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proving an Imperial peril, is shown by the words of
Dr. Mouet, a prominent French-Canadian :—

« We have come here to-day to combat with all
our strength, as we have always done, the designs
+f Chamberlain against the autonomy of Canada.”

1. In reply to a question by Mr. Lloyd George in
Parliament (June, 1904), whether the British Government
 intended to protest against the increase of
Canadian duty on British woollen goods and cordage,
Mr. Balfour said: . . . “ The Government does not
intend to protest because in the absence of a reciprocal
arrangement the precise nature and amount of the
preference to be given to British imports are matters
which must be left entirely to the discretion of the
Canadian Government.”
2. The Report of the Tariff Commission upon the
[ron and Steel Trades recommends (Conclusions,
8 B): «A preferential tariff lower than the general
tariff for those of our colonies which give adequate
preference to British manufactures, and framed with
a view to securing freer trade within the British
Empire.”

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AT ROCHESTER, JULY 26TH, 1904.

You know, ladies and gentlemen, they are not ours
in any sense whatever of possession. They are absolutely
 independent states, There is nothing to prevent
them separating from us to-morrow. We could not,
we would not, attempt to hold them by force. Itisa
voluntary bond, and a bond the obligations of which
have never up to the present time been defined. The
other day this country found itself in a great emergency,
 and I venture to say that it was to our surprise
that we found that our children had not forgotten us
(cheers), that they are willing in our time of need to
come to our assistance, though there was no obligation
written or implied. If they had refused to spend a