The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-28
CANADA AND THE TARIFF.
TIE MINISTER or FINANCE Announces
THE gOThRNMENT PoLICF.

me AINIsIhh OEfiNANCE bNNOUNCEs
'hH So'hhNAENT POLiCf.
=, 80,
.S pr...s.,..-Ts. $500. s.,-,,,ss
show. = ess,rsI ~, Nst /. Ia,r. ne.
| s.etisu-Lsst,sr On. FER ,hs Fsr.,rs
| orr,v. March Pin The Manhattan ro,s,
a, Common. mi. .,,a,noon tha uon n "
| ro.,sr Min,.tar ~ Fin.n.. d.,i,.rsd On.
bndost spe.ch. Tn. Hon,. -. .rovdsd ara
| tho te.n..t in,.,.st "a. m.nIfs.t.d a. I'm
no,,. NJ :. I'm .h.no.. o.. .,n.c,.d
| Tba orst p.,t ~ a.. .n...h 20. .r.,.i
| ,.viev Of trad. cordi,ior. tror --bIoh ,h.
| .p..t.- p.s.sd ON "a IN. ou..,Ior 81 Car.d.,.
,.r.nn. ara .,n..a,,,,.. ~. a.. ov.,..t :,
| comI,o v..r. All 4, M. a.,a,i.d On. ,,roro..i
| tariff change. Dn,ing bIs sne.ob Mini.ter
Fost.r ealIsJ attention 20 inc asuro. Of ,bs IA AZ
| a.coi vsar sndno Inn. IN Iaoa r,o.t a, ,sbich
shovod inor.a.., ,n.,o,,,. r.o.in,. % rrora
| bo ,nid IN. recnn.rs,iya novar =, this com.
,r,'s bu.ine.. inssmu.h a. most ~ No, ali
other comm.rcIsl countries bsd Issn eY.
p.risnoing . n.,iod NJ bu.In... ,t.snotJon or
dsnr.ssion vhiIa r.n.ds .inos, .Iono
.bovod tost v.ar iaro.,v in,r,...a ,r.J.
both ON ..ports and i'm morris and tidv T,.a..
mr. surnlu. a, s1 o5o ooo
ComIne % IN. cn,,.nt r..r 1.oa.oI -,,,h
v,li clos. Iun. ao na,t ,ha .n.ot.s ia no
co,,d not nrnn,,.. -. .. ~. = .,a-t IL
snticin.,.d tha, ,i,a rs.snn. o.. IN.
would he .hont sa7 o0o ooo or sI soo ONO
Las ,b.r %. ia, 80. hi.
dns h. ,boneht n,,no,n.nv 10 10
o,u..s. or., 81. l.. ..,,,iou =, ,Ls
business man q, ths conntrv IN yisv ., IN. Az.
p.ctsd ,.rifr cb.no.s and s.conJ an. 90.
.raI Lul,as, a, On. ,in,.. E.v.,,hsi... ~ az.
oov.rnmert L.d Nc, ao,,n, "a -o,ra -
linn. IN no, ri,h .trto, ..nnnmv IN. n.,tou.i
.xnsndi,u,o 20. daor...,no .i.o .rI ,Hr..
would Il. NO dse,it
A 70 IN. e.n.,.i cor,,,,o, =, ,,. oor,,,v
the trade OF Canada had continued to increase
during the current year. and the deposits in
me savings banks mad increased BY over
S2OOOOOO since 1872. All this was the more
gTI,liyins; ins.mueh as the time was almost
AZ nauu Nnen 'ne COUNT, ,s,e "a expenditure
on construction account would cease,
,.t.lv Tho sau,t Ste Mai. c,ns, wos 40 n..,
s'ey. ,ne SauI. o.e; marie lana, was 80 near
sci, would pass through. and Canada would
. =, -, 80
INV ma.s,"s' " ner own 'ro" mo hear' Oh
Mr.. Foster then cams. to thu tariff Hs laid
down the basi. on which the Government con-
sidsred that the tsrin should be handled. He
said the question with which the Government
approached the matter wa" how much money
ought to be raised for the current expenses Of
tne country. ana eha "hen 'nls amount was
settled the Governments could consider now to
ro.t n nrotsct the trad. and sncour.s. ths
mos, 70 plo'eo, .no uaue Al" on'oursts 'he
After an elaborate defence OF the theory OF
moderate protection, especially a. REQUIRED in
self-defence by young and undevsloped
country like Canada. tho Finance Minister
attacked the Liberal leader. for their lack of
denniteness ana honesty IN their Vows Which.
ne asserted. were constantly changing. He
since 1878 quoting figures T., to , shoy that The
coed: had o nsy.r exceeded S =. per cent
Siaher' He said thai eyen IN the USite.i statss
where doiS; w.r: far love- than
toms rstes on imported dutiable goods had
The Finance Mini.tsr asserted that In Gan.
p1os Sn by t four ne Ssio9s. rbss
The Conssrvsiivs: had d ION In general elections
S Suse INC h"''o"~' p''eS ""' in"oeuoou ia
On the son.r.r.;i,,hs showed tina. c.n.d. had
seeet and that this was laISeI1 due TO the
beneficiai effects Of a Protective tariff tn.
Ts, 81 ,s' rom
In 1878 to $40 0o. 600 this year The speaIer |
30
asai nro0rs.s in tha Dominion i-on sidsr.Ip.
bsagerinr Va IndmIy.S in nv m bnrs q, thss
onnostion ~t tbis stxee and sn9s sbsr,, VI n .me
ssess nj arm, took Mace A"U ''"'' '"A'' pas
two hours' announeed that he had rsscbss Tia |
eonsiieration OF the PROPOSED Revision Of The
I'm Tha noy. rw Ma .no.ndoS -, ,ho
nrsYious SESSION Of pnrliam.nt tbst thn,i ma
had come Wben The cha n ains cireumstanc.s Of
he tariff In the interest OF business but Whiie
nns dat.rnn.S ~ go, a h , werT
ihSIonehIy To- thu M.lIb.inr of .n ns anu NO
hnw IsosS " ,stnua "a. no
~. nHi0.inIs ~ 0enIacIion " '"sh S''uus "
The Govsrnmsnt would stand fairly and
.on.e.l, rnnn IN msinnin ~ ,n,yD ,,in e
The deerss Of protsction tS.y pron"ssd ta
ranv,s,a bS ~. pnsopehia bsmna,p ,opTu ="
mi the nrincinis thsy Wnnld NOT sworxs t,om
w tiaa NJ. re tomi
NJ rs.t ne. S!,nr na1t ~ old
aiI.1sbIs sn,niws Th.x kn.r xny e0ld
n We 10 az srciss strIct aconnmy ri hi" ,Sa
: ;sctor in tbs rearrsngsman. - an ,.rtT
'ihsy nd mot at,smn,sd secngdincix 90 NM
form or horizontal radnetion in ths tar-
IN rIav hod oi,nn,v oone ~ IN ~ ,nv ua-