The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-03
FIRST STEP IS TO
REPEAL TARIFF
National Forest Conservation
League Believes This
Must Be Done at Once.
WILL SAVE THE TIMBER.
IT is POINTED OUT THAT SUCH
ACTION TAKEN ~ CONGRESS
WOULD PERMIT IMPORTATION
OF SUPPLY.

WOULD PERMIT IMPORTATION
or SUPPLY.
Minneapolis, Jan. 2.-Some interest.
ing correspondence in regard to the
international aspect Of the question Of
repeating the duty on lumber and 9TH
err forest products has been given out
by the National Forest Conservation
League, which is taking the position
that the first step In forest conserva-
ton is to repeal the tariffs which pre-
vent American consumers from freely
drawing on the forest products Of 9TH
er countries. This correspondence Is
between Senator VIM. G. Edwards. a
member Of the Canadian parliament,
OF Rockland, Ontario, and . large man
ufacturer Of lumber and pulp In Can
ada, and the secretary Of the league
senator Edwards was the official rep
resentative of the Dominion at the re-
cent Conservation Commission Confer
once In Washington, D. G.
objects Of Repeal
From this correspondence it ap-
pears that although most manufactur-
ers Of lumber in the United States OBJ
1ect to the repeal Of the tariff on lum-
Der, alleging inability to compete with
Canadian lumber. the Canadian market
has this year been flooded with Amer
lean lumber, there being no Canadian
duty on rough lumber, to such an ex-
tent that the Canadian manufactur-
ers have been undersold at homo and
have had their market ruined. In
consequence, the lumbermen Of Can
ada made an effort to have retaliato-
ry tariff placed on American lumber,
but this agitation failed. largely It -
said, on account Of the remarkable
Telegram sent by Senator Edwards to
Sir Wilfred Laurier. It is stated that
the Canadian importations Of Amerf-
can lumber have been chiefly low
grades, competition in which, the lum-
bermen appearing before the Ways and
Means committee said they most fear
ed.
Senator Edwards Writes.
Under date of Dec. II, Senator Ed
wards writes to the secretary OF the
league:
''Recalling the promise made to you
at Washington few days ago, here
with enclose copy Of the telegram
sent Sir Wilfred Laurier In June last
after large deputation Of lumber
men had called upon him and our min
lister OF finance, begging for the Inn
position of duty on Southern pine
coming from the United States, which
was then and for the most time since,
deluging our Canadian markets. pro-
duced and sold SO cheaply that It has
Hard OF course for the moment on
lumber producers; but a great benefit
to the buyers and users Of lumber.
"'rhe ground take is that we viii
win in the end. II you Americans are
foolish enough to exhaust your for
ests. not only to supply your own
wants, but ours also, our timber will
grow and become more valuable in
the meantime. which will result in
great ultimate profit to Us.
Il am taking the liberty Of sending
you also paper which has letter
in It hurriedly wrote something over
year ago on the pulp question"
Telegram to Laurier.
The following Is copy Of the tele-
gram Senator Edwards sent to Sir Will
mid Laurier:
Most sincerely and earnestly hope
you will pay no regard to unjustified
demand made upon you for q duty on
Southern pine coming from the Unit
ed States. The demand arises In con-
sequence Of temporary stagnation
In our business which win soon pass
away. The imposition of the duty
would be most trifling in so far as NIT
1gation OF the present dulness In Can
adian trade is concerned. and would be
most unpopular excepting with few
avaricious lumber manufacturers. I
sincerely beg you to allow one Can
adian industry to exist without plac-
ing It In the despicable position Of
robbing the consumers Of its product
for its benefit"
sion to make public use Of the CORES
pondence Senator Edwards wired De
cember %:
You are at liberty to use my let
ter. also the copy Of the telegram to
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and letter in Wit
ness on pulp In any way you desire.
Take no stock In childish statement
that Canadian government will impose
export duty on forest products II AM
erican government removes import
duties. Such too absurd for consider
alton. Il ridiculous"
In the letter referred to as being
published in the Witness (Montreal)
senator Edwards takes the position
that there is no good reason why Can
ada should place an export duty on
pulp wood shipped to American pulp
and peDer mills.
Brave Fire Ladies'
often receive severe burns, putting out
fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and forget them. It soon drives out
pain. For Burns. Scalds. Wounds.
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