FEDERATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2915, 21 March 1891, Page 4

FEDERATION.

,Sii; lli«' foil.-Hvinsc n.rtiele appeared in one ot our southern exchanges, Sir John McDonald nitd party have been returned to pow-T by a largo majority J.t is apiiia-iiiiir coiiiciiK'iue that the Aiiftrl'asi-ui colonies l'v tli'-ii" repvesental ives should bo discussing iis'i.:> tiio K >1L of tllO gTOUp, ut ! li'' '-Jiito tiuiu as an election is pi'in-ot ding in Canada, which it is {•M!•:-.! will dochlo as Co wliutiior (.ho .]).}tni"lion shali cast off >is allegiance to tho Empire and add three, or foul* more iStnces to tho number ut present baude 1 under tho Stars and Stripes. f.-iir Iloury Parkes in tho course of bis speech fit the Federation banquet in Sydney on Monday last suid : " We say tho tnno has come whan tho whole peoples in Australia shall be one pcoplo. Wo also say that this one migluy people must make ono common cause and inherit one common dos;.iny. Dues this imply a wantonani unnecessary attempt at sotting up an independent (government '? It means nothing of tho sort." Wo beliovo on many grounds that tho verdict of tho people of the Canadian Dominion will bo in accordance with iSir .Henry's sentiments, .For years past the tendency of the United States' legislation lias been to make tho Canadian people dissatisfied ■with their lot by passing measures practically illustrating the inconvenience consequent upon the two countries having different Crovernincnts The rdels'uiley Turitf Act is thu crowning men sum of the tsysttm. As regards this measure, the people ot l ; " I nit-d States have already :.j-i»l;en timir mind. jm.'l it is only a <i t.- •;• :i i" wiit'tng tiil tiie newiy cioi-leii members Id Congress can make their power felt and Canada v. il! be rel/'V".-'. froei tho inconvenience f sis"':. Jsv this legislative mons'ru-., ; 'I iti-i removed and lie 1 pitneipu a.igu-jnoi-f for nniievn'e-n with ihe hns disappeared. I u considering u n-.i .».!« '"'J he piobable action of a people ir is logical to consider what advantages oiMlisadvantages are apparent by adoption of one or other of the courses open to them. Canada is certainly great enough in territoiy. "•eriHh and population to stand b:it iutle'r' j flio lias been

| ii i» i'• llil ]):r'. «•!' ill" i !irit i-1 l Kmpiro, sh-has exp-reiifed i 1; :i:i im 1 illl'<'-i:>t■ i! n'li "'it' ' isi!i• ■ iV) in hw nii'airs hy tlio lil'iii ;!l 1 ' •• V'i Tfi': i'' 11 f". I U:i*. 111.' U«l of htr beius,'part of the Knipiro has never obtrnd-d i's-if. \\ hy Il'.'M'"faro should sho b- (.•fis" 1 1*<•«*'1 info I)<■ - coming part of tin; neighbouring Republic. with a crt.'iiuly that tlio freed Hit v.-hieh sho now enjoys will lin curtailed. Tt is true that. p.irt hi tlio llritish nation, she is iiiitil,> t-i i,no.):no involve! in trouble with Kurope Powers w:!h \vJ im•': hnji.Ti'U p liicy or j!<Tfxsity may eonied war. 'I ilis is, however. a -•nail matter as her pl-itiei is Slicil til.lt I!'» Kuropean power e. i![!■ 1 do h-r much injury. I'nder the present i'ornl of Government the Dominion has rapidly udvan:' d. By th" returns uvihibl • 'ner position is somi;wliat as follow* :--'l'olal are;:, I«-'"7 - |l!W TJI i: i■ s ; j 111 j:' I! ■■ 11 ii> rl, livf< >iiilio:l.--.: total im doliars : I-K • p.ji-ts-. '.id.l'o.J.(i')H dollars: "1' iii;s | trad.! t':-' ]iro]iovlion with ■!i■; j ITnitivi Stag's is, imports free., | •IS. IS-.'.01H1 dollars: exports to,, dollars. This shows tli,at Canada, takes some six million more, produce anil manuiaciuies from the States than tlio States from hor. The curtailment of this trado l>v hostile tarilfs must fh-re-foro be" equally disastrous to both. Tho to' al d-'ht of th- ! > miinion in ■Tilly 18S0 was b'io dollars, the ii. ft in' r. -Vi p ivablo 8.8 io,-' t,"J dollars. !T o- eaiial, river and lake eommunie.i';.>n exi-nds over 2/00 miles, Kv.lway.-., completed 1-.701 miles, this was uc tho end of 1888, since that date the trans-emit inonlui railwav has been op-nod, a work which renders iier much more mdenuud'ut oi tho States ior tlio carriage <b iu.i j iv.'il«'».< tllilU I'oruierl\. 'Tin: above br.iu:; the approximate position oi t.hi.' Dominion if, is dillicult to believe tint a majority ul her people, aside from the iutluence of loyalty to the Ibmpire, would vote for annexation by the States. As we. wrote above the death hnell of the McKinley tarill' has liven sounded, the ;jood sens.: of the people of the United States has already enabled them to discover that a vindictively hostile tariti' in a two edited weapon which cuts both front and rear simultaneously. Tho mechanic was told that tuo result of the measure must be increased waives, and he believed the statement, not beini; aware that rates of wages are only in a minor decree governed by the price the manufactured article realises, and ill a much greater by the quantity of labour procurable. It is much to be regretted that the veteran statesman Sir J. McDonald, who has guided the destinies of Canada for so nianv years is struck down by illness at this juncture, but we. have every faith that he and his followers have, suilicii iitly inst.jucted the bulk of the people to prr.vent their commit'.im; th- fatal blunder of allowing their country IO be absorbed by the already too extended federated States. 1: is somewhat a.-sinirei that, tie- j toman Catholic l'riesthood h.UV iidvi led their followers to vote for iii;»iiibHtiint( tiie pre sent form oi ! 'ovel'ii.i.ei:t. \, ;• ii'tlie.; by Mio return- I hat th" ndisercnts of this ■•;hiir.'!i numbered at the eensas U'll.tis-;. more tli.Hi a third of the whole ;*, - J ■ 1 la! ifli. \\*i: 'i i I )e.-ifn,"->, I I'M 1 O et.... 1,K,1.1'M- .: f 11-e.V J , ; li lit, s.H.i !i.'i-iii:iu<!iltly ! ■■ s 1 .m l -nt i!■ iy K!,eie. - M-- iic :ti .;; Tn.-.t» it. S-.ll-a;mU.!,| I',.'.K i'i:r.MS SOT at .'.' l.i, .VM-iissiiiV. anil immplil''!: froe film! L'iii!e-.-..,i' I Lr.i '.ey. 11-"' Cellin.y •ilve. t l'j!- L , M.'.leiini'ai'. M■ipniliwnf, Ix-ai-niotii.' 1 "-. N. 15. — I'ini.- -.-or ll:U'\'.;y s J'ii.'Ctrit: i It'.ifi is t.lm only oito jiiitented i.linrielinllt 111.. V.'nl'lil.

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