Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
NO RETALIATION.
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This is as far as the provincial :.
ernment has power to go in regard 4
prohibition. 1t would require an !.
OF the Dominion government tn =.
hibit any such expectations from oth.
than crown lands. Considerably M
than SO per cent, some places Il =
high as so and even 20 per cent Of ".
manufactured pulp wood export,
from Quebec province to the un,i.i
States, is exported by farmers nv
their own lands, and as these ares1
crown lands, any act directed 49,
against the control of crown land ~
ducers, would leave the farmers
touched.
| The provincial government can ~
action in the matter without cam
Parliament together, as the assem- n
/ the provincial Assembly is not necss.s
| sary to any change in the condition. Il,
timber leases, though such chsns<
would. in all probability, be submitta|
to it if the premier decided to csS
late fall session. On this latte
point no authoritative announcemen,
10 icA thtoiiiii5, thC IilfIllSleTN QGCll0lnP
to make any statement.
| Pour parlers have been held b..
tween the heads of the various pro.
vincial governments most concerna1
but no definite conference has vet tak.
en- place. AS soon as the provincial
premiers have agreed upon mutual
policy, they will make representation,
tn tho fp6nraI a,
line of their understanding. That this
understanding will be in keeping with
the policy Of Ontario-complete bro.
hibition of any expectation of unmanu.
featured pulp wood from crown lands
is assured.
1t is incorrect to assume that Prem.
Ter Gouin of the province of Quebec
has abandoned his previous stand in
this connection. The premier June e.
after reviewing the existing situation
made the following definite statement
MY colleagues and myself think the
time has come for the province to d
what Ontario did some years ago. Per
haps some private interests will suffer,
but we think that the great majority oil
tifN iiAo''So Vi eiS fOopiO VIII oVhiChe WI
it. and it is because we seriously trust
in this that we propose to revise THU
tariff by inserting a clause to the effed]
that all pulp wood taken from our "
tional domain cannot leave our territG
before being made into pulp here"
Premier Gouin adheres definitely W
firmly to this statement, and when v
conditions of the new leases are n
nounced, which may take place at sH|
time now-though it is likely that IN
announcement will not take place till th
middle of the fall-it will be found that
such prohibitory clause will form an In
tegral part of every new issue.
The Canadian press is almost unani
mcusly in favor of provincial and federal
prohibition of the export of pulp wood
+ Print paper manufacturers and pull
makers are divided. The pulp maksH
want complete prohibition. while a larn|
section of the print paper makers clam0j
for a free market with the United Stain|
for lumber. mechanical and chemical wcM|
pulp, and newspaper
The lumbermen are also divided on M
matter. There are those who favor pro
hibition if the pulp and paper indnstrre|
can be made to develop here through
Others again ask for free market. ON
ers are fighting against any sort OF cokI
troll
No fears are expressed. either in gctI
errment or in trade circles, of use
war. 1t is felt that the situation Wy
adjust itself eventually. the more quicH
ly as American interests come to reaiA
their complete dependence upon Cansa!
as source of supply both for pulp =
pulp wood.