Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-24
CANADA IS A|INA|[D.
UNITED STATES TARIFF WORRY
ING CABINET OF SISTER
COUNTRY.
DUTY ON CANADIAN GOODS
AND FRENCH TREATY DISCUSSED
Kings Brother, the Duke of connausht,
Expected to Be Sent to Canada to
Succeed Earl Grey as Governor -
Navy Yards PIanned-other News Of
the Day.

Navy Yards PIanned-other News Of
the Day.
Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 24.-At the cab
met council the chief topic of dis
cussion was the new treaty with France
and its possible effect upon the APP
plication of the United States tariff to
goods Of Canadian origin. What led
to the elaboration was the announce
ment in the Herald Of the approaching
visit to Ottawa of the American tariff
commission.
Mr.. Fielding's budget statement on.
this head expressed confidence that
President Taft would not interpret
Canadas concessions to, France as a
discrimination against the United
States to the extent of invoking i'm
position to the maximum tariff. Never
theless a certain uneasiness exists and
the visit of the commission is awaited
with interest.
another circumstance which lends to
the Importance of the event is the pro-
posal which the government is now
considering of the institution of a sim
to deal in an advisory capacity with
Canadian tariff questions. There have
been three tariff revisions since the
national policy" as the protective
tariff of the Dominion is termed, was
put in force in 1873.
Past Inquiries Failed.
These, revisions were preceded by a
series of tariff inquiries conducted by
a commission composed of three min
listers of the crown who peregrinated
the country and solemnly listened to
the representations of all and sundry
who might choose to come before them
and discuss the tariff. 1t was admit
tedly a failure. Special interests, hav-
ing the benefit of organization and
trained fadists, nonopolized the time of
the ministers, the only material out
come being mass Of written evidence
from which could be extracted. testi-
mony to justify any known tariff pol
icy from prohibitive protection to alb
solute free trade.
1t may be predicted upon the author
ity Of one OF the cabinet ministers con-
cerned in the Enquiry" of 1897 that
there will be no repetition of the ex-
pertinent. Upon their arrival in OF
tawa the members of the board will be
met by Mr.. Foster, the American con-
sui general, who doubtless will see that
the wishes Of the Canadian ministers
of finance and customs for an informal
fOregathering are carriad ont
Kings Brother For Office.
tt is asserted by the Montreal Her.
aid that there is every likelihood of the
Duke of Connaught, the kings brother
succeeding Earl Grey as governor gem
eral of Canada next year. The pro-
posal. it is said, has been received with
favor both in England and Canada
and the Montreal publication intimates
that only the formal acquiescence OF
the authorities at Ottawa is wanting
ito make it an accomplished fact Should
the duke come to Canada it would be
the first time that the crown has been
represented in the dominion by a
prince OF the royal blood.
Navy Yards Planned.
When parliament reassembles on
Jan. - after a leisurely Christmas va
cation of nearly -four weeks the real
issue of the session will be dealt with
On that date L. p. Bradeur, min
lister of marine and fisheries, will in
troduce bill to authorize the estab-
lishment of Canadian navy on the
lines decided upon at the imperial de-
Tense conference in London last sum-
mer.
There Is good reason to believe that
MR. Brodeur will be able to announce
that the vessels of the unit can be con-
structed in Canada. There are no ship
s yards In the dominion capable of fur
8 nish1ng even the foundation tor a naval
& construction plant, but the govern
ment has been in negotiation for some
time with representatives of British
shipbuilding firms and now has offers
from two of them for the establishment
of naval shipyards and the necessary
complement OF dry docks.
Harland & Wolff's offer was received
some weeks ago. Today a representa-
! tive Of Swan & Hunter, builders of the
Mauretania. had a conference with the
minister Of marine and submitted
!, tentative proposals. "A third British
firm is also in communication with the
government.
Naval Base Plan Denied.
The statement contained in cable
4 dispatch from Birmingham to the effec
that Canada in ready to provide &c.,
100000 for the establishment of a bis
naval base at Vancouver Island is
without foundat ion. w. S. Fielding
stated in the house of commons
q that the Canadian naval polio,
would be financed from current rev.
enue and there would be no special APP
/ preparation.
S TIE expected strike Of the men O
seventy-dlve railroads east of the Mis-.
sissippi river is unlikely to have any
effect on either the Canadian Pacific
railway OF the Grand Trunk. So fa1
Z there is no cause for Msquietude.
A Call to the South.
The south has spread broadcast owe
this country an invitation for the farm
ers who are longing for Canadian wllea
lands to come to the warm section AM
{ take up better farms for less money
q fTJ,oSo who have tho mora tio,, fauo