Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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CHAP. V] TREATY RELATIONS 1145 they held as keenly as he did, approached the United States for a renewal of the treaty of 1854. Mr. Brown negotiated with the assistance of Sir Edward Thornton, then British Minister to the United States at Washington, and eventually a draft treaty for twenty-one years was framed. The treaty embraced a very wide range of reciprocity, striking off all the duties on numerous manufactured articles, and putting lumber, coal, and all farm produce on the free list. But the draft treaty was not even considered by Congress ; it reached the Senate only two days before adjournment, was taken up in secret session, and returned to the President with the advice that it was inexpedient to proceed with its consideration. Sir John Macdonald returned to office in 1878, and pro- ceeded to develop the policy of protection which had helped materially to win the election. ‘A National Policy of Pro- tection,” he said in that session, * will prevent Canada from being made a sacrifice market, will encourage and develop an active inter-provincial trade, and moving as it ought to do in the direction of reciprocity of tariffs with our neigh- bours so far as the varied interests of Canada may demand, will greatly tend to procure for this country eventually reciprocity of trade.” The Canadian tariff of 1879 still em- bodied the standing offer of reciprocity in natural products, but of course the United States were not prepared to accept anything so limited as that. Tt must not be thought that Sir John Macdonald's Govern- ment in adopting protection desired to prevent reciprocity with the United States. When the fishery clauses of the Treaty of Washington were terminated ab the instance of the United States in 1885, the Canadian Government granted to American vessels the fishing privileges enjoyed under the treaty until the close of the season. This agreement was arrived at on the understanding that circumstances afforded a prospect of negotiations for the development and extension of trade between the United States and British North America. Mr. Foster, Minister of Marine and Tisheries, expressed the hope that renewed negotiations would be carried on with

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