Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
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tN with canada.
INCREASE CANADtAN DEMAND


N that direction to Wit the recirroc-
ny with canada
INCREASE CANADIAN DEMAND.
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r"uSn Iurlper "oWh TO the point plan
ING reduces tho d"t'os on second
arN tood products by very substan-
auctions on n numbnr nf manufac,ur-
ed ar'l'ies that thoSc engaged IN max
Ing them nave assured us mat the re-
auctions Will SUBSTANTIALLY increase
the already large 'anadlan demand TOT
them.
we tenicred to- the 'Hna"'tn cominlS-
sloh'ts absolute tr'o trao" III an pro-
uuctS Of either country mihuia tUr"d or
natural bat the canadian rommlSSlon-
erS did not feel Justified In gong 80
Tar. IL Is only reaSonah" TO INFER, there
fore. that with respect T." those articles
upon winch they rcfuS" free trade Ia
us. they felt that tho profitable price at
when they could be sold by our manu-
facturers in Canada was less than tn"
price at Which th"ir manufacturers
could afford to sell the same either to
their own pcoplc or TO us Hence il
follows that their refusal TO arroe to
free trade in these articles as "a, rro.
posed IS the strongout KIND NJ o,.,d,,,o,
that if we shouId take off tho existinr
duty from, such articles ru,,,ir,, ,r,o 49,,
United States If would not sffoc, IN
the SLIGHTEST dcgrec tbo r,i,a -, hi.,,
those articles could bc fnrrisncd f. ,ha
pubIj, bore
WHY MEAT lSN 7 EXCLUDED.
"vn other word. t,o ,rouo..,tor 90
nut on the free lis, for ,,,ra,oa ir.,
the United states al, ar,tolas ,io,
Canada has declined IN ,n.t, croa j.,
both countries. womb mot ,o,.o. .h, ,,r,,.,
10 the consumer here. Thus tho ra,sor
why meats were not mt n, ,bo troo ,,s.
m this Canadian agreement vac hoo,,,so
Canada felt that tho con,na,i,in, ~ o,,.
packers would iniurious,v erroo, ,,,., ,...
iuctS of their packing bor.o,, ,s 49,.
he true. how would il holm o,,r .,
suner or lower the nrice of ,,,o,, T., o,,.
markets. if We let their moot t., ESQ.,
while they retained n duty on o,r ,noa,o
The same thing is true or ro,,r r,,.
would not consent to free trndo in po,,r
because they knew that our rour ,,it,.
could undcrscll their mi1lers. IF that was
30. then how much competition and low
ering Of the price of -four could we en-
pect from putting Canadian flour nm +bo
free list
And vet. gentlemen insist that the
farmer has been uriustIy treated he
cause We haven't put Canadian -four and
meat on the free list. And il is nro
posed TO satisfy the supposed grievance
Of the farmers but now doing so with
out any compromising concession from
canada.
This proposal would he legislation
passed for political platform uses. with
Put accomplishing any real good.
WE CAN EXTEND CONCESS1oXs
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,oo, 90 "''
of course u nara rod,,a,ie,, .,.'ec
mr. tbo n,,.tin- Of a.,,. a.,ta,.
,roe list without insisting on a CORE
spending change in the Canadian tariff.
VIII not interfere with the contract as
made with Canada Canada cannot object
|" our giving her greater tariff conces-
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