The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-05

any other duties that may be imposed in
such a manner that imports from Canada
and other colonies will have preference over
those from other nations, when this can be
done without sacrifice of British interests:
Around this the debate was Waged most
of the day. William Prestork,f stratford
objected to going, cap in had, to Great
Britain asking for tariff favors. Andrew
Pattullo NJ P, questioned If Canada was
prepared to remodel entirely her fiscal
system and bind herself by agreement to
policy Of prefereA ces. Robert Munro,
Montreal, stated that the original reso-
luton said nothing about making bar
gain. John Russell, president of the
Winnipeg Board of Trade, said his own
province could from its As .000, 900 acres Of
wheat lands produce all the wheat re-
quired by Great Britain. The only thing
that was needed was people. w. j. Fer
guson of Stratford said the Montreal
Board of Trade resolution meant aims
seeking. c. A. Young, Winnipeg Grain
Exchange, raised enthusiasm by saying
| that by 1905 the Canadian west would
furnish as much wheat as Is now sent by
the United States and Canada to Great
Britain. i, :: :.
P. B. Dumoulin, Quebec, held that care
should be taken to see if the proposed ar
rangement was better than closer trade
relations with the United States would
for better relations Retaliation for a
| preference policy would injure Canada.
D. R. Wilkie of the Imperial bank said
there was no fear Of further retaliation
on the part Of the United States. They
| had done their worst to Canada and what
he feared was that the, next endeavor
would be to bride US by free trade or rec
iprocity tc abandon the British prefer
ence. He hoped the bride would be re-
sisted should it come. F. x. Perrault,
Gaspe, Que, and D.. Mason, president
Montreal Chamber de Commerce., favored
the resolution, speaking for French Ca
madam business men. The latter said it
simply placed responsibility for the out
come of the coming conference. ~.
/ Jacques Bureau M. P., Three Rivers,
thought the Montreal resolution too
broad. Sanford Evans, Winnipeg, feared
that the wording might prejudice the case
in the English mind He moved to re-
ter it to a committee for. amendment.
This was lost, as was the StratfoFd
amendment, and the Montreal resolution
4 of preference forsprovtnees was adopted.
A resolution Of the Winnipeg Grain Elk
change was also Endorsed asking for a
specific preference Of 5 per cent on all
colonial grain entering England.
At the evening session a resolution by
Mr.. Hathaway Of ST.. John, N. B., that the
! preferential rate on British imports into
| Canada be granted only on goods brought
in through Canadian ports was withdrawn
and a substitute by Robert Munro OF
Montreal, adopted to the effect that only
rs per cent of the preference be allowed
on goods not imported through Canadian
ports. A resolution was passed on motion
of Mr.. Cockshutt for the Brantford Board
of Trade that negotiations be entered into
for the removal Of the cattle embargo in
Great Britain. line of British cables
around the globe was favored On motion
Of Mr.. Chown of Kingston, speaking for
Sir Sanford Fleming. s..e.l-s- a.