If we would preserve ourselves as a nation, it has become our business, not only to reject American overtures in favour of the overtures of our own great England, but to keenly watch and actively resist American influence, as it already threatens us through the common channels of life and energy.

We often say that we fear no invasion from the south, but the armies of the south have already crossed the border.

American enterprise, American capital, is taking rapid possession of our mines and our water power, our oil areas and our timber limits.

In today's Dominion, one paper alone, you may read of charters granted to five industrial concerns with headquarters in the United States.

The trades unions of the two countries are already international.