Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

food products and the necessities OF
life without substantial injury to any
of our producing and manufacturing
classes we should take steps TO do so
now.
To Draw Pm Canada.
eve have on the north of us q coun-
try contiguous to ours for 1900 miles,
with natural of the same
character as ours which have not been
drawn upon as ours have been and in
the development OF which the condf-
tons as to wages and character of the
wage Garner and transportation to
markets differ but little from those
prevailing with US. The difference is
not greater than 1t Is between different
states of our own country or between
different provinces of the Dominion OF
Canada.
Sought we not, then, to arrange a
commercial agreement with Canada, II
we can, by which we shall have direct
access to her great supply Of natural
products without an ob~structing or
prohibitory tariff? This II not a vio-
lation OF the protective principle as
that has been aut~horftatively announc-
ed by those who uphold IT, because
that principle does not call for a tariff
between this country and n whose
conditions as to production, population
and wages are so like ours.
Bouquets For Canada.
'"The Dominion has greatly prosper
ed. 1t has an active, aggressive n
intelligent people They are coming
to the parting of the ways They
must soon decide whether they are to
regard themselves as isolated perma-
nently from our markets by d perpet-
ual wall or whether we are to be corn
mercial friends. II we can give them
reason to take the former view can
we complain II they adopt methods
denying access to certain of their nat
ural except upon conditions
quite unfavorable to usf Another
notable instance OF such a possibility
may be seen In the conditions sur
rounding the supply Of pulp wood and
the manufacture of print paper, for
which we have made a conditional
provision in the agreement believed
to be equitable. Should we not now,
therefore, before their policy has be-
come too c~rystallized and fixed for
change, meet them In a spirit of real
concession, facilitate be-
tween the two countries, thus increase
the natural u available to our
people?
EzaL M.-y4 ~ rh~.-~s Ma
Il do not wish to hold cut the pros
pect that the Unrestricted interchange
of food products will greatly and at
once reduce their cost to the people
of this country. Moreover the pres
ant small amount OF Canadian
plus for export ~ compared with that
our own production and consump-
lion would make the reduction grad
anl- Excluding the element of trans
3ortation, the price Of staple food
PRODUCTS, especially Of cereals, Is much
he same the world over, and the re-
ent increase In price has been the re-
ult OF a worldwide cause. But q
onrce Of supply as near as Canada
'ould certainly help 10 speculative
would steady local price
Ioyements and would postpone the
fect 9f q further world increase In
On -ruAtffnB c0xrkaodffxcxenf
,rlng into the rost 81 1dv ag If that be
leyitable.
In the reciprocal trade agreement
additions are MAIDS to the
list. These include only food
Commodities. such AZ cattle, fsh. |
wheat and other grains, fresh vegeta-
Hes, fruits and dairy products, but
tlso rough lumber and raw materials |
Useful to our W Industries. Free
we ought to have. BY giving |
people access to Canadian forests
shall reduce the consumption Of
our own, which In the hands OF COM
few owners now havo a
value that requires the enlargement Of
valuable timber resourceaS
Wheat and Animals Free.
Natural. and especially food prod
nets being placed on the free list, the
logical development of q policy Of rec
fproeity In rates on secondary feed
products or foodstuffs partly manufae-
tured, IL where they cannot also be en-
tirely exempted from duty to lower the
duties in accordance with the exeep-
ton OF the raw material from duty.
This has been followed in the trade
agreement which has been negotiated
As an example, wheat is made free
and the rate on -four Is equaIized on a
lower basis. In the same way. live
animals being made free, the duties
on fresh meats and on secondary meat
products and on canned meats are
substantially lowered. Fresh fruits
and vegetables being placed on the
free list, the duties on canned goods of
these classes are reduced.
Beth countries Ia their industrial
development have to meet the compe-
tition Of lower priced labor in other
parts of the world. Both follow the
policy Of encouraging the development
OF home Industries by protective duties
within reasonable limits.
~fhis has made 1t difficult to extend
the principle Of reciprocal rates to
many manufactured commodities, but
after much negotiation and effort we
have succeeded In doing so In various
and important instances.
ssrhe widespread advantage to our
agricultural implement Industry from
the reduction OF Canadian duties in
the agreement ii clear. Similarly the
raw widely distributed and expand
aig motor vehicle Industry OF the
United states s given access to the