New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
CANADIAN TARIFF PLANS.
Commissions Report Likely 10 he
for OnIy Minor Changes.

Ottawa Oct 1 (speciaD-Within tfN next SIX
months the findings of the Canadian I'm YIN yin
mission will be crystallized into legislation anu
the United States and other countries which trace
with the Dominion will know on what basis inns
country will do business for the next eight or ten
years
So far the labors of the commission have been
confined to the western half OF the DonlhloIi'
where the agricultural classes preoonlha'e zA
was expected. there is a decided feehnS among
the wheat growers of the West for lower range
Of duties The farmer would not OBJECT II '"e
machinery he uses were admitted free. TOT the uii
restricted competition of American factories "ouiu
undoubtedly result in lowering the prices oS at
least q ner cent In their desire for free
trade the western farmers come into direct con-
fict with the few manufacturers who nave es'aD
ushd themselves in the west. as well as WIZ
other interests, including the lumperInen OF oli'I7
Columbia. Owing to the absence OF Forests o'el
the immense stretch Of country from Nlnhlpee ~
the Rocky Mountains the price OF oulIolhS Il'
terial is abnormally high, but the lunoerrneh %
British Columbia have urged the Iarln CoiH4N's
sion to place duty of 81 a thousand Ieet On S" '
lumber, and 80 cents a thousand on shingles WHICH
would ubtedy make the price to the Iarn |
Just about that much higher. The oo1ecl Oh 'i0
Iumbermen, of course, is to shut out All coipet'
ton from the United States, the proLeclloh CeiIs
asked for in spite Of the fact that theS nov
practically the whole of the home trade at Ihe
present time This was made clear ~heh q 49,
ing lumberman told the commission that V.'V'' 80
feet of lumber is produced annually west Vi -
Superior and that only 100000 feet are lEnpor tu
go, tha I-nitad states Therefore, you have the
market for 30 per cent Of the IuInoeF ''l'
is bought remarked Mr.. Fielding the cha4i 'Ia
of the commission. Yes, replied 'he "''
and we want the other tenth.
The mining as well the agricultural lnteie''S
oppose the request of the lumbermen for more
protection and ask for favors in the olrectoh "a
duties on pig lead and also on dry "hlte iea 1
orange mineral, etc, as soon as they can o0 -
duced in the country. Thus II "ouiu appoA4 80 80,
so far as Western Canada is concerned the peoPfs
are divided into two hostile camps the one desH-
ing a large measure Of free trade ana tne otio4 -
hlsneI i'm the strongest protectionst sentiment
will be found in the large industrial Cetu Tnon9
the farmers of the east there has developeo
ing opposition to tarI h1gnG +, Ie Proyinces it
is believed will be found sentiment
to the movement for RECIPROCITY IA '
With SO many conflicting views pre van g
enF0gsn o have t dcult task It to please al
the interests and the almost everybody.
II Viii court the least danger by adopting Pt0
gFamme me. o. t6e that viii be pursued There
viii probably be a great many aq1ustlneinI on the
b6Ie not difer materially from those at PreSomtt
in force, which means genera la -
Another thing which be definitely stace nf,n Is
d ~ Pparbans extended to goods which are ny
likely TO be manufactured IN Sdnau bas 5ons more
To @1a
to advertise Canada in the motheIiand tna a5r
other ideas ever conceived by Canaoldu Sc 800 os
" ,av ~ this even il the results have not Dee as
eattsactory as was expected it will nc pers1Stu ~;
Minister at the last session OF Parhaihent Lns
nrererential idea may be extended TO all countries
which Mace Canada equally IaVoraple OASIS,
leaving higher range of taTlrIs 10 0perdte
nations which have high tarln wall against Oa1iN
The DISPUTE between Canada and Newfounoiana
over the boundary of Labrador Is 10 De soiVeu ~
the courts at the instance OF the .PTs ~
Quebec Canada admits the claim OF SSeNAo@04 a
land to the coast strip of Labrador from Nape
Cbidley at the entrance of Hudson straits, 70
Anse Saklon in Belle Isle Straits, The dispute Is
ae 70 how far the island colonys jurisdiction ex-
tends inland. For some time the Nemlouiiui fa
Environment has been issuing timber licenses LOT
fhe Interior of Labrador. and the Quebec autnori-
tiss Man to seize some of this TIMBER ana nave
the question of jurisdiction brought IN TINS way
before the courts. The will in all propablHly
go to the Privy Council OF Greur Britain lot d
The Canadian district of Ungava has an area Of
aAo 010 miles and the OF the Labrador coast
which Canada admits belongs TO Merchandising
is about 600 square miles This estimate appears
70 he based on the assumption of strip of coast
line ten miles wide for a distance or IO 1:lies
Newfoundland on the other hand, claims all that
mart of the watershed between the AtlanOc ocean
and the Hudson Bay. This claim has great sig
niecance from the fact that the Hamilton inlet
and river penetrate the country at least 800 miles
as the crow flies, and the best spruce land Is on
this stream In 1897 all the region south OF the
river was assigned Quebec, while the northern
stretcb Of country was mapped out the dis
trIct of Cngava. Before this read justment the
area Of the Province of Quebec was stated to be
227 900 square miles, whereas after 1t the figures
were $4,000 square miles large portion OF this
region to the north would fall to Newfoundland
in case her full claim should be sustained.