The mirror., 1916-10-26

| ana east coast, and also supports military
training colleges for officers at many points
in the Dominion.
In view of the growing power of Canada,
her ideas of America are of interest to
| Americans. 1t must be remembered that
| ner traditions are not ours-that she is
colony whose mother country is England
nation we had to fight in order to gain
independence. These facts are sometimes
forgotten by Americans who without
thought are often heard saying ooh, some
iav we'll annex Canada!''
The Dominion is doing everything in its
power to create and develope manufactur-
| ing industries. To this end the bars are up
against American made goods. Our capt.
tai is therefore compelled to maintain plants
in Canada if it wishes to enter the field
Then again, we need the produc, of her
forests. Our own carelessness in failing to
provide forest reserves, force US to impor,
pulp, which we are doing-aIways paying
stiff duty. Every faculty of the Canadian
business man is being strained to exclude
our manufactured products and to force us
TO let in Canada's raw goods under tariff
| favorable to Canada.
1t must be rememberd that the Domin-
ION, though unable to make treaties with
foreign countries, may arrange trade agree
| 'nents. AS she is in state of internal
Development the matter of foreign treaties is
not vet vital question. When her in
1ustres are so large as to demand expan-
sion, then and not before, will our relations
with Canada asume gigantic importance.
Competition is the lever that manipulates
the relationship of nations.
Not so many years from the present
line, the United States will have to face
the active competition of country as rich
in resources as she is, whose people are
nardy and thrifty. A people whose future
IS not yet weakened by political and social
.xtravagance.
And Americans who cherish any belief
that Canada will ever be anything close to
US but strong competitor will revise their
opinions upon investigation of the truth.
rne Canadian, as a general thing, has about
the SINE opinion of u, as the continental
European enj 'ys He thinks we are won
ierfullv progressive nation, bu, with little
vision beyond our own doors. He thinks
ourselves and does not, on the whole trust
Us. The writer ca remember how Amer-
can tourists were regarded during his boy
mood in Canada, Like suspicious charac-
ters they were to be viewed but not ap-
preached too closely. the educated Cana
| ians who keep in touch with oui political
happenings considers with amusement, ting
I'd with scorn, the spectacle of democracy
whose laws are much less democratic than
the laws of either Canada or Australia.
| Oar statesman are already complaining of
he fact that in our trade agreements with
| Canada, the latter seems to get the advaht-
,ge every time. The future will prove
hat Canada has no intention of giving US
the best of any bargain she makes.
forced to fight for trade Of the world against
the lover prices of manufacturing
Canada. And it is this form o: commerc-
'al war that preceedes armed strife. Here
,gain Canada will be on safe ground, al
ways providing that Great Britain retains
her naval prestige. With England resources
N the west and strong ally such as Japan
in the east, any war talk on our pat would
seem folly.
1t is really strange to find two nations,
whose original European settlers were of
practically the same stock, entertain such
radically difference v,evs on practically
every subject. The difference is of course
the result of education. the Canadian is
firm believer in tradition. the Ameri-
can is more practical, in his opinion at least,
and Greats his own precedents.
One thing is certain, the growth of the
Dominion has been carefully nar,ured-It
is based on actual values. the people are
happy. Taxes are not heavy and living is
cheap. the laws are exercised absolutely
alike for poor and rich. The distribution
oi the national wealth is wide. There are
very few multi millionares in Canada,
Public service corporation bonds are to a
great extent guaranteed by the government.
They are, therefore, regarded as choice
investments, the governm .nt quite natur
ally supervising the methods of finance
employed
In conclusion, our big neighbor possesses
al of the things we have that are goo1, and
also m any things tnat go towards IN liking a
people contented, that we have not yet
secured.
Canada is land of promise whose future
seems splendldIy assured. 1t is a country
that is now playing an i'm portant part in
rhe world war. Intensely ptriotlc and
powerful in it's ru ged manhood and splen-
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