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CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
Reciprocity with Canada is apparently to be the
'paramount issue" in the coming campaign in Mas
sachusetts, if not in New England, says the New York
Commercial Practically all of the republican mem
bers of the Boston Chamber of Commerce committee
of one hundred have just signed an appeal to Massa
chusetts republicans to send delegates to' the ap
proaching state republican convention who favor a
trade reciprocity treaty between the United States
and the dominion of Canada. The appeal goes on
to say that "realizing as President Roosevelt realized,
in his message to congress in 1902, that no treaty can
be made which may not affect injuriously some in
terest, even if it should conserve the greatest good
of the greatest number of people, we favor recipro
cal treaties 'when, in the language of the president,
'the minimum of damage done may be disregarded
for the sake of the maximum of good accomplished.' "
The contention of Senator Lodge and other New
England republican leaders is that they are wholly
and enthusiastically in favor of reciprocal trade ar
rangements with Canada, but that such arrange
ments must be consistent with protection to every
branch of American industry. This amounts to say
ing that these republican leaders are absolutely op-
ply toying with words when they declare to the con
trary. Canada produces pretty much the same sort
of things that we produce. Some of these things she
produces more cheaply or in greater quantities than
we da, and some of them we produce under greater
advantages than Canada does; and real reciprocity
with that country means that there shall be a free,
or a freer, admission of Canadian articles into the
United States in the production of which the domin
ion excels and vice versa, that goods in the produc
tion of which this country excels shall be admitted
under similar terms into Canada. There can be no
real recoprocity in "non-competive" commodities.
No nation levies duties on such products except for
purposes of revenue.
One of the "arguments" that is advanced against
reciprocity with Canada is that in spite of the pres
ent preferential tariff which that country maintains
for the benefit of Great Britain, our exports of mer
chandise to the dominion are steadily increasing
these exports having increased from $57,000,000 in
1894 to nearly $124,000,000 in 1903. It is a strange
sort of logic that sees in this fact a reason for not
extending our trade with Canada. If it is a matter
for congratulation that our exports to our northern
neighbor are constantly increasing, why would it not
be a matter for greater congratulation that under
reciprocal trade arrangements, they should increase
still faster. Such an increase would imply a wider
market for American products as a whole, and, con
sequently, more employment for American capital
and American labor.
Canada is developing rapidly. Immigrants, both
from this country and from the old world, are pour
ing' into its western and northwestern provinces by
the thousands; vast stretches of territory are being
settled and put under cultivation, and railroads are
being built to connect these sections with the older
portions of the continent. These new comers, to
gether with the people of eastern Canada, are large
consumers of classes of things that we produce, and
their demand for such commodities is destined to in
crease enormously. To continue to pursue a policy
that prevents us from supplying them with these
things is a piece of insensate folly. It is the very
reversal of the policy of encouraging American in
dustry. The movement in New England for Canadian
reciprocity is a protest against this irrational policy,
and the fact that many of the leading participants in
it are republicans, indicates clearly that a sharp
change is taking place in republican sentiment with
regard to the subject.
migrants in America, is hopelessly faulty and incor
rect. The supposed analogj 'does not exist. In the
one case, there are restrictive laws in direct violation
of an international treaty. In the other case, there
are restrictive laws in accordance with and in ful
filment of an international treaty.
The Russo-Ainerienn treaty of 1S;12-'M, article I
declares that "the inhabitants of their rospectiv
states shall, mutually, have liberty to enter the ports,
places and rivers of the territory of each party.
They shall be at liberty to sojourn and re
side in all parts whatsoever of said territories, and
they shall enjoy, to that effect, the same security and
protection as natives of the country wherein they
reside, on condition of their submitting to the law
and ordinances there prevailing." It is held by this
country that those stipulations should apply to al
American citizens without discrimination. It is held
however, by the Russian government that disorimia
ation mav be made between Americans oi various
religious faiths. That is the issue upou which the
controversy hinges.
In the case of our exclusion of Chinese, it is quite
true that under the treaty of 1868, which these Ri
sian journalists seem to have in mind, conditions were
much the same as in this Russian case. But under
that treaty we did not exclude the Chinese. There
have been made subsequent treaties, in 18S0 and in
1894, expressly regulating Chinese immigration and
authorizing the United States to enact and enforce
restrictive laws. If Russia should secure a revision
of the treaty of 1832-'33, and should get America to
agree to the exclusion of certain classes of American
citizens from Russia, then the cases would be sira
ilar, and Russian exclusion of American Jews would
be as lawful as American exclusion of Chinese coolies.
