19 MARCH 1904, Page 15

AMERICA AND RETALIATION.

[To TIER EDITOR OP TER " SPROTATOR:1 enclose an extract from the Toronto Mail and Empire of February 23rd referring to the letter of Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, which appeared in the Spectator of February 6th. It is a matter of regret to Canadians that such statements regarding the bonding privilege are apparently

accepted in the Old Country without proper examination, and that it is assumed without proof that Canada is dependent upon the United States during a large portion of the year for access to her ocean ports, which is not at all the case.—I am,