If the Newfoundland Colonists will reflect, they will see the
impossibility of forcing matters to war. Curiously enough, the miseries of a war thus provoked would fall neither upon us nor the Newfoundlanders, owing to our immense preponderance at sea, but upon the Canadians. They would be the special sufferers in a quarrel with which they have very little to do. We by no means imagine that the Americans could conquer Canada if the Canadians were determined to resist, as we are sure they would be ; but even an attempt at the invasion of Canada, would cause immense loss and misery to the Dominion. In the circum- stances, we believe that Sir Edward Grey should receive the support of all true Imperialists in the difficult work he has undertaken of finding through negotiation a solution accept- able and fair to both parties to the dispute. We must not forget that the Newfoundlanders have in past years often accused us of sacrificing them to France, and yet Newfound- land has managed to hold her own in the cod fisheries.
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