U.S.A. AND CANADA.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1926, Page 4

U.S.A. AND CANADA.

I , I WILL THEY JOIN UP ? ! AN ADVOCATE BISHOP. A spirited controversy has been occurring in Canada as to the probability or possibility of the vast Dominion linking its destinies with the United States, and thus "cutting the painter" with the Empire. The following ia the con- j tribution to the discussion by •"Canadian Bora": — Canada must work in harmony with the United Slates, which can get along without Camilla better than Canada can get along without the United States. I believe every born Canadian would bo glad to see Canada and the United States one country. The only ones in Canada who would object arc a few loyalists who prefer to see Canada remain as she is. a British colony, regardless of Lev development or exploitation of her resources. Some of these people making their homey in Canada want us Canadians to look upon the United States as a foreign country. Let us analyse that. It is estimated that there are over fourteen million Canadian-born making their homes in the United States, and many more, going there as soon as they finish schooling, and less than five million Canadian-born making their homes in Canada. There are ten English-born making their homes in the United States to the one English-born making his home in Canada, nnd the proportion of Scotch and Irish-born making their homes in the United States compared to Canada is over fifteen to one. There are over two million Americana making their homes in Canada. Most every family in Canada is divided between the two countries. Imagine the rush to Canada of English, Scotcli and Irish if our Government were to start negotiations with Washington for Canada to become a part of the United States. This would quickly solve our immigration nnd high tax problem. With our standard of living, business connections north and south, railrdads, 'automobile highways and tourist business, surely Canada and the United States are not foreign countries to eacli other, compared to South Africa, India, Australia and England. It is that imperialistic propaganda that we Oanadiane are reading through soino of our papers, nnd which is preached to us in our so-called Canadian clubs and tnught in our schoole that is keeping Canada in the colonial position she occu° pics. People of any country subject to another country lack a national spirit. That ia why Canadians want to join the United States, where they can become citizens of the country in which they are trying to make their homes and raise their families.