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wick, who has the honor of being one of the principal 

 framers of the national policy of Canada, which, it was 

 claimed, would foster and develop the industries of all 

 classes, now " favors a largely increased free list of the 

 natural products, and of certain kinds of manufactured 

 goods." 



Sir Charles Tupper, late Finance Minister of Canada, 

 has admitted to having lately offered to enter into nego- 

 tiations with the United States Government for the pur- 

 pose of placing all natural products upon the free list 

 between the two countries. At the Cutlers' feast at 

 Sheffield, England, September 5, t888. Sir Charles stated 

 that " they (the Conservatives of Canada) had always 

 been ready, as they were ready now, to extend their 

 commercial relations with them (the United States) with 

 regard to the natural products of the two countries." 



Moreover, in debating the question of unrestricted 

 reciprocity before Parliament at Ottawa (1888), nearly 

 every speaker on the government side of the House 

 favored absolute free trade in "natural products." 



One said : " I am the son of a farmer, and I believe 

 in protecting every individual when it is necessary he 

 should be protected. But I contend that, so far as the 

 farmers of Annapolis and Kings (in Nova Scotia) are 

 concerned, they do not want any protection." * 



Further, the whole government press in Canada is 

 declaring the willingness of its party to enter into the 

 utmost reciprocity of trade in farm products with any 

 country willing for it. And is it not a provision of the 

 national policy act, that, whenever the United States 

 chooses to put natural products upon the free list, 

 Canada shall reciprocate ? Of course, to open thus the 



'Mr. Mills, of Annapolis. 



