The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-09
DIIE\DS RETIPROt Try.
Minister Fielding Gables the Canadian
View Of " TO London.

OTTAWA Feb 3 The debate on reci-
procity in the Canadian House of Commons
il scheduled to begin tomorrow. w. >.
Fielding Minister of Finance. sprang "A
sensation here TODAY when he gave out
thr & II Of cabl" despatch which he sent
TO I.o-d Strathcona. Canadian High Com
missioner in London. last night. The
tex, of tho despatch is as follows
1T j. evident that some British jour
nalsts and public men hav" received en-
tir"lv erroneous impressions concerning
the reCipfocitv agreement. Reciprocity
rad. relations with the United States
have been the pohCv of all parties in
Canada for generations. Many Efforts
have been mad" 10 secure treaty. but
withou, success Sir John Macdonald's S
national policy tariff of 1879 90 ntains a
standing offer OF reciprocity with the
States covering a large portion of the
products included in III" present ar
ran! m.nt.
The unwillnga~Ss Of the Americans
to make any reasonable arrangement
led Ia much CisaDpointm menI IN Canada.
Sir Wil.rid LauIi"r several years ago
gave expression to TINS and said Canada
would not again TAX" jhc initiative in
negotiations Vow that tho Americans
have entirely changed their attitude and
have approached Canada with fair offers.
", should meet them fairly and that in
making such an arrangement rs Is now
proposed we are realizing til" desires Of
our people fot half a century and also
that in promoting friendly relations with
the neiEhborlnE republic we are doing
the best possible service TO IN" empire.
Canada is seeking markets everywhere
: for her surplus products, subsldzing
steamship lines Gnd sending out CONNER
cial agents Would it not b" ridiculous
in the pursuit Of such a policy To refuse
to avail herself of IN. markets of the
grea, naticn living alongside, The ex-
pressed fear tha' il will seriously affect
imports from Grea' Britain il groundless
( The greater part Of tn" agreement deals
with natural products which Great
Britain does not send us
The range Of manufactures affected
is comparatively small, and in most cases
! the, reductions are small Ii appears 70
. b. assumed in some quarters that the
tarif rates agreed upon discriminate IN
fevor of the United States and against
Grea' Britain There is no foundation
for this In every case Great Britain
will still have the same rate or a lower
Cns Canadas right 10 deal with the
British preference as she pleases remains
untouched by tn" agreement. The adop-
tion of the agreement will probably lead
TO some further revision Of the Canadian
tariff in which the Canadian Parliament
will be entirely free 10 fix the British
preferential tariff al any rates that may
he deemed proper You are free TO us.
this in any way vou think best
FIELDING
A method Of supporting the reciprocity
agreement and vet receiving "protec-
tion" from the Dominion Government
was outlined by delegation Of $50 meI
that called on the Minister Of Ein8nc,
to-day and asked him to advise the Gov
ernment to grant bounty of s. rs a tor
, on sheet steel produced by the mill a
Morrisburg, Ont Mr., Fielding told tho
deputation he would give its request
careful consideration. But" he added
you come TO us at time when we arr
, not desirous to extend our bounties, bu
are rather engaged in noble effort t
get rid Of them"
Similar applications are pending 70
the renewal Of the steel bounties on th'
product Of the Nova Scotia steel plants.