Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-10
Proposes to Erect a Tariff Wall
Against Attack From Ameri-
can Trust Made Goods
HOW DUTIES WILL BE LEVIED
A Special Duty Will Be Placed on
Goods Which Are Sold at Lower
Prices in Canada Than in the United
states-specal Duty to Equal Differ.
ence in Prices.

ottawa. Canada, June 1o.-A tariff
wall of protection for Canadian indus
tries against attack from American
trusts is about to be erected by the lib
eral party in control of the Canadian
government. This radical departure
for the dominion has been announced by
w. S. Fielding, minister of finance. te
the parliament and as part of the
policy Of the liberals will be adopted
probably without serious opposition.
1t is against slaughtered" OF
dumped goods that the dominion par
lament is asked to take action. With
out any direct, specific mention of the
country which will be affected by tbs
tariff which 1t is proposed to create, the
minister's attack was straight at the
American industries which export at 9
lower price than they sell at home.
High tariff" countries was the de.
scription given. The plan proposed is
to add to the duty on imported articles
an amount which represents the differ
ence between the price at which theJ
are sold at home and that at which they
are offered in Canada.
This tariff policy Is not offered as au
attack on legitimate American importa-
ton, which in 1903 reached the sum OF
S131, 100000. 1t is devised by the Cana
dian government as protection for the
Canadian industries against practice
Of American corporations. which, if
the opinion OF Canadian legislators, car
result only in the destruction of manu-
featuring in the dominion.
A limitation is to be put on this ad-
ditional or special tariff. 1t must not
exceed half the regular duty. In the
case Of articles on which bounties arr
paid, such as pig iron, structural iron
and steel billets, the added duty mus,
not exceed Is per cent.
In operation the special duty woulC
work in this fashion: II an article solo
in the United States for 800, on which
the Canadian duty was $50, were Of
fered in Canada for $50, the regular
duty Of $50 would be imposed, and, ir
addition, $40 special duty. If the arti-
Gle were offered for $780, costing 800 ir
the United States, the special duty. be-
ing one half the regular duty, would be
SIS and not the full amount of $40.
AS basis for this plan 1t has beer
figured that the unfair price in Canada
is about Is per cent less than the price
in the United States.
The new theory of tariff was offered
to the parliament by Minister Fielding
in his budget speech, In which he ex-
planned the economic conditions, pre-
vailing In the dominion and the tariff
propositions which the government
proposed for the fostering of home in
dustries.
No high tariff ideas were carried IN
these propositions. Great Britain was
given the preferential tariff, and it was
announced that the policy would con-
tinue to apply the highest scale OF du-
ties to countries commercially hostile
to Canada. This means Germany first
of all. and the surtax on importations
from that country will be maintained.
While the minister was interrupted
by members of the opposition as he
explained the government policy and
while certain theories advanced We're
attacked, the reception of the new ideas
in tariff, backed as they are by the
party in power, left little doubt as to
the ultimate action.
AS a partial concession to the free
trade element the duty on crude oil Will
be wiped out, and that on refined oil
will be reduced by one-half. A bounty
of 11s cents gallon will be offere1
producers of crude oil in the domin-
ion. 1t Is the policy of the government
to give the refiners the protection they
need to develop their industry, and 1t
the same time give the consumers the
benefit of a reduction in the price of oil.
This was one Of the most mooted points
in the tariff schedule.
OF all the features of the schedu.a
no other aroused such interest as that
affecting the dumping of trust made
products on the Canadian market at
lower prices than they We're sold in
the United States.
News Of Armstrong;.
Special to neutrality-suspicious..
Armstrong June 10.-Mr. G. w.