The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
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pie. think. and I find that most people
believe there ought to be two nations on
this continent
Most thoughtful people on both sides
OF the line are beginning to feel that half
a continent gives problems enough for
any one government. The signs are null
tiplled that Canada viii have more and
more freedom of action and government
within the empire. so that she is pay
ing no attention 10 annexation sugges-
tons or questions.
The enormous influx OF Americans 10
Western Canada is not Americanizing
opinion. The 10000 persons who are go
ing into Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta,
and British Columbia this year are the
best settlers We get Many OF them are
descendants OF Canadian or British peo-
pie who have made success in farming in
the Western and Middle United States,
and they are helping greatly in the West
ern provinces Of the Dominion to Cana
dianize the immigrants from Britain and
Europe.
There ought TO be the freest of trade
relations between the two countries, with
out bugaboos of annexation or any other
wiil-o-the-wisp problem 10 interfere.
I am sure that In the adjustment of
the pending questions, so far as Canada
is concerned. Sir Wufrid Laurier and
Mr.. Fielding, the finance minister, who
have charge Of the Dominion, viii be
found 10 be IN the same position in which
found Senator Aldrich, and that is one
Of deep personal good feeling. and OF firm
intention to 90 as far as the law or
friendship allows in order to prevent what
would be a ruinous trade war.
Farm implements Made There.
Much attention has been paid TO the
question of the admission to Canada of
farming implements. This does not bother
the American manufacturer, because the
Canadian manufacturers have found that
American manufacturers have gone across
the border and established manufactures
in Canada. The Harvester Company has
an immense plant at Hamilton. Ontario.
where they are competing right on their
own ground with a big concern of the
same kind In Toronto.
And. I might say. Canadian manu-
fseturers are not nearly so much worried
nowadays about duties as they used TO
be. for the reason that American man
ufacturers are beginning to establish
branch manufactures in Canada in many
lines, and the Canadians have as much
as they can do To compete with them
without taking UP the question of duties.
The owner of the Globe will remain I'm
Washington the balance OF the week. He
took occasion last night 10 pay high COM
pliment 10 Senator AldTich, whose ability
he much admires. He deprecated the
fact that many responsible American pa
pers had so severely criticised Mr.. AID
rich at times This, he said, had wrong
fully had its reflection in the Canadian
press, and he believed Mr. Aldrich ought
for his great worth.
MlscOnceptiOn in Canada.
Charles NJ. Pepper. the tariff expert Of
the Bureau Of Trade Relations. and Prof.
Henry c. Emery, chairman of the tariff
board. held a long conference with Presi-
dent Taft on Saturday, reporting on their
conference in Ottawa. and Mr.. Taft will
take the subject up with them again on
HIS return to Washington to-day.
The United States insists upon the same
rates from Canada that France gets from
that country under the Franco-Cahadian
agreement. Some of the misconceptions
that Messrs. Pepper and Emery found IN
negotiations at Ottawa were explained
here yesterday.
Previous to their arrival In Ottawa. for
instance. assertions We're very generally
made that the United States tariff on
Canadian products was twice as high rs
the Canadian tariff on products of the
United States. This was shown 10 be nm
error as TO the commodities actually in
terchanged between the two countries
The United States tariff officers pre-
scented official statistics showing thar on
imports from Canada into the United
States in the fiscal year 1903 the average
ad valorem rate on dutiable and free
imports was only 112 per cent, and on
dutiabie imports was 1914 per cent. On
the other hand. it was shown that the
Canadian average ad valorem rate on free
and dutiable imports from the United
States was rs per cent and on dutiable
imports 30 Der cent. The total duty coll |
lected by Canada on all imports from the
United States amounted to So, 5O0.05e.
1t was also disclosed that the material |
reductions made by the Payne-Aldrich |
law on Canadian imports into the United |
States were not understood in Canada.
On the basis of the fiscal year quoted |
the reduction amounted. TO more than
s1,o00.ooe, equivalent TO a reduction of |
nearly 10 per cent. A part of the year
quoted was one OF Industrial depression. |
but on the volume of business which |!
is already shown for the present year |
the reduction Will prove to be much |
larger.
While this was the situation as to |
Canadian products imported into the |
United States. it was disclosed that the |;