm ou'
Canada's valuable coastwiss trade |"
Norwegians, and that they want ths
Yankees TO farm out their coast"ss
trade Cbut they are always protscted |"
Canadians.
There is ''nigger" in tho fence some
where Is II foreign nation foresn
consul. corporation. or corporsuonA
that compel the peoples ropresen'a""
and successive governments al OtlSNA
be deaf dumb and blind to the tact tn"s
Canada's coastwise trade Is conTolIeu T"
foreigners? Not one marine engineer v
seaman in all Canada but Is opposeu ="
these special orders in Council siV'ns
foreigners special privileges that do n0'
allow even fair competition to briush "
Canadian bottoms.
Another we'll known fact j. ths' ~
long as Canada's coastwlse U"ue
handed over 10 foreigners there VIII
no bonus TO steel shipbuilding 20 ouiN
up n new Canadian mercantile Ha'"
Because the day the government Oh OA
ada boons steel shipbuildng and OanS
dlans start building a mercantile ma"
OF their own that day will sound the ue""
kneu OF orders in Council. Ihere ' "
question that those responsible lot N
ing the Norwogians I'm our coast"lse N's
are the ones who have prevented oo"
TO steel shipbuilding and the BUILDING
steel ships on the Atlantic seaooaro w.
many years. -
A few years ago a special oIu''
Council was passed by the government
Canada permitting Norwegian steai"'
TO carry steel rails from Sydney Da
Breton, on the Atlantic seaboard' 10 "a,
Rupert, British Columbia. on the
Coast for the Transcontinental ha"r
No doubt Senator Sir George w
has these Norwegians in mind "hen >
claims such privileges from Uncle "a
These steel rails were not only pio'0
with a high tariff by the Canadian
eminent, but in addition 10 this pro'e.
a bounty OF Sc a ton was paid anu "a
railway that will cost Canada SS"'"1'
Is II any wonder that Canada coas',
merchant marine has been wiped ou'
twenty thousand of her seamen eN''eu
foreign lands? II means that MAJ
Canada has lost a population u mt
than one hundred thousand. foroeu
OF their own country by speciai
lation (orders in CounciD that "A
1900 miles from Europe foreign ships
foreign sailors who do not contriou,e
cent TO the upkeep or upbuiiding Oh
industry or anything else In Csna
Canadian engineers. officers ana scan"
are absolutely debarred In hndihs
ployment on their ships, .,toning
There was no lack of British shippis.
In this trade. II IL a clear case 81 I'm.
lating Canadians out OF their own u,sks
trv and DENYING them the right to m ss,s
a living In Canada for themselves wv
wives and children. ,.urIE
Port Hastings. Q. B.. Sept. ~ isi~