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-

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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

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

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1148 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART Vv concession to the demand of reciprocity, and partly by ap- peals, on the other hand, to British sentiment against annex- ation, aided by an unexpected declaration by Mr. Blake, one of the Liberal leaders, that he deprecated a policy tending to annexation,! the Conservatives won the election, though not by a large majority, and in 1892 they took steps to carry out further negotiations for reciprocity. But the proposal broke down at the very outset, for Mr. Blaine, the United States Secretary of State, demanded discriminatory duties against British and foreign goods, and required that a uniform tariff should be adopted by the two countries, or so at least it, was thought that he demanded, but in any case it is clear that reciprocity in manufactured goods was asked for by the United States. The National Liberal Convention which met at Ottawa in June 1893 pronounced as follows on the position :— That having regard to the prosperity of Canada and the United States as adjoining countries, with many mutual interests, it is desirable that there should be the most friendly relations, and broad and liberal trade intercourse between them ; that the interests alike of the Dominion and of the Empire would be materially advanced by the establishing of such relations ; that the period of the old reciprocity treaty was one of marked prosperity to the British North American Colonies ; that the pretext under which the Government appealed to the country in 1891 respecting negotiation for a treaty with the United States was misleading and dishonest and intended to deceive the electorate ; that no sincere effort has been made by them to obtain a treaty, but that on the contrary it is manifest that the present Government, con- trolled as they are by monopolies and combines, are not desirous of securing such a treaty ; that the first step towards obtaining the end in view is to place a party in power who are sincerely desirous of promoting a treaty on terms honour- able to both countries; that a fair and liberal reciprocity treaty would develop the great natural resources of Canada, would enormously increase the trade and commerce between the two countries, would tend to encourage friendly relations ' Goldwin Smith to the last believed in a peaceful union of Canada and the United States; see Canadian Annual Review. 1909, p. 626: 1910, p. 181: and his Reminiscences.

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