The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-31

| relations b tween tn United Statee aud
Canada and will gladly vail themselves
OF the invitation o the President to take
up vita your Government. at such time
and in such manner az may be mutually
satlsfac DRY. the consideration Of reAdjust-
ment Of those relations upon broad and
liberal lines The recent public utterances
Of the President in that direction have
Afforded much satisfaction TO the Canadian
people who will receive With pleasure the
| formal confirmation o thsm which ls no"
COW eyed to our Cd, eminent through YOU
I am confident that your ssnrance- viii he
receive l~o With much qualification by
his Majesty Government In 10 Idon.
Who " III find in them further evidence Of the
de~ir. Of IA Government oI the United
states to maintain the most cordial relA-
tons with the British Empire.
Allow me to eNpr - for myself, well
a. for my colleague. Mr. Graham. Who hAs
! been ass ciRted with me in the conference
Al Washington. the most sincere thanks
! the resident and yourself for the cor
dlality e your welcome and the very frank
manner NACh YOU have discussed the
question that have engaged our attention.
ours faithfully " \. FIELDING.
Hero H. the statement ISSUED by Score
tary Knox explaining the basis OF the
present tariff agreement with Canada:
two schedules The first includes a small
nUmber Of French -peraltis-. chiefly lux
urie- such a. nam zne- and high grade
silks which ENJOY the benefit OF special
u rin on ifnporta tons into Canada. None
81 these come into composition with the
products Of the Unites States seriously
enough IN constitute undue discrimina ton.
The other schedule gives France the
benefit Of reduction from the general TO
the intermediate rate Of a series Of iaTtn
numbers Under the favored nation
,r~1tte- Of Great Britain the benefit ot these
rates was . attended automatica 20 a dozen |
OF her countries which gave Canada no
-pecilI concessions II rates In return for
them
The nS~t important II theae countries. /
far 40 related TO compettion With the
Uhitei states we're Switzerland. Austria I
Hungary spain and Japan Many Of the 1
articles named IN the treaty we're Of little I
value to uuy ~ IA" countries. aud OF no \
consequence 20 the nited states ON .
numerous manufactured products It was
also apparent that the United States from +
it, geoErl phical aud other advantages was .
IN no danger oG composition. since y already /
controls the Canadian markets for these
inh nufaCturc-
IL was not considered that the inter-
mediate rste- on these commodities con-
-iIru;ed undue discrimination When the
List had heen reduced nv thi- process ot
elimination there -till remained. however.
q number ol products IN which not only
Frame hut the several other Countries would
have an advantage over similar products
from the I nttsd states ne negOtta tons
" hiDh have resulted ~ enabling the bre-i-
dent Ia extend to tsnsd1 the continued
en- oyment 81 the minimum rates oi the
I ntt.t states tarif were for The purpose OF
adjusting the canadian rates on these COM
uoditte-
The intermediate rates Of the Franco
tEu.itar treaty ,onreded To The nitsd
Stats- Bs canada cover business amount
ing appTON lmat-lv 20 o. .o0n 1-si annually.
They include about fort, staple COM
modrt go The omnibus clause ut the
Z ana dian tarir Whi"h covers . large variety
nT ruizscIlaneoI- articles - ,on'cded IN
IT, entirety Heretofore an arStee~ under
n. ,iau-e imported from the II Jted States
have t,een subject % ID" general tsTtn 81
~ ter cent al Nalorem. Hereafter they
vii pay -, per cent. ad yalOrem
Coiton=eed OIL - me Of the mo-t i'm
t,ortant products covered 10y this clause.
he importation from tho nited states
. wee, T. EsUO.0O1 annually Vegetable aud
other OILS besides ,at,on-esd oil. mineral
waters ana manufactures OF CsllulOtd are
among the other ART iCl@- " largest Inn
p0rtAtton. Drugs and dNe~ exceeded $780,
0-p urheT leading articles covered by the
omnibus clause are lime, sausage CASING
.ponSe- manufactures of straw and WAN.
gly'-Tin. and camphOr Rums. mARne-ia.
bl.arbonare OF soda and miscellaneous
br-adstuf-
The largest single group OF staple COM
modttie- included IN the agreement are
dates nRS raistns. prune-. currants. al
mond- and other nuts. The exports from
tho United States 70 Canada Of these com
modf,Ie- IA the last fiscal yeat amounted to
A., I
and SPAN IN them reached tgso 90.
The importation ~ toilet sOsps. PER
iume- ana toilet preparations from the
I nIted states amounted 10 sS0O.Oo0 Watch
actions and movements. In which there
- .OmDeSition with Switzerland. amounted
20 ssO0OCo Dressed leather In various
forms AGGREGATED about tho same Photo
graphs. chromOs. engra vinRa. picturcs.
81 exceeded t4so tza ATiincial flowers
and feathers constituted about t2OO OOO
"a beware 81 china and porcelain and
" ndoN gia-- are also included In the list
In all these articles there - either active
pT provocative competition betVeen the
products Of France and he other countries
untitled 20 the favored nation treatment
and similar products Of the nited states.
Another letter written by Mr. Fielding
TO S~cretaFy Knox contains complete
ist Of ths concessions granted by canada.
Here ~ that letter:
WA-HINC TON. Msrch - 1910
MY DEaE MH. SECHETAih Ia rhe con
'-r~use wh'h upon his invitation I had I
Ne honor 20 mold With the President OF the
nitad states a. Albany y fcN DAYS aKO. |
and ~ tho fuTthsF conference IN Washing
on to-day. u was represented To- me that
,h- settlement Of our present tarin diner-
snce- and the openIug % The way for
OSCILLATIONS having ~ view a broader
" home OF re'ipTO@al trade would be iacih- ,
s,.-d ~ 'nuads making sOme reductions
10 IT. present -rsle of duties a. applied 10
IrOdu,tz 81 the IEited states. While
unable 20 wave any oT thu contentious
hiDh canada has held throughout our
ii-r u--iOn of the subisrt have appreciated
he exceptional circumstances and reasons .
,dyanr-d by the President IN support Of
n- request 4 tarin cOnitct between the
40 countrie- would undoubtedly bs a
natter Of the Rrave~t concern for both.
involving widespread disturbance Of trade. ;
l~uNy los "a citizens Of both countries and Z
80 creation Of much friction az time when
10 cultivation Of happier relations h most |