The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-28
FAIL TO ENDORSE
WESTERN APPEAL
Greater Preference Request
Greeted With Laughter
BY Manufactures.

Ottawa, Sept. 28.-The telegraphed
appeal Of the Western Grain Growers
to the Canadian Manufacturers assoc
citation for cooperation in tangible
patriotism and Imperialism by asking
the government to increase the Brit
ish preference to SO per cent with
free trade with the Mother Land to
come in ten years. was crested with
laughter when 1t was read to the as
ISOLATION by President Gourlay.
The manufacturers did not even dis
cuss the proposal The only comment
of the association as a whole was
laughter. President Gourlay made a
brief and somewhat caustic comment
in regard to this summary proposal
for dealing with so complicated q
question as the tariff and then read
ply sent the Grain Growers Guide re-
ferring the tariff reducers to the man
ufacturers' previous resolutions about
the British preference.
The reply was tempered with the
suggestion that the Manufacturer as.
ISOLATION would be pleased to confer
with any organization representing all
great producing interests Of the west.
relative to any matter looking to the
advancement Of Canada as a whole or
the maintenance Of the imperial con-
nection. There was no further COM
ment. The question was disposed Of
in five minutes.
Reports on Tariff.
Differing from other years. the Q
port Of the tariff committee. W. X.
George, chairman, submitted to the
annual meeting Of the Canadian
Manufacturers association yesterday.
was not bristling with fault finding or
recommendations. A comprehensive
review of the years changes in the
tariff was followed by these conclud.
ing paragraphs. lowing to the condi.
tions Of trade which existed in the
United States during the past year.
your committee received a large mum.
Der of complaints regarding manu-
facturers in that country dumping
their goods into this dominion. In
vestigations were held and in nearly
every case the charges made were
found to be correct. Steps were taken
to be appraised In accordance with
the law"
In the opinion Of the majority Of
the delegates to the c. N. A. conven-
ton. the telegram from the Grain
Growers Guide Of Winnipeg. the Of
fetal organ of the grain growers Of
the west. al sent to President N.
Curry last night solely for political
6oSSo SiiO SOAC61oA1 was P40s
pared in Toronto and not in Winnipeg
as stated. Unanimously the conven-
ton today endorsed the reply of the
president as follows:
Reply of President.
This telegram purports to speak
for the grain growers Of the west. but
as a matter OF fact it Is signed only by
the Grain Growers Guide, a publica-
ton issued in Winnipeg.
"Our association believe that all
Canadians regardless Of their calling,
are doing what they can to promote
the feeling of loyalty and closer union
between all parts Of the British en-
pire. The attitude of the C. M. A. on
the British preference has been set
forth in a resolution adopted after .
long and careful consideration Of the
varied interests involved. It believes
that no adequate consideration of
such a sweeping proposal as that en-
bodied In your message received only
this morning in the closing hours OF
the convention is possible. If any or
ganization or organizations represent
tative of the great producing interests
Of both the middle and the farther
west desire a conference on any mat
ter looking to the advancement Of
Canada as a whole. or as an integral
part Of the British empire. this asso-
citation will gladly cooperate"