The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27
NO TARIFF WAR WITH CANADA
TRCCE AGREED To Ar Z row
FERENrE N WASHINGTON.
secretary knOs Gives Assurances JhaI
FTteOaly InaerstandInw VIA Ne
Reached immediately and the O@cIal
AnsouneemenI Made Next wednesday

fPtendlN nderstandIng wiz Ne
Reached immediately and the Oalelal |
AnsouaeemeRI Made Next wednesday
WASHINGTON. March n. For the pres
ent AZ least there will be no tariff war
with Canada Following a conference
between PreaIden, Taft. Secretary OF
State Knox. Secretary % tho Treasury !
MAcvesgh. Prof n G. Emery Of ths
Tariff Board and Charles Nc Pepper. the |
commercial adviser Of tho State Depart |
men'. representing the United States,
and W. 3. Fielding. Minister OF Finance.
and George y Graham. Minister of Rail
waya Of the Dominion Of Canada. Score |
tarv Knox gave ont this statement:
The negotiations between the Presden,
and tbs Canadian representatives. which
were begun az Albany some days ago.
were resumed at Washington to-day. and
wers concluded They have taken form
which gives assurance thar n friendly
understanding will be reached immedi
ately. Il = expected thai the oGicial
announcement viii ~ made s,multa-
ueOUslN w N9euluMtou ana AZ ONANA wv
Wednesday. the SO,h instant
That was all Secretary Know or others
present at tho conference would %ay
II was madertood. however. that when
Mr. Fielding and Mr. Graham walked into
the Cabinet room TO meet the President
they brought with them certain concss-
siOns jus, what American exports will
receive the benehi OI Csnrda's hest rates
-
Canada had conceded enough TO make
II possible for Nc TER to hnd that she u
not -unduly discrimina'orv- against
United States imports
u was asserted Gu good authority also
that for the present at least there will
he no reciprocity treaty with Canada.
tn. basis Of the forthcoming agree
ment IL was said. will probably result
in other similar unders' landings made
under the maximum and minimum pro-
visions of the PAYNE Aldrich Law The
President. NJ proclamation probably.
will declare that Canada 10 not und,ily
discriminatory and her goods will be
admitted to the United States 9th the
minimum rates assessed against them.
\ reciprocity arrangement may even
Iually result. but for the present the
rresident's proclamation will sufice. II
n Ould he difficult 20 get . trade treaty
with Canada through COngrS~s and also
hard Ia pat u through the Canadian
Parliament The President. il Vas said.
~ very much pleased &C having solved
the problem al all and realizes that this
FIRST step has ben the meet difscul
ana will open the waV for further favor
able Developments.
The =ucc~s- Of tbs President IN avert
ing a tarid var which would have created
serious situation both economically
and politically caused much favorable
comment here tonight. II was only one
week aEo that the President announced
a, Rochester that he had taken tine settle
81 the trade difficulty with anada into
his own hands
II vas evident to hose no saw Mr.
Taft after hrs conference 18th Mr. Field
ing and Mr.. Pepper ~ the Executive
Mn1slon ~ N Any las' sunday that he
had high hopes Of success. and when IL
was made known hat Mr. Fielding prob
ably would come to Washington an agree
mem was predicted with a considerable
Dc rr~a OF certainty
The President all along felt deeply
tho respond iiiiy imposed upOn him IA
this matter Under the Pavr..- A.lFich
law IL vas his duty 10 saw whether OF not
arv nation vas unduly diacFiminAi oFv
AMI IN IniDoae the ~ aximum or minimum
rI'e< a.-cordinsv The President Was
abe % eNerciae judicial discretion IN the
m rsr bT wAs unwilling 20 strain
po,n' ~ favor of IanadR unless he could
sc,ur" ,'ni" Tangible GruurdS or which
% Ia~. favor ble gy'FiOu
Trraygu ~ Jan~s 2 Macdonald.
81 'or - 'h- Toronto Gir,. the President
-rrprg.i tor w" Albany conf~rcrcs with
NJ Feld'ng and bv bis diploIua'ic tact
with he latter h" haH been .sbl,. TO obtain
SuHcirn' conCS~-'ons 70 justify him IN
drC'a-,rg 'hE' t.IradR - not unduly
dlsc-ttn u1'orv
OT NwA Mrrch - Infcr.i~ on ~
- we'd n ufiicig' circles here from Wash.
nr,ion ~ IN" effect that . satisfactory
ou- come e the rsrif difhcui'y - certain
T. - Understood the NJ Fielding has mott
fed SIR Whfrd Ilurisr that a happy out
rome ~ IN" negotiations may 30 looked
for Utmost ell 90 the Cabinet Sin s.ers
arr u town day md they seemed 20 IL
IN q cheerful mood when the wsshinGton
conference was referred 70 Iti@sxpected
here TINT Nr. Fielding would 7sk con-
ceasions on several articles which enjoy
The intermediate tarin under the Franco
Canadirn trade treaty