THE GREAT NORTHWEST 



Well ha>l llKJii lesson'il us. 



— Tiliis Atidoniciis. 



TTT: first Uiin- tluit struck mv altention on mv trip, 

 was CaiKuia's naoKin- policy m regard to American 

 travel. 



I had two guns and a case of shells on xvliich dutv 

 was claimed. These, I explained, luul been in use over 

 six vears, and that I was onlv -oing t.. shoot a few days 

 in Canada and then would return with them across the 

 borders, hut my explanation had no weight. The shells 

 were counted and duty at the rate of 35 P^'' ^'^I't. exacted 

 upon them, with c-..n<hlions that if I took the guns back 

 out of Canada within two months they would refund the 

 dutv, but not if they should be kept a dav over that limit. 

 Such is international courtesy between two countries with 

 a border line of four ihou-and miles. 



I passed through the fam.ms "Soo'- Canal, where 

 our (Government i> enforcing its "retaliation policv" 

 against Canada. It was therefore interesting to bear the 

 conversations of the Canadians and .\mericans on the 

 vessel and alom- the canal. We were detained there four 

 hours in getting an entrance to the lock. The Canadians 

 point out the fact that their own canal, which is now m 

 course of construction, will be finished in two years, and 

 then will ome their time to retaliate by putting up the 



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