The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-10-08
WHAT CANADA THINKS
Canada Joins Great Britain and
Democratic Leaders In Cele-
brating New Tariff Law

While President Wilson and the
democratic leaders in Washington
were celebrating the passage of
the new Tariff law. an association
of London manufacturers we're hold
ing a meeting to arrange to- send
one hundred representatives to this
country to sell goods that have
heretofore been manufactured at
home. That they had more reason
than anyone else to celebrate was
evident, but as one of them ex-
pressed 1t there is no use as the
Americans are not such fools as to
permit the policy to stand. They in
tend to make hay while the sun
shines and be ready to quit as
soon as we are.
The Following taken from a re-
cent issue of the Winnipeg Free
Press will clearly show what our
Canadian neighbors expect the new
tariff to do for them. and anyone
can understand that what they
gain by it we are bound to lose:
"The immediate effect of the
opening of the United States ports
to such Canadian exports as cattle,
sheep, swine. cement. coal, fish,
agricultural implements, steel and
manufactures. cream, milk. butter.
cheese, meats and lumber. and the
reduction of duties by more than
than half in the case of grains OF
all kinds, horses. poultry and ap-
pies may not be very noticeable;
but within a year our southwark
volume of trade will show a mark
ed increase, and the value of the
United States markets to the Can
adian producer will be established
to. the satisfaction of the most skep-
ticaI. The enormous excess OF the
United States imports over exports
to the United States will ensure a
great increase in the southwark
flow of trade once the artificial
barriers, now blocking it. are low
cred or removed. For the fiscal
year ending March 81. 1913, our
imports from the United states
recahed the great total of SAIL
1885. against which there was
an offset of $167.100,3S2 worth Of
exports. This left an indebtedness
of nearly three hundred millions
which had to be liqufdated by
drawing on our credits prom otheI
countries. In the future an increas-
ing percentage of this indebtedness
will be settled by exports from Can
ada to the great advantage of this
country. The Canadian trade with
the United States was last year so
per cent of the total trade OF the
Dominion; under the new condition
this proportion will rise. Two-thirds
or perhaps three fourths of the fu-
ture trade of Canada will be With
the country to the south.
1.-The new United states tariff
will be of great value to every
provtnce in the Dominion. The Mar
ttime Provinces will profit by free
fish and lower duties ON vegetables
and fruit; quebec and ONTARIO by
free cattle, free milk and butter
and lower rates on barley, hay ana
fruit; British Columbia by free
lumber Coming nearer home
NAV be worth while to- consider
somewhat more closely the prop
able effects of the new tariff op
conditions in the three Prairie prov
iuces. Alberta, 1t is to be noted
does not occupy the same relation
To the United states markets as 40
Saskatchewan and Manitoba; and
will probably profit exceptionally
for reasons set forth in a state
ment made to the Free Press by
George Lane, the we'll known AL
berta cattleman and farmer. Mr.
Lame says:
"If the United States tariff goes
through i'm its present form 1t w'p
revo,utionize trade for our farmers
on oats, barley and cattle. win
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