Until Russia does that the two cases are radically
different.
BOILER BURSTEO.
AMERICAN JEWS IN RUSSIA.
The somewhat excited remarks of some of the
Russian press upon the subject of the status of
American Jews in Russia are not to be taken as con
clusive, says the JNew lorfc Tribune, ine premise
of their argument, based upon the supposed analogy
between American Jews in Russia and Chinese im-
AUTOMOBILE TOURING.
The automobile has made it possible for a pi ran
to journey any distance in his private conveyance at
his own option and convenience as to time or route,
provided only there are passable roads to travel over.
This could not have been done with horses when
traveling by coach was at its height without relays
of horses at great expense. Nor could a satisfactory
rate of speed be attained for any great distance with
the best of horses. But the automobile will make
railway speeds if desired and permitted by local au
thorities, and there is no limit to its endurance, says
the Tacoma Ledger.
The Scientific American mentions the fact that
out of 75 autos that participated in the recent tour
from eastern cities to St. Louis, only one American
Car failed to reach its destination on account of
serious breakdown. One machine collided with a rail
way train and one was burned. One touring car only
met with numerous mishaps, culminating in the
breaking of its crank shaft when 30 miles from St.
Louis. Another car of the same make, however, went
through without mishap. Lightweight cars seemed
on the whole to make the trip most satisfactorily.
One new York automobilist ran from New York
to St. Louis and back again without stopping the
motor. This record non-stop run of 3400 miles shows
what an auto can do. The car was run for 13 days
and nights over good, bad and indifferent roads, in
eluding some of the worst in America, without its
motor having a second's rest. In fact the motor ran
15 days and two hours unceasingly before it was
finally stopped after the journey was ended. No
steam locomotive has ever been put to any such test.
It is marvelous that such a result can be obtained
with a motor jolted about in a car over rough, dusty
or muddy roads. Another enthusiast touring across
the continent reached Denver in 16 and one-half
days from New York. When America has as good
roads as are to be found in Europe one will be able
to cross the country, from coast to coast, say, in 10
or 15 days in his own private conveyance.
The Portland Journal is very proud of Multnomah
county's independent voters, and commends them in
a lengthy editorial. The Journal did not evince so
much interest in the independents in the last cam
paign, when it worked diligently for the direct pri
mary law, under the provisions of which the inde
pendents admitedly the safety-valve of our polit
ical system are denied the right of expressing their
choice for candidates for nomination. Perhaps some
of the independents will remember the Journal's
somewhat erratic attitude toward them.
At the beginning of the war Kuropatkin announc
ed no Japanese would ever return to Japan. It
looks very much as if he were right, as they seem
intent on taking up a residence in St. Petersburg.
Oliver Doud Byron will return to the stage. This
news dispels a general impression that Mr. Byron
died some time ago.
The gist of Mr. Hill's advance political obituaries
seems to be that the senator is a past master of un
laundered politics.
"The man behind the spectacles" appears to be
having his inning in the Occident as well as the
orient
Steam Launch of Cruiaer Marblehead
Blow Up.
San Frunoleco, Sept. 20. The steam
launch of the United Ktatea rrulaer
Miirblehecul blow up today while lying
alongside th hlp. Two of the five
men on board were rendered uiieon
scloua for u time but ennte around nil
right In the ahlp'a hoapltal. The
launch, which waa quite old, waa aav
ed.
Aged Rebel Veteran Dead.
St. Louie, Sept. 10. Oorge Wash
ington Ilradtey of Ilouaton, Tex., aged
97, anld to have been the oldeat Con
federate veteran, died here today.
Notioe to Taxpayer.
The county board of equaltaatlun
will convene at the county clerk'i office
on September It, 1904, and continue
tn eesslon dally thereafter for a period
of one week, for the purpoee of pub
licly examining the aaaeaament roll for
the year 1904 and correcting all errora
In valuation, description or quality of
land, lota or other property, and all
Interest are notified to appear at the
above time and place for the purpose
of lodging objections, if any there be,
to said assessment.
" T. 8. CORNELIUS,
Assessor of Clatsop County, Oregon.
Dated Astoria, August St. 1904.
